Walking The Kingdom Of Prussia

Note to self, boat shoes are not the best walking shoes. And here in Germany, walking is a thing, especially in the summer. That and white asparagus. Oh, like our Pumpkin Spice crap once a year. White asparagus is a one month thing. But…
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I Like My Chris Crafts Well Done.

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Well, I wonder if there is a category for an over done Chris Craft? Hey, we have all been here, and gotta say, the bilge boards make a real nice color light show. Here is the story from fellow Woody Boater  John Mears. I purchased…
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We Have Color At HQ

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I am at the stage now of paint and varnish. No more gooo, and sanding. goo and sanding. Yes this still needs a second coat and some smoothing out, but I feel hope.
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Fiberglassing For The First & Last Time I Ever Do This Myself.

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When this job started I asked a bunch of folks if they knew how to do fiberglassing, the answer was, ya, I did it once but kinda forgot. Then they would run away like I had Covid. What could be so bad? Well, here is the truth.…
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Clearing Out The Lips And Snouts – Sausage Day

It's that time again, clearing out the tid bits of could be stories and so today we have sausage. Little secret. I love doing sausage days, some of this stuff just cracks me up, and after all who doesnt like some yummy sausage in the morning?…
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Stripping At Sunset – An Odd Moment Of Peace

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Funny thing, when I mention stripping paint, and worse fiberglass, people run away. It can be a job, and kinda never ending, dirty, and a mess. BUT, and maybe this is my glass half fullness outlook on life. Last evening, I found myself out…
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Cinco De Full Moon At HQ

Last night we celebrated Cinco De Mayo at The Global HQ and were blessed with a wonderful full moon to make the evening a picture perfect night. And of course I had my camera. So today, you get no Ai stuff, just wonderful moments with mother…
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The Impact Of Artificial Intelligence On Classic Boating.

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Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to significantly impact the world of classic wooden boats. While some may view AI as a threat to the traditional craftsmanship and artistry that defines these boats, others see the technology…
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The Boat Mart Grand Opening. Milk Is Being Served.

Another huge thanks to Greg Wallace for sharing some more images from his family history. maybe we should change Gregs name to "The Milk Man" cause he sure can keep a good story going.  Today we get to see exclusive pics of the grand opening…
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Two Photos, So Many Backisms

I got these wonderful photos from Greg Wallace  from Indian Lake Ohio, the other day regarding the Rich-Line story. And man oh man, I did not expect all these wonderful memories to come flooding back. Mind you, this was not some sort of…
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“Rainy Day People All Know There’s No Sorrow They Can’t Rise Above”. Gordon Lightfoot

Even if its a bright sunny day today, we are all Rainy Day people. Gordon Lightfoot, my music muse, has passed away. UGH. For those of you under the age of 40, maybe even 50, you may know hime as the writer and performer of The Wreck Of…
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Zip’s Babe – The Rich-Line Graphic, But Why? Well Maybe?

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Yesterday it was raining like a son of a B, so I could not work on Sweet Pea, and spent some more time on stripping ZIP. As I was scraping away, and seeing white where white is supposed to be and red,, and then Red in a place that was kinda…
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“I Am A Chris Craft” Original Tag On Ebay.

This tag to me says it all. We did a story on this a while back, but when I saw this on ebay this morning, and the wonderful Woody boater plug! I was reminded of these wonderful words. These words, are the real Chris Craft Brand. These are…
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Nighttime At Hq With Friends

The other night after dinner out, we had a spontaneous sit by the fire night cap at HQ. And man oh man, what a beautiful evening. Its always fun to see something in a different light. Even if there are not alot of lights. …
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A ReRun Of My Favorite ReStory – You Won’t Believe What I Found Out About Stinky’s History.

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Today we revisit my favorite Restory from Oct 2018 -  Enjoy the unbelievable story of Stinky...again. After some digging, and root'n around in the Georgia area we have some shocking news. Now, we have found out who bought Stinky new in…
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Woody Boater Global HQ Update. The Library & Model Room, Art’s Cushions

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Over the years, magazines, books and models seep to show up at my doorstep, and over the years, they are shoved in boxes, or used as small decretive details. But with the new HQ being dedicated to all that stuff, it all needs a place to…
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Classified Documents Of The Chris Craft 25 Sportsman Port Starboard Issue?

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There has to be a Leak joke in here somewhere. Anyway, the click bait headline hopefully got you this far, and now you are groaning, cause you don't really care. But hey. Clearly you have nothing better to do, since you are here trying to…
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New Whizoil Coffee, The Perfect Coffee For You 2 Strokers.

