The Art Of The Brochure Art – No Not That Art.

While looking around, I found some cool Brochure images from an old Chris CraftBrochure. These images are extremely well done for the day, and are one of the big reasons Chris Craft became one of the worlds leaders in boats. Image marketing.…

It’s Plug Your Show Day! You Know What To Do!

I have been getting a ton of emails, and lots of comments to plug shows. And instead of crafting a story for each show. NEEDLE IN EYE PLEASE. You can. Plug away in the comment section. And the best plug will get a feature plug. As in a story…

Boating! I Went Boating, Woohooo, Actual Boating. Like In The Water Kinda Boating.

This weekend it happened. I went boating. I stopped the work for a bit and decided I needed some more motivation. Sweet Pea has needs, and man oh man, she just keeps asking. So the big stuff is done, and a couple coats here and there and…

The Most Original Chris Craft Aquaplane On The Planet Earth

I have lusted for one of these Aquaplanes for ever. Okay maybe not since I was 10, but if I had known about them when I was 10, I would have. And 99% of the ones I see are replicas, or torn up. BUT not this one. And to make it even more painful,…

Through The Les Cheneaux Islands In Penn Yans With Old Outboards

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A huge thanks to fellow Woody Boater Mark Schallip for this Sunday Milking! Here is Marks note. "After seeing Alex's beautiful video this morning. It made me think of my son and I when we motored through the Islands to the Hessel show in…

At Last, Thank You Alex Watson

I have yet to get any of the boats in the water and its killing me. And last night Alex Watson sent me this text. "Arrived Today. F%^#*ing  A Man!"  Well that did it for me, Hessel, where summer lasts 2 weeks, and I am not in the water…

The Laziest, Sleep Deprived, Jet Lag Story Ever

We arrived last night at 8 Pm, which was really 2AM?3Am according to my body,  but my eyes said, no? Needless to say it was a battle of eyes and body. The good news is I didnt try to make the 3 hr drive home from DC. The bad news is I woke…

Berlin Sausage, Bratwurst, Whatever, You Knew It Was Coming.

Today we are headed back today to normal time. YES you can travel back in time. And should be back to normal in a day of two. Sorry for the self indulgent trip pics. No real boat rides, but hey. I got to be with family and for a brief moment,…

What Lives In An Image? Life’s Patina. By Steve Lapkin

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A huge thanks to Steve Lapkin for filling in as I wander the streets of Germany, Steves images are amazing, and captures the mood in beautiful prose. Prose away Sir Steve Lapkin of the H20Images.com kingdom. What lives in an image? Life’s…

Just Photos Of Boats, And More Boats

Since todays story is already sold, and no one is commenting, fearful of some sort of political something, I am just going to publish some best of Boat photos. Enjoy.

Rare Hydro Print On Ebay, And No Politics.

Well, I certainly stepped into it yesterday, I guess I was just expressing... wait, here I go again. Dam it. LOOK, on ebay, a print of a 1942 Step Hydro. Now, to be clear this is not an original, as in 1942 print. This was part of a series of…

Spending Memorial Day In Berlin Germany

As I have been walking around Berlin over Memorial Day weekend in the states, it's been eye opening to see it all from the other side. And how completely senseless it is to ever want to start a war. This city is amazing, and full…

Berlin Tempelhof Airport – The Cold War Hub – Yes, We Walked. And Walked Some More.

As part of the Berlin experience, one must visit and take the tour of the Berlin Temelhof airport. And if you do or google around, you can get very deep and geeky about its history, and since you are here for classic boats, not a dam tour…

Walking The Kingdom Of Prussia

Note to self, boat shoes are not the best walking shoes. And here in Germany, walking is a thing, especially in the summer. That and white asparagus. Oh, like our Pumpkin Spice crap once a year. White asparagus is a one month thing. But…

Walking The Streets Of Berlin. A Different Sort Of Dock Shot

There is water here, and we are working on that, but yesterday was spent trying to wake up and take a walk. My wrist watch, kept telling me it was a record, but, after some careful reading, it was saying TO record. OH, my spelling and grammar…

Headed Six Hours Into The Future

Right now, I am headed on a rocket ship. Okay, okay, an airplane to 6 hours ahead of  the normal time I do a posting. So if you act fast, I can give you some winning lottery numbers and possibly tell you of any breaking news thats 6 hours ahead.…

I Like My Chris Crafts Well Done.

