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 ...

On a recent sea trial, the owner of a Weaver 43 fishing boat pointed out how resolutely his vessel held a course against a quartering head sea once its Seakeeper gyroscopic stabilizer spooled up.

Boatbuilders who survived the recession-driven 80 percent drop in new boat sales face a much more competitive market. With less expendable income and less ready to part with it, boat-buying customers ...

The venerable Bertram Yachts brand was born when founder Dick Bertram decided to build on his well-earned reputation as an ocean sailor and as the victor in the 1960 Miami-to-Nassau powerboat race.