When then 12-year-old Sarasota native son George Luzier started building boats in the backyard of his Sarasota home, it is unlikely he knew he would become a legend in the world of wooden boat design ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just a half-century ago, wood was the main component for boatbuilding. As fiberglass became the material of choice, wooden boats ...

CHATHAM -- As thick fog enshrouds a long, weathered pier, an old salt in a yellow slicker climbs aboard a 47-foot ketch with a keel of Douglas fir. Beside him a metal marine railway extends out of ...

In 2017, Van Dam Custom Boats celebrated 40 years of craftsmanship. This family business was founded in Michigan by married couple Steve and Jean Van Dam. Trained as a wooden boat builder in the early ...

The last remaining large wooden fishing vessel in Monterey has been hauled out to dry dock for renovation. The San Giovanni has been at home port in Monterey harbor for almost 60 years and the boat ...

Wooden boats aren’t in museums in Northern Michigan’s Les Cheneaux Islands, home of the first Chris Craft dealership in the world, they live on the water. Within the hidden bays and intimate ...

When you're in the custom transportation business and designing cars, planes, or boats to meet one person's needs, taste, or budget, you never know what's going to come through the door next. That's ...

A small flotilla of classic boats filled the Tahoe Keys Marina for the eighth year in a row Friday and Saturday. More than 60 boats, including several from the Tahoe Maritime Museum, occupied the ...

The Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival coming up Oct. 8 and 9 is a great place for just about everyone. Nautical types will be drawn to the featured classic wooden boats, from trawlers to cruisers, on ...

LOCKPORT — In the age of fiberglass hulls and outboard motors, of flashy paint and electronic depth-finders, remnants of Louisiana's wooden boat-building tradition remain showcased in a nearly century ...