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 ...

Boat construction and materials have come a long way since ancient mariners first hollowed out a fallen tree and floated downstream. Many of us remember the early builds from Hatteras — think back to ...

WEBVTT THE END OF NEXT WEEK. MIKE: IN THIS WEEK’S "POSITIVE PARENTING," THE UNH COOPERATIVE EXTENSION IS TAKING ON A BOLD STUDYING THE EFFECTS THAT BOAT BUILDING COULD PLAY IN BRINGING FAMILIES ...

Being landlocked between peach trees and desert doesn’t stop Jim Thayer from building boats strong enough to sail the ocean’s currents. “This is a terrible place to be building boats but I like it ...

POQUOSON, Va. — I recently visited the Poquoson Museum and talked with museum president Paul Whitlow about the history of Poquoson and the importance of the local boat building. Whitlow gave me a tour ...

PORT CLINTON - Every once in a while, an older gentleman — one of the many locals who once worked at the former Matthews Boat Company — will wander into Weatherly Boat Works and ask owner Wes Blazer ...

For Roger Crawford, there are numerous ways to picture his business' recent milestone: six tons of fiberglass laminating resin, 12,000 daily high tides, 3,000 boat repairs, 100 boat shows and 100 ...

WASHINGTON, NC — Beaufort County Community College has awarded the contract for the construction of a new building to house its boat manufacturing program. The contract was given to A.R. Chesson ...

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 A ...

The Coos Bay Boat Building Center recently announced it will close effective June 15. The center was establishing by the city of Coos Bay in July 2009 when the Urban Renewal Agency adopted a ...