
Ed Cutts: Designer, Boatbuilder, and Cutts Method
Designer and icon The Cutts & Case Shipyard in Oxford, Maryland, is a Chesapeake Bay icon. Ed Cutts: Designer, Boatbuilder, and “Cutts Method” Inventor is

Designer and icon The Cutts & Case Shipyard in Oxford, Maryland, is a Chesapeake Bay icon. Ed Cutts: Designer, Boatbuilder, and “Cutts Method” Inventor is

“This property is really a garden with a nice comfortable place to live,” Helen Wisdom, of Cushing, Maine, says of her camp-turned-contemporary-cottage at the mouth

In the July issue I examined how to choose the right boat for a refit. Let’s assume you’ve gone ahead and bought a boat. The

Published in 1953, The Voyage of the Heretique set off a firestorm of controversy, casting its author, French physician Alain Bombard, as either brave or

I like my butt. And I like to get it back to shore dry and in one piece. Going on a boat without being ready

In the fall of 2103, I conducted a series of tests on a modified MK I Swan 44, Chasseur, off Newport, Rhode Island. The goal

How to stop a leak Keeping the water on the outside of the boat is paramount. A small leak can be inconvenient, but a large

Tyson Garvin and I knew the 780-mile race from New York City to Bermuda known as the Bermuda Challenge would be difficult, but we had

I’d just unclamped the outboard from the dinghy and was passing it to my father when the wash from a passing boat loosened my grip

If there is one recipe that reliably yields top-flight fishermen — in terms of basic human traits, talents, root skills — I’m reasonably certain that

Nowadays, boat owners don’t do refits just to gain speed. They do them to enhance maneuverability and a whole lot more.

For Taku Kondo, becoming an online fishing-and-sushi star was just the beginning of a career that now includes lots of boating

Maritime artist Joseph Wilhelm depicts the Pennsylvania Railroad Company’s tugboat Cincinnati

Do you want to paint your motors to match your hull and tie the whole boat together? Consider this before starting the project.

With versatility at its core, this adventure cruiser designed in Finland is built to handle whatever the seasons bring.

The builder’s new day boat is designed to make the most of an afternoon on the water.

Two former sailors from the Mid-Atlantic buy and restore a classic Bertram 20 Moppie runabout

Peter Ralston has spent the past four decades photographing Maine’s coast.

Beals Island has been home base for builders whose designs inspire today’s fiberglass lobster boats.

New technology like trolling motors and Power-Poles make it easier than ever to lock a boat in position without a traditional anchor, and that’s good news for bottom fishermen
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