The gleaming mahogany hull of the Verano turns heads wherever it goes, causing Captain Darryl Holtz to budget extra time at ...

The sleek, cold-molded mahogany hull turns heads as the wooden exterior gleams in the sunlight. The boat mirrors pre-World ...

Wooden lobster boats were traditional and common on the Maine coast for generations, but starting in the early 1970s, fiberglass began to take over. Peter Kass has been one of the last builders of ...

Sadly, Allen said, many of that era's wooden boats were destroyed or abandoned starting in the 1950s. That's when manufacturing advancements drastically changed boat building. Out went wood.

Still under development, the all-new NOX SV promises speeds up to 75 mph (120 km/h) from a highly capable 225-hp (168-kW) electric motor. The boat packs that cutting edge drivetrain into a classic ...

Tom Butler, the center's director who began the boat collection in 1979, energetically points to one of his favorite pieces in the collection — a “dugout,” a Native American wooden canoe ...

Other people keep buying the boats - his standardized 28-foot model built on a Bertram hull sells for $220,000, a price that's about half of what a fully wooden model would cost.

Building a wooden boat might sound intimidating, but with the right tools and instructions, it’s easier than you think! This simple guide will take you through the process of creating your own boat, ...

Larry Belkov, who has been in business in Annapolis for 15 years, said the trend toward traditional boat designs is part of an overall improvement in the boat marketplace over the past few years.

Traditional wooden boat building is a waning craft practiced by a diminishing few. Sager, 37, and his wife are a young couple doing their part to ensure it doesn’t die with the old masters.

Plans for the $6.6 million Wagner Education Center at the Center for Wooden Boats will be presented to the public Friday. The facility is named for Dick and Colleen Wagner, founders of ...