When it comes to selecting the perfect moniker for your classic wooden boat, the answer is “plenty.” Winners have been selected in Hagerty Classic Boat Insurance’s “What’s In A Name?” contest, though the job wasn’t easy for the panel of j

An amazing amount of material history lies on the floor of Lake Michigan just off Chicago, and a group of dedicated volunteer, professional and amateur archaeologists, historians and photographers is doing everything possible to inform the world about wha

Today, Istanbul is a modern city with a long and varied history that ranges across continents and civilizations, that spans cultures and religions, that joins East and West. And with its population of more than 11 million people and its access to beautifu

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I’ve been a boater for a long time but that’s mostly because of my husband. I enjoy it but not like him. That’s why I’m writing. Because I spend a lot of time at the marina and on the boat and I really like to read a lot, I spend a lot of time rea

Late this summer, the ballast tank discharge issue that had come to threaten boating’s freedom was finally put to rest. This relief was not won in court. It came from a much higher source: the U.S. Senate, the House of Representatives and President Bush

As the boating season comes to a close, many boaters are preparing their vessels for winter storage. Boat insurer Progressive wants to remind boat owners about a number of steps they can take to make sure their boats are properly protected during the off

When Orin Edson bought the Bayliner name in 1961, it cost him 100 dollars. Forty-seven years later, the company is the best-selling fiberglass runabout brand around—and has been for the past eight years in a row. Not a bad investment.

The old saying “cleanliness is next to godliness” is certainly true when preparing a surface for an epoxy application. If a surface isn’t clean, there may be adhesion problems. But well-intentioned cleaning often results in contaminants being deposi

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