Restorations – Page 2 – Classic Boats

On the good news front, Sweet Pea stayed afloat over night so to spare George Butler from working on a Sunday we decided to put her on the rails today. She has taken on a drinking problem though after the "On the rocks" situation, but wouldn't…

They All Conspired Against Me I Tell Ya!

If you tuned into WoodyBoater yesterday, you were all part of my incredible Fathers Day gift. My family had worked together to hack into Woody Boater and write a story about me. WTH? I have always been embarrassed by such things. As I child,…

Tach Cable Replacement – Like Yoga In The Bilge.

Over the past 3 months I have worked in the yard lifting, digging, planting, building, and worked on all the boats. I see it as a way to get exercise and keep the old heart rate up in some sort of odd way. And it feels great. I have come…

Kane Marine Restoration – Our Future Opened A Restoration Shop

Whats that saying? mmmmmm, We need... What? MORE YOUNG PEOPLE! Well here ya go. And the Kane kid aint a kid anymore. He is a business man, and restoring boats. This just makes my heart sing. Or maybe thats all the ice cream and carbs I have…

I Had A Dream Last Night With Jim Staib?

Classic Boats, Community/Web, Restorations

Is it just me? I have been having some extremely vivid dreams over the past couple weeks. Like in color, and crazy. Like if I could remember them as clear as I dreamed them, could make some insane SCI FI films. But last nights was more…

Is There A Dr In The Barn? Calling Dr Jimmy, Calling Dr Jimmy!

For the record, my manifold issue is not Covid 19 related. It's been sick for a while and patched together with JB Weld. But it had some internal issues that needed attention. Q Dr Jimmy and his new John Deere surgical robot. One…

Staining Your Way Through A Penn Yandemic.

Well, this is for sure one of those jobs that takes some time, and that is what we all have right now. Fellow Woody Boater Todd Weitekamp sure is going for it. A Penn Yan.. When I see those little lust suckers at a show, I always think,…

Fine Wood Boats – Where To Find Classic Boat Parts In These Parts!

We all know the name Jim Staib, and Jaxon, our regular pooch here on WoodyBoater. Jim is a real go to person when you need something. He has a heart of chrome, and bronze. And most importantly to all of us, has the parts to back up that…

Graves Plating Get’s A Dose Of The Woody Boater Labs Braintrust.

Art, Classic Boats, Destinations, Restorations

Today we are going to talk chrome. Oh, not just any chrome.. But Graves Chrome.. And a new concept by the WoodyBoater Labs. First Graves Plating in Alabama is amazing. This place crafts out the top chrome and metal plating in the universe.…

Manny Thanks For This Gar Wood Flagship Update From Sierra Boats

A huge thanks To Fellow Woody Boater A HUGE thanks Manny & Juanita Del Arroz and “Fourty Pines” a 1941 28’6″ Gar Wood Flagship Triple Cockpit powered by a 300 HP V-12 Scripps, for sending us all updated photos being worked on…

Is It Okay To Work On Your Boat Parts In The Kitchen? Asking For A Friend.

This "friend" recently was working on Name plates and other small stuff the other day. I know what a coincidence? Anyway, It was cold at his house, and in the Garage. So it seemed okay to work on small parts while his wife was out. I mean…

HERE YE HERE YE – From This Day Forward, Tag Restoration Shall Be Called “The Mark Method”

Well.. Ever spent two days on painting a dumb engine tag? Ya.. I did.. And guess what? It can be fun, and sucks all at the same time. See, when I wrote the article on my Engine tag, I also had started on a various set of paths. And at one…

It’s Sniff The Screen Day! Thanks Katz’s Marina!

I am sorry if you have a cold today, cause your gonna want to sniff you screen. Ya, I went there. Oh I can go further. And of course as you lust your way through todays photos, you to may find yourself going... there. Where ever "there"…

Is It A Red Leather Day? Red Vinyl?

First its winter so we are literally feeding from the bottom of the barrel back, or in this case, a U22. Alan at Katz's Marina was digging through yet another U22 and found Red Leather/vinyl, on a strap for all wiring in the bilge area.…

Manny’s Very Rare 1941 Gar Wood Flagship Streamliner With A Whopping Scripps V12

A HUGE thanks to owned by Manny & Juanita Del Arroz and “Fourty Pines” a 1941 28’6″ Gar Wood Flagship Triple Cockpit powered by a 300 HP V-12 Scripps, for sending us all updated photos of his amazing Flagship Streamliner the…

Håkan’s Finished Carb!

