Woody Boater Best Of Show Winners!
For those asking about the Fancy Judged Awards for the Clayton Show, I don’t have the list. And honestly I am not sure how they can all be judged. Each boat there is magical in some sort of way. Winning a Woody Boater Show award is based on some simple rules.
First – I follow my heart and the boats that speak to me and others. Not a peoples choice award. But just a gut feeling.
Are you a nice person. Ya its our form of politics, but at least we are out front about it.
Ya, that’s about it. If you have modified it, great, but you better have a good reason. The YNOT Yachts gang is insane about this kinda stuff. So, I award them there annual “YNOT DO IT” Award
The very cool Thunderbolt. Its cool, the story of ownership and buying it for 300 bucks in the 80’s is worthy alone. Dad built the engine. Bo and Kathy Muller did the restoration. Its a very cool version of a Thunderbolt. We award that the Best of cool boats we want award! “THE DROOL CUP” Award!
1958 Century Roan. Its pink, its owned and loved by one of or favorite families. And it just makes me smile every time I see it and them. I give them the Family love award. Kaytlyn and Syd Marsdin
And in the PreRestoric Category, only one boat there just rocked my world. An amazing 1939 17′ Chris Craft Utility. Andy Chudy brought this little varnish sucker to the show still on the original cradle she has been on since ….1940.. That’s right. When WWII started the family parked the boat in the top of a marina and it stayed there.
Still original finish, everything. AHHHHHHHHHH. You want to restore it and leave it alone in the same breath.
Below is the It’s About Time Award for loooong time fellow Woody Boater and great guy Bjorn Bekken
Of course I have missed some amazing boats that were there. Three 25 Sportsman in a row, Lee Andersons amazing fleet. Just crazy stuff. Since you our readers are the judges here, do you have an award winner you liked?
Take a look at all of Bjorn’s restoration photos on the 17 ft. barrel back. It’s absolutely amazing. Incredible workmanship, that’s for sure.
The final result is stunning.
Yes indeed!
The Chudy’s Chris Craft was amazing and is the textbook definition of the cliche’ “It’s only original once”. Lots of fantastic running original engines-the Liberty in “Running Wild”, the Packards in “Scottie” and “Juno”, the Hisso in “Baby Bootlegger”,the Scripps in Bo Muller’s Sea Lyon and the original running power in many of the other boats. One of my favorites-the Chalk’s 1945 26′ Hacker triple “Elegant Lady”. Yeah, it could use some fluffing, but what a perfect user boat.
Congrats to Bjorn! I know he’s been at it for long time.
Beautifully done.
Bjorn you dog you ! Congrats !
Now I can kick your @$$ on Lake Q in September.
Bring it.
Rocketman
Game’s on Mark 🙂 See you is September!
Bjorn, beautiful work, beautiful boat. Brings back memories of my on build, appears we were working on our projects at the same time.
Love the pictures of all of the variety. While we all enjoy our favorites, its easy to appreciate each and every entry for the amount of effort, money and desire to be caretakers for the next generation. Clayton boat show weekend is on my bucket list as it is truly a wonderful area!