ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- John Harris knows exactly how quirky his company is. Businesses that sell boats are all over the place, especially around the Chesapeake Bay. But a business that sells ...

Have you ever wanted to build your own boat? Have you ever wanted to build your own boat? Have you ever wanted to build your own boat? Clint Chase, from Saco, Maine, knows how to make a really great ...

Even to the most stalwart do-it-yourselfer, the idea of building a boat may seem daunting. After all, the traditional boatbuilding arts — lofting, steam-bending planks, joining lapstrake, etc. — ...

There they were, one with a boat-building business and one wanting to hold a boat-building class. Would they ever connect, or would they simply pass like ships in the night? Of course they would get ...

In Part 2 of this DIY project, we continue building the sailboat sandbox, adding the finishing touches to make it both fun and functional. Watch as we assemble the structure, add details, and ensure ...

Lawrence Cheek was an El Paso kid and Tucson writer, and the last thing on his mind when wife Patty was transferred to Seattle in 1995 was building his own sailboat. First the couple tried kayaking at ...

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 ...