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…

Presidents Day Rerun Of A Rerun. Why? Because No One Really Cares.

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TODAY I AM RUNNING THIS OLDER STORY ON PRESIDENTS DAY. And RUNNING IT AGAIN. Like A RE RUN RERUN WHY? Well, this seems to be a day no one really agrees on, and further more, I am including the comments so you don't even have to comment if…

Are You Ready? Of Course Not. We Are, Kinda.

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According to the Today Show, the average person will spend $180 on valentines Day. Well, according to Woody Boater you can spend Nuth'n. Just be creative and click and customize. Put her/his face on the face on the card and that may do the…

Slow Start From A Shippy Week

I had it all figured out. A great ship show story/week. And great imagery, all set up so I could also work this week. Full time cramming at the office, with two major campaigns and employee reviews. Which drain me to no end. I hate passing…

Email Hell At WoodyBoater Global Media Center

If you have sent an email to us here at Global HQ and not heard, herd? back from us/me, I am sorry, but since mid January we have not gotten any emails. There is a myriad of reasons for this which I need to unravel. I do get around 400 emails…

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…

The Old Boats Home Becomes #1 Of The Year In One Week

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Thanks so much for all the support and signing up to The Old boats Home.  Clearly there is a need for a place to ask each other questions about how to work and enjoy our boats. Hopefully those of you that have used it have been happy with…

The Old Boats Home Opens A New Emergency Room

As the new Old Boats Home grows, and yes its having a population boom. We decided a new ER was needed. Hey, every assisted living place has such a thing. Along with some canasta games! Anyway, what is an ER, and how does it work? The…

The Old Boats Home Is A Home Run

In the past 7 days since we opened the doors of the Old Boats Home, it's become the number one clicked on link / banner on WoodyBoater...times 10. Yes! The Forum is still a great tool for folks, and could be the answer to all that facebook crap…

The Old Boats Home – A New Classic Boat Forum For The Classic Boat Community.

About once a day I gat a question about something or other, and if I can help, I do, and or, send it to one of the many folks that could answer it for real, not the Facebook garbage that is more confusing than helpful. And with the death of…

We Are The Transition Generation In The Classic Boat Timeline

We touched on this topic yesterday and the more I dove into it, as many of you did, it really hit home. And led an even more important observation. Our passion, classic speed boats are a 20th Century creation. The mass production, design…

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.…

2023 In One Story!

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Well, there we have it, the end of 2023,  The past, and tomorrow the future. See there was a theme here. Hey it just happened. So here we have some of the highlights of 2023. We…

Tis Christmas Eve, And All Is Calm In Woodyboaterville

This is the time of year where we take time to reflect on the goodness and light we have been blessed with. To stop, and find the good in all of us. And hopefully, see a pathway to positivity, kindness, love and compassion moving forward. The…

Welcome To The 16th Annual WoodyBoater Holiday Party

You're here, come on in, over, down or up and let's do this. Some folks have been waiting all morning and well, actually had no real other plans since they, well. Have been decomposing in their spare time. OH, I am happy to see any part…

On The Road back To Normalcy

I am very happy that everyone actually like a real boat story. By the way, I was as well. We are on the road back to HQ and will be back to our normal hours, and abnormal stories with a random boat story that makes you wonder every day,…

Late Mornings, Welfare Checks In Another Time Zone.

Thanks for all the kind welfare checks in the late AM. Since being at the beach, I have been sleeping better and a little later in the AM, add to that being an hour later time zone wise, thats the culprit. Add to all that, that I have not…

Warming Up The Universe – It’s Our Little Public Service

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The number one reason I love doing this every day is because of the community of Woody Boaters. It really stopped being about the boats over a decade ago, and became about you and the boats are the vessels that keep us together. I am also…

Summer Of Love Two, Too?

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Here we go on Part two of the Woody Summer Boater of 2023. There are so many wonderful memories and little images of hope for humanity. This is a very special community, and a never ending remonder at the start of the day that we are all…

Spontaneous Hale Mary Road Trip To Smith Mountain Lake

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4AM and I am back on the road again. This time for a 5 hr each way drive to Smith Island lake. Oh, the Smith Island Lake gang is gonna be pissed they missed this one. I may even just drive around the lake and honk my horn. Okay, maybe thats…

Facebook Group Admins, You Have One Job!

There are so many things to complain about with Facebook, it's a simple snap shot of all that is right with humanity, and wrong. But one thing is for sure, if you are going to create a Facebook Group, and many do. PLEASE do your job and…

Chill’n With Mr B And Stinky

Yesterday was in the high 50's and had a day to start the process of putting stuff back on Stinky, and of course just chill. Moments like this are what life is all about and a true reminder of  the freedoms we all are blessed with thanks…

Veteran’s Day For WoodyBoater By Mike Mayer

Today we got this great note from one of the first WoodyBoaters and long time pal Mike Mayer. It's a sobering reminder of what today really means. It never seems enough to say "thank you for your service" and to just have one day thats Veteran's…

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 Green Pond Last Gasp, And A Warning

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Bob Kays was able to squeeze out another chance for one more Last Gasp in New Jersey. Green Pond is about 30 min from Lake Hopatcong and unlike Lake Hopatcong this fall, has enough water to go boating! Plus the temperature was in the upper…

A WoodyBoat Last Gas..p

So I spent all day working at the Railway, and decided to take a short ride. It was insane beautiful outside. And well, I did my routene, and everything was a wonderful last boat ride of the season for sure.   …

Last, Last Gasp, Newport Style

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A Huge thanks to Bob Kays for saving the week with some variety. A last gasp with his Boatress Denise and a visit with Bjorn, and on a fancy boat. BTW it's going to be 85 here this weekend in Virginia, so you know what that means! Take it…

Classic Safety? Does It Still Apply?