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Like your Java with a little something in the morning? Well, we have you covered. New Whizoil Coffee from WoodyBoater Coffee Co. We brought together the finest beans and grind them with outboard props. To add to that, we hired Lisa Douglas …
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Focusing On The Little Things, An Easter Moment To Notice The Wonderment Of Small Moments

Today, may get a little deep. Mornings like today allow me to just focus.  Life is made up of little moments that run together in some sort of wonderful whoosh of time. It just marches on, sometimes leaving small little things in the dust.…
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Need A Jump Start In The Morning? Like Me Today? Try New Ether Coffee From Woody Boater.

We have painstakingly cleaned the rust off of hundreds of old rusty spark plugs and ground it up with some old coffee beans we found in an abandoned bilges, at least we think they are beans. And blended them all with some Ether and you would…
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The Coolest Sign I Have Ever Seen

I was picking through a barn a bit ago and in the rafters was this old metal cut out thing? Crude, but knowing a bit about old American and tin punched signs. I knew there was something there. But man oh man, getting up there was not going to…
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The Lil Racer Next To The Garage Now Has A Name And You Will Not Believe This.

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You may recall a couple weeks ago, okay maybe a month ago we pulled a lil racer from beside a garage here in Reedville. A very fun Aluminum 12 ft Rich Line Speedster with a 35 Hp Mercury. Anyway, we needed a name, and many jumped in to help.…
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Please Watch This Ten Minute Film, There Will Be A Test At The End. NO CHEATING! Troooooy, We Are Watching You.

A huge thanks to Paul Harrison for sharing this cool video for us today to have some fun, and I will say right now, that the use of Troys name in the headline is pure click bait to make you think Babes are going to be featured. Now of course…
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A Sign From Above – It Had My Name Written All Over It.

Every year around March 1, I think, mmmmm what sort of surprise will happen this year at Lake Dora? Sometimes it's amazing, and sometimes can be kinda sad. Either way lake Dora ALWAYS delivers. This year of course there was the Magic of Owen…
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My Baby’s Gone, My Baby’s Gone…. To Vermont.

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Yesterday we packed up Baby Chick and all her stuff, and drove to Jimmy's Barn near Fredericksburg VA to meet Michael Claudon  from Snake Mountain Boatworks. I am so thrilled she is headed to a better place, than the purgatory of storage. Actually…
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Sausage Dora Day

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Today we celebrate the lips and snouts of images that together make a story. And some yummy Sausage. I love me some Sausage. This years Lake Dora event was very special, and a chapter turn of sorts. You could feel it in the air. Its a new show…
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Live-ish From Mahoganis Prime – Kent O. Smith Jr. Reports In.

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You talk about road trips. Right after lake Dora, Kent hopped on a space shuttle and just said, floor it, I need some boaters, I cant take dock shots anymore, and getting people to pose? So, I am headed to a place where no one has gone before.…
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Woohoo! We Got Us A Real Lake Dora Shootout. The LeDonne’s Bring The Heat To Your Morning.

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Hands down one of my favorite things to do on Woody Boater. Shootouts. A Shootout is when we see the same subject matter through different artists eyes. Yesterday was Kent O'Dora Smith, and today we have the LeDora's. Okay, word play there.…
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Kent d”O”ra Smith Jr Delivers Some More Magic, And A Classic Rant. Oh Ya! We All Love A Good Rant.

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Lake Dora 2023 by Kent O. Smith Jr Well there is another show in the books. If you weren’t there, well, you didn’t get to enjoy it like those of us who were there. My first time through the Dora Canal was in 1995. Yeah, I’m that…
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Is It Possible To Literally Drool Over A Boat? The Black And Red Cobra Go Dancing

A huge standing ovation to Bob Kays for capturing the red and black Cobras up on Lake Hopatcong and getting all our juices going. OH HELL TO THE YA! Wow, Bob captured some pure gold...and red while the black cobra was getting water tested for…
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The New Coffee Cup’s Are Ready. I’m Not.

Well, on the good news front, all the cups are here along with the new T Shirts. One the ugh News WHOOPS is causing headaches, but thats normal for this time of year I suppose. WHOOPS is the Restomod we are bringing to create awarness of the…
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Someone Save Syd! 8 Days Til All Is Back To Normal… Kinda, Whatever Normal Is These Days.

