Nobody really needs a $100,000, 627 hp supercharged V-8 outboard motor. But a few people really want one — or four. Credit Seven Marine five years ago for presuming there was a market for just such an ...

Ritchie Howell’s appreciation of sportfishing boats and how they perform began on the water. “I loved offshore fishing,” he ...

It’s hidden away under a hatch at the bow, but what’s inside can say a lot about your boat. Of course, there are certain things to look for in an anchor locker to help the stowed anchor inside do its ...

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On the Chesapeake Bay, the summertime months are made for cruising. From the crisp mornings of late spring through the hazy evenings of August, a boat on the bay is the place to be. And how better to ...

Sailing the bay, unlike being stuck in traffic, is meant to be savored. Consequently, the boat you take on the open sea should be more evocative than any run-of-the-mill form of transportation used to ...

A boat is like a pet. It's expensive, it's a lot of work, and it's always shedding. This joke aside, boat building really consumes a lot of time and money - and requires expert craftsmanship. Boat ...

If you’ve ever daydreamed about building a boat of your own, MOTHER EARTH NEWS has written boat-building articles that can help make that dream a reality. In these pages you can find articles on how ...

Manns Harbor, NC: The key to the longevity of Paul Mann Custom Boats, now in its 25th year, is a unique combination of understanding the heritage and “tricks of the trade” of Carolina boat design and ...

A woman quit teaching to build incredible, seaworthy replicas of historic wooden boats. Gail McGarva spends up to nine months at a time constructing her historically accurate and functioning ...

Sophia Harding and Hannah Lovett (right) are students on the academy's flagship course More women than men are taking a flagship course at Dorset's Boat Building Academy (BBA) for the first time in ...