Going Bold Into Dora, And Summer.

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Well, there are two ways to go in design when you are trying to cover up some oddities. And as you may recall Whoops was encased in fiberglass, deck and all, and the wood underneath was not, lets say attractive. It was washed out and was…

Lake Dora, It’s More Than Just A Show – Nine Days

Much like going to Algonac in June, which is not a show, but rather than a pilgrimage, Lake Dora is a celebration, a blessing of the fleet, opening day to the passion.  We have many such events throughout the year that are tradition. We…

Ten Days Til Lake Dora -ish

Today is the official 10 day countdown to Lake Dora, Opening Day to the classic boat universe, hope, and humanity. Okay, that may be a bit of an over reach. But it is what it is and 10, maybe 7 days from now, hopefully we are basking in…

Varnish Is In The Air At Katz’s Marina

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This is my favorite time of year, when you can feel hope in the air, and the wiff of fresh varnish. And no one does it as well as the Katz's Marina Gang. AHHHHHHHHHH, the finish is insane, and, well, it's amazing how a wonderful varnish…

Some Final Thoughts From Sir Steve Lapkin

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Todays story is going to be more words than pictures. Steve's words, and Dusters two images say it all, and I am so beyond grateful for sharing all this craziness with us. You have to sit back and think for a second the commitment to all…

New Zealand Week Just Keeps Chugging Along

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It's official, the world has spoken, this is the most unique boat show on the planet, new, old, in a convention center, small old marina, this show exhibits the uniqueness of what is possible in boat design. I love it, and that alone makes…

In The Water In New Zealand

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Today we are still showing some of the magic of New Zealand, and starting to tease out what is going to be an amazing two day finalle from Steve Lapkin, These shots are from Duster and show the show as if you were there, the art part will…

Let’s Get In The Water In New Zealand

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Sorry for the late morning, the images had to come from the other side of the planet. Ya, thats my excuse and I am sticking to it. We have tons of images and more to come. Like some insane in the water shots. The light was all on our side…

Live-ish From New Zealand, Getting To The Show

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A huge thanks to Steve Lapkin and Phil Andrews AKA 'Duster" for sharing the fun of not just the show, but getting there. So sit back, and grab a glass of milk cause this make take some days to unfold. Come on! It's like you made the 24hr…

Two Boobs Getting WhOOps Lake Dora Ready

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It's that time of year where you realize that the opening day of our season is just a couple weeks away. What? Well, you can cheat the boating season if you just pack her up and head south to Lake Dora. We will all be there, and folks come…

Waiting For Lake Dora One Month Away

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Some change of plans this year for us at WoodyBoater at Lake Dora. No T shirts, cups, nuth'n. For the first time after close to 15 years of doing this, I want to enjoy the area by boat, and not be tied to the tent. There a million things…

WHOOPS Gets A New Engine Cover For Lake Dora

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Over the winter, Wayne Bomb tackled a beast of a project. A new lighter engine cover for the 17 Ski boat. Of course the entire boat is kinda custom, so no need to try and be original. And no need to start over. It is what it is and cool…

Getting Revved Up For Dora – 30 Days Ish

It's that time of year. Cold, Miserable, Boring, Dark, Gloomy and void of any boating time. Ya , ya, one can justify the time working on ones boat as fun time, but we all do that so we can GO BOATING, be boating, be with friends, and just…

WECATCHEM Wins Award At Boat Show? What? I Don’t Understand, She Is Tucked Away?

The other day, someone asked for a certain issue of Summer 1975 issue Antique Boating by Ray Nelson. And Sir Bob Kays, went a lookn. And didnt find the specific issue but did find this little nugget. The reason was it had a report on our…

Syd’s Text Message Museum Reports In From The Central NY Boat Show

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In what has to be the most over the top set up for any classic boat show Syd Marsden goes to the extreme to show of the amazing Pink Century his family owns. Yes, we have had many such situations in the past, most notably Chads plastic lily's…

What Does A Goat, Some Ship and Three Tractors Have In Common?

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Okay. Today is gonna be about Friday, which was about the craziest day I have had in decades. It all started at 5AM with a spontanious Road Trip with Jimmy to pick up a boat thats been in the works for close to 13 years. Yup, for those long…

40, Maybe 50 Ish Days Til Lake Dora, Give Or Take A Weekish Or Two Ish

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Well, that crept up on me fast. Lake Dora is in about two months, or one month depending on when you want to go. Lets just say, you can go tomorrow and go boating. So thats the beauty of it all there in Florida. That and a very nice tax…

Grand-Craft Shuts Doors For Good. Sad But True.

