Boats

Two Great Boats For the Lake
Two great boats for lake use: Adirondack Guideboat’s Vermont Fishing Dory and Cape Cod Shipbuilding’s DaySailer 17.

Savoring Good Memories and Making New Ones
A family’s Boston Whaler carries memories as well as passengers.

Two Lives of Charlie Gomes' Royal Tern
More than 50 years ago, boatbuilder Charlie Gomes designed and built a small sailboat for the author’s mother. After years of neglect, the boat has been brought back to life.

Peapod Adventuring
A peapod built by the late Jim Steele proves to be the perfect expedition boat.

Winter Bonding Project
So you want to build a boat with your son. Magazine publisher John K. Hanson, Jr. thinks the New Zealand Scow Moth will make a perfect father-son project.

Fast and Pretty
The Luders 16 class dates back to the 1930s. Art Paine restored an old fiberglass model, which he now sails and races off Southwest Harbor.

Old-fashioned Dreams: Black & white and gaff-rigged
Ken Textor explores why some dream in black and white, and favor traditional boats and scenes.

Morris Yachts: Ranger
The M-Series line from Morris Yachts now includes the 42X supercharged performance sailboat.

Pendleton Yacht Yard: New Wave
A new lease on life for the classic Dark Harbor 20.

Sometimes the Mooring Comes First
This couple bought their Cape Dory 25 later in life, and found it to be the perfect boat for their family.