Tuesday, January 26, 2010

A Heart Warming Story About Storage. Yes I Said Storage.

It’s not often one gets to be emotional about storage. But thanks to Don Hardy from McCall Boat Works and his side business Shamrock Classic Boat Storage we can get about as close to an emo… Read more

Friday, January 1, 2010

A Franchini Family Barn Find Story – A Classic Wooden Boat with Fins?

I had the pleasure of meeting the Franchini Family in July at the 2009 Maritime Heritage Festival in Portland, Oregon organized by the Columbia-Willamette Chapter of the ACBS.
Since then we h… Read more

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Barn Wood III- Smitty's Return.

One of the cool things about this type of publication is that we can report in real time. So in a sense, if you are reading this, you are sharing in the discovery of hidden treasures as it is happeni… Read more

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Barn Wood II, This Time It's Personal.

I had started to do some preliminary research on these boats as soon as my interest had been kindled. The boat was shipped on May 28, 1948 and the original owner was J. Dee Gardner of J. Dee Gardner … Read more

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Barn Wood. A Rare 1948 Chris Craft Barn Find.

Fellow Woody Boater Paul Harrison and roving Reporter Texx share this cool story. In what now looks like the beginning of Barn Find week here at WoodyBoater…..

I first saw the boat on Woo… Read more