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Well, I wonder if there is a category for an over done Chris Craft? Hey, we have all been here, and gotta say, the bilge boards make a real nice color light show. Here is the story from fellow Woody Boater  John Mears. I purchased…

Lot’s Of Bids Already, A Sweet 1941 Chris Craft De Lux On Ebay

When I fist saw this little beast it was at $1K with no reserve, so its gonna be fun to watch the bidding, and someone will get a very sweet little boat. AND the bottom was redone..okay in 2000, was it a Y2K bottom? Anyway, I digress into my…

What To Do With A Time Capsule? Oh, It’s Not That Simple

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Fellow Woody Boater Dan Overbeek sent us all this note, and, well, instead of emailing everyone, calling them and sending letters with some old pics, I decided, hey, why not milk a post out of this. And so today, you get to express your…

Hole Filled, Now The One In My Head Needs Fixing.

Thanks for all the comments and advice. Yes, its a mess up there, yes there is an issue of moisture on the ceiling, and yes I should remove the the roof and replace. Sweet Pea sits outside and for years was just parked and a lot of that moisture…

WARNING, FOUL MISSPELLED WORDS USED – You Gotta Be F#$%^ing Kidding Me. Really?

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Yesterday the weather here was perfect. But where was I? In front of my computer, and lots of distractions. Okay, work. But I had a small window to run over to HQ and sand and paint. And yes, from what you see in the lead image, this .."THAT"…

We Have Color At HQ

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I am at the stage now of paint and varnish. No more gooo, and sanding. goo and sanding. Yes this still needs a second coat and some smoothing out, but I feel hope.

We Found The Cache Issue. So Things Should Be Back To Normal. Whatever Normal Is?

Well, Woody Boater should all be working again, we had some small cache settings that were wonky and Bill went in and reset stuff back to the original settings. So all should????? be normal again.

I Can See The End..ish… Oh, Who Am I Kidding.

Gotta say, Sweet Pea has done a number on me this year. WECATCHEM and Stinky and well, all the fleet is still just parked, while Sweet Pea gets her new cabin roof. AND to top it all off... Thats a pun to amuse myself. Anyway, to top it all…

Fiberglassing For The First & Last Time I Ever Do This Myself.

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When this job started I asked a bunch of folks if they knew how to do fiberglassing, the answer was, ya, I did it once but kinda forgot. Then they would run away like I had Covid. What could be so bad? Well, here is the truth.…

While We Battle The Cache Issue. I Give You “The Ghosts of Epoxy”

It's official, doing fiberglass work is a pain the any part of your body that is effected by crap that never ends. Now to be clear, I am sure I am doing it wrong. At least with just wood, there is a bit of naturalness in there. This fiberglass…

Mom’s Bring Us All Together

Despite all that seems to separate us all these days, one thing that connects every one of us, and in fact ever living thing on our planet. We all have a mother. And yes, I am also talking about motherhood, and Mother in laws. And of course…

Glitches, Refreshing, And Fiberglass Hell

Over the past week, you may have been having some gitchy refresh issues using WoodyBoater. Like your comment doesn't appear, and then does, or you see yesterdays story today, which is really already yesterdays story but todays story is really…

An Aqua Flyer… Flyer From Syd’s Text Museum

WARNING: If you are lactose intolerant, you may want to move on cause it may get a tad gassy today. A huge thanks to long time fellow WoodyBoater and curator Syd Marsden from Syd's Text Museum. Yesterday, Syd sent these images to us and mmmmm,…

The Bud-Lite Marketing Blunder Of The Classic Boating Universe.

Bud-Lite, New Coke, The McDonalds Arch Deluxe were not the first brand killers in marketing history. And yet, those companies survived and in an odd way, helped remind the corporate types that a brand is a delicate thing, and should be respected…

Clearing Out The Lips And Snouts – Sausage Day

It's that time again, clearing out the tid bits of could be stories and so today we have sausage. Little secret. I love doing sausage days, some of this stuff just cracks me up, and after all who doesnt like some yummy sausage in the morning?…

Stripping At Sunset – An Odd Moment Of Peace

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Funny thing, when I mention stripping paint, and worse fiberglass, people run away. It can be a job, and kinda never ending, dirty, and a mess. BUT, and maybe this is my glass half fullness outlook on life. Last evening, I found myself out…

The Blessing Of The Fleet In Reedville Virginia

Yesterday we celebrated the opening of boating and fishing season here in Reedville with the official Blessing Of The Fleet. This is a wonderful event made up of a parade of boats, combined with a church service and celebration of the season…

Drive Your Classic Boat With Your Nose.

