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This June, specifically the end of June, June 26, 27 & 28 2015, we will be reporting LIVE from Algonac for three days or so. We would love to see a huge Woody Boater crowd there. I will bring cups! Coffee cups, not the kind you had in sports. OUCH! Its tough show competition, but
... Read more.Today we have a fun story from fellow Woody Boaters Chris & Julie Bullen, who traveled from Ontario, Canada to New York’s beautiful Adirondack Mountains to participate in the recent ACBS International Pre-Events. With their V-8 powered Clarion gentleman’s race boat in tow and the GPS set on “Big Moose Lake” – the adventure begins!
... Read more.While at the show tucked away in a slip was one of the amazing newer Gar Woods that had a unusual looking side color. I actually missed it until it came out to play a bit. Of course we were all set to go in the Ladonnes amazing Commander 19′. Only one thing could keep
... Read more.Fellow Woody Boaters Martin and Theresa Anderson report in from South Lake Tahoe with a very complete story on this weekends fantastic show. We got reports in from fellow Woody Boater Herb Hall from Sierra Boat Co on Friday that boats were going in and heading out to the show. WOW.. What a wonderful setting
... Read more.Antique Boat Center is having a big sale on all Gar Woods this week. With over 18 in stock right now, it’s time to move them outta here! Gar Wood himself will be there at the Antique Boat Center to personally shake your hand. Really! Now, it might be a guy named Matt Wood, or
... Read more.As you may recall, last year we visited Torch Lake to be involved in the Cruising For The Cure event to raise funds for pancreatic cancer research. Well, we are pleased…no wait, beyond words to announce that $30,000 was raised for the research, and to date over $70,000 has been raised. But 2013 was a
... Read more.For 2014, the 44th annual Lake Tahoe Concours d’Elegance is moving 12 miles down the road (20 minutes south) to the historic Obexer’s Boat Company marina in Homewood, California. The Tahoe Concours is one of the premier wooden boat shows in the country, and we were thrilled to learn that they have now secured Obexer’s
... Read more.We got this cool story in from fellow Woody Boater John P. Thompson. We could not have said it better.. nor would I have had the time, or spelled it all right.. Thanks John. 485 miles, seven days and a dozen locks in our wakes earned us an open view of the Gulf of Mexico
... Read more.WOW, what a fun week. And the pictures that were burred in drawers and special places are amazing. In some cases though, the photos had experienced a rough life or worse, time and film technology had deeply yellowed or changed the color. So as part of the story we tried to bring back to life
... Read more.Today has been declared as “No Dock Shot Monday” here at Woody Boater, so we thought we would try something different to give you a glimpse into the diversity of boats at this years show. Late afternoon light is not always the easiest for shooting photographs, but Dane found this great spot to shot from
... Read more.As expected, the weather was perfect, the crowds were heavy and the boats were magnificent on Day 1 of the 2013 Gull Lake Classic Boat Show. For anyone who has never been to Gull Lake, Minnesota for the boat show, it is a “must see’ event if you like premium antique and classic boats –
... Read more.Today we have a great story from fellow Woody Boater Wes Yandt in Spokane, Washington. If you have ever attended a classic boat show in the eastern Washington or northern Idaho area in the last few years, you have no doubt met Wes Yandt and his father Ron. Or if you are planning to attend
... Read more.Today in Part 2 of his River Boat Fantasy story from Clayton, Cobourg Kid takes us through the impressive dry land display on the grounds of the Antique Boat Museum, checks out a team of judges responsible for the Skiff Class, and we visit the area of the show known West Harbor Basin. It’s as
... Read more.Today, in Chapter One of his three part report from the 49th Annual Antique Boat Show & Auction at the Antique Boat Museum, Reporter Cobourg Kid takes us on a very special, very rare tour of the museum’s amazing boat collection at their huge Don Doebler Collections Storage Facility in Clayton, NY. The title says
