Laura Davidson was nervous. It was her job on Friday to christen the 47-foot steel trawler that her fiance, Bruce Solem of Rice Lake, had built from scratch over the past 13 years. Davidson was afraid ...

Harbor Springs – A rusted and damaged boat built in the late 1800s by a northern Michigan inventor is undergoing an extensive restoration with the goal of putting the revamped vessel on display in the ...

Success in the boat building industry is about risk, opportunity and a good product. “What happens here’s because of opportunity. It’s because we really, really do quality work here,” said Dick Nelson ...

Take advantage of real dealer pricing and shop special offers on new and used boats. Select your boat to get started. A boat's history affects it's value—check the history of this 1975 Georgian Steel ...

If you’ve ever daydreamed about building a boat of your own, MOTHER EARTH NEWS has written boat-building articles that can help make that dream a reality. In these pages you can find articles on how ...

SCORED AN 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 ...