From the front seat of my brother’s SUV, I smelled the faintest whiff of scorched metal but paid little heed—until, that is, we reached the launch-ramp parking lot, got out, and saw the sizzling-hot ...

As one who worked full-time in a boatyard, I’ve got hands-on experience using boat stands. To this day, my own boat spends the Long Island winter on my own property on boat stands, as did the family’s ...