I Suffer From Lackaboatrideitus.

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One of the advantages of not being burdened by the proper use of the English language, not to mention, any language, is you get to make up your own words. And today is such another day. introducing, Lackaboatrideitus. This is an affliction…
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Six Volters You Have Been Heard! 6 Volt Bilge Pumps Thanks To Jim Staib!

A huge thanks to Jim Staib of Fine Wood Boats for putting his money where all your bitching has been about 6 volt bilge pumps. As many of you 6 Volters may all cheer now. You now have an available new bilge pump! Thats right, that used Lovett…
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The Lost Story Of Comet. As In I Lost It. I Have Had It, Just Forgot I Had It! Don’t Tell Them At The Museum. SHHHH!

Okay, I know! I am busy, and I do get around 400 emails a day, but for some dam reason, I completely forgot to publish this story. Now, it was during a hurricane and some Boat The Blue thing? What ever that was. Who knew there was some sort…
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I Only Have One Vintage Boat And I’m Happy. Is There Something Wrong With Me? – By Bruce “Rabbit” Bildsten

A huge thanks to longtime fellow Woody Boater and pal Bruce "Rabbit" Bildsten for writing some wonderful copy to keep us all going through the winter of unfortunate ebay stories. We shall all make it through.. But with only one boat? Take…
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Rocket Man Is Having A Performance Issue?

I suppose with a name like Rocket Man, one may not want to admit you have a performance issue. I mean, just think about baseball, or your dead grandmother and you can at least be called Slow Ride man? Just say'n. Anyway, all kidding aside,…
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Ned’s Barn Find…Kinda 1963 Century Coronado

A huge thanks to fellow Woody Boater Ned Protexter for sending us in this wonderful story about his barn findish. Man oh man, its so cool to see this going on! There is Hope! Long live Ned Protexter and his Century! Barn Find…Kinda…
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It’s C-C-Cooooooold In Minnesota! Live ish From The Tundra!

A huge thanks to Dave Bortner, Bruce Bildsten and Mark Setterholm for reporting in the the minus-ville. The land O Frozen Lakes. Take it away gents! Winter-Eyes - Dave Bortner at Freedom Boat Service Whether is a well digger, a brass…
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Welcome To The Jungle! By Brandon Wabeke

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A huge shout out to fellow Woody Boater Brandon Wabeke for sending in a fun story. I guess one to many Sausage ebay days have made many think, Hey I can do better than that at least. YES YOU CAN! YOU NEED TO READ ON!  This story is amazing.…
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Vintage Gas Sign. Or Not?

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Because it's winter and I have been sick as a dog from burning myself out. I am spending way too much time searching around the internet for story ideas. One of the categories I look at is Vintage Boat Signs. To be honest is far and in between…
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California Sausage – I Need To Go On A no Sausage Diet Soon.

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Well, sorry, sausage again. But according to the stats I am not the only one that likes some good yummy sausage. Now, I need to explain today. See, I am getting over west coast time now. I don't transition well in the time area since I get…
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Miss America Visits Lake Hopatcong. No Not The Boat, The Miss!

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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…
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Do You Remember What A 1950’s Marina Looked Like?

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Well, do you? Really? I mean you would be in your 90's now if you worked at one. So this might be a fun flash back. For the rest of us, its all a blurry flurry of imagery, and wondering why Fonzi isn't working there, or why…
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The Antique Boat Museum Is Always Open On WoodyBoater!

Thanks to the crew at The Antique Boat Museum, for the virtual openess of the museum here. Today we have a wonderful 30 footer. Take it away Antique Boat Museumers! It was a cold day in January 1928 when Paul A. Schoellkopf, Sr. of Niagara…
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Falling Out Of Love With Classic Boating? It’s Not You.

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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…
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$400,000 Spent, Yours For $35,000

Deep in the old ebay listings you may have missed this cruiser in Seattle. Its a double enclosed model, and as they say in the real estate world. Obsolete space. Like having a dinning room and living room. It's not how we live anymore, nor…
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Have You Molested Your Boat?