After the sad farewell to Scarlet yesterday, I needed to write a story about a boat part! I don't see myself crying when my carburetor dies. And I guess since we started this journey of Håkan's carburetor together it's only fitting that…

I Had To Get All Amish On My Shift Arm.

Okay, okay, for all you Amish reading, I am not disparaging you. In fact its a bit of an homage. I mean part of the fun of our boats is staying in time... wait.. if you're Amish, should you be reading this? mmmmmm? BUSTED. Anyway, yesterday,…

You Asked For It. Prototype Cobra Update

Well, after some time, here we are with some beautiful photos of the Katz's Marina Prototype Cobra. You may recall some of the drama from this past Fall. if not, just move on, if so, she is now getting her first round of build up coats.…

All Hands On Restoration Class Lyman Style!

Boat Shows, Restorations

A huge thanks to Ryan Nagel for keeping the passion going, and sending us in a story about it. Better yet, it's spelled right.. at least I think it is. I wouldn't know. Love this passion! Take it away Ryan. As Commodore of the…

If Bob’s Original Cushions Could Talk!

Remember those red original cushions we featured last week? Well fellow Woody Boater Bob Schoepe "shcooped" them up and Bingo! They fit his wonderful 1940 15.5 foot utility with the cushions installed. Oh heck YA! What is so cool about all…

Classic Boat Valve Seat Replacement Without Pulling The Engine – Part 2

Well, that was rather un dramatic, and sorry no cursing, or broken things. We only lost another lock key for about ten minutes, but I got small and went in the block to find it. But it was a fun morning in the barn with great pals who came…

A Little Search For The Valve Keeper Lock

Welcome back to the next episode of Lost Lock. Well, later the next day after buying a bunch of small magnets and getting advice on how to get them on a string and yada yada. Well, funny thing, getting the magnet into the area is close to…

A Complete Idiots Buffoonish Attempt At Replacing A Valve Seat.

Well, since we were so rudely interrupted by boats exploding, we were doing other things in the barn at 97 degrees. Like trying to change a Valve Seat and Valve. We will of course update folks with any new news on the couple and investigation.…

Tarp Find Cobra – One Word – Prototype!

Barn Finds, Classic Boats, Restorations

If you have been following the episodes of discovery on the tarp find Cobra, you may have been thinking that we sure are making a big deal out of this under bite boat. Whats with WoodyBoater? Well, today is the day we can officially announce…

Episode 6 – The Tarp Find Cobra Has Landed! She Made It In One-ish Piece.

Barn Finds, Classic Boats, Restorations

Late yesterday ish, the Tarp Find Cobra made her way to her home for a while. The team at Katzs marina started digging and looking around. She was purchased from Photos. This is one reason we have not had the full picture...ironically. But…

Episode 5 – Tarp Find Cobra – COBRA ON THE ROCKS!

Barn Finds, Classic Boats, Restorations

This is one of my favorite parts of finding a new family member. Seeing her childhood photos. This was one LOVED Cobra and part of the family. And we have photos of her tragic end. Nothing like a sea wall to end it all. WOW! So…

Passing Gas Can Cure The Winter Blues

Well, it's getting to be that time of year. Lake Dora Prep time. I had put a fresh coat of VanNess pre war engine paint on Stinkys engine and had to paint over the older Pass Gas SPECIAL logo I had created. So I made a new one that feels…

Original Orange Seam Color!

The gang at Katz's Marina sent us in this little treasure. Turns out a boat they are restoring. A 1940 Chris Craft 19 Barrel Back had Orange Seams. This to me would be like winning the lottery, since the Orange Seams are a very very cool…

Falling Out Of Love With Classic Boating? It’s Not You.