Today we have a bit of a rerun, but it's still true today as it was back in 2017 - As dumb as you may think I am right now, I bet you by the end of the story you will realize you feel the same way. now, maybe I am just an odd duck, but since…

Cinco De Full Moon At HQ

Last night we celebrated Cinco De Mayo at The Global HQ and were blessed with a wonderful full moon to make the evening a picture perfect night. And of course I had my camera. So today, you get no Ai stuff, just wonderful moments with mother…

The Impact Of Artificial Intelligence On Classic Boating.

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Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to significantly impact the world of classic wooden boats. While some may view AI as a threat to the traditional craftsmanship and artistry that defines these boats, others see the technology…

The Boat Mart Grand Opening. Milk Is Being Served.

Another huge thanks to Greg Wallace for sharing some more images from his family history. maybe we should change Gregs name to "The Milk Man" cause he sure can keep a good story going.  Today we get to see exclusive pics of the grand opening…

Two Photos, So Many Backisms

I got these wonderful photos from Greg Wallace  from Indian Lake Ohio, the other day regarding the Rich-Line story. And man oh man, I did not expect all these wonderful memories to come flooding back. Mind you, this was not some sort of…

“Rainy Day People All Know There’s No Sorrow They Can’t Rise Above”. Gordon Lightfoot

Even if its a bright sunny day today, we are all Rainy Day people. Gordon Lightfoot, my music muse, has passed away. UGH. For those of you under the age of 40, maybe even 50, you may know hime as the writer and performer of The Wreck Of…

Zip’s Babe – The Rich-Line Graphic, But Why? Well Maybe?

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Yesterday it was raining like a son of a B, so I could not work on Sweet Pea, and spent some more time on stripping ZIP. As I was scraping away, and seeing white where white is supposed to be and red,, and then Red in a place that was kinda…

Parking Lot Show, And I Didn’t Send Myself Captions.

Yesterday there was a small boat car show thing in Kilmarnock VA. As in a hodgepodge of folks that all kinda thing the same parked in a parking lot and catching up. Waynebomb and I made a quick drive by and ended up spending more time than…

WHATIZ-IT?- Any Sea Kingperts out There? Ya, I Made Up A Word.

One of my pals around here was gifted a very cool wood boat that his family had in a barn for decades. To give you an idea how long, the engine was given away 50 years ago!  At first without seeing the Sea King logo, I thought it was a Whirlwind.…

“I Am A Chris Craft” Original Tag On Ebay.

This tag to me says it all. We did a story on this a while back, but when I saw this on ebay this morning, and the wonderful Woody boater plug! I was reminded of these wonderful words. These words, are the real Chris Craft Brand. These are…

A Classic Re Run..s Today – I Had A Barn Find Last Night.

Because of my current "situation" I am re running a classic short story from back in 2009  Enjoy You're sitt'n at a bar having a burger and start up a conversation with a guy at the bar. One thing leads to another and eventually the conversation…

Is There A Docktor In The House?

Well, the stomach thing is still in full gear. Yikes those are some intense cramps, and well, you just dont want to do a darn thing. But life moves on, and so does Woody Boater, so yesterday between cramps and you know what, I ran down to…

Food Poisoning, And The Runs.

WARNING, MAY NOT BE ENJOYABLE READING IN THE MORNING: So don't read, just look at the pretty pictures. I have been enjoying the result of a bad salad over the past day or so, and man oh man, as bad as I have it, at least I am in a…

Michigan Reporter Checking In! With No Captions. BIG MISTAKE!

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Longtime fellow Woody Boater Greg Lewendouski the shameless plugger reports in from Michigan. But he didnt had captions, and you know I cant resist. So here goes. First Gregs note. Oh boy, I may get banned from Michigan now. I aint holding…

Nighttime At Hq With Friends

The other night after dinner out, we had a spontaneous sit by the fire night cap at HQ. And man oh man, what a beautiful evening. Its always fun to see something in a different light. Even if there are not alot of lights. …

An Entire Roll Of Nautilox Vinyl On Ebay. SOLD!!!! Over $1,800

Here is the original story from the other day!!!! WOW! Check your barns for old rolls of stuff. If you have been looking for this stuff, today is your lucky, or unlucky day. Cause it aint gonna be cheap, but hey, where else are you going…

The Real First Sign Of Spring – Dead Batteries. WHHHHHHYYYYY?

