Tribute Story – Classic Fiberglass Shootout, Two Big Guns From The 70’s – Century Arabian vs Chris-Craft XK-19

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Today as a special tribute to the one and only Raquel, we are re issuing her classic story, and all the comments, sorry , the comments are funny and part of the story, so happy scrolling. And feel free to add to it all. And a huge thanks…

An Interview With The Future Of Classic Boating. Owen Turner.

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A huge thanks to fellow Woody Boater Of the Month, Owen Turner for doing this special interview with us. If you want to get a snap shot of our future leaders in our community, here ya go. Hurry though, they grow up way to fast.  Hey…

Ned’s Got A Whaler Of A Story!

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Fellow Woody Boater Ned Protexter sent us in this wonderful story about love, and ones passion all coming together in the form of a boat! Now this is what its all aboat. Get it.. A Boat.. Ugh.. Take it away Ned, before I stink up the entire…

It’s Bob Kays Days. Happy B Day Bob!

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Today our long time fellow Woody Boater turns the big Six OHHHHH! Nooooo! But with Bob like many of us, Its just a number. Since we are all really about 12 years old according to our families. Bobs passion for woody boating runs deep in…

The True joy Of What Woody Boater Is About! It’s Lily Day!

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One of the most thrilling parts of doing this for now over 10 years is we can now look back and watch folks buy boats for the first time, get restored, break down,,,and watch families grow up, But hands down one of my favorite features is…

The Kane Family Is At It Again. This Time They Let The Brothers Play With A Rocket!

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You may recall a year-ish or two-ish ago we did a wonderful story on the Kane Brothers who restored a very cool Thompson with there Father and Grandfather. Recall that? Okay, so you may not and we will remind you at the end of the story.…

We Are Kick’n Some Aft Now! Sons Of Varnish Rule!

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So, you think your a bad ass cause you own a Sons Of Varnish t Shirt? Okay, wait, I do.. Okay I did. Not anymore. No thanks to fellow WoodyBoater of The Month and Sons Of Varnish God Les Husell from The Aland Islands. Les, is seriously all…

“As A Young Man Of Seven, I Loved Seeing The Boat Go Down The Lake And Have Loved Her For Years.” Eric Knox

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Fellow Woody Boater Eric Knox sent us in this fantastic heart warming story about a long love affair with a very unique  GarWood. Wow, it's pure magic when this sort of thing happens and what Woody Boating is all about. All that love and…

Watching Them Grow Up – The True Joy Of WoodyBoater.

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Every now and then, I am joyfully reminded why we do WoodyBoater. And today is one of those days. Our annual Lily update. Watching all our families grow up together and continuing the tradition of warm summer smiles and sunsets that…

SPLASH BACK SATURDAY- Classic Fiberglass Shootout, Two Big Guns From The 70’s – Century Arabian vs Chris-Craft XK-19

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By the late 1960's and early 1970's the fiberglass boat business was growing quickly and the modern designs were beginning to take shape for both Chris-Craft and Century. The muscle car era was peaking in terms of popularity and horsepower,…

Dave Bortner Woody Boater Of The Month, Freedom Boat Service – A Real Class Act.

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Those of you that know Dave are all nodding your head like a bobble head. To know Dave is to love him, and respect the hell out of him. Dave and his company Freedom Boat Service deal in the high end of our habbit. Sure Freedom sells fiberglass…

Breaking News – Hagerty Names 2014 Hall Of Fame Inductees!

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We interrupt part two of the Pacific Northwest ACBS Story for some humbling news. To Quote the news from the Hagerty website, "The Hagerty Marine Hall of Fame was created in 2009 to honor the people and organizations that have made profound,…

My Grandparents Steelcraft – by Jim Hilton

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Fellow Woody Boater Jim Hilton sent us in this nice story of his grandparents Steelcraft the other day, in the email he said he had some old shots... I had to ask, and the gods of all tha's cool and fun, delivered. Thank you Jim for sharing.…

The Kind Of Story You Would Hope Your Son Would Write.

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Last night the Boatress said, "did you read your sons website today?" Note, she reads his site and not mine.. More on that later. I looked at it at dinner and had one of those moments where you realize that it's the dumb little things you do…

The Perfection of The Imperfection of Woody Boating.

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Our day started like any other fantasy day, we were off to the old club on Harsons Island for a brunch, and small talk with the group from the Michigan Chapter of the ACBS. Which I am now a proud member of I might add. First though is a nice…

Woody Boater Has Gone To The Dogs This Week!

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While we were waiting on News from the Mikkelson Collection last week, we did a short story on Oreo our new crew member of the Woody Boater gang. Well we hit a nerve  and the photos have started rolling in. To start off Woody Barker Week, …

Tiffany Cockrell- The Richest Man I Know.

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This story has taken be 5 days to write. As you know, I can usually write a story on my iPhone while driving a boat then post it. But this one was to painful. I have spoken about my pal Tiffany Cockrell for years here on Woody Boater. Our…

An Un Edited, Uncensored Unplugged Day With Pat Curtin..

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Pat today. Standing in front of Thayer IV U-22-1460 for the first time in 28 years. In order to set up what you are about to read.. I thought it would be a good idea to set the tone and what you are about to read. Pat Curtin for many years…