Last year around this time. I was able to repourpose and save a painted over Coca Cola sign, and here we are again. A painted over Penzoil sign. I do get how this happens, but whats strange to me is that people think these painted over porclean signs are not savable. They are. And actually
As we weed through the crap, we have found a phantom site within the site. Yes, there is another WoodyBoater within WoodyBoater. Like one of those huge tumors.. You know, the kind that have teeth and hair. Oh, yes, they exist. And if you want to loose your Cheerios this morning google it. They also
Today we get to be entertained by Jed, Jethro, Ellie Mae and Granny. Jed gets a boat. Thats the connective tissue here for a showing . Not ti mention the fur coat given to Granny is used as a dog bed. Oh poor Mr Drisedale. HEre ya go. Season 2 The Christmas story
This morning we were all notified that a fixture in the Wooden Boat universe Brian Cuthberson had passed away suddenly up in Algonac. What became quickly clear is how special and loved Brian was. He was a fixture up in the center of it all, the heart in many ways of the classic boat culture.
Headers, headers and more headers, tall headers, wide headers, sunset headers, sunrise headers. Headers of headers and Mr B, all in one. We got us some sort of Headerthon going. Mr B now yips at the word beach and golf cart. So we now cant say Bone, Beach, Chicken, Ball, Beach, Golf Cart, Tara, Jimmy.
As I was digging through headers yesterday morning, I found some more, and then more, and then more, so guess what. You get more, more and more headers. We also have some great news, the headers can and will be saved. Close to 3,000 of them. Which is absolutely insane since I used to purge
One of the huge deals we are dealing with is saving close to over 3,000 headers. The header widget we have been using is not updateable and may cause a loss of sorts. We are working through it, and so I have been saving my favorites. Funny thing, I love making a great header, and
I am starting to really appreciate analog stuff. Like a simple windup wrist watch. No charging it, no updates, endless notifications. Just wind it up and go. Does it really matter that is dead on time? No. As long as its in the within 5 minutes thing. Its like a what time-ish is it? And
Between the woody boater website drama, and going on a vacation with three dogs, well.And since there doesn’t even seem to be anything good on ebay as a standby filler. We get dog shots. Hey, you said yesterday the dog shots were the best part of this train wreck? And dear god. Troy! you will
As many of you know I love to milk a good story, and yet, its a fine line. Cause Milk goes rotten, and well. Here we are. Sitting. Lets just say, I started the tease a little…a lot too soon. We were ready to go. And boom. Like a rocket launch stoped before it blows
I am hoping today is the day we switch over. And maybe just maybe I can refocus on some boat stuff. But I am on a real life get away, and I suppose in a strange way, getting away from it all. The secret to doing this for so long is to follow my real
Well, we are still picking away at little tidbits of digital scraps that appear, then disappear and then. AHHHHH! I mean you fix something and then another thing does whatever thing it does which overrides that other thing. Which is a 7.2 version of the thing and now you need a 7.9 version of the
We were all set for the big switch yesterday and at the last second our host realized that we needed to update to 8.0 php and that would effect some some stuff in the future so thats being done. I know you all are wondering what? Well, Woody Boater is a massive site. Terabytes large,
I know this looks like its been the longest tease on the planet earth, but change does require changes before it can go live. With a site that has so many little things in its 15 year history, stuff keeps breaking and needs fixing. For example email notifications. Our data center was erased by Feedburner,
Well, last night we went to one of the many parades that take place in New Orleans. This time it was a Krampus Parade. Although December 5th is the official day of Krampus, For those of you wondering what in the heck, or hell actually Krampus is. He is the other side of St Nicholas.
