Destinations – Page 3 – Classic Boats

A true sign of the Lake Dora joy ahead is the fist water test at Katzs Marina. We invented a term for this last year. called "Swell Time", the first time in the water for the year. Of course this barrel does not need swelling with its…

The 2019 Hilton “Made My” Head Explode Show Report.

We got this report in from Kentucky Wonder and Charles Mistele from the snazzy Hilton Head show. The best part. Amazing photos. We are gonna try something new... Official Captions and Unofficial ones. Now there are a lot of fancy…

Meanwhile in Gorinchem. Ya I Said Gorinchem.

Classic Boats, Community/Web, Destinations

Thanks to Bert Holster we have a report in from across the pond. Wait, that's an English thing.. Not sure what the Netherlandishsaying is. Dutchish? I love stories from around the globe. Somehow we are all connected in a wonderful shared…

Algonac – The Soul Of Motor Boating.

Art, Classic Boats, Community/Web, Destination of the Month, Destinations

If you consider yourself a boater, more specifically a power boater. Then you may be missing the inner understanding of why you love motor boating so much. Unless you have been to Algonac Michigan. Yes, a little town on the St Clair Bay…

King Tides! OHHHH SHIP!

Here on the Chesapeake Bay we are getting very stiff winds, which are blowing water up the bay, which means it blows it up my yard. And to top it all off we have had about a month of this. And its a full moon tonight. YEEEIKES! And now I…

12 Years Of Woody Boater Joy.

Art, Barn Finds, Boat Babes, Boat Shows, Classic Boats, Community/Web, Destinations

Today marks the official 12th year of Woody Boater being in the world. Of course this should come to no surprise of many, since its clear that many of us are still 12. For some reason, my sense of humor and general observation of the world…

Live-ish From Algonac. Blue Skies, Blue Water, I’m “Bluen” Away!

Reporter David Irvine and his wonderful eye sent us in these great shots of the Algonac Show. of course in true Woody Boater style, no credits or captions. I love this kinda stuff, cause we all get to have fun. Thanks Again David, here is…

Cobia Hunting… Not Cobra Hunting.

Saturday I was able to squeeze in a fun fishing trip between meetings in New Jersey. Yes, I drove 7 hrs home to go Cobia fishing with some pals. And 7 hrs back the next day. And even though we only caught 2 Cobias, one a toss back. So one,…

Over Night Shooting Reported In Woodyboaterville!

Reports are coming in of a shooting in Woodyboaterville last night and as it turns out, this has been happening for quite some time. Gangs of shooters have been out on lakes and on docks taking shots at Woody Boaters. What is this world…

Loch Ness Live-ish – Yes That Loch Ness.

I bet you didn't see this coming! A report in from our Berlin Bureau who is enjoying traveling all over the place. Yesterday I received this report from Loch Ness, yes, home of the Monster. There is a classic boat connection, and thought…

Road Trip To Higginsville!

Today, I am headed South to the home of Higgins Boats. New Orleans! The more I look at Higgins boats the more I love them. I suppose its the graphics and hull design. But mostly its just that very cool logo. I have looked on the aapp to…

Time To Explore – Sweet Pea Rides The Rails

Destination of the Month, Destinations

One of the magical things about my wonderful town of Reedville is how time just is slower. And nothing is slower than watching your Trawler going up the railway to be painted and looked over. We are so fortunate here to still have a wonderful…

Well… You Know What We Say! It Aint A Boat Show til Someone Gets Towed in!

Boat Shows, Classic Boats, Destination of the Month, Destinations

Today is mass head home day for us, we sold out of some of the shirts, and it was time to get home! And of course the sure sign its over, a good tow in. But this is also a sign that it was a fun show. We had around 5 reported tow ins, a…

Lake Dora Photos To Warm You Up. Or Make You Jealous!

Art, Boat Shows, Destinations

Today is the big day, the day where we all sell the passion to the public. And this years crowd is expected to be huge. The weather here has been jaw dropping and skin tanning!! Today we decided it would be fun to show the beautiful morning…

Family Fun In The Florida Sun!

Boat Shows, Classic Boats, Destination of the Month, Destinations

One sure sign I am getting revived is that I havn't been on ebay for an entire week! I am sure you all are thankful as well. Today we started the day by going to the show by boat. Never even got into the car. Now that is an amazing day!…

Sunny Skies In Sunnyland!

