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Steve Knauth

Rosborough 246

Today, quite a few boatbuilders use the term “pocket trawler” to describe the models they build.

Making Speed to England

Marine artist Geoff Hunt once said, “I find ships awesome, fascinating and slightly frightening.” All those elements are contained in his work “Making Speed to

Cruisers of Tomorrow

In the early 1960s, when some boatbuilders still worked with wooden plank-on-frame builds, others began experimenting with everything from cold-molded plywood to fiberglass. The Richardson

Bertram Bahia Mar 25

The early days of fiberglass boatbuilding produced some distinctive designs that looked nothing like their wooden predecessors. The Bertram Bahia Mar 25 that debuted in

Formula 233

Few people had the need for speed that Don Aronow felt. His passion left the marine world a fleet of high-performance powerboats—including the brands Formula,

Sun City

If Washington Jenkins had ever contemplated the future, he likely never imagined the scene pictured here. In 1876, Jenkins was named keeper at a house

Tug Tyee

It was the most powerful workboat in the rough-and-tumble Pacific Northwest: the mighty tug Tyee. A 1,000-hp steam engine drove the 141-foot wooden boat that

Rolf Klep

With a combination of keen detail and Impressionist abstraction, artist and illustrator Rolf Klep created this compelling image of sailors on a lively sea.

LeComte Northeast 38

The 1950s and ‘60s were a golden age for sailboat design. The introduction of fiberglass allowed for conceptual changes, creating a new fleet of racing

Launch Day

The sailing yacht Detroit slides down the ways of a Lake Michigan boatyard sometime in the 1920s. All the panoply of launch day—the flags, the

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The Two Ways to Handle a MOB

If a passenger goes overboard at sea, there’s a 40 percent chance you’ll never see that person again. Here are the recovery procedures you need to know.

The Nanni T4.270 diesel engine

Repower Your Boat: Top Tips

Your old engine is costing you more than you think. Here’s what you need to know before you pull the trigger on new iron.

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