Sad Breaking Late News – Old Club On Harsen’s Island Fire

Many of you who are regular readers no doubt know about the Old Club on Harsens Island near Algonac. This club has very deep roots in the Chris Craft universe, and there are countless stories of the Smith's and other industrial giants of…

It’s The Weekend, Get Out Your Restomod

Sure it may be a tad brisk out there, but not on Lake Dora. GO! It's warm and the boating is amazing. Go on the canals. Thats the magic of Lake Dora. Ripping around on the lake is fine and all. But the canals are the ticket.  This year the…

Another Rare Sign For Sale. Call Your Banker, Not Your Wife!

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Yesterday this wonderful sign popped up on the same auction site that the Wallace Chris Craft sign sold. This is wonderful news for many of us that love these works of art. I will warn you though, this Facebook auction set up is not for the…

Happy Valentines Day

Today is the big day in Woodyboaterville. Today is the day you remind the one you love, and this is the most important part, the one that loves you back, share some time together. I say this because, let's be honest, does your boat really love…

Little Marine Oil Paintings

For years, I always seem to find outboard oil cans here and there. But sadly never really buy them, I think its an outboard thing, Oh, I have the collector gene for sure, but as time marches on, I have been very keen on curating the habit.…

Binge Watching May Be The Death Of Woody Boater

As Wayne Bomb just texted me, "It’s always a toss up. Who died; Matt or the WB website."my response, We are both on life support. HA, Anyway, the sad truth is, I Binge watched 1883, and 1923 last night. Ya, kinda ripped through those decades…

Michigan Gang, Breaks The Internet.

If you were here this morning, we had a fun story cooking about the Michigan gang making small boats for kids. By noon we were up to 20 comments, and then it happened. Boom, crash, bang, sputter sputter. Woody Boater turned into a boring template.…

Sunday Sausage

While we were all story surfing and milking, lots of little bits and pieces of stories were clogging the digital arteries of my laptop. And so today I am going to clear them out with a Sausage Story. After all a good breakfast is good energy…

Wallace Aero Marine Services On Indian Lake Ohio. Oh Heck Ya!

Remember that killer sign for sale last week? The one at the Facebook Auction? The one that sold for $15,000? Ya that one. Well, we were all rooting for Greg Wallace.. yes the same Wallace, to get the sign. But at some point, it just was…

A Night At The Railway, And The Desk Question Is Solved.

Okay I am mashing two stories into one today, kinda like adding some milk to the story to add a little something. Maybe a cereal of sorts. A sequence of a story that needs some more, but not small enough to be part of a sausage story? And…

We Need Some Help With Some Reedville History.

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Yesterday my son Ham and I where allowed in a very cool old building here in Reedville to explore and pick. Ham is amazing at this, he finds stuff even the owners dont know they have. I will link to his store at the bottom of the page, or just…

2022 A Year In Over 100 Pictures.

What a year. I have looked through the 5,043 images we have posted in 2022, and tried to get a taste of the larger stories of the year. Hands down though is the Molly O No story. Still cracks me up and was milked to the fullest extent possible…

The 15th Annual Hangover Elixir Story

One would think we would all learn by this age. Moderation. But nooooooooo, Not when it comes to classic boats and a good old classic holiday office party that we can just hang out and be ourselves. Yes...."someone" took some copies again on…

The 2022 15th Annual Holiday Office Party, Come On In. Watch Out For All The Wires.

Ho Ho Holy crap, this is our 15th party together. WTHOHO? Todays party is a tradition to welcome you all, Dim included into our home, share some eggnog, chicken on a stick, maybe some 15 year old cocktail wieners left over. So come on in,…

Saving An Original Penzoil Sign

Last year around this time. I was able to repourpose and save a painted over Coca Cola sign, and here we are again. A painted over Penzoil sign. I do get how this happens, but whats strange to me is that people think these painted over porclean…

Longtime Woody Boater Brian Cuthbertson Suddenly Passes Away

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This morning we were all notified that a fixture in the Wooden Boat universe Brian Cuthberson had passed away suddenly up in Algonac. What became quickly clear is how special and loved Brian was. He was a fixture up in the center of it all,…

Headers, Headers, Everywhere Headers.

