Thanks to fellow Woody Boaters Seth, Tommy and Bob for taking out Thayer IV for a wonderful last gasp on Golden Hopatcong. This Thayer IV for those new to this is the main picture boat used on the film On Golden Pond. And there she is on the lake doing what she does best, Golden Ponding!

Perfect water and color

Tommy works it like Norman

Gotta love those little snaps. Gods in the details

Wow, what a great shot Bob

Leaving the Marina

A study in Mahogany and fall colors

A perfect last gasp day, if there is such a thing


The famous compass
Thanks to Bob Kays and his trusty camera and the folks at Katzs Marina for keeping the week alive. This clearly was the last day on the lake, since the water level there is almost a foot low, and the weather aint all that pretty these days.

Headed home

OK one more run

It screamed header
Chris B.
Dang, that header is a beauty. those photos brightens a gloomy morning
m-fine
Great shots! You could make a really nice calendar out of those.
Alex
Ok. I gotsta know. That was intended as a quip, right?
Fred B
That is a great header shot! This reminds me about when looking up old stories here and people will comment about, “great header for the story”, etc. etc. Problem is, unless you’re reading it the day it’s posted new, often the header shot is long gone. So, please, Matt, you need to reproduce the header shots within the body of the story so it stays with the story.
John Baas
Like this, Fred?
Mike K
suppose to be 70 next wed, maybe just maybe i can sneak one in.
Matt
I have been told a bazillion times to make a calendar or book on the headers. I actually like the idea that they are fleeting. Somehow it makes them more special. And there is always header day.
Greg Lewandowski
Matt, it’s your web site. We are just the minions that need to get our daily fix!
Tracey Barrymore
Matt, Have you heard from Pat Curtin..I lost touch with him 2 yrs ago when he was movin to Florida
….Tracey Barrymore
Alex
Wonderful photos Bob. They put the boat in a great context. Love the lighting and composition of this one the most.
WoodyGal
What Alex said above!
Troy in ANE
Great Lake, Great Boat, Great People, Great Photographer!
What more can you ask for?
Grandpa Bob
Great photos. You can’t be the look of a U-22 on the water, at speed or sitting! My wife said we should get ours out on the TN River in Dec for a real “last gasp”. Not sure I would want to take it out of hibernation.
John
This is the boat that first drew me to wooden boats in the first place. Now I love my little 16 ft Lyman, but how do I make her look like Thayer IV?
Cobourg Kid
Very Cool; would be so much more so if Billy was at the wheel.
John Baas
Matt,
What exactly is meant by the term, “main picture boat”?
Matt
Enjoy
https://www.woodyboater.com/blog/2010/12/06/csi-on-golden-pond/
John Baas
So,is this 1802 or 1460?
Matt
This boat at Katzs is 1460 documented as the main picture boat seen in all the scenes by two experts. Also way way beyond discused here on Woody Boater, including a frame by frame break down of each scene in the film. The U.S. Mail boat is also at Katzs marina restored beyond anyones imagination. Also at katzs are all the movie props that went with the boat, including the bent prop from the crash boat signed by Hepburn and Fonda.
Reddog
John Baas. The main picture board refers to the movie “On Golden Pond”. Supposedly there were 3 22ft sportsmen used in making the movie. One boat had a large hole in the bottom and was used for close ups(?). Not sure if it had a working engine. The second was used for other shots in the movie. But katz’s boat was used for most scenes in the movie. There were many many stories on ” Woodyboater” about whether (or not) this is the correct boat used in the movie because of different hardware mounted on the boat. The boat at Katz’s was rebuilt a couple years ago because it was not taken care of well since the movie
Bill Hammond
There is no comparison to the warm feelings conjuring up those memories of “On Golden Pond” brings when seeing THAT boat plying the waters again! We all hope to create those wonderful kinds of family memories, hopefully without the dysfunction, with our own Thayer IVs. But the even better story is the redemption that takes place in the film and the part that Thayer IV & Golden Pond play for the Thayer Family. The Circle then is completed by the redemption that the actual Thayer IV has had!! And by extension all of us are playing in the continuing redemption of our own Thayer IVs. Thank you for that beautiful “Last Gasp” this morning!!
JFKarlson
Any chance the “click to enlarge” feature will return to Woody Boater? These would be great shots to see a little bigger.
Matt
Just right click the image and it blows up.
JFKarlson
Thanks Matt. Bigger is often better.
Steve Anderson
Am I possibly the only guy reading WoodyBoater that has never seen On Golden Pond?
One of these days I will have to rent it.
Troy in ANE
Yes Steve I think you probably are.
Watched it last year with surround sound. When Mariah pulled in I thought there was someone outside.
floyd r turbo
Rent it, you can probably buy it for about $15 and you’re going to want to watch it over and over and over…”What are ya…couple of nit wits..?” “Nahman, you ol’ poop”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bhq-_BJOCjs
Denis D
What am I doing wrong? When I right click a photo I get a menu of about 20 options, none to enlarge the photo!!
Denis D
Matt
Not sure, you may see a menu item View Image, that should do the trick, For some reason , its random. Sorry. For example when Texx loads images its automatic. We are trying to figure out if its a Apple thing? No idea.
Texx
Fabulous photos Bob. Thanks for sharing them with us today. Thanks to Seth & Tommy too, great team effort at Lake H.
don vogt
I dont seem to be able to enlarge either, Matt with windows 10. I can open image in new tab but the new tab is the same size.
On another subject, I think you should file away the thought of doing something like a”first breath” for the springtime as opposed to last gasp now. Will be looking forward to that time again.
don vogt
btw, meant to say the photos are great.