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I am not one to talk about bad news, after all our mission here is to promote the positive in the classic boat community, and of course the occasional disaster. Okay, maybe being towed in, okay maybe... WOW, I am sure gonna work on that.…

Witch Paddle And The Sons Of Halloween, I Can’t Make This Stuff Up.

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We got in this wonderful heartwarming yet scary story fgrom long time fellow Woody Boaters Jeremy and Misty regarding a special event they do up in Michigan. I am so moving up there. These folks are nuts and I love it. Here is the Rolf's…

A Spontanious Butler Boats Reunion

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The weather has been jaw dropping and everyone is using this moment to get their boats ready for the winter. And just pure luck we had three of the Butler Built Boats here at the railway at one time. The Glenna Faye, a wonderful 1940's round…

Now That The HUGE Boat Show Is Over, Here’s A Story About A BIG Boat Show.

A huge thanks to Rabbit, and Dane Anderson for this report from Minnesota. Are you ready, cause you are gonna want to book rooms now. And also just be prepared for the milking. Like imagine Sir Plug Lot with serious professional help. Here…

Bay Harbor From A Facebook Post. Just This One Time. WOW!

Fellow Woody Boater David Irvine from the Michigan gang shared some amazing images from the Bay harbor International, and HOLY CRAP! Kudos to the ACBS for blowing the universe away with all this mahogany magic. I mean, HOLY CRAP! I mean,…

Let’s Do The Mich Mash Up.

The reports have been coming in and my bilge pump isn't able to keep up, Shannon, Scott, Chris And Julie have been doing an amazing job, pumping the images in, my problem is I have been actually working. As in meetings and traveling for…

More Pre Event Images From The Pre Pre Event In Michigan.

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Today we finish up the unofficial pre pre event up in the Hessel area. A special thanks to Shannon and Scott for the amazing pics, and a reminder that it's all about the boats, people and friendship. And boathouses, okay and tools, gotta…

An Unofficial Pre Pre Event For The Actual Big International. Kinda Like Christmas Ads Already On TV.

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A huge thanks to Shannon and Scott Knight for sending us all in a gazillion images from the  unofficial pre pre event in Cedarville/ Les Cheneaux islands?  Just pictures, no captions, no story. A sort of tease. So guess what? Ya! I get…

A Groggy Morning In Woodyboaterville -Boat Show Hangover

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A huge standing ovation to all that put together the smaller boat shows around the county. While setting up and getting stuff going for the show, it all seems energizing, and then when its over. It hits. And the usual 4AM wake up your internal…

Reedville Ready At WoodyBoater Global HQ

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Last night the party here in Reedville VA the party got started. And the welcome reception got underway, about 40 folks showed up to the bar and yummy food provided by the Reedville Fishermen's Museum and some big giant fans, which kept…

The Art Of The Race By “Knot That Jeff Gordon”, Starring Tommy Beatley

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We have weeded through over 400 photos and about 35Gigs of footage, and today we are going to show some of the crazy artsy and behind the scenes images from the big Beatley Edwards Reshootout. The race footage is going to take a little time…

Zip & Yip, Are Ready To Rip At The Reedville Classic Boat Show

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I am not sure where to start here today. We shot yesterday at around 6 and with over 400 images and tons of footage, its gonna be a bit time consuming to edit it all. To top all that off, the smile plastered all over my face and lack of…

Four Regional Shows This Weekend. It Ain’t Over Yet!

Port Huron, Michigan, Buffalo, NY, Minnesota, and Reedville VA Be there!  We sure love a good plug here and if it helps awarness of your gathering its a win win. Okay Port Huron - Boat The Blue event, Poster says it all. The…

The 2023 Henkel Parade On Harsons Island Michigan

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Today we got a report in from Sir Plug-A-lot himeself, Greg Lewandowski from the Michigan Gang. What struck me was the color and history. The color of the water and mahogany is just like the old color images, which I always thought was the…

Live-ish From September 1967

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Today is kinda a special day, it's the beginning of September and that marks almost exactly 56 years ago that Zip had her moment in time. The race was in September 1967 and we went back to the exact location during the trial run and had some…

Getting Zip Ready For Her Comeback Run

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While everyone was enjoying the Gull Lake Tahoe Hessel mash up of visual splendor, Wayne Bomb and I were getting Zip ready for her big comeback run. As you may recall. Or not. Doesn't matter, Zips fateful havoc wreaking run was on...wait…

Dane Anderson Wraps Up Gull Lake In A Nice Bow.

