Folks who want to enjoy the local lake or coastline or just like to fish on a budget can easily do so with an aluminum boat. Even though aluminum boats are quick to register and relatively simple to ...

Boats go through a lot when they're in the water, and they require a lot of maintenance to stay in top shape. And while many boat owners take the time to check the mechanical components and handle any ...

In the grand scheme of things, paint is really just makeup for boats. Alone, it’s not at all sexy; it looks like just another medium. But artfully applied on a perfectly faired canvas by hands that ...

Aluminum fuel tanks can corrode in a marine environment, though much depends on how well they are protected belowdecks from salt water. Shielded from briny water, tanks can last forever, but on some ...

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Newport News Shipbuilding could avoid limits on the discharge of the toxic boat paint TBT while the state and the Environmental Protection Agency look for alternative ways to reduce the chemical in ...

Dante Grover stands in the boatyard of Al Grovers High and Dry Marina in Freeport on Wednesday, July 8, 2015. Al Grovers High and Dry Marina stopped using copper-laced paint on the bottom of its boats ...