One of the huge deals we are dealing with is saving close to over 3,000 headers. The header widget we have been using is not updateable and may cause a loss of sorts. We are working through it, and so I have been saving my favorites. Funny…

Owens Wrist Watch – It’s Waterproof

I am starting to really appreciate analog stuff. Like a simple windup wrist watch. No charging it, no updates, endless notifications. Just wind it up and go. Does it really matter that is dead on time? No. As long as its in the within 5 minutes…

I Have Some Things To Get Off My Chest.

Well, we are still picking away at little tidbits of digital scraps that appear, then disappear and then. AHHHHH! I mean you fix something and then another thing does whatever thing it does which overrides that other thing. Which is a 7.2…

Alive And Sleepy From New Orleans

Yesterday we slipped out of Reedville at 3AM to try and get ahead of natures wrath. Which of course meant a hail Mary run, with 3 dogs, and so on. Didnt even stop for the never ending fast food crap. Just power through, and we did make it.…

Broken Emails, Small Copy, And A State Of The Union Message.

This story is for all the folks who have realized that they are not getting the email feed anymore. It's also to all those that find themselves falling asleep reading and just wondering what is Woody Boater going to be next? Here is some…

Facebook Feeding Frenzy Over The Weekend

Yesterday longtime fellow Woody Boater and pal Jim Grant, sent me a link to a Facebook post regarding some stuff a daughter was trying to get a value on from some of her dads collection. He had passed away and she was clearly trying to do…

One Photo, Sums Up Last Nights Party At HQ.

Last night we celebrated 20 Years of being in business with the ad agency The Boatress and I started. A high risk move during the big tech crash. And we have never looked back. We wanted to build a company, a place to not feel like a work…

Mr B And I Built A Mr”B”each

Mr "B"each is now ready for company, and not a day too soon. We have a small gathering of my ad agency here on Thursday night to celebrate 20 years in business. Yup, 20 years ago I stepped out onto the ledge of my owndum. Well, they requested…

They Are Shooting Baby’s Now In Burlington.

Well if that headline doesn't grab you, nothing will. Oh how we all have become so desensitized to click bait headlines. Okay, okay, calm down.. Chris Bullin and Kent O. Smith Jr were out on the lake filming and photographing two of the…

Ebay Chris Craft Sign ALERT!

If you are one of the 25 ish bids on the large ebay Chris Craft sign.. BTW, the only one..for now. Make sure you know what you are bidding on. In the image above, the top sign is whats on ebay. Generally anything with that lady merrits a…

30th Annual Fulton Chain Rendezvous A La Kent O. Smith

Today we are fortunate enough to get this surprise report in from the Aderondacks from Kent O. Smith. Like in the headline. Okay, smart afts.. Here is your story.. Okay, it;s his story and his captions. I am merely the vessel today. Take…

OH SHIP! NOS Unassembled Dolphin Pedal Car

Hi my name is Matt, and I am a pedlecaric. Yes, I have been about 25 years pedal car free. But today I am struggling. Holy crap! This little Dolphin Pedal car boat combo punch may literally make me want to buy a pedal car wagon. AHHHHHHHHHH.…

The Boat Show 100 Years In The Making.

One Hundred Years ago when Christopher Smith and Gar Wood, John Hacker and countless others could not imagine the revolution they had started. A revolution of joy, family, fun, freedom. The mass production of motor boats. We are so…

BOAT SLIDE SHOW!

Today, mid week, we have a boat show! Yup, a good old vintage virtual show. Old school. The way they used to do it before zoom and the internet. A dark room and some beer and memories. Honestly I never understood why slides. You would look…

What Time Is It? It Doesn’t Matter Here.

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Over the years I have loved playing with the notion of stopping time, or even better, ignoring the concept of time. I mean time is time, but the change of time can be fun to experience. If you surround yourself with timeless emotions and…

A Sleep Live-ish From Florida

One thing about a hail mary run. The last couple hours are the hell. But the feeling of any bed is pure heaven. But waking up is a bitch. Where am I, what am I doing? A new routine.. And I want to just sleep. Which is why normally I would…

NOT FUNNY!

