The first thing I noticed when I walked into the Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center is the smell. It’s wasn’t the smell of paint. It was the smell of fresh wood being cut. Some people call it the smell ...

“We don’t use marine plywood and we use household paint. We are fortunate that this year, Weyerhaeuser donated all of the plywood and 2-by-4s and that really helps us save money.” Although the El Toro ...

CHARLESTON — Colonial Lake’s calm waters are usually empty, save for the fish and ducks. But the shallow lake filled with miniature fleets of colorful wooden boats May 9 as local students celebrated ...

PORT ARANSAS — It was the summer of 2016 and newly retired gas industry executive Patrick Doran was living in Port Aransas, looking for something to fill his time. One day he happened upon the Farley ...