Yes, I Actually Do Work For A Living. HA, Ugh

Remember that Coke sign I was working on in New Orleans? Well, she has a new life after some lettering at the Railway, and now is perched in the small conference room at the office I actually do work up in Northern VA. When Covid…
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The Smallest Detail Saved Me, Thanks Brian

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You all may recall my obsession with the correct zipper manufacturer for the replacement of the top on Suzy, now Scarlet. If not, you are lucky. If you want to know more I will provide a link at the bottom of the story. Hey its cold out,…
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We Do Remember 80 Years Ago

80 years! When i was a young'n, I remember thinking that 1942 was so far far away. Might as well been reading about the Civil War. I was fascinated by any book or story about the war. Oddly, today  I can't remember where I put my wallet. …
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New Words Added To The Woody Boater Dictionary.

For many of our regular readers, the terms, "Sausage" "Milking" "Prerestoric" "Header Day" "Dim" "Horice" all make complete sense. But to new readers, you may wonder if I have lost my mind. YES, BTW. Anyway, you may also be surprised to…
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Sausage Snacks, My Supply Chain Of Ideas Is Stuck In My Brain.

One thing about being on a break from it all, is your brain just turns to mush. Sleeping late...6:30 AM instead of 4AM and count in being an hr back, and my brain is sausage. These are just three shots I have been gathering for a large sausage…
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W.H.E.E.L Of Fortune, We Can All Play Together

It may come as a shock to many of you, but I love old stuff other than boats. Ya.. I know, you may need to take a sip of your morning coffee varnish and ponder.. Okay done pondering. Lets play. I will let the captions tell the story. HAVE…
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112 Days Tile Life Gets Back To Normal-iiiiiiish!

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In about 4 months, we celebrate some sort of normalcy. Lake Dora. Its stopped being a show years ago, it has always been a gathering, a celebration, and start to our communities season. YA YA, folks in Florida go boating all year.. I get…
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1947 Sportsman Woody, Or Getting My Ass Wiped? mmmmm?

GAAAAAAAAAAAAAA, like many of you I waffle between cool old cars and old boats, hell old lawn mowers can be cool. And yes I have had some very old Toro push mowers. And used them. I have a pal thats into old tractor sprinklers. Which I also…
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The Comment Section Is Open. No Jumping On The Beds Please.

We are on the road again, and today reporting from some exit in some area that all looks the same, with all the same fast food places, and same hotels as every other exit. Do I have boat stories? Yes, but on a chilly Saturday? I do have…
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Less Water, Drying Out At HQ

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Funny thing about disasters. Yes Odd and Funny ha ha BTW. They can actually be very photogenic. They capture emotion, and things we can only imagine in our dark thoughts. The good news is the day after is always beautiful. Not sure how that…
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Water, Water And More Water.

Funny thing, not ha ha funny, but more ugh funny. When you see all your stuff under water, you just sit there and think. Well, not a whole lot I can do about this. That was the feeling yesterday while watching the tides come in, and…
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Lost Boat! Miss Water Puss Is MIA

You may be wondering why I am late this morning. Well.. Been out looking for Miss water puss, the Boatress's plastic boat. That we never use, think about or apparently noticed. The water levels here in Reedville are the highest I have seen…
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Tara Turns One – Another B Day As Woody Boater Goes To The Dogs.

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Ya Ya.. quit your bitch'n. More dog stuff. And yes, Bitch'n is not a curse word today. Its the other meaning. So get over that as well.  If you haven't met Tara, she is Mr B's Bitch. Wow, that seems a little harsh. But it is what it is. Mr…
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It’s Mr B’s-irthday!

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Today we all celebrate Mr B's 1st Birthday! Yup. He is one year old, and brings a smile to my face every day, hour, minute. He has become a great little sidekick, always ready for a boat ride, car ride. Barks at all the gals.. or guys, squirrels,…
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Today Is The 5,555 Story On WoodyBoater! Dang, Thats A Whole Lotta Typos In One Place.

Dang! like watching the odometer on your car hit 55,555 miles, or something like that. I just happened to glance at the stats today and noticed the 5555 thing. So guess what, we are in a stat day. A day where I blabber about all the stats.…
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Yesterday May Have Been My Last Car Free Day Of The Year. Ugh.