... Read more.It’s been almost 25 years since “Miss Canada IV” was last in the water, and almost 63 years since the state-of-the-art multi-step hydroplane was first introduced to the world by Team Wilson. But late last week “Miss Canada IV” passed her first series of test runs with flying colors, according to Restoration Team Coordinator Jamie
... Read more.Today we would like to invite you to join us on a tour of a very interesting (and unusual) museum located in north-western Montana. Fellow Woody Boater Don Hardy from McCall Boat Works in McCall, Idaho has this unique ability to find rare wooden boats in all kinds of out-of-the-way places, and over the years
... Read more.Today we have the first of two installments from fellow Woody Boater and Contributor “Cobourg-Kid” who set off on a classic boating road-trip last Saturday through the central Ontario countryside. Vintage outboard motors were first on his busy travel schedule, which found him at an auction house in Newtonville. “I love the smell of old
... Read more.On Friday we broke the news that the Antique Boat Museum in Clayton, NY has arranged to loan the former World Champion raceboat “Miss Canada III” to the Muskoka Boat & Heritage Centre located in Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada. “Miss Canada III” will be the centerpiece of the Centre’s “Race Boat Glory, Muskoka Legends Live On,”
... Read more.Although it’s now offically full blown winter season in the Muskoka Lakes region of Canada, things are beginning to heat up at Tom Adams restoration shop in Port Carling for Tom and the “Miss Canada IV” restoration team. They are now well on their way to getting all the mechanical details completed in the historic
... Read more.Thanks to fellow Woody Boaters Ron Stevenson from the left coast and Victor Fabricius from Florida finishing off last gasp week in stlye. Take it away Ron. Special gas price for our Queen City YC club this weekend only $3.89! Typical Seattle day — warm at low 50s, liquid sunshine, many shades of gray (oh
... Read more.We are certainly doing some globe trotting this week here at Woody Boater… Which started last Saturday at Bob Mishko’s engine shop in Tennessee… to Matt and his sputtering outboard in Virgina on Sunday… to Secret Island on the coast of Britsh Columbia, Canada with some big classic cruisers… then off to Chicago to welcome
... Read more.It’s an exciting time right now for fellow Woody Boaters Jamie Smith & Harry Wilson – More like an exciting YEAR for these two. If you have been following the updates on Woody Boater for the last year, you know that Jamie Smith (Executive Producer – Harold & Lorna) and Harry Wilson (President Muskoka Film
... Read more.Powerboat racing has a long and rich history throughout the Muskoka Lakes region of Ontario, Canada dating back to the golden age of boating. The Toronto Outboard Racing Club which was formed in 1952 is dedicated to the future growth and betterment of amateur Stock Outboard racing, as well as sportsmanship, fair competition, camaraderie among
... Read more.It feels like the countdown to Mt Dora only its summer.. But for us here at Woody Boater going to Michigan is a very exciting idea.. In just 9 days, The entire gang of Woody Boater reporters will be in Algonac. Chad and Texx, Tom, Mark, Jimmy, Patrick ,will be there is full force.. and
... Read more.We love it when fellow Woody Boaters find fun stuff on the road less traveled and share with all of us. Thanks to Paul Poledink and the Cobourg-Kid who did just that. Here are their two reports.. First one is the image above from Paul Pledink The Big Brown Boat on the Wall The big
... Read more.Fellow Woody Boater Sean Conroy shared this great story of “SS Keewatin” – The 105 year old wooden steamship that’s been close to his family for almost 50 years now, and his brothers journey to get her back home to Port McNicoll, Ontario. This story was originally written by Sean for Classicboat Magazine, the Toronto
... Read more.I was in this big fancy research planning meeting the other day with people way smarter than me.. OK, for the record, any meeting I am in is full of people way smarter than me.. Heck.. If I eat lunch by myself, the Bolonga has more brains than me.. Anyway, the conversation led to Woody
... Read more.With all the buzz recently about the big Mecum Kissimmee Auction this weekend, and Gar Woods iconic Miss America VIII ready to cross the block with her twin V-16 Miller race engines… We thought it would be fun to learn what the folks in Sweden had planned for Gar Wood and Miss America in 1929.