Okay, who got into the copy room. Do you know how expensive that Xerox Machine is? Really? Someone has to clean that screen now. You and your smelly butt stuff. You are a bunch of animals. Well, actually some were actually real animals.…

14th Annual Holiday Office Party TOMORROW.

Are you ready? Not me, been trying to clean up the place and no matter what I do, spammers and Russian hackers keep causing problems. This year I am mixing up a wonderful varnish punch. mmmmmmm, the good news is after several glasses you…

Shady Lawn House, And Dart Boat Company.

A huge thanks to Bob Kays for this cool photo of Shady Lawn House. What a great name for a hotel. The name congers up some amazing warm images. Also a huge shout out to the Ramsey Bros for keeping the Dart Boat Company name going. Take it…

A Joyous Thanksgiving To All Our Fellow Woody Boaters

Today I reflect on the past year, and am truly thankful for many things. Its so easy to focus on the negative, yet that can be paralyzing. I am grateful for today, because we can all collectively focus on the good in our lives. I am grateful,…

Live From New Orleans

Sorry, no trailer.....yet. The Boatress, and all decided on a Road trip for family to the New Orleans HQ. There are chores lined up and food to eat, and most of all, sleep.. SAAALLLLEEEEEPPPP! This will be the first break since Covid, and…

You Guessed It. A 1947 25′ Sportsman. WHHHHHHHAAAAAAAT?

I kept asking on the phone.. You sure its a 25 footer? Yes! Parked in 1975. Yes.. Worn out, and left wet.. But man oh man. Its all 100% there. Including a very rare dash clock. And get this. 1947, Hull number S-088-25 and I think the only…

Calling In A Sick Day.

Today, nothing remotely clever. I feels like a freight train ran over me last night and dumped some bad food in me. Pressing the type keys is like lifting a barbell, and I will spare you all the other details. So, today its a header day.…

Anyone Got Some Of Them Classic Boat Blank Fillers?

A huge thanks to long time fellow Woody Boater Dick Dow, for sharing this great estate sale find. Ya gotta love some NOS finds. WOW. Of course Dick has some missing info and is looking for some fill in the blanks. Here is Dicks note. Here…

Yes, I Am Alive, Just Slept Late. Sorry Greenland!

Thanks for all the emails, text messages this morning. I slept late. Not sure what happened, but man it felt good. I half way expected some boat show images to pop up in the email, but sadly no reports today. Just sunshine, and perfect boat…

Through Others Eyes.

I love going out on the water and enjoying the serenity of it all. And of course I love to take photos of things I see, the way I like to picture it. Through my eyes. But I also sometimes wonder, what must this all look like through another's…

Black Katz Cobra Arrives In New Jersey!

It arrived! And holy cobra Batman, that thing is insane. Something about a cell phone photo that adds a certain truth to stuff. The finish is great. And we are on a Hail Mary Roadtrip to lake Hopatcong today to pick up what will be the first…

ABOAT – A New Word In The Woodyboaterville Dictionary

ABOAT: The time while you are waiting for some part service, or varnish to dry for your woody boat., and your spouse is complaining. The spouse part is the most important part of the meaning. There has to be nagging. The kind that makes…

A Command…er Performance In Algonac.

A huge Woody Boater thanks to Very longtime and top commenters Greg and Marianne Lewandowski for sending in this report from Michigan! No captions, just the way I like them. Here is the report... Take it away Greg! Thanks Matt, The…

Live From The ER Ahhhhhhh

Well! I am sitting in the ER passing a kidney stone. Mother of god! That’s a new pain I hope to not repeat. Apparently though I am now part of some sort of club, I hate clubs. Pretty soon they will be judging my stone. Is it original? All…

For The Gods Sake, Stop Reading, And GET OUT THERE!

Go! Just plop that sucker in the drink, fire it up, and floor it. You want to, she wants to, he wants to, it wants to, we all want to. GO! Lets the wind burn your pasty un sun burnt skin, and go! Don't look back, that's so 2020. Let your…

HOLY CRAP! SOLD $49K WHAT THE? WOW

The game is started and some hard core crap went down. $40K in two minutes. OUCH, stay tuned here for the BS and ship talk afterwords. Here is the bid history as of 3:42, And then 2 seconds before the end, a 49,100 slam bid! HOLY COW. High…