This June the waters of Lake Sammamish will see sailboats, Jet Skis and a fleet of unconventional watercraft — concrete canoes. The University of Washington will host the American Society of Civil ...

Steel is scarce. Wood is not an option. And you need a boat now. These wartime circumstances drove innovation in all kinds of crazy directions, and one somewhat less crazy direction — concrete boats.

FORT WALTON BEACH — Frederick G. Hodgson passed away in 1917 at what today seems a tender age of 57, having attained high honors as a U.S. Army officer and earned the undying respect of his peers. "He ...

To conserve steel during World War I, Mobile shipbuilders turned to an unlikely building material: concrete. On June 28, 1919, the first concrete-hulled ship built in Mobile, the USS Selma, was ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Rising water levels means Lake Mead boaters have more options to get out on the water. Lake Mead Mohave Adventures said their boat launch ramps at their marina properties have been ...

The Boat is also unique in that it has a concrete hull, a feature that again makes it a rarity in 2022. Tucker believes there are no other concrete bottomed boats from the 1920s era still in existence ...