Happy Halloween. Share your scare today. Hopefully some of these will inspire you. or not, and go boating. It's gonna be around 80 here today. Crazy time of year. 75 during the day and 40 at night. …

Well this was an interesting weekend. We disassembled Lil Rusty the donor jeep, said see you later to the kids, and had an old pal come by HQ for a photo shoot. Roy Furchgott has been a pal for close to 30 years. Yup! Crazy. It's a long…

Berlin Bureau and I had an idea. Why not take folks on a boat ride, without all the editing, music, words yada yada. Just engine sounds, and a slow video of it. Now, there is a rule in this video universe. Short and keep it under 1 minute.…

This weekend was a magical weekend here, and apparently elsewhere as well.  WOW! And even more insane, John Allen was out in NORTHERN MINNESOTA on a boat ride? Yes, BOAT RIDE. Not ice boating. But Boating. Like in a real boat. In…

WARNING! Today goes off the rails a bit! WARNING! Between the Facebook Marketplace Summer Urinals, and engagement rings lies a solution to some of my issues. Yup, thats a ring. and a urinal. Oh, its gets even wonkyer. Not to be confused…

Do not go yappin about its a Feathercraft, or any other stuff. Just offer what you think is fair, and go get it. What is it? Well, fellow Woody Boater spotted it and thought. Mmmmm, someone done gona and customized themselves a feathercraft.…

Today may be the day. Sunny, warm and perfect for a good Last Gasp. DO IT! Get out there and take full advantage of it all. Yes there will no doubt be some more magical days left, but the window of perfect boating gets smaller and smaller.…

We are in South Carolina today for a wedding of some dear friends, and of course watching the Hurricane reports. The hotel we are in is full of Florida folks that have evacuated, and so it's a 24/7 watch. But some distractions are very much…

Yesterday was "One Of Those Days" The morning light, calm waters and in the mid 70's here in Virginia. I know the weather is rather fickle this time of year, and hurricane's are reeking havoc further south. Ugh. So in a way, the magic moments…

Yesterday was one of those perfect boating days, and with that in mind, Danny and I were able to surf the weather moment and go pick up a new project of his. A 38ft 1962 Concordia Motor Sailer. The trip, about a 2 hr boat ride to Deltaville,…

Welcome to a small taste of the Post Last Gasp type coverage. Sausage days, and the slow count down to Lake Dora. It's wants to be nice weather out there. But NOPE! And the just epic damage of Helene is heart braking. We have had several…

Want to look like you went to the Woods and Water event of the Century? Impress all your ordinary friends with your classic boat prowess. You can strut around and blabber... "Oh ya, I had dinner with John Allen and cocktails with Lee…

Okay, this happened on the same day, so one was Syd who found a brass bow light and felt compelled to polish it. Not to be confused with Polishing it. Which would require teaching it a new language. See what I did there? A spelling joke.…

Some OG WoodyBoater readers from about 15 years ago may recall the restoration of Perlita Too. The restoration which took some time was a massive undertaking, and each minute detail was attended too. Okay, wait please, I am making sure MINUTE…

I can not express this enough. Your support yesterday was both financial and very emotional. It's encouraging to know so many wonderful people see some sort of value in this effort.  Your donation goes to so much more than just web hosting…

Well, there we go. You go, it goes. I am sure there is some sort of serious anxiety hangover going on up in Minnesota, and folks around the planet are actually looking forward to my latest screwdriver pick. YA, sorry about that. I know,…

For sure there will be and are already some of the most amazing classic boats on the planet earth at Wood and Water this week. Like never before have so many of these boats been in one place. But for a second here, I doubt any will have…

It's 5Am and I am confused. Overwhelmed and WOW! I have three reports. And not quite sure how to mash them together. Steves came in needing permission, so those images will be used later. UPDATE - Images are here, so you may need to hit…

First off, SORRY, I know you are getting a ton of Reedville Railway stories these days. But todays Saturday, and chances are, no one is reading. The slow day for sure here. No one has blown up, sunk, broken down, or won an award...YET! So,…

Believe it or not, there are other shows happening around the country still. Buffalo this weekend, and the Reedville Show. Now, the Buffalo show is a great show, and the Reedville Show is a small intimate casual event for sure. The Reedville…

And just when you thought Rabbit would run out of steam. There is even more moreness. One could say the event is ENmorness. Sorry Rabbit, I know, I know, that one stunk up the fist couple paragraphs. I am so sorry...;NOT! Woods &…

A huge Thanks to longtime fellow Woody Boater Rabbit for the following series of Previews of the upcoming Woods & Water event of the decade. Woods & Water II Preview Part 1: Lake Minnetonka Hard to believe that ACBS International…

Okay, there is a bit to unpack here, and I want to make sure I navigate this news correctly. We do have standards here in Woodyboaterville. They are not that high, but standards none the less. Yesterday afternoon we got news of Don's resignation,…

Yesterday after a very long and crazy day, I was able to put Stinky in the drink and just take a breath. I had missed lunch and the Railway was abuzz with visitors I wanted to see and talk with so needless to say nothing got completely done,…

On ebay today is a very nice..ish 1946 U22 for sale. Now, one may at a glance say. Oh.. egh. But when you kinda dig into it a bit. The egh, becomes an oh! Consider this. Its a early post war model, so the interior is cedar, blond!…

A huge thanks to longtime Woody Boater David Irvine for sending in this wonderful report from Northern Michigan. The Water Wonderland Chapter of the Antique & Classic Boat Society was in the water a LOT the past week! Bob Shapton…

Well, here we are again. The end of another amazing Lake Tahoe show, and nothing exemplifies that more than the Roar Off. Another huge thanks to Steve Natale for sharing some clicks of the moment. And of course I get to make up the captions.…

A huge thanks to fellow Woody Boater Robert Lyman who had the chance to be this close to Thunderbird when she started up. WOW. Here is Roberts note. Found myself at a great location to video record Thunderbird’s “Roar-off” around…

As promised we have some more clicks from Holly from Clayton and the big Boat show up there last weekend at the Antique Boat Museum in the Thousand Islands. Getting these images is a true effort and we deeply appreciate the talent and time…

Thanks to Rabbit for sending me this fun commercial for the 1959 Chevrolet Apache Truck starring Roy Rogers himself. And of course he made some sort of deal to plug his Yellow Jacket boat brand. And now the commer…

Today is the day, the best day at the Clayton Show. The storage barn is open, and the crowds are not all that kookoo. AND the flea market is always a great thing to parooz. If you are close enough to do it all as a day trip its a great event.…

Are you the one person on the planet earth that has a Century Coronado that used to have a hard top but someone chucked it and now you are thinking. Where in the hell am I gonna find another top to put on my boat that used to have a top? Well,…