A Gig Harbor group started building a wooden Croatian fishing boat, called the Batana, July 4. “The Batana Project” is taking place at the Gig Harbor Boat Shop. Anthony Michael Vlahovich, 72, who goes ...

Pontoon boats serve as terrific multi-purpose vessels. However, a pontoon boat can make a great fishing boat for some circumstances due to its roominess and stability. Some pontoon boat builders build ...

The process of building a large sportfishing boat is not a fast one. From the day a contract is signed to the day the owner shoves off from the dock the first time, two years can easily and quickly ...

PORT ANGELES ­— There’s the pretty award. And then there is a long-lasting reward. Both came to Bill Kindler this year. The midwesterner-turned-Pacific Northwesterner has been and done a lot in his 69 ...

Stuart may be the "Sailfish Capital of the World" and Fort Pierce the "Sunrise City," but the Treasure Coast could very well take on the nickname "The Fiberglass Belt." A driving force in the state's ...

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BROOKLIN — For Ernest Hemingway fans, there are few images more iconic than photographs of the mustachioed “Papa” aboard Pilar, his beloved 38-foot Wheeler Yacht fishing boat. Hemingway frequently ...

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You never forget your first boat. I was 12 when my dad told me that he would match whatever money I saved from cutting grass to buy a boat. By the end of summer, I had $400 to my name. So, we drove to ...

The pungent tang of fiberglass resin fills the air at a four-acre complex in Bellport that was once redolent with the aroma of baking Italian bread. The former site of a wholesale bakery founded by ...