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One of the more interesting aspects of our classic boats, is the lack of modern safety equipment. And yes, I know the ACBS judging allows for modern safety stuff.  This is more about the entire experience of owning, and more importantly…

Some Mornings! Friday The 13th – Ugh. Sorry!

Some mornings just start with a bang, and some with a thud. I have tried to write several stories this morning, and they all just fall flat. Oh there is stuff. We have some images from Syd's Text Museum, an oar and blackout lamp, and Bob Kays…

Happy Christopher Columbus …Smith Day?

Okay I have a solution for all the Indigenous Peoples Day / Columbus Day confusion. Let's pile on and make it Christopher Columbus Smith Day! See, it solves all the drama and back and forth and just embraces power boats and the history of…

An Early Last Gasping Season On Lake Hopatcong.

See, Wyatt every 5 years... Whats 5 years? Well, how old are you?   See Wyatt before you were in Mommy's tummy... I was in Mommy's tummy? How did I get there? Well, mmm Wyatt, see ... Do I need to be draw down?  No Wyatt. See,  Wyatt…

Here Comes The Surge? Serge? ! Well, At Least The Floor Will Get Cleaned At HQ

I am honestly conflicted here, on one hand I am so grateful to the weather people and all the alerts on my phone at odd hours telling me of the impending doom of 2-4 feet above normal high tide in our area. THANKYOU! But on the other hand. …

Well? At Least I Am Not Alone

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As you may recall several years ago, I did the same thing here in Reedville in Sweet Pea.. I got this from Hamster from a Facebook  post from the Lake George Boaters Facebook page. Ugh, Facebook news! And of course everyone has something…

Howe Marine Drive By Shooting

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I apologize to all the google searching and finding out you land here on Woody Boater and no doubt will be disappointed to find out that we are just a bunch of old boat freaks and all you are going to see is old boats, old people and one…

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…

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…

Warm Water, Warm Smiles, Make Warm Memories!

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It's that time of year, where there is a little bit of boat burnout. As in, ugh, I just want to sit inside and cool off. Hey, anyone can get sick of eating pie everyday? No? Ya me either. Anyway, that was a bad example, but hopefully you…

Meet Nannet, The Reason The Woody Boater HQ Is Here.

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Every now and then the universe reminds you of why you have made the decisions you have made. Good and yes, bad. The bad part is called Anxiety in my universe. And trust me, I have my fare share of it. With all my craziness, things go wrong.…

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…

Fire Damages New Electric Stan-Craft On Lake Tahoe – No One Was Hurt

Thanks Hampster for the report. UPDATE! The Event took place on Friday the 11th and is an Electric Boat - No fire just a lot of smoke. Well, you know what they say? Where? This afternoon the station received a report of a vessel on…

We Got Us A Heat Wave. Be Careful Out There

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Yesterday I was at the Global HQ which may be called The Galactic HQ, cause I may need to find another planet to cool down. Anywho, I was not really doing all that much, the heat, humidity was like working in a thick broth. And then it hit…

Runaway Boat Wrecks Havoc At Glebe Point Races.

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We found this cool front page story in the Northumberland News the other day. YUP!  Runaway Boat Wrecks Havoc.... Have you connected the dots yet? It's okay,  but for me, this might as well have been a winning lottery ticket. Okay not…

South African Runabout Teaser To Torture You Some More

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Fellow Woody Boater Cameron Searle from South Africa was contacted about this boat. Looks like an early 17 Runabout. And is looking for any more info on it. No Hull card yet, but thats easy. What the fellow knows is It’s the original 6…

Vintage Outboard Camp On Beautiful Lake Gonnablowyouup

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Yesterday started out as a bit of a bummer. Lots of work calls. But later in the day, Peale called and wanted to try and get the Sea King started. Well.. That created a small party at HQ, and man oh man, I haven't laughed that hard in a…

Hail Mary Run For The Sea King

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Last week, Loooooooong time fellow Woody Boater John emailed me with a perfect 12hp Sea King he had found in North Carolina. HELL YA! ROAD TRIP. And so it goes. A Classic spontaneous road trip to with Wayne Bomb, and Peale to pick it up.…

Wayne Bomb to the Reputation Rescue

Sorry about the late story today, but we were on a Reputation Rescue mission at 6ishAM. So, The Boatress was going to a great local Cobia Fishing Tournament. The boatress LOOOVES to fish. And was all set on a boat at 5AM.. At 5:45 when I…

The Woody Boater Annual Lily Update. Are We All Really That Old?

If you are a real longtime Woody Boater you no doubt know about Lily. We have grown up with her here, with Chad's family  and from the start, over 15 years ago. Chad restored a wonderful 18 Sportsman and we have been lucky enough to participate…