“Like an old house, things need repair from time to time, and boats are no different,” said Tom McCarthy, the society’s treasurer and manager of the Minnehaha project. “A wooden ...

Brian Keen credits his uncle for getting him into boats. He owned five or six, and as Keen entered college, his uncle’s interest grew—and so did Keen’s. That interest, mixed with Keen’s love of old ...

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With a hoarse rasp, the thin blade of a Dozuki handsaw slides back and forth through a slab of mahogany, shaping the wood into a gentle arc. The traditional Japanese saw cuts on the pull stroke ...

Of the few dozen businesses in Southern California that repair watercraft, only a handful specialize in the large wooden boats that Shumpert and his crew work on, according to experts in the field.

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It is the love of wooden boats that has brought Mr. Hartjen to Eastport to lead the restoration of a 55-year-old, 42-foot yawl — a two-masted, fore- and aft-rigged sailing vessel that was ...

where the glass and wood frames are being replaced. Sears has hit some snags in his restoration effort, but his enthusiasm is unfrayed. His passion for the 65-foot boat is reminiscent of the ...

“We believe that the collective support system in marine trades, infrastructure and interest in wooden boat repair and restoration is what keeps the ship sailing for thousands of youth and the public ...