Boat Building News

A look back at Penarth boat and ship building, by ALAN THORNE
Penarth Times
The earliest recorded Penarth boat builders appear to have been Hambly and Fifoot c1850s. They had a boat building yard on an extensive spit of land. Derived from the Old English word for a tongue or tail of land, it was a spit or promontory that ran ...

 Maritime Museum in Falmouth to build Bronze Age ship
BBC News
The university said shipwright Brian Cumby would oversee the building project in an open workshop that will allow the public to see the development of the boat, as part of the museum's 2012BC Cornwall and the Sea in the Bronze Age exhibition

 OBX Boatworks to Debut Exciting New 32 Express at the Miami Boat Show
PR Newswire Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:59 AM PST
HIGH POINT, N.C., Jan. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- OBX Boatworks in partnership with Outer Banks Boatworks of Harkers Island, NC has expanded their manufacturing operation with a new composite boatbuilding factory in High Point, NC. OBX will present a new 32 Express at the Miami Boat... 

Center rides waves to new port
The World Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:09 AM PST
COOS BAY -- Through months of displacement, supporters of the Coos Bay Boat Building Center never wavered in their efforts.  

 Ranger Boats and Evinrude Partner to Build My Dream Rig
Wired2Fish
The Ranger Custom Shop is also located on this site so you can build the look of your choice to match your truck, your favorite college team or even the color of your significant others eyes. It's all about building the boat of your dreams

 Boat sales may highlight recovery
KSHB-TV Kansas City Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:34 PM PST
Recreational boating is a big business.  Nationwide the boating industry generates about $30 billion a year.  In Kansas and Missouri, people playing on the water help keep both states economies afloat