Boat Shows, Community/Web, Destination of the Month, Destinations

Well, as predicted, the sun came out, and so did the boats. Like a light switch, it's summer...ish.. Summer down is here is not for the faint of heart, but right now, it's Summer to us! Folks started showing up from all over and we were…

Green Green, All Around! Happy St Patrick’s Day!

One of the most fun parts of the drive to Florida is you get to drive into Spring, and wind up in Summer. The Green trees are a warm reminder of hope, and a summer full of life, and fuel consumption. And Summer starts around noon when we…

Seven Days, Wait, No, Three Days Til We Leave, And Then The Show Starts In 7 Days, But That’s Okay, Cause It’s Fun All Week.

Boat Shows, Destination of the Month, Destinations

Well, that's the entire story for today in the headline. Many of us are actually down in Florida for the entire week. And some stay after for a week or so. The show is a great traditional reason to get away and go boating with the entire…

10 DAYS! The Official Countdown To Lift Off The Trailer In On!

Are you ready? No? Me either. One would think with 5, FIVE boats one would be ready. Stinky is getting over a winter cough.. Wont start. I am sure it's something dumb. Won't even crank now. Yes Battery is fine. WECATCHEM is headed North…

Let’s Go To New Zealand Next Weekend?

A huge thanks to long time fellow Woody Boater Alan Doak for sending us in this invitation to be at this years big show in New Zealand in a couple weeks. This is an amazing annual event. Maybe we will pop on over under and ...Oh wait.. Dear…

Miss America Visits Lake Hopatcong. No Not The Boat, The Miss!

Art, Boat Shows, Classic Boats, Destinations

Thanks to Bob Kays... again for sharing some of the fun from Lake Hopatcong back in the day and the Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum. And yes Miss America was there at Hockenjos. The Steneck Family recently donated to the Lake Hopatcong…

Lake Dora And The Elephant In The Show!

Okay, here we go, yesterdays story on the Lake Dora show got me some behind the scenes emails. NO DOCKS YET? What the hell? That pretty much was the tone of the messages. No one is impolite enough to mention it in the comment section. But…

Meanwhile In Thailand.

One of the fantastic parts of doing WoodyBoater is being able to see our little universe all over..well.. the universe. Today we travel to Thailand thanks to fellow Woody Boater Sponsors Hacker-Craft who has a long history there. In 1930…

Phew, I Needed That! Hooky Day!

One of the crazy things about my job, is when you are busy, you are real busy, and then there are these strange breaks, right in the middle of a busy moment. Just like yesterday. I am on a large TV commercial production and we had some down…

Lil’ Toot – The Almost Lost Barn Find

Barn Finds, Classic Boats, Destinations

A huge thanks to Dennis Ryan from Motor Boat Garage for this fun teaser story to remind us that not all the boats coming to Port Huron are fancy pants show boats. mmmm too bad we didn't think about bringing Stinky earlier and register her.…

It’s “The Last-sh” Weekend. – The Top Ten Reasons It’s A Good Thing!

Symbolically this weekend marks the end of the summer. It's the day we also celebrate all the working stiffs with a special end of summer weekend of weenies and beer. There is a sadness in the air, because we know Winter Is Coming. But…

Passion Play – Gull Lake Classic at Bar Harbor Supper Club

Passion was in the air as thick as the Saturday morning fog at Gull Lake! While the show has been held for several years, this was the first year BSLOL managed the show, and we bring with us a specific set of beliefs about how boat shows…

Thunder Run – Sunday Mornings At 10AM

A huge shout out to fellow Woody Boater Shep who has invited the entire planet to a regular event on Sunday Mornings on Lake Wawasee. Here is his story and some photos. Mom's Mink looks fantastic. Its always wonderful to see a great boat…

Live From The Gull Lake Classic

Reporter Dane Anderson... reports in from Gull Lake with some amazing photos and actual story. A huge effort knowing how busy a day it was and worked late into the morning to get us the report. I am on the west coast so its 2AM as I am writing…

Clayton Sausage Day!

Boat Shows, Destination of the Month, Destinations

Today we feature some of the non related goofyness of Clayton. Now it all has a theme I suppose, like a good sausage. Sometimes you can tell more about how a place is, by just the odd stuff. And trust us, Clayton delivers the smiles. Thanks…

Clayton Boats, Boats And More Boats. Kent O. Smith Jr, Nails It!