Yesterdays story brought up some bad memories for me. And, a reminder of why I started Woody Boater 11ish years ago. I never wanted anyone else to go through the pain I did on a restoration gone crazy expensive. By the time I was finished…

“If I Had More Money I Would Just Buy More Boats” – Bob Shapton

Long time fellow Woody Boater and great guy Bob Shapton sent us in this very well produced video for Tekton Tools that he and our passion were captured. Bob nailed it big time and totally get why we are all doing this. Its great to see a…

A ZelMan And His Cave, His Really Nice Cave!

We all know fellow Woody Boater Eric Zelman and his detailed obsession with doing things right and to perfection. So when Eric decided to build a barn/workshop/man cave/ dream shop, of course he did it too the extreme. I went and visited…

Head Gaskets! WTHG? Can We Do Better?

This summer we in our little gang of three had a 5 head gasket summer. WTHG? "What The head gasket." Sure head gaskets are head cases on our flat heads. But 5? All brand new. User error? Sure. But 5? So we did a little investigat'n. We here…

Try Prop’n Fun!

I bet you are thinking, hahahaha Woody Boater miss spelled Try? Didn't he mean Tri Props? This past weekend I learned about "Try Props", which is a thing that used to be done at dealers so you could dial in your preferred way of boating…

Three Bob’s, Three K’s, And Two Rockets!

Art, Community/Web, Restorations

Every now and then a fun observation comes along. You may be trying to figure out the K thing. or not. It's actually a simple thing, that happened durrng a photo shoot for next years Lake Hopatcong Poster and Calendar. The two big winners…

Ahhhhhhhhhh That Felt Good!

Last week, I had to be in Boston, New Jersey, and DC, then home to Reedville on Thursday night. A 8 hr drive after a all day meeting. My brain was like scrambled eggs. Mfine? insert Bacon comment here. (_____________) Anyway. thanks yesterday…

Rainy Day Classic Boat Fun!

Barn Finds, Restorations

Sometimes a rainy day is fantastic. The gods have said, no Splash Mob today so go work in the barn. No way to go Woody Boating. Or is there? After all owning a classic boat is half in the barn fun as well. Learning, and feeling her history,…

Bam, Clank, Rattle, Pop, Pop! Ugh.

So, where do I start? The day we found Stinky? Over a year ago we dragged Stinky out of her sleeping spot after a 30-40 year slumber, and miraculously got her H engine started. She never really ran that well. We had some work done on her…

Son Of A %^$& #(& #&#^@ 8&^ @^@&@# ($^@%!$!^ @&#!!!!!!

Ya ever have one of those G^$%&# D%#&@* Days? Well that was yesterday. Two engines that #^&$ () &*# ^#% @& &#^@%!ing won't start. S^#$*& #(# ^#%$ @$#! ^&@(# *#*$( $($% B#7 &(*@(&# ^#&((*@_. &#*^&T#*…

A Woody Boater Needs Gauges For His Century.

Fellow Woody Boater Jeff N from California who is a Outlaw Hot Rod guy and now a Sons Of Varnish Member and is all in on getting his new Century ready for some fun. But he is looking for a new hard to find set of gauges. Does anyone know…

Ever Wonder What An Aluminum K Head Weighs Vs Regular K Head?

Come on, you know you want to know. I mean all ya gotta do is click on the read more link and all will be revealed. So how did we do it? Why is a better question. Well Stinky's Aluminum head was causing all sorts of oil milky issues. So…

A Day Cleaning The 1958 17′ Cavalier.

Barn Finds, Restorations

Now, I sure love a nice boat ride, but I sure love sitting in the barn, music on and cleaning and going through things and really digging in to see what we got here. And it's all good, including finding a relative of The House Of Stinky. Hey,…

Honey, Guess What Followed Me Home? Honey? Honey?

Thanks to the future single Woody Boater Eric Zelman sent us in this fun story. I will add, that there is nothing more fun than bringing home a mess, and spending the weekend getting her out on the water having fun. That is Woody Boating…

Troy Shares The Joy Of Painting A Classic Boat. Shockingly Everyone Involved Wasn’t In A Bikini.

Restorations, Uncategorized

Troy sent in this wonderful report form Maine regarding his experience with The Kirby family.I also spent all weekend with several qt's of the Kirby's and man oh man. Troy is dead on. Take it away Troy. As you know American Beauty…

NOS Windshields – Get Out Your Ruler!