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This year, with the new Special V8 WECATCHEM has become a different boat. A user boat, and I love it. Once I was able to emotionally let go of the perfection thing, she became 100% more fun. I have experienced this before I am about to sell…
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Buying Old Boat Shops As Art. Yup, It’s Officially A Trend

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There is a saying in the PR world. 1 is a fun story, 2 is a coincidence and 3 is a trend. Well, with yesterday's text message news, fellow Woody Boaters Paul and Karen Harrison and Tom Drozd  bought the old Antique Boat Center property…
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Well, At Least The Railway Is Clean?

First, sorry two Railway stories in one week. But I know how much we all like a good disaster. Especially one that really isn't a disaster. Well, yesterday, after a series of work calls, I looked out and wow, that tide is high.. and we had…
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To My Brother Horace. Today, I Focus On What Unites Us.

It may seem sometimes that we here in Woodyboaterville are at each other's throats, or bitching, going all Horice on people. Dim chimes in. But in the end, if you live here, or even visit Woodyboaterville, we have something in common. We…
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10 Tips On Practicing Safe Boat Showing.

Trying to keep track of shows this weekend? Canceled or still on? Not sure how to remember the 20th Anniversary of 9/11? Not vaccinated, vaccinated? Mask? No Mask? The big ACBS International? So many things flying around in your head? Me…
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THE GULL LAKE CLASSIC at BAR HARBOR SUPPER CLUB – Part 2

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WELCOME TO PART 2 OF THE ANNUAL GULL LAKE CLASSIC at BAR HARBOR SUPPER CLUB show in Minnesota, presented by the Land O'Lakes Classic Boat Club. Today's show report, with photos by fellow Woody Boater Dane Anderson, starts off with a BANG…
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THE GULL LAKE CLASSIC at BAR HARBOR SUPPER CLUB – Part 1

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THE ANNUAL GULL LAKE CLASSIC at BAR HARBOR SUPPER CLUB show in Minnesota, presented by the Land O'Lakes Classic Boat Club, never disappoints. A wonderful and diverse collection of antique & classic boats, some dating back to the 1920s,…
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Sunday Sausage While We Wait For Reports And Ida!

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We are waiting on some fun reports, and sadly some not so fun reports in from New Orleans. But deadlines are deadlines, so this morning, you get some yummy sausage with your coffee varnish. For those of you new to Sausage days. Its a collection…
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Please Check Your Balls… And Nuts.

As we were leaving Katzs marina with Mista B's new boat, Alan yelled. STOP! This may have been the STOP that saved lives and some true heartache. A little simple moment that still sends chills down my spine. Even in this heat. Alan with…
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A Sea Doo Pontoon Boat? Is It A Boat? Or A Variant?

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No! No! No! This is what happens when you don't vaccinate your Jet Ski, and Pontoon boat. THIS! THIS! THIS! I hope you all are happy! All of you that own these and go out "un protected boating" this is what happens. WTH!!!! Now we have to…
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Sad Breaking News. RIP-alm Gardens

Where do I start? There is a part of my soul that is lost now. Or maybe it's a part of my colon? The only good thing I can gleam from this sad heart breaking news. Like Cardiac Breaking.. Is that somewhere in my digestive track a  Jalapeno…
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Zombie Boating Today!

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All this past week, I have been in the office prepping for a 1 hr meeting in New Jersey for my real job. High stakes, hi pressure stuff. And after a year and a half in my sweat pants and shorts. It was and is a little bit of a harsh reminder…
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Elsa Is Gonna Take A Dump On Us Today?

Here she comes, headed to Virginia around noon today. These are the storms I worry about the most, not the Hurricanes. These early summer dumps can cause some very high tides if the wind is doing its thing pushing water up the bay. And there…
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This Saturday, Woody’s & Weiners At Woody Boater Global Headquarters.

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Okay, wait, not sure about the name, although it does have a certain something. I think this may be a great name for a regular Woody Boater event. This Saturday, as in this week, the local Tidewater Chapter of the ACBS, and some others are…
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Happy Birthday America.

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This weekend we here in the U.S.of A celebrate our B day. And even though many parades and fireworks were last night, today is the day. Burgers on the grill, ice cream and warm sunsets. This is my favorite holiday of the year. No gifts,…
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Railway Update – It’s A Full House

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Today is a huge day here in Reedville, the 4th of July parade is on Main Street, and then Fireworks over the Stack. So its been clean up clean up clean up. Moving the stacks of wood. Good lord thats a job. Add in the heat and yikes. But…
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Back To Work, I Am So Confused.