As we work through the spaghetti fest of back end stuff on the Website, when we do switch over, some stories and comments may disappear. Also we will need you to sign up for your email. BUT ONLY WHEN WE SWITCH OVER. Trust me you will know. The bar at the top will be red,
The new site is about ready and little small things are actually kinda working. BTW the image above is the first day I owned a classic boat. About 20 ish years ago. I think, thats Just Swell, a 17 deluxe runabout I bought up in NY and she wouldnt start but we did get her
Over the next couple days, you will notice some new things here at Woody Boater. In fact over the past month we have been slowly tweaking some stuff here that hopefully you didnt notice, but maybe felt. Faster loads, and some glitchy stuff repaired. But in the next day or so, you will notice the
Yesterday we slipped out of Reedville at 3AM to try and get ahead of natures wrath. Which of course meant a hail Mary run, with 3 dogs, and so on. Didnt even stop for the never ending fast food crap. Just power through, and we did make it. 16.5 hours. But that sort of thing
Get it? Light? De light.. It’s a pun, and even worse, I am telling you its a pun, which is even more pathetic. But the photos sure are not pathetic. Okay maybe the photographer is, and I just lucked out with the light…de…light. Oh just shut up. You do this everyday and you too will
Last night the Railway was the setting for the event of the fall here on the Northern Neck Of Virginia. The Queens Ball, which is a big fund raiser and celebration. We did break a record of just over 100 people and she held up well. It was a wonderful event for the local community
Today, we are HOLDING OVER the big Woody boater Sail – thanks to Steve Bunda and his idea from the other yesterday, and now you for feeding the comment beast. we are gonna open up the comment section to all that want to sell their crap. Stuff, Nice stuff, that is crap in your spouses
That went by fast! As strange as this may seem, we are a very strange family, and today we kinda gather and reflect, and take time, about 30 seconds, to thank each other for what we have had the opportunity to love and care for. I am always shocked when anyone comments, or the fact
So, the way I see it here, on cold days, you can get an ebay story about toilet seats, some old summer shots, someones barn find, or now, some more railway HQ photos. And to think almost 6,000 stories ago, I thought, everyone thought, how is it possible to do a new story each day?
Today we get to know the Sorensen’s and that time they went out boating, and caused quite the stir on the lake. So, it turns out the Sorensen’s were known for being rather energetic up in the midwest, and were always doing crazy things, but this year, Ivan got a new Chris Craft, and they
Yesterday the comment section got lost in a model 99 conversation. BTW, I love it when that happens, and I can go story surfing. NEW term, where I grab the wave of conversation and run with it. HEY!!!! Have you been outside? It’s COLD. YA YA, the Fla people are wondering? What? Well? Where are
We have a huge local event happening here on Saturday so all the boats and well… dirt, paint cans, screw drivers all need to be put away or put in the trash. And of course I got to try out the new iphone 14 pro camera. And it’s amazing. BTW, we dont have 5 feet
Yesterday was the day, no gasp, just a quick drive to the ramp and get those suckers inside and winterized. But this year, we have something very special. Hidden away in plain site is a special secret place that Jimmy has with his buddy Keith just got. The Secret Lair Of Repair. An old boat
Open up your mind, cause this tugboat is gonna park its self in there. Yup. You will laugh at first, and then the gears will start turning. I gotta say thats what it’s doing to me, and I have 7 boats, including a tugboat of sorts. Sweet Pea is a Tug/Trawler design. But this one
Well, it’s happened. Cold weather is here, and well, I have run out of wall space to climb, or put stuff. I swear, how did that happen. The workshop is becoming a museum of my need to collect strange crap. WTH? Like every inch. Hell I am even creating new little shelves inserted to hold
So long my old friend, it was a great summer, actually several summers. You were with me through the sweaty heat, dirt, sanding and painting. Lots of painting, crawling. You kept me covered, and yet had a little tear, rip and flap to show for all your hard work. But the time has come where
For those of you following Sweet Peas beauty make over, here she Is headed back home after her stay at the spa. She will get more touching up in the spring, and of course some good lov’n over the winter.
