Making a model boat kit is not just great fun, it can improve a kid’s coordination and can also be educational. Of course, model boats aren’t just for children. Complex models give hours of pleasure ...

DECATUR, Ind. (WANE) — When Decatur-based Formula Boats decided to reenter the center console market in 2022 after moving away from it years ago, President Scott Porter said it was the right move. “It ...

The Independence Seaport Museum is preparing to unveil a new permanent exhibit of battleships and steamboats that could comfortably fit on a bookshelf. "Small but Mighty!: Models, Toys and Miniature ...

“During the 1930s, Detroit had a large complement of highly skilled workers supplying the automobile industry capable of making just about anything,” wrote Kent Lund. “In the early 1930s a group of ...

A steam-powered cargo boat, a tugboat that traveled the Great Lakes, a railroad barge, and a replica of the Independence, a packet boat built for the Erie Canal Village in Rome, New York, inspired ...

DUNDEE, Mich. — Are you a boating enthusiast, or maybe love model vehicles? An event this weekend in Dundee, Michigan, celebrates both. Founded in 1972, The Maumee Valley Model Boat Club celebrates ...

The Western Reserve Model Yacht Club, based at SPIRE Institute in Geneva, will host sailors from several states and Canada for a one-day competition on Sept. 21. The club will hold pairs “match races” ...

Long BeachPeter Beck has been a devoted participant at the Model Boat Shop since 2011. In that time, he has built more than 100 boats of varying sizes from four inches to a nine-feet-long, 115-sail ...

For 90-year-old Bud Parks, building model boats is more than just a hobby. "It's been a lifesaver for me," says Parks, a widower whose wife, Mackie, died in 2020. Mark Kennedy is a veteran columnist.

Which model boat kits are best? Building model boats is a great way for hobbyists of any age to learn patience, engineering and dexterity in a single assembly kit. These challenging models can come in ...