Well, I finally got up the energy to get rolling on the boats in the water thing. And CLICK. Or worse. Nuth'n. Dead Batteries. And yes I know, Trickle charge yada yada, and yes, the batteries were not on.  BUT, in my way of helping folks,…

A ReRun Of My Favorite ReStory – You Won’t Believe What I Found Out About Stinky’s History.

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Today we revisit my favorite Restory from Oct 2018 -  Enjoy the unbelievable story of Stinky...again. After some digging, and root'n around in the Georgia area we have some shocking news. Now, we have found out who bought Stinky new in…

Restory A Boat, And Save The Universe From Mass Produced Garbage

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We have invented some terms here over the years, Prestoric, and Dim, etc. But todays word may be the final DNA link between my 40+year carreir as a brand guy, and lifetime passion for boats, cars and homes. I have always loved the stories…

Woody Boater Global HQ Update. The Library & Model Room, Art’s Cushions

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Over the years, magazines, books and models seep to show up at my doorstep, and over the years, they are shoved in boxes, or used as small decretive details. But with the new HQ being dedicated to all that stuff, it all needs a place to…

Some Sunday Spring Sausage.

The weather here in Virginia is wonderful, and I am in the Garage cleaning up. WHAT THE HELL IS THAT ABOUT! Anyway, today a little sausage to get the morning started. Enjoy.  

It’s The Weekend! Get Out There! Woof!

We've waited all winter for days like today. Get that engine started, Okay, first the battery needs charging, and make sure all your fuel lines are secure, and maybe some small varnish touch ups, Oh, and has the bottom been painted. Trailer…

Classified Documents Of The Chris Craft 25 Sportsman Port Starboard Issue?

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There has to be a Leak joke in here somewhere. Anyway, the click bait headline hopefully got you this far, and now you are groaning, cause you don't really care. But hey. Clearly you have nothing better to do, since you are here trying to…

The Other Side Of The Story

The other day, I removed a negative comment from the comment area. I was taken to task for doing so, and for the 5 minutes it was live, it was amplified and now, I am involved with it and needed to address it. So, with an open comment section,…

A Final Ruling On The 25 Sportsman Port Starboard Companion Way Debate?

Okay, we all chimed in with our internet opinions, some very insightful, and some funny. And one that required a dictionary. But there are a couple things that do make it a clearer reason. The largest is the Scripps Factory vs other engines.…

The 25 Sportsman Walk Through. Port, Starboard? Why?

MAJESTIC, Starboard walk through. MARION E. Port, side by side.Hands down one of the top boats ever made is the 25 Sportsman by Chris Craft.  Very few were made, and always seem to stay in the family, or are long term owned. Which is always…

New Whizoil Coffee, The Perfect Coffee For You 2 Strokers.

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Like your Java with a little something in the morning? Well, we have you covered. New Whizoil Coffee from WoodyBoater Coffee Co. We brought together the finest beans and grind them with outboard props. To add to that, we hired Lisa Douglas …

Focusing On The Little Things, An Easter Moment To Notice The Wonderment Of Small Moments

Today, may get a little deep. Mornings like today allow me to just focus.  Life is made up of little moments that run together in some sort of wonderful whoosh of time. It just marches on, sometimes leaving small little things in the dust.…

Need A Jump Start In The Morning? Like Me Today? Try New Ether Coffee From Woody Boater.

We have painstakingly cleaned the rust off of hundreds of old rusty spark plugs and ground it up with some old coffee beans we found in an abandoned bilges, at least we think they are beans. And blended them all with some Ether and you would…

The Coolest Sign I Have Ever Seen

I was picking through a barn a bit ago and in the rafters was this old metal cut out thing? Crude, but knowing a bit about old American and tin punched signs. I knew there was something there. But man oh man, getting up there was not going to…

The Lil Racer Next To The Garage Now Has A Name And You Will Not Believe This.

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You may recall a couple weeks ago, okay maybe a month ago we pulled a lil racer from beside a garage here in Reedville. A very fun Aluminum 12 ft Rich Line Speedster with a 35 Hp Mercury. Anyway, we needed a name, and many jumped in to help.…

Please Watch This Ten Minute Film, There Will Be A Test At The End. NO CHEATING! Troooooy, We Are Watching You.