One of the most common emails I get from Woody Boaters is.."How do you do this everyday" My answer is always the same. I don't know. The trick has been that Woody Boater is an escape for me. A boat ride metaphor at 5 or 6 AM.. Or yesterday,…
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Railway, Dog, Family, And Sausage, Update.

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While everyone was prancing around the docks at boat shows, I was slammed on the Railway, family and zoom calls. And yes, I love 2 out of 3 of those. And it's not the family or the Railway. Mr B has been full throttle and the Railway is…
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Minnesota Classic Boating Season Kicks Off At Historic Moonlite Bay

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THE 2021 MINNESOTA CLASSIC BOATING SEASON KICKS OFF at the historic Moonlite Bay Family Restaurant & Bar in Crosslake, MN. The event, which is officially named the 2021 Whitefish Chain Classic Boat Show was held on Saturday, with a sold…
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Fingers Crossed, I Can Go Boating Today!

Thank you all for your fun comments yesterday, Laughing and crying all at the same time. OOOOFFFFFFF! That is a pain I dont wish on anyone. And I hope its over. I thought it had passed around 2, and so I snuck out on a boat ride. MISSTAKE!…
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KBL On Ebay, But? Do We Tell The Guy?

As I do every morning, I parooz ebay. And this little gem, a KBL pops up for sale. Okay, not all that exciting or story worthy. But as I looked on, WTH? Here is the copy with the listing. Original Chris Craft KBL engine w/ transmission.…
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Global HQ Sausage

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Today I clean out the shots over the past couple weeks of unconnected stories that never made a full story. Lots of small moments of joy and craziness here in Woodyboaterville. The Railway is coming back to life after I trashed it and tore…
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Love Reedville Style – Did She Say Yes?

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While you all were yammering on about this and that yesterday, we had some good old fashion love happening here at the Global HQ. I have had to keep this under wraps cause it was a surprise. Nothing better than a deadline to get stuff done.…
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Has The Price Of Wood Changed Our Passion?

No doubt many of us have already experienced the sticker shot at the lumber yard, or big box store of the price of wood. A 20 buck piece of plywood is now around 60 bucks. Triple the cost. Teak is now around $30 a linear ft. 30 Bucks. A…
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Quarantine Transom

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A huge thanks to fellow Woody Boater Mark Schallip for giving me....and you the day off from my word butchering, and tasteless humor. Take it away Mr Schallip. No really take it, you can have it. Dims and babes.. All of it. Quarantine…
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Look’n For A Mrs B? For Some Mini B’s, B-letts? Lil B’s, Bsters.

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Okay, before read on. Know that this is nuts, borderline crazy, insane, potentially offensive, and could be this years story of the year. So.. READ ON.. Mr B is look'n for some love! And well, before we.. you know.. Tutor him. I thought,…
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A Gathering? Rally? Jamboree? Drive By? of Chris Craft…Trailers, Park?

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Thanks to fellow Woody Boater David Irvine for sending us in some photos from last weekends gathering of Trailers? Mobile Homes, Campers? Is this called a show? gathering? neighborhood? A Trailer Park?  The good news for me.. not you, or…
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Chesapeake Bay Magazine Does A Story On The Railway, So We Are Doing A Story On The Story.

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Okay, this story may have some loop issues. And I am not going to publish the story, but rather do a story on the story with a click at the end to go to the story. So if you want, you can just skip all the rest of this story to the CLICK…
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Woody Mudda? Day!

Today is the day! One day that we all, all 100% of us on the planet earth have in common. We all have mothers, and there is nothing quite like a mothers love for sure. And to think we only celebrate that on one day a year. To me, it's Christmas,…
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Results From This Weeks Bitch Fest

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Well, that sure was an interesting and engaging week. And of course like anything on the internet, just alot of back and forth but no real conclusions. But I did detect some trends. For better or worse, you are kinda are a focus group, and…
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An Apology

Well, that was a barn burner yesterday? Clicks, and possibly a good cathartic moment for all of us frustrated with... well, everything. Based on our demographics of readership, I am sure many of us here are and have been the caretakers of…
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What Happened To The Boat Buzz? It’s Complicated-ish.

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For our regular readers, who by the way hate change, it's become time to change again. Sorry. But the digital universe and what and how people are getting information is changing, or has changed. BTW, we at Woody Boater are no different.…
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Would You Pass The Test?

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So, imagine you just bought a new home, and this parks right in front of your house for 2 weeks? Would you complain? Or actually, would you stop your wife from complaining? Well, this is the situation that fellow Woody Boater Andreas Reissmann…
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