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If you are getting a little cabin fever, there is a cure. LAKE DORA in 7 Days! Yes, and if you left now, you could kinda fake it. trust me, folks are having fun there, some cool vintage boat races, and those Jalapeño Poppers are always…
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Stand By Your Outboard, By Tammy Winealot

Okay, ya I made a joke. But with love, and a certain type of rebound of love with the lil Racer. And for those of you, all 42 who came up with over 100 names. I do have some faves and a couple new ones inspired by your ideas. STAY TUNED. Anyway,…
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These Amazing Photo’s From The Past In Laconia New Hampshire Could Be Worth Gold, Okay Maybe Just Sepia.

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If your boat was owned in Laconia, or Lake Winnipesaukee, these images may be a gold mine for you, and for us a a fun peek into what it was like to be a transport guy back in the day. This is a series of photos found on ebay by Bob Kays…
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The Beside The Barn Find Lil’ Racer Needs A Name

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This past week as you are already aware from yesterdays story, Wayne Bomb and I got the little race boat out from beside the barn. And boy oh boy, her story just kept getting better and better. She is a 1958-1960 Rich-Line 12 ft Speedster. She…
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Do You Work On Your Johnson With Gloves On?

Okay, back to 6th grade humor. The best kind by the way, and nothing, and I mean nothing in the Classic Boat hobby is more tempting to make jokes about than the endless universe of Johnson jokes. But ya gotta admit, you never saw this one coming.....…
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Isabella Steals The Show In New Zealand, And Warms Hearts Across The World

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Yesterday our reporter Phil From New Zealand sent us a ton, yes a ton of images from the show. For the record, none of the James Bond Boat with an outboard. And buried in the pile, which we will milk some more are a better idea of the size of…
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Two What-izits For Some Sunday Morning Coffee Sipping And Spewing. Word Spewing Please.

All this technology, design time, months of digital quagmires, 8.0 Php, digital this and that. Web hosting, learning new platforms,  and all this, so we can all try and figure out what these two unrelated things are. A WHAT IZ IT STORY? We…
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Behind The Scenes Of The Intro Video

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Today, we thought it would be fun to share some of the behind the scenes action of the New Day HQ video. We also have some fun out takes from the shoot, and a little about how we pulled this off. First and foremost we would like to thank…
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A New Day, Okay, The Next Day, Of Many More Days To Come.

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Yesterday around 4 PM the new WoodyBoater went live, and in no time 35 comments. WOW, it's wonderful to know you all are still here. I know Greg needed some shock therapy to stay alive. It's okay Greg,  it was just a long nightmare, Plug…
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Using Artificial Intelligence To?

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This past week, I have been obsessed with a new trend in photo software. Of course AI as its referred to is not all that new, the ease of its use is new. The big question is always with new technology, is how far can it go, and is it right to…
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Another Rare Sign For Sale. Call Your Banker, Not Your Wife!

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Yesterday this wonderful sign popped up on the same auction site that the Wallace Chris Craft sign sold. This is wonderful news for many of us that love these works of art. I will warn you though, this Facebook auction set up is not for the…
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Railway Update Sausage In Living Color and BW

Are your scrolling muscles tired from scrolling down over 240 comments from yesterday? Ya don't worry, today will be afar better.  And, well, the next series of stories are somewhat disposable, since the New Woody Boater web site should…
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Are You Ready?

For over 15 years, Woody Boater has provided as a public service, Valentines cards for you to grab and print, and make your own. So, here we go again. To the new folks here, you just click on the card image, and now it should blow up.. Not that…
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T Shirts and Cup Designs. The First Sign Of Spring

Today we can vote, and comment on this years new design options for T shirts and coffee cups to be sold at Lake Dora in around 40 days. Yikes! I need to hustle. The big news is we are going to do a best of reprint of SPEEDBOAT OUTLAWS. I am…
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Mr Whipp And His Fashion Fax Paus

Meet the Whipp's, and their Chris Craft on the Indian River. Bob Whipp was a lawyer in Lansing Michigan and loved his summer place on Indian lake. So much so, he had gotten a very stylish Chris Craft that could accommodate family and friends.…
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The Number One Best Varnish Lessons On Earth, No Really, He Is From England.

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I know that many of us can go anyplace on youtube and watch any lesson you want on just about any subject. And yes, that includes Varnishing. Not to mention many have talked about it in books, forums and so on. Back in the good old days, the…
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How C-C-C-C-Cold Is It? We Have Some Photos To Warm You Up.

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If you live above the Mason Dixon line, today is your chance to brag to us all about how cold it is and make us all happy we dont live on top of a mountain in New Hampshire. Okay, Staib? You alive? Michigan Gang? TROY? We are all wondering?…
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