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The other day I noticed a car ad on BarnFinds.com  BTW one of my favorite sites...about an "Unmolested" Truck. Subsequently changed to "Unrestored" BTW. On the surface I know what that means, but in the #MeToo time that we all live in,…
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Is This The First Love Letter Of A Relationship Between Chris Craft And Texaco?

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Well? We all know that Pre-War Chris Crafts were sold with Duplex Oil can and post war, Texaco. But like many things in history, it's not that cut and dry. Clearly here, Chris C. Smith or as in the signature, C.C. Smith loved Texaco Oil.…
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Should Jimmy Durante Have Gotten A Nose Job?

The other day I was bitching about the original engine ups and downs of ownership. With several boats going at any given time, one of them seems to always be finicky. Never something clear cut. Can be the weather, or just something loose.…
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Yes, It Happened AGAIN! The Harrison’s Break Down!

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Ya, know, I can't make this stuff up. No one would believe that one family could experience so many breakdowns, and yet see the humor in it all. Yes, we are talking about Paul and Karen Harrison. You may recall the running out of fuel…
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Plastic In The Oceans – We Have A Plan To Save The Planet!

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If you are into saving the planet, have we got an idea here on Woody Boater. See plastic trash is literally killing the ocean, Plastic is a wonderful product that can be, and has been formed into everything we touch in our lives. And if…
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1929 Prototype Model 100? Anyone Out There Help?

Fellow Woody Boater Francis Hopkinson picked up what could be a very special find. But he has questions. Here is his story. I purchased a 1929 Chris-Craft 20ft Triple cockpit, model 100. Chris-Craft did not offer the model 100 until 1930,…
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Mother Of God! Become An Outboard Outhoarder

Right here on ebay,  thanks to Jim Staib for sharing, you can become an instant outboard guru. A "OutHorder" and crazy collector. One purchase. Why spend years having fun searching through barns. Forget the feeling of finding a jewel burred…
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Tom Thumb Cruisers? Company Or Boat?

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On ebay, which is a 24/7 boat show and flea market, I found this small post card. What attracted me to this is the boat! I MUST HAVE A BOAT LIKE THIS! No, not just a small boat. Those are around, but a vintage boat like this. It has history,…
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Chris- Craft Speedometer On eBay!

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Now that the Virtual Holiday party is over, thought a nice ebay story would be all you all can take!  To be honest, I didn't think Chris Craft made these. I mean, it makes sense, and I always thought maybe they did. But for what model?…
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Why Did Chris Craft Change For 40 Wt TO 30 Wt Oil? It’s Actually Very Simple.

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A Simple question on the Boat Buzz the other day about using 30 wt vs 40 wt oil came up. It got me thinking that there might be more to the story why Chris Craft changed the weight need in the mid 1950's. So I did some investigat'n. And…
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Won’t Anything Start? AHHHHHHHHHH! BRRRRRRRRRR! GRRRRRRRRR!

Well, Friday I was all set to get the boats out of the water ASAP and get them winterized. WECATCHEM needed to get into the barn, and The Photo Boat had not been winterized since its first and last test run. But the cold weather gods had…
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Black Friday Black Boat Fun

Today we observe the crass sales day known as black Friday by digging through the archives and featuring... Well. Black Boats! We are still toying with a black hull Cavalier as the photo boat. There is something stylish and vintage about…
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Last Gasping On The Rocks

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Long time fellow Woody Boater Dave Bortner of Freedom Boat Service, sent us in a Last Gasp from Minnesota. Yikes. And I thought I was pushing it here in Virginia. But Dave was pulling a wonderful little Rocket and had some fun with a temperature…
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Only One Made, And So Many Questions.

This very cool Cadet on eBay lit up my email yesterday, and worthy of featuring. But. Like most classic eBay listings, this one is missing some critical selling points, and part of the listing, just invites questions. Like. WHAT THE…
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The Mechanix Illustrated Golden Hammer Tie Clasp Goes To?

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Fellow Woody Boater Alden Reed sent us in this fun story about his father in 1958. The Big Golden Hammer tie clasp! You know that was the bomb down at the lodge!  Here is Alden's Note and cool pics. Your blue-hull mock-up on your…
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Dam It! Now I Want A Triple!

