In 2012, boaters bought 77,150 aluminum boats. They’re light, economical, nearly maintenance-free, easy to repair and almost impervious to damage. The Coast Guard and Navy prefer them for small craft, ...

Folks who want to enjoy the local lake or coastline or just like to fish on a budget can easily do so with an aluminum boat. Even though aluminum boats are quick to register and relatively simple to ...

Aluminum boats are among the most common in the recreational boating world, but even the smallest aluminum dinghies can be a pain to clean. In this article, we’ll explain how to clean aluminum boats ...

It’s a boat built for Great Escapes. Flat out, this head-turning, aluminum 50-footer can slice through the waves at 43 mph, while its 580-gallon tanks will provide a 500-mile-plus range to cruise from ...

Stanley Emergency Response Boats are not recreational vessels: “These are top-of-the-line commercial-grade boats for hard use," says founder and CEO Bill Connor. “We build our boats for constant-duty ...

First, there was the pontoon. Somewhere along the way someone decided he could maximize boat space by planking a deck across two air-filled metal tubes and sticking an outboard on it. Then someone ...

Introduction Have you ever wondered why when you drop a steel nail into water it sinks like a stone, but when a well-built steel ship is in the ocean it floats, even though it weighs much more than a ...

If you’ve driven down Bellingrath Road in the last 25 years or so, headed for the historic home and gardens of the same name, you’ve passed an eye-catching landmark: An arrowhead-shaped aluminum boat ...