Deadline For Helping Is October 31st. Pay Up! And Double Your Money!

This may be your only chance to double your money these days. The deadline for the matching funds is now upon us. The Chris Craft Archive Needs You. Click Here, then click on the icon and feel good today. The club needs 10K they are now at…
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Save Your Fuel With STA-BIL Ethanol Treatment.

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No this is not an ad. I wish! Hey Sta-Bil, send the check to the Chris Craft Club or ACBS...if you read this. Ethanol additives are reeking havoc on marine engines. The ethanol additive is not kind to engines that sit, as well as being near…
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Classic Boat Rides In Jersey, Bring Your Rake!

If you are looking for a cool thing to do this weekend in the New Jersey area, I think on the Jersey Shore, near Highland NJ. How about a classic boat ride while looking at the leaves changing. This time of year can be the most beautiful on…
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Bottoms Up. Antique Wood Boat Restoration.

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Is that a floor or a dinning room table? A nice space says a lot about a person, and even more about the sort of product you will get done there. I have spoken with Steve Bunda several times and he is the real deal. Here is Steve's new web site.…
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Vintage New Life Vests. It's About Time!

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Thank god, someone has done this for the community. Thanks to luxury water Gear you can now be sport'n a life jacket that fits your boat...OK not cheap for sure, but a must. Here is the description form there web site. www.luxurywatergear.comExclusively…
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Looking For Nice Antique Yacht In Captiva For Photo Shoot!

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Live near Captiva? Well this is your big chance to have your Elco, or old 20's or 30's Chris Craft as a star of fashion. Also you can actually have proof that your boat is a chic magnet!. And make a buck or two.. or three. Email me or Andria…
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One Year For Antique & Classic Boating!

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I can not believe it. One year old today. 311 stories. Who would have guessed there would be that much to talk about on a daily basis. Not me for sure. What a year, great shows, tons of new pals, and a deeper understanding of a great passion.…
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My Classic Boating Finally Made It Here. Devert Your Eyes Please!

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Laugh all you want. You do the same thing! After a day from hell, it's nice to just sit sometimes in a hot tub, with some good reading. This issue of Classic Boating has some great articles in it, including a killer one on paint colors from…
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Mahogany Bay's New Website. Finally!

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This is a great website. Their website has been all over the place in the past years. And not worthy of what these guys actually do. Todd Warner Founder and CEO is with out question one of the worlds leading experts in the Antique & Classic…
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Choose Your Favorite Classic Boat Transom! And Give A Poor Man Some Peace.

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I have been through this hell countless times. Transom Hell! Fellow Woody Boater Chad, is right at that point. After a 4 year restoration of exacting detail. He is faced with what is one of the toughest decisions of the restoration. Why. Because…
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The Wooden Runabout Company.

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Great website, Great guys, Great boats. Fun site to visit. Tons of photos on some very cool one of a kind boats. And ... dear god they have a blog! www.woodenrunabout.com
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Woody Suburban? Anythings Possible.

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It's getting close to the end of my beloved orange suburban. We rely on her every weekend to drive us to the water, tow an antique boat to FLA and NY and general family troop transport. The Chevy Suburban is the perfect car for such things.…
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Ultimate Antique Boat On Video…

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One Video says it all. But two says even more... Dang!
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Classic Boat Antiques. Ross Bros.

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In the never ending quest to find antique dealers that specialize in cool boat stuff, we have found another. OK it wasn't that hard. Ross Bros is on eBay and has a killer tent at the Clayton Show. These guys go all out. Some were between antique…
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Very Cool Classic Boat Digital Drawings.

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Yes these are drawings. It's amazing what can be done on a computer these days. The classic boat passion is very much alive around the world. These are Sweden....Woody Boater.com gets readers from all over the place. NOT Wyoming yet though.mmmm..…
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Toy Antique & Classic Boats. For Gods Sake Don't Play With Them!

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For some reason at the shows this year there is a noticeable increase in small toy like classic boats. Also at the Antique Boat Museum this year there was a huge collection on display. Here are some shots from various shows and the museum. …
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Classic Boat Art And Antiques. Black Bass Antiques.

