Mr. Gumpy accepts more and more riders on his boat until the inevitable occurs.

The Alden family rents a houseboat to drift down the river, and encounters a mystery in the little towns along the river, involving a fast black car.

While taking a bath with his new red toy dory, a boy imagines himself alone on the ocean getting a first-hand look at the ocean's food chain.

"Off a small island, a boy and his grandfather set sail in their beloved fishing boat. They ride the waves, catching wants and wishes and seeing the wonders of the ocean. But soon the boy is sailing the boat himself, drifting further from shore as the waters grow muddied and turbulent. When a storm washes him ashore, he sees home in a new light. He decides to turn the tides of his fortune, cleaning the island's waters and creating a new life with...

A little girl's wish to sail for a day on a boat named for her " with someone nice for company " comes true.

Captain Small goes sailing, fishes from his boat, goes for an unexpected swim, and braves a storm on the way home.

From early in the morning until time to say, "Good night," Mighty Tug works in the busy harbor, guiding cargo ships, pulling barges, and helping with rescues.

"Eleven-year-old Sam, who lives with her siblings and mothers in a house on Sunrise Lagoon, tries to come up with a plan to save the family's charter boat business before the summer is over"--

Jasper Raisintoast, friend of Tweedy-Jones, zooms into trouble and adventure in his superfast, shiny speedboat.

Four animals friends enjoy an outing on an island.