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Wooden-boat owners are some of the most passionate people in boating. That should come as little surprise, as the amount of care these boats require is significant. The best-kept mahogany vessels need ...

Michigan’s wood boat building history comes to life every summer in Great Lakes shoreline communities. It’s a time when quaint harbor towns celebrate the state’s boating heritage with wooden boat ...

As with classic-car connoisseurs, vintage-boat collectors tend to focus on specific periods, seeking out the most iconic models from favored decades. “We’ve found the ‘age window’ is about 30 years,” ...

The Michigan Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society will host its 39th annual Algonac Antique and Classic Boat Show on June 22. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Algonac ...

The moment Skip Mauer fired up the Chrysler Hemi, I knew I was in for a treat. Pulling away from the dock, he pushed the chrome floor lever forward a bit. The mahogany bow of the 1956 20-foot Century ...

Pricey wooden boats—those once leaky, maintenance-hungry, floating mahogany works of art—are making a comeback. Last weekend's 41st Annual Les Cheneaux Islands Antique Wooden Boat Show in Hessel, Mich ...

Ed Aardema began his love affair with vintage wooden boats 12 years ago when he bought a beaten-up old hull for $500, thinking he would make it a project. “My wife, Kathy, thought it was a waste of ...

Terry and Sue Hart took their 1961 Chris-Craft ski boat out for a run on Lake of the Ozarks on a recent weekday. Terry collects and restores vintage wooden boats. Brent Frazee [email protected] LAKE ...

Cruising across Lake Tahoe’s blue waters in a vintage wooden boat, its varnished mahogany and chrome lines glistening in the sun, feels like a trip back in time to the days when Frank Sinatra graced ...

Wander through the rows of vintage boats during Holland Museum's 10th annual Vintage Boat Show taking place this weekend at Kollen Park. With many of the boats having been made in Holland, the show ...