A huge thanks to Paul Harrison for sharing this cool video for us today to have some fun, and I will say right now, that the use of Troys name in the headline is pure click bait to make you think Babes are going to be featured. Now of course…

A Sign From Above – It Had My Name Written All Over It.

Every year around March 1, I think, mmmmm what sort of surprise will happen this year at Lake Dora? Sometimes it's amazing, and sometimes can be kinda sad. Either way lake Dora ALWAYS delivers. This year of course there was the Magic of Owen…

My Baby’s Gone, My Baby’s Gone…. To Vermont.

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Yesterday we packed up Baby Chick and all her stuff, and drove to Jimmy's Barn near Fredericksburg VA to meet Michael Claudon  from Snake Mountain Boatworks. I am so thrilled she is headed to a better place, than the purgatory of storage. Actually…

Sausage Dora Day

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Today we celebrate the lips and snouts of images that together make a story. And some yummy Sausage. I love me some Sausage. This years Lake Dora event was very special, and a chapter turn of sorts. You could feel it in the air. Its a new show…

Live-ish From Mahoganis Prime – Kent O. Smith Jr. Reports In.

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You talk about road trips. Right after lake Dora, Kent hopped on a space shuttle and just said, floor it, I need some boaters, I cant take dock shots anymore, and getting people to pose? So, I am headed to a place where no one has gone before.…

Woohoo! We Got Us A Real Lake Dora Shootout. The LeDonne’s Bring The Heat To Your Morning.

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Hands down one of my favorite things to do on Woody Boater. Shootouts. A Shootout is when we see the same subject matter through different artists eyes. Yesterday was Kent O'Dora Smith, and today we have the LeDora's. Okay, word play there.…

Kent d”O”ra Smith Jr Delivers Some More Magic, And A Classic Rant. Oh Ya! We All Love A Good Rant.

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Lake Dora 2023 by Kent O. Smith Jr Well there is another show in the books. If you weren’t there, well, you didn’t get to enjoy it like those of us who were there. My first time through the Dora Canal was in 1995. Yeah, I’m that…

A $2K Special Proves The Fun Of Classic Boating Is Still Alive And Swell. Lots Of Swelling.

At this years field of dreams at Lake Dora, there were some cool boats, and several Lymans. Paul Harrison was looking around, and found this sweet Black Lyman for $2,000 WITH a useable trailer.. And it runs. In fact he had Mike Mayor, Herb…

Owen Turner Takes On The Big Guns, And Wins The Hearts Of The Classic Boating Community

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One of the true joys of having done Woody Boater for over 15 years, is watching the future grow up.  Every year at Lake Dora I have a buddy who keeps me smiling, and confident that all is well in the world.  Owen Turner. Actually the entire…

Stolen Holophane Glass Stern Pole Globe, for Chris Craft, Gar Wood, Gravettes, or Dodge Boats.- Please Be On The Lookout.

Theft is such a rare occurrence in this community that when it happens it  kinda is shocking. Like crazy shocking. But yesterday at the Nautical Flea market, an extremely rare, glass globe and pole was stolen from our pals at Classic Boat hardware.…

Headed Back To The Real World, You Know, The One With Plastic Boats And Electric Cars, And Ya, Normal People. Ugh!

On the road at 5AM and headed back, wow, that went by fast. And a true reminder of the magic of this community. And I mean real magic. It was a great pleasure seeing many of you, and catching up, even the folks that just rambled on. HA,…

Teaser Saturday, What? You Think You Can Just Sit At Home And Have All This Fed To You At Once?

Yesterday was spent at the tent, and meeting folks again after a year and some even longer. One thing is for sure, no one has starved over the covid years. MYSELF INCLUDED. We all just kinda sit and stare at, at, well anything that moves.…

Ignominy Boater. Yes It’s A Word, Actually A Noun. And Yes, Paul Harrison Used It With Great Glee!

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Oh the Ignominy of it all. And as usual, Paul's use of the English language is perfect, emotive, and yes. So So True. Let me splain. So yesterday we enjoyed meeting everyone. And decided that a boat ride was warranted to release some  steam.…

Quotes From Dora -“Oh Look! A FeatherCraft” “Is It Possible To Overdose On Bacon?” “You Could Carry A Chopped Up Body Through The TSA, But Not Any Seasoning” And “Come Over For Lunch It’s Like A Slaughter House Over Here.