... Read more.Thursday morning at the 39th Annual Lake Tahoe Concours d’Elegance, today is set up day with boats arriving fast and furious, exhibitors setting up tents, and the scent of varnish is in the air at Sierra Boat Company! Above is “Empress” a stunning 1938 22′ Gar Wood Streamliner owned by Tim & Brian Robinson from
... Read more.A few weeks ago when we were at the South Tahoe Antique & Classic Boat Show, the nice folks from the Lake Tahoe / Northern California ACBS Chapter invited Woody Boater to attend the Sunday Picnic and Boat Show Awards Presentation at Sugar Pine Point, on the west shores of beautiful Lake Tahoe. Sugar Pine
... Read more.One of the more interesting, and frustrating things we do here at Woody Boater this time of year is to decide on which shows we are going to go to. This year is the most challenging of our past 4 year history. To many shows, not enough Texx, and Matt. Yes, if you have seen
... Read more.Well, if you are on this list you do now.. Congrats to all the big winners.. We looked over all that was done this year and here are the results.. Woody Boater of the Year.. Herb Pocklington. That guy is a machine and lead the charge of the statue of Christopher Smith and Gar Wood.
... Read more.At some point during the holidays you may hear the popular song “My Favorite Things” the show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music. In the spirit of the holidays, we thought it would be fun re-work the lyrics and do a Woody Boater version of “My Favorite Things” –
... Read more.This is why I wake up in the morning, fellow Woody Boater Bruce from Minneapolis sent this in a couple weeks ago.. I thought it would be fun to share. I have an old woody cabin (1939 log) in Western Wisconsin, just across the border. It has a great boathouse with guest quarters above but
... Read more.Now that we can all get a peek at just part of the Warner Collection it is becoming clear that October in Minnesota will be a defining moment in the hobby of Antique & Classic boating. The list includes a roman numeral Chris craft… A Dodge Water car.. Completely original by the way.. down to
... Read more.The latest eye ya i phone still in use in Clayton NY. First… Please get up from your computer… Come on stand up… we’re waiting.. Come on.. Now.. please.. a standing ovation for Texx and Krunch… Texx, you knocked it out of the park and have put Woody Boater in a tough spot. We may
... Read more.Norm & Marion’s excellent adventure to the 2010 Lake Tahoe Concours d’ Elegance began in November 2007. Norm Walters, a Grade 7 Math Teacher from South Sacramento, CA and long time viewer of WoodyBoater.com noticed an ad on Craiglist for a 1955 14′ Tollycraft Rumpas located in Petaluma, California (north of San Francisco) in 2007.
... Read more.Recently I have received emails asking what I was going to do with Woody Boater since I am now into Cruisers? I did not realize that liking Cruisers meant I no longer liked smaller boats. They are wood, have the same flat heads and are constructed in the same 6 year life expectancy. All the
... Read more.Not more than ten minutes after we posted the story on U22 Munth, we got email regarding the correct terms and so on. Thank god, because the research department here at Woody Boater has four legs and needs to be given a flea bath this week……As I have said from the start, you want to
... Read more.It’s more than just a musical, it’s an actual state and there is a Antique and classic boat show there….. as well as home of Woody Boater celebs like Don Ayers and Jim Blake. According to the headline on the poster though there is only one boat at the show to see and some chrome!
... Read more.This is a Woody Boater exclusive! These very rare one of a kind On Golden Pond Treasures are about to be put on eBay. About to be is the key phrase here. The propeller used in the film that was damaged… Signed by Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn. By the way, this may be one
... Read more.So you have this tasty classic boat. Sure it looks great in the water. But how bout on the street? More folks see your cool classic boat on the road than on the water. There you are towing your cool boat with some lame mini van. Nooooooooo!!!! What to do? What to do? First you
... Read more.We’re going to jump around a little this week. We will start in Arkansas and jump to New Mexico. What?, New Mexico? Woody Boater listed it as one of three Water Free States so, being from the “Show-Me State” I had to see for myself. So read on…. Arkansas: The Hartland Classics Chapter of The
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