Ron Majewski, 53, of Erie, is the kind of guy who goes all in. Case in point: When he and his wife, Debbie, talked about investing in a couple of kayaks, he didn’t simply scour the sporting goods ...

“My favorite part was Day One. You start with a few pieces of wood, and by the end of the day it begins to look like a boat.” Matthew Smurthwaite places a strip of mahogany plywood as he speaks. “My ...