Just a half-century ago, wood was the main component for boatbuilding. As fiberglass became the material of choice, wooden boats turned into a small, niche for aficionados who love the look and feel ...

Wood gleams, glows, and adds personality to any object it’s used to craft. For centuries, wooden boats have been treasured for their beauty and their connection to nature. Unlike modern recreational ...

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 ...

I have spent the majority of my professional career on fiberglass and/or composite boats, so I have to say, those are my choice. Weight, strength, durability, lower maintenance and the inability to ...

Pull up to a dock in a mahogany speedboat, burnished like a Stradivarius under layer upon layer of varnish, classic engine rumbling like far-off thunder, and you are connecting with a potent brand of ...

Humans have been building wooden boats for at least 5,000 years. But over a half-century ago, that ancient craft nearly went extinct, at least in North America. The advent of fiberglass in the 1950s ...

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 ...