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Finlay, dang! In what has to be one of the hardest types of antiques and art to find. Cool old boating related stuff. Great old paintings, signs, paddles, old snap shots. All of it. Henry and Kate of Black Bass Antiques in Bolton Landing NY…
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Woody Boat Wallpaper.

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We had one of those mornings that made any shot look good. Here is a tease. More to follow on Monday. You can click on the shot and it will make it larger, drag to your desktop and make it a nice peaceful screen saver... Then as you are looking…
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Moving A Classic Boat Around In Woody Boaterville Is all Part Of The Lifestyle.

Big Bubba, the Woody Boater vehicle of choice is officially complete. We have been waiting on clips for molding and his new wood panels to get there final coat of varnish. I have owned big Bubba for over 15 years. His primary function is hauling…
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Classic Cruisin’ Weekend – June 6, 7, 8, 2008

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A few weeks ago I mentioned some events that may have been in danger of being postponed due to high water. One of the events was the CLASSIC CRUISIN’ WEEKEND. Well, be assured that this event will not be affected by high water. It’s going…
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Happy Memorial Day Weekend.

In honor of Memorial day we will do our next posting on Tuesday. Have a save weekend and goooo classic boating.
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Getting The Mail In Woody Boater Style.

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What's better than a 41¢ speedboat plus a 1¢ dingy stamp to show off your Woody Boat love? How bout a Woody Boat mail box? Yup lapstrake design for all those heavy seas. Fellow Woody Boater Dennis Karalow of Penn Yan NY. has created such a…
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Gas Is Only 27¢ In Woody Boaterville. Wooohooo! Let's Go Classic Boating.

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With gas hitting $4.00 a gallon, I thought. Mmmmm I wonder what the price of gas was in 1941. Would I have bought this boat back then. So I did some Goesintas. ( Thanks Jethro) .Gas was 19¢ in 1941. With the rate of inflation. That is $2.81…
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Oh, Great, Now What Do I Do With All My 41 Cent Speedboat Stamps. Wait. I Have An Idea!

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Now that I have to ruin all my fun woody boater mail with some lame 1 cent stamp. I got to think"n. Why not make a 1 cent stamp that goes with the speedboat stamps. mmmmmmmm It just might work. Now I just need to get the US postal service to…
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Bringing A Classic Boat Ad To Life.

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Being in the Ad business, it warms my heart to know that folks are using advertisements of the day to help bring their dreams to life. Fellow Woody Boater David Konick is doing just that with his tasty Sea Skiff. We have seen countless Sea Skiffs…
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New Issue Of Classic Yacht Is Here.

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Welcome to the wonderful world of an online magazine. It opens and closes like an actual magazine, reads like one and looks like one. If you want more info on an ad just click on it and it takes you to the website for that advertiser. Very cool…
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The Classic Pope Boat Mobile.

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While his Holiness is here clogging traffic and blessing us all here in the DC area.Woody Boater has been hard at work. Doing extensive research in the Vatican archives WoodyBoater has found this exciting and interesting find. This one of a…
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Drinking and Classic Boats Do Mix!

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Has that Restoration of your classic boat driven you to drink? Then pony up to the bar. Your own bar. Yup. A Classic Boat Bar on eBay. There is really nothing more to be said. Just hand me a drink. My bungs are popping...
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Never Pay For A Postage Stamp Again With Speedboat Stamps!

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We all saw the introduction of the new Speedboat stamps. I went out and purchased my 3 pages and have been very careful to use them only on boat related mail. But a funny thing has happened. I have stacks of these things now. You see, everybody…
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Woody Boater Of The Month. Joe Martell.

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No one has done more to move the Antique & Classic boat community to action more than Joe Martell this month. He has brought a behind the scenes ugly argument in the Antique & Classic boat community to the for front. Joe is the DB Cooper…
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Thinking Of Buying A Boat This Spring? Consider a Classic Woody Boat

You have the itch, damm the looming recession, Your gonna go boating. Well, welcome to the club, you are not alone. And considering all the gloom and doom that is spewing out on the airwaves. You need to get away from it all anyway, right? …
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Spinning Plates In Woody Boaterville.

