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In a time when most boats are built of fiberglass or other man-made materials, Peter Kass still does it the old way—building lobster boats and yachts from wood, the way he was taught when he was ...
And any boat made of wood is unique simply because the tone and grain of each piece of planking is unique. Grand Craft President Patrick Gallagher at the company’s new 25,000-square-foot manufacturing ...
But there were plenty of obstacles: Wooden boats today represent far less than 1% of all boats made in America, and there were just a few makers left in the country. What’s more, Gallagher didn ...
The Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival returns this month to the banks of the Tchefuncte River, ... “I have shelves and shelves of the little boats they made as participants in the contest.
But there were plenty of obstacles: Wooden boats today represent far less than 1 percent of all boats made in America, and there were just a few makers left in the country. What’s more ...
Sweeney specializes in restoring wooden Chris Craft boats, which were made in Algonac, Mich., and Lyman boats, which were made in Sandusky, Ohio.
GEORGETOWN — Longtime Georgetown Wooden Boat Show participant Tommy Graham may know the secret behind the event's nearly four-decade run. "Boats that are made of wood have souls, and other boats ...
Hand-made wooden boats are displayed for sale at an open-air marketplace in Manikganj district, Bangladesh, Aug. 23, 2023. Sales of the traditional small boats usually increase at this time of the ...
The 35th annual Georgetown Wooden Boat Show, ... The boats are made of corrugated cardboard with some tape and paint. Some boats completed the paddle out in the Sampit River and others sank.