All Boats

37 wooden boats, runabouts, and regional craft

Bertram 31

Ray Hunt designed the deep-V hull that changed offshore boating. The Bertram 31 proved it worked. Wh...

1961-1986 | 31 ft | bertram

Boston Whaler 13

The company demonstrated their boats by cutting them in half — and both halves floated. That's not m...

1958-present | 13 ft | boston-whaler

Carolina Flare

Carolina boat builders developed the flared bow to handle the steep seas of the Gulf Stream. The des...

1950-present | 35-65 ft | chesapeake

Century Arabian

Century tried something different with the Arabian. Where Chris Craft went classic, Century went spa...

1959-1969 | 17-21 ft | century

Century Coronado

The Coronado was Century's answer for families who wanted more than a day boat. The small cabin and ...

1959-1969 | 21-26 ft | century

Century Resorter

Century boats came from Manistee, Michigan, right in the heart of Great Lakes boat culture. The Reso...

1956-1970 | 17-19 ft | century

Chesapeake Bay Buy Boat

Buy boats were the tractor-trailers of the Chesapeake. They'd anchor among the tonging and dredging ...

1880-1960 | 45-65 ft | chesapeake

Chesapeake Bay Deadrise

The deadrise is the Chesapeake Bay. Watermen have worked these boats for a century — crabbing, oyste...

1900-present | 28-45 ft | chesapeake

Chesapeake Bay Log Canoe

The log canoe is America's oldest racing class still active. Maryland watermen built these from mult...

1800-present | 25-35 ft | chesapeake

Chesapeake Bay Pungy

The pungy was the thoroughbred of the Chesapeake oystering fleet. Faster than skipjacks, they were b...

1840-1920 | 55-75 ft | chesapeake

Chesapeake Bay Skipjack

The skipjack is Maryland's state boat, and the last working sail fleet in the United States. Marylan...

1890-1960 | 40-60 ft | chesapeake

Chesapeake Crabbing Skiff

The crabbing skiff is the pickup truck of the Chesapeake. Every waterman has one (or three). It's th...

1950-present | 12-18 ft | chesapeake

Chris Craft Capri

The Capri represents Chris Craft navigating the fiberglass revolution. They couldn't ignore the new ...

1968-1973 | 19-21 ft | chris-craft

Chris Craft Cobra

The Cobra was Chris Craft's answer to the speed wars of the 1950s. Car culture met boat culture — th...

1955-1961 | 18-21 ft | chris-craft

Chris Craft Continental

The Continental was Chris Craft embracing the 1950s car culture aesthetic. Those fins. That two-tone...

1955-1960 | 18-21 ft | chris-craft

Chris Craft Holiday

The Holiday was Chris Craft's family runabout — more affordable than the Cobra, more spacious than t...

1962-1967 | 18-20 ft | chris-craft

Chris Craft Riviera

The Riviera is arguably the most iconic wooden runabout ever built. That barrel-back stern, the spli...

1949-1954 | 18 ft | chris-craft

Chris Craft Sportsman

The Sportsman was Chris Craft's answer to a simple question: what does an American family need on th...

1946-1968 | 17-22 ft | chris-craft

Correct Craft Ski Nautique

Correct Craft invented the modern ski boat. The Ski Nautique was designed from the keel up to pull s...

1961-present | 18-20 ft | correct-craft

Downeast Lobster Boat

The Downeast is the elegant cousin of the working lobster boat. Same seaworthy hull, same practical ...

1920-present | 28-45 ft | chesapeake

Gar Wood Baby Gar

Gar Wood was the speed king of American powerboating. His racing boats set world records, and the Ba...

1930-1947 | 16-18 ft | gar-wood

Gar Wood Speedster

Gar Wood won more Gold Cup races than anyone. He held the water speed record for over a decade. And ...

1932-1947 | 16-22 ft | gar-wood

Gar Wood Utility

Gar Wood's postwar utility boats brought racing pedigree to everyday boating. The hulls had the same...

1946-1947 | 16-18 ft | gar-wood

Glasspar G3

Glasspar was there at the beginning of fiberglass boatbuilding. The G3 showed what the new material ...

1955-1962 | 15-17 ft | glasspar

Hacker-Craft Runabout

John Hacker was the naval architect who defined the American speedboat. His 'V-bottom' hull design r...

1908-1960s | 20-30 ft | hacker-craft

Herreshoff 12½

Nathanael Herreshoff was the greatest yacht designer in American history. He designed America's Cup ...

1914-1943 | 15 ft 10 in | chesapeake

Higgins LCVP (Eureka)

Eisenhower said Andrew Higgins won the war. The LCVP — the Higgins Boat — put American soldiers on e...

1942-1945 | 36 ft | higgins

Higgins PT Boat

Andrew Higgins' boats helped win World War II. His landing craft put troops on beaches from Normandy...

1942-1945 | 78 ft | higgins

Jersey Sea Skiff

Jersey sea skiffs were designed for the specific challenge of launching through surf. The flat stern...

1920-1980 | 18-26 ft | chesapeake

Lyman Islander

Lyman boats brought quality wooden boat ownership to thousands of families who couldn't afford Chris...

1955-1970 | 15-18 ft | lyman

Lyman Sleeper

The Sleeper took Lyman's lapstrake expertise and added overnighting capability. Families could cruis...

1958-1972 | 23-26 ft | lyman

Maine Lobster Boat

The Maine lobster boat is the culmination of a century of North Atlantic evolution. Every line serve...

1940-present | 32-42 ft | chesapeake

Mako 17

Mako built the boats that Florida fishing guides trusted. The 17 was the sweet spot — big enough to ...

1967-1990 | 17 ft | mako

Owens Flagship

Owens Yacht Company was Baltimore's boat builder, producing quality wooden cruisers for the Chesapea...

1958-1970 | 28-35 ft | chesapeake

Penn Yan Captivator

Penn Yan boats came from New York's Finger Lakes region, where the water was cold and the expectatio...

1960-1970 | 17-19 ft | penn-yan

Richardson Express Cruiser

Richardson Boat Company built serious cruising boats in North Tonawanda, New York. The Express Cruis...

1955-1968 | 31-38 ft | chesapeake

Thompson Sea Lancer

Thompson boats brought space-age styling to Wisconsin lakes. Those fins and that chrome were pure 19...

1958-1968 | 17-19 ft | thompson