HOLLAND — Charlie McConkey went from the automotive industry to boat building, and he's never looked back. Although others at work didn’t enjoy wiring boats, McConkey, a 30-year-old Cedarville, was ...

Backyard boat-building is an accessible hobby for everyone with basic skills and spare time, but this man took it to the next level.

The Egan Maritime Institute is launching a pilot youth boat building program, offering Nantucket middle school students the ...

Feb. 4—BLOOMER — Bill Hable was 46 when he embarked on a project intended to fill his retirement with joy. The Bloomer resident, an engineer by trade, planned to build a 41-foot wooden schooner that ...

JASON: WE’RE BACK WITH "THE SCIENCE OF IT." MEREDITH: HERE’S FIRST WARNING METEROLOGIST ALEX ALECCI WITH A SIMPLE ENGINEERING ACTIVITY FOR CHILDREN TO DO AT HOME. ALEX: I HAVE JUST HERE, WHAT ARE WE ...

The Rick Pratt School of Wooden Boat Building in Port Aransas continues the tradition of the fishing village’s iconic all-wood Farley Boats. “Anything nautical made out of wood we’ll help you build,” ...

SCORED AN INVITATION TO BOARD. IF YOU’RE LOOKING TO SPLURGE ON A LUXURY ITEM, WELL, FRANKLY, SOME DREAMS ARE A LITTLE BIGGER THAN OTHERS. IT’S CALLED THE BAG DAY CHASER 48 AND THE LUCKY FEW WHO ARE IN ...

From the North Shore to the South Shore and out to the East End, Long Island is home to a nationally recognized and historic boat building industry. Author Nancy Solomon shares some intriguing history ...