Art, Classic Boats, Destinations

Well another Clayton boat show is in the history books. As always, the weekend flew by. Shooting the show is a challenge, trying to balance time between socializing with boat friends, getting up early for better light, uncooperative weather,…

2 Days! Till Clayton. Here Are Some Local Recommendations From A Local.

Here is a story from last year, yes, we repurposed it. Still on the fence about going to Clayton this year? Really? The 1940's year thing, the chance to see one of a kind boats isnt' enough? OK, how about food! Beer? Thanks to the…

SPLASH MOB This Weekend, Saturday, Fleets Bay VA

Boat Shows, Community/Web, Destinations

This weekend we are gonna try and practice what we preach. A SPLASH MOB! Looks like around 10 WoodyBoaters are going to gather and have BBQ and enjoy everything the Chesapeake Bay is known for, warm beaches and fun boating. So where…

Live-ish From 7th Annual Whitefish Woody Weekend – Montana

Thanks to looooooong time fellow Woody Boater Mike mayor for sending us in this report from Montana. yes, Montana. the land of, well, Yellowstone. And people from Montana. And now the Whitefish Woody Event. Take it away MikeM and Dina…

Live-ish From The Land Of Exposed Riding Fenders.

Boat Shows, Destination of the Month, Destinations

A huge thanks to long time fellow Woody Boaters Julie and Chris Bullen from way up NORTH for sending us in this report from Muskoka Wharf, Gravenhurst. Woodyboater, We had a boat show. Julie and I as well as the whole family…

Tony Mollica To Give Presentation On Higgins Saturday August 4th at 10am.

The first boat that visitors see at The Antique Boat Museum is the lobby boat. This season, a 1947 17’ Higgins Utility Sport Speedster was placed on display as the Annual Boat Show this year features boats of the ‘40s. The museum’s…

Plaidtastic Is Almost Ready For Lake Dora. Are You?

Art, Destinations, Restorations

Here we are less than 30 days away from lake Dora and we are officially into the prep time countdown. As in that magical time, where we all realize that we better get out in the barn and start prepping. NOW! I swear it was yesterday that…

Meet WaveTrotter – Part Of The Family For Over 80 Years.

Fellow Woody Boaters Mike Connell, Greg Lewandowski friends of friend of LeRoy Stevens, with information from the family, sent us in this fantastic story on WaveTrotter, A family boat has spent it's entire life in Port Huron and will be…

Two Woody Boater Sponsors Build New Web Sites. And One Goes A Step Further!

Classic Boats, Community/Web, Destinations

Wow, what a day yesterday. The map was blowing up with new Woody Boater app boaters. But we are not the only ones with a new web site this year. Fellow Woody Boaters and Sponsors, Lake Oswego Boat Co has not only launched a new site, but…

A Little Cold Right Now? Well, Have We Got Some News For You! Palm Gardens For Sale!

Feeling a little nippy out today? Today you can start your fantasy Florida move. The Palm Gardens is for sale, and you now could own a real hot spot of Lake Dora Chain Of Lakes Magic. Now, if you are like me, all you know is the restaurant…

We Are Kick’n Some Aft Now! Sons Of Varnish Rule!

Art, Destinations, Woody Boater of the Month, Woody Boaters

So, you think your a bad ass cause you own a Sons Of Varnish t Shirt? Okay, wait, I do.. Okay I did. Not anymore. No thanks to fellow WoodyBoater of The Month and Sons Of Varnish God Les Husell from The Aland Islands. Les, is seriously all…

Gauge Replacement And More From Jimmy’s Barn?

Yesterday in the comment section several readers mentioned a certain lust for Jimmys Barn. Well, as it turns out, I was there working on replacing a gauge. The Oil Pressure gauge sometime during the summer got stuck and the good Folks…

It’s Payback Time! No Last Gasps In Sunnyland.

Well, we can't say we didnt see this coming. Our Florida "Pals" emailed us with the kindest jabs about our silly little last gasps! NO LAST GASPS in Florida. I suppose its fair play, since we did give them some crap all summer. It is officially…

Not So Gasp! It’s Still Woody Boating Weather.

Mother of all Natures, man oh man did she deliver big time in Virginia yesterday. All my travels around the planet, and here right at home in little Reedville VA, we got eh day of days. Wecatchem ran like a sewing machine. A big block sewing…

Bob Kays Keeps Gasping, And Gasping.

Thanks to Bob " Have I Got A Calendar For You" Kays for sending in one more last, last maybe last gasp. Take it away Bob. BTW, it's getting to be Calendar time! My 2 part last gasp in Relax. A week ago Sunday. We had…

Germany, Austria, Italy, New York, Los Angeles, and Now Toronto!