Having the right tool for the job—it’s a metaphor commonly applied to all sorts of self-improvement genres. On a boat, where problems are bound by length, beam and draft, having the right tool to fix ...

The 1,000 rule for boat motors is a helpful guideline when making a buying decision, but it can't tell the whole story. Learn ...

And how the series fixes them when things do go wrong, as they did after the San Francisco event in March when a wing sail collapsed. By David Schmidt Sailing wisdom holds that if a weakness exists, ...

FORT RIPLEY — Margo Varney and Mark Paycer know so much about boats it is difficult to picture life without them. From sailboats to pontoons with problems ranging from chips to leaks to damaged ...

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 ...