A huge thanks to Duke Dane Anderson and Sir Steve Lapkin for an amazing job reporting in from the center of the classic boat universe this past week. This show is becoming an international event, and 100% should be on your 5 Gallon bucket…

Shoot Out On Gull Lake.

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If you are tuning in to see another report from Sir Steve Lapkin today. Well, you are gonna get more than you bargained for. As in, not just one report, but two. That's right, today we are gonna try and mash together two reports, and two…

“Tomorrow Won’t Come Soon Enough!” Managing Eleventh Hour Minutiae.

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And the hits just keep coming from Sir Lapkin of the Gull Lake - And a new word MINUTIAE and even more larger words, so you know I didn't write it. Take it away Sir. “Tomorrow Won’t Come Soon Enough!” Managing Eleventh Hour…

Lapkin Live-Ish – “To Know a Place: Immerse Yourself”

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Steve Lapkin Reports in from Gull Lake GAAAAADZOOKS! Traveling is a passion, a way of living. It will help to find yourself, or it will help you to gain a better perspective of who you already are. You can never travel too far. And once…

The Reedville Classic Boat Show September 9, 2023

Today we feature KAKI again on a short tour of the water surrounding Reedville with Peale Rogers and Charlie Gilmore in KAKI a 1954 Montgomery Wards 14 Whirlwind type boat. She has been in the Rogers family since new, and as you may have seen,…

Late Live-ish From Hessel 2023 By David Irvine

I huge thanks to David Irvine for sending in this very well, presented and warm story. Take it away Mr Irvine. I spent five summers as a child on Block Island, Rhode Island, with my grandmother. I immediately fell in love with the water and…

Longtime Fellow Woody Boater Captain Grumpy Reports Back In From Four Year Absence

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A huge welcome back hug to longtime fellow Woody Boater Randy Rush for a quick report in from Alton Bay. And you guessed it. No captions, so I get to get back in the saddle again after Steve Natale, and Kent O. Smith did such an amazing job…

Continuous Clayton, Part the Second By Kent O. Smith Jr

Welcome to the second half of my report on the 59th Annual Antique Boat Show in Clayton (NY) in the beautiful Thousand Islands. I’m glad you all enjoyed the first part, and as always, I appreciate the kind comments. So let’s wrap this…

Continuous Clayton, Part The First. By Kent O. Smith Jr

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This year was the 59th Annual Antique Boat Show at the Antique Boat Museum in Thousand Islands, Clayton, NY. The mark classes celebrated were Old Town, Correct Craft and Herreshoff. According to Executive Director Rebecca Hopfinger, it is…

Just Another Sunny Day In, On, At Late Tahoe.

Another huge thanks to Steve Natale for keeping us all up to date and allowing me to milk the Tahoe event to Lactose Intolerance level. We don't have on the water stuff yet, and I am sure will. This has been more of a real time kinda report.…

The Tahoe Trickle Becomes A Perlitta Too Pour

Another HUGE thanks to Steve Natale for keeping the reports coming in from Lake Tahoe. We have all sorts of wonderful images, and a wonderful appearance of Perlitta Too. Which has been a Woody Boater Fave for over a decade. Its amazing…

Lets Do The Tahoe Trickle, Trickle….

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A huge thanks to Steve Natale for sending us in some Trickle, Trickle…. Yes the wooden boats keep trickling in to Obexer’s Marina here in Lake Tahoe as the Tupperware boats are being relocated. We have a full pool this year as a result…

Steve Natale Does A Trickle Report From Lake Tahoe

It's Wednesday and the boats are starting to trickle in on Lake Tahoe. The Lake Tahoe show is the Pebble Beach of boat shows, and there is always some jaw dropping magic happening. The other big show on Gull Lake will also be dropping jaws…

Syd’s Text Message Boat Show

We all know and love Mr Syd Marsdin, Marsden? Marsdan? One of those is right, I am sure of it. I think. Anyway, Syd has been to every show on the planet eart, from day one..ish, and is slated to go up in Space X to go a boat show on planet…

Doing The Zip Flip, Git’n Ready For Her Debut.

At this years Reedville Antique & Classic boat show, the railway will be full, and hosting the reception on Friday. Hopefully this year I will be able to attend. last year I was blessed with Covid, which of course was  rather ironic,…