Even to the most stalwart do-it-yourselfer, the idea of building a boat may seem daunting. After all, the traditional boatbuilding arts — lofting, steam-bending planks, joining lapstrake, etc. — ...

I was recently happy to find an old friend, Pettit’s Splash Zone A-788, which got me home and saved our boat from a near sinking. It’s a two-part underwater epoxy repair kit that’s been rereleased in ...