Great Lakes Boatbuilding Company has been producing small wood boats since 1985. The shop is run by expert boat builder Mike Kiefer who is currently building stock dinghy's for yachtsmen and Whitehall ...

The project took two years to complete and involved sourcing materials, steam-bending wood, and welding. Hart plans to take the boat with him to Syracuse University where he will study architecture.

PORT HADLOCK — Students at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding have started building two 26-foot sailboats in what the school is calling the Twin Boats project. About 18 students are working ...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A group of students at Daniel Jenkins Academy recently participated in the Lowcountry Maritime School, which offers students the opportunity to build wooden boats. The ...

Sometimes a career can be launched by a simple twist of fate — or by an old guy named Jeep. After graduating from St. Bernard’s High School in St. Paul in 1965, Tom Sweeney joined the U.S. Coast Guard ...

WINTER HAVEN — “May whoever rides in this boat catch more fish, have a good time and stay dry,” Jan Wyatt said, christening the small green wooden rowboat with a champagne toast. A handful of friends, ...

<p>Mason Niblack pauses while restoring the "Never More," a 1960's Century Utility boat he purchased four years ago. "For me, this is a labor of love," said Niblack. "It's something to be done for the ...

PORT TOWNSEND — The smell of freshly cut wood and epoxy hung in the air at Point Hudson as boat builders began crafting their best seaworthy vessels. The catch: They have only 2½ days to complete the ...

YORK, Maine — The 1965 sloop was launched into York Harbor a new vessel, renamed Cedar and restored by a man known as one of the area’s remaining boat-making masters. Paul Rollins watched as a crane ...

>> AS ROUTE 1A WINES FOR THE NEW HAMPSHIRE BORDER, WE MAKE OUR FINAL STOP IN AMESBURY ALONG THE MERRIMACK RIVER AT LOWELL’S BOAT SHOP. >> WE ARE ON AMERICA’S OLDEST OPERATING BOAT SHOP. >> THE LOCAL ...