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Not that prepping a boat for the Lake Dora show is not enough. We are also building the new worldwide headquarters for Woody Boater. Today is "roof going on day". Then quickly heading over to the boat, and putting on chrome and striping the…
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The New Brass Bell Is Here! The New Brass Bell Is Here!

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Just like Steve Martin in the movie the Jerk regarding his first time being published in the phone book. We are somebody. I am so happy to see this months Brass Bell. We are in it. More than just gigabytes floating in space looking for a warm…
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Who is Joe Martell? Story Breaks Record On Chris Craft Antique Boat Club Boat Buzz.

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It all started out as an article in the latest issue of Classic Boating. Preservation vs Restoration Page 24. March - April issue. A very well written article, with lots of knowledgeable information. The story would have stayed in the background…
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Make Your Own Classic Boat History.

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With all the hub bub about preservation vs rebuilding I thought, if you are going to rebuild every plank of wood on your boat, why stop there. Rebuild the boats history as well. Here are the simple steps. First you need a boat. It really doesn't…
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The Classic Boat Market Report. Or, Can My Classic Boat Float In A Recession?

With the possibility of a recession looming has the un-easiness effected the classic boat community? Will it? To be honest I don't know, in no way do I consider myself an expert on this subject. And for that matter I scratched my head to think…
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The Classic Boat Wave Is Alive And Well.

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I am not sure when the "wave" started. I suppose Christopher Columbus waved at Queen Isabella as he arrived back in town. The tradition goes way back in time. From what I can tell though there are different sorts of waves. The "I am sailing…
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It's Sunday In Woody Boaterville. I'm Going Fish'n.

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From time to time I am reminded that these treasures that we love and pamper are just boats. I'm going fish'n.... Wait. Only 27 days til Mt Dora. Dear God. Were is that varnish? And , hey, watch out for those fish scales, and, oh crap! The…
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Woody Classic Boat – New Features

As Woody Boater promised, we will be posting some new features starting tomorrow. The first of these will feature a New Destination for you to consider. It will be loaded with "hot-links" that will take you straight to the websites you need…
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Woody Boater Hits 8000

Thanks to you, as of today we have doubled visitors again. Over 8000 page views, we are now linked to several sites and are tracking towards 2500 visitors a month. With folks all over the world. We are in all 50 states except for South Dakota,…
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Chris Craft Antique Boat Club

When you go to the boat shows or look on boats for sale web sites you’re bound to see more Chris Craft boats than the others. They have remained a popular name in antique and classic boating over the years. Christopher Columbus Smith started…
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Century Boats. Fantastic Club Web Site.

Yes, Chris Craft is the big name, as are others like Garwood, and Hacker Craft. But when it comes to real cool design of the era, Century Boats really pushed the envelope. Each boat had a little something more to it. Great horse eye rings,…
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It's Brian Robinson Day In Woody Boaterville.

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I, the mayor of Woody Boaterville hand the key to the city to Mr Brian Robinson. He has saved the day. BIG TIME. Thanks to a quick phone call Brian pointed out a flaw in Sylvia's deck. What a keen eye. I have put in two shots of Sylvia. One…
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Antique & Classic Boat Shows

Woody Boater has put together one of the most complete and comprehensive lists of Boat Shows available. So take a peek, find one near you and plan to go to one or two (or more) this year. There's nothing better than being there, seeing them…
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For The Next Generation Of Classic Boat Lovers

Boy, did my rant hit a nerve. I received countless un-publishable emails, due to wishing to stay anonymous. We also received a record amount of comments. One interesting theme in all the comments was the term "expert novices". I was intrigued,…
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Classic Boat Stamps. Start snail mailing again.

If you really want to live the Woody Boat life. Stop reading this, and pick up a pen and paper and craft a personal letter to someone. When you are ready to send it. Put one of these cool new stamps on it. They are available at the post office.…
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Top-Siders VS Crocs

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For life. I love my Crocs. I wear them all the time. But that is a mistake when climbing on wet varnished top sides. Because I wear them so much, I wear them out fast. And they get very slick. VERY SLICK. Now to my classic Top-Siders from Sperry.…
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