I curse you Mr Teeter, now you have done it. Yesterdays mahogany Trilogy got me all worked up on owning a Triple. Is this the year of the tripple coming up? This past year I started eyeballing them. Something about the style of Stinky just…
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Do You Have A Set Of Brass Nuts?

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What can I possibly write to follow up a headline like that? Is your woody old enough for a set? There ya go, I can keep this going. Or mercifully not. But if you read this with the images you get it, and your mind isn't in the gutter. At…
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Did AMF Kill Fun? Or Create Our Passion?

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Wow, last weeks story sure brought out the daggers on AMF. All our memories about how this huge company kinda drained some iconic brands in the pleasure fun industry. It got me thinking. Fun stuff, like snow mobiles, Sunfish Sailboats, Golf…
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“Women Never Did Get Much Pleasure Out Of Boats That Were All Greasy, Dirty And Spray Wet After A Short Trip”

What? Does Woody Boater not know it's 2018 and we don't talk that way anymore? I suppose this sort of sexist marketing is a thing of the past. Like 1914. Never mind that the Boatress would agree 100%. This quote is from a 1915 Brochure for…
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It’s Aint Over Til Someone Gets Towed In. Gasping 2018

Thanks to fellow Woody Boater Bob Weaver for sending in a reminder Last Gasp to get it done before it gets too cold. Bob is from the Buffalo area and well, his Dodge Watercar got towed to be winterized in 39 degree weather. Great photos.…
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Is Classic Boating A Sport, Hobby, Or Passion?

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I am not sure why I haven't touched on this topic before, maybe I have. After close to 5000 stories over 10 years, I am not sure anymore. Heck sometimes when I am doing some research on a story, I end up finding a story we wrote 8 years…
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The World Could Benefit From Owning A Woody Boat

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Social Media! Those two words now bring up so many hard feelings. Whats funny is that it was invented to help people connect, and yet, has become some sort of horrible divisive part of us all. And lately, politics aside...if that is possible,…
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Meanwhile In Thailand.

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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…
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A Continental Winner.

If you have been reading the comments for the past week, you now doubt have been reading about the 1961 Continental. And her interior more specifically. Part of the fun of all this is that we can all enjoy some back and forth about boats…
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Phew, I Needed That! Hooky Day!

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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…
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Boat The Blue Breaks All Records!

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According to fellow Woody Boater David Nau in yesterdays comments The Boat The Blue Event stats are as follows. I am sure this will be updated. But regardless of the numbers, we can tell that this event is a mind blower and clear game changer…
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YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!

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Really? Oh come on. The 10 inches of rain yesterday and broken lift wasn't enough? Falling through the dock with a board missing putting on a boat cover. And now a GD Hurricane heading to the fleet. WTF! Really? I mean I have been hammering…
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Lil’ Toot – The Almost Lost Barn Find

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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.…
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Labor Of Love – Happy Labor Day

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As we have been celebrating the countdown to Port Huron, we have had our own little countdown here in Reedville. Getting Stinky back in the water. It's had its twists and turns, but the good news, is with the help of many, she is in the…
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Prepping For The Reedville Show Next Weekend!

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They say when you write you should tap into your true feelings at this moment. Well.... I have learned to be patient, or become a patient. And when it comes to boats, its all fun. The second I start being mad, its time to walk away. I am…
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An Eazee Whatizit. Its a Mfbahdhe!

So those of you I am sure will have this boat pegged. But for fellow Woody Boater XXXXXXXX and I we could not for the life of us read the blurred logo on the side. It has some Shepard in the style. But also that white area is very Whirlwind.…
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Gar Wood Product Verification Certificates From The Antique Boat Museum

Of course we all know that the Antique Boat Museum in Clayton, NY is home to a large variety of gorgeous wooden boats and is a definite must on any enthusiast’s “bucket list”. But the thing that puts the icing on the boating cake…
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All Those On Lake Arrowhead – We Need Help With An Intervention!

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Can we save this guy from himself? Look, at the ad. Cool Century Coronado, yes an 70's version, looks like it was taken care of, and its very cool. BUT read the print at the bottom of the ad. Thanks to fellow WoodBoater Jeff N. for sending us…
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