While we wait for Syd to burn his house down with that old charger, and todays story is not more Sweet Pea stuff. This is for the workshop side door. I have been trying to give it a tad bit of character, as if this place needs more of it. And frankly, its getting a
Today we have this beautiful battery charger. Oh! Just DO NOT PLUG it in. NO! Nope, don’t do it. Its for display only. But we are all tempted. Right? I mean you just want to see if it works? Right? Just once. I mean you could just kinda plug it in partially? See if it
We got this cool note and pics from longtime fellow Woody Boater Gary Michael from Inland Boatworks, makes you think, mmm this is actually a very good idea, and I am sure saved the day..a lot. I know of some old prop guys that could just tap here and there and Poof, done. But this
Of all the holidays out there, and there is no shortage, just put holidays on your calendar app, and dang! And of course many are more narrow than others and thats fine. Heck, even Christmas is a holiday time that many in the world do not celebrate. Many of of our holidays actually originate around
The direction yesterday was clear around mid afternoon, and my Zoom call meetings had ended so I ran down to the slip and painted the door. And bam, just like that, she was all done. Of course now, I see that the window on the door is off, but we are just going to move
Maybe that was a tad harsh. Lets talk door color. Yes, I tried to avoid this conversation because I did not want to come of as to obsessive about color and design theory. I mean it’s not its like a Zipper handle or a gate? Right? So, for those of you wondering what in the
There is a spot on Sweet Pea that has always felt naked. And so yesterday, I tried a little sumthn sumthn. A flair, or as the Boatress refers to it, a Swoopty Doo. Now, it’s just paint. But it does add a certain style and sparkle. I will add, that 99.9% of the wood boats
On Saturday the light, weather and life just seemed to all come together in a perfect symphony of visual splendor. Sometimes it just clicks, and it’s always good to collect those moments in a quick click. And reflect on the reflections. Okay enough puns.. PICS PLEASE Ahhhhhhhhhh! I need a smoke!
Forget setting your clocks back…. We set the decades back yesterday at Global HQ, and wow! I mean WOW WOW WOW! Yesterday was a magical day in so many ways. Warm, low light, and it all became some sort of spontaneous boat event at HQ. I love things that happen like that. Sometimes they are
What? Oh just simmer your britches, this is a wood boat site, any old lady is your boat. Okay, so all you goody two shoes can keep reading. Or just look at the pictures. You read Woody Boater for the articles… Right! Got ya.. So here. SO WHY DO THIS? She had formed a
Over the past week or so longtime fellow Woody Boater Bob Murdock who BTW is also another owner of a vintage boat yard.. HOWE MARINE, Anyway, I digress into Nutsoville. Anyway Bob found his old family boat. I can tell you this type of moment can produce some major Dopamine, And Oxytocin, all at the
Yesterday a fellow Woody Boater Danny Holden and local wood boat nut like us, showed up with a Baby Gal and left her at our door step. Yes, the poor dear had been out in the cold, heat, and cold again for decades. Clearly she had a full life, and looks like she got dropped
Today you get to play god! Yes, or maybe just Caesar. You have one day, and thats right now. Will you save this old lady from being fed to the chainsaw? Yes. CHAINSAW! RIP SAW, DRILL, and Possibly Fire pit. UGH! A slow and sad death to a beautiful old gal. Just imagine her screams
I got up late and that was a huge mistake. I swear I am still asleep. I suppose its a form of Sleep walking. Hey, who knows, my spelling might actually be better. So today Monday Sausage with probably some very strange comments. I will come back later today and read them to see how
How many times have you heard someone say, “I love wood boats, but they scare me”? This past two weeks of Sweet Pea painting I think I heard that once a day. Really? Whats there to be afraid of? paint? repair? ending up owning a railway? Well, okay, maybe there is some truth in all
Rabbit has a small desire. Okay, lets make Rabbits dream come true. Certainly someone out there in the Woodyboaterville community has one they would part with. After all you would be fulfilling a life long dream. But I ask you this Mr Rabbit. Will you really be content? I mean deeply happy? Or will the
