And the boat is truly impressive: a black hull, varnished wood, polished brass, and perfectly coiled ropes. It shines in the sun. The boat is 60 feet in length, or 75 feet including the bowsprit.

Rhode Island only has a few precious months of peak boating season, and any setback can bite into your time on the water.

Finally, Peters noted that good hull designs stand the test of time. With most major advancements taking place in hybrids, like stepped hulls and multihulls, the average boat owner is going to be ...

Looking for clues to answer a maritime mystery, Hull residents are flocking to Nantasket Beach to check out the remains of a more than 100-year-old wrecked ship.

One of the latest in-hull models is the M285HW chirp-ready transducer from Airmar. It operates at 1,000 watts on a — high-frequency band of 150 to 250 kHz with a fixed beam angle of 25 degrees for ...