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The Boatress from the back of the truck, HEY! It's a FeatherCraft? What?  16 Years of this may have rubbed off.  What a wonderful way to arrive in FLA. And it just got better and better. The Dora HQ is all set and we are ready to report. The…

On The Road Choo Choo Lake Dora, Wait, It Should Be On The Rail? I Don’t Care As Long As I Am Headed South. Not Metaphorically Mind You.

Well, I got another one of Syd's train videos, and to be honest, it's so dumb its funny. I mean these guys are married.. have kids, maybe even Grandkids. REAL JOBS!  Maybe a Star Trek convention or tww? Larping?  And it's okay if you don't…

WHOOPS Is Ready For Lake Dora, But I Am Not Sure Lake Dora Is Ready For Her. YIKES!

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Yesterday we did the final water test for WHOOPS, the restomod 1961 17 Chris - Craft Ski Boat that Wayne Bomb is bring to Dora. Now, she ain't perfect, as you may recall from last year, we had to kinda spruce her up. But she was built like a…

Is It Possible To Literally Drool Over A Boat? The Black And Red Cobra Go Dancing

A huge standing ovation to Bob Kays for capturing the red and black Cobras up on Lake Hopatcong and getting all our juices going. OH HELL TO THE YA! Wow, Bob captured some pure gold...and red while the black cobra was getting water tested for…

The Black Cobra Getting Ready For Lake Dora, Sales Of Poligrip Spike. This Could Get Ugly.

If you are still on the fence about going to Lake Dora, this may just push you over. The Jim Street Black Cobra will be at this years Lake Dora event. She has been prepped in the Katzs way, perfect, and test run, and re test run. Why? Because…

The New Coffee Cup’s Are Ready. I’m Not.

Well, on the good news front, all the cups are here along with the new T Shirts. One the ugh News WHOOPS is causing headaches, but thats normal for this time of year I suppose. WHOOPS is the Restomod we are bringing to create awarness of the…

Someone Save Syd! 8 Days Til All Is Back To Normal… Kinda, Whatever Normal Is These Days.

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If you are getting a little cabin fever, there is a cure. LAKE DORA in 7 Days! Yes, and if you left now, you could kinda fake it. trust me, folks are having fun there, some cool vintage boat races, and those Jalapeño Poppers are always…

Stand By Your Outboard, By Tammy Winealot

Okay, ya I made a joke. But with love, and a certain type of rebound of love with the lil Racer. And for those of you, all 42 who came up with over 100 names. I do have some faves and a couple new ones inspired by your ideas. STAY TUNED. Anyway,…

These Amazing Photo’s From The Past In Laconia New Hampshire Could Be Worth Gold, Okay Maybe Just Sepia.

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If your boat was owned in Laconia, or Lake Winnipesaukee, these images may be a gold mine for you, and for us a a fun peek into what it was like to be a transport guy back in the day. This is a series of photos found on ebay by Bob Kays…

10 Days, The Big Countdown Is Here, Are You Going There?

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It's officially the big countdown 10 Days. 10 Days til sunshine, summer, and boating with friends. Towing in, being towed in, over eating, over everything..ing. Of course its all hands on deck getting ready, but man oh man it's all worth it.…

The Beside The Barn Find Lil’ Racer Needs A Name

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This past week as you are already aware from yesterdays story, Wayne Bomb and I got the little race boat out from beside the barn. And boy oh boy, her story just kept getting better and better. She is a 1958-1960 Rich-Line 12 ft Speedster. She…

“mmmmm, Sorry Sir, I Don’t Think We Have A Dumpster For That”

Thats the quote from the guy that runs the dump in our area. And maybe his way of thinking is right. But then again, none of us here think right anyway. But man oh man it cracked me up. Wayne Bomb and I were able to extract the lil Racer from…

Do You Work On Your Johnson With Gloves On?

Okay, back to 6th grade humor. The best kind by the way, and nothing, and I mean nothing in the Classic Boat hobby is more tempting to make jokes about than the endless universe of Johnson jokes. But ya gotta admit, you never saw this one coming.....…

Classic Archive Look Back – Cruisin’ To The Old Club Of Harsens Island

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Today we are rerunning a story from 2012 in Algonac when we made the annual run to the Old Club as a reminder of how special it is to the classic boat community. Note that there are 16 comments from then, and yes Greg is there at 6:25 AM ----the…

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…

Isabella Steals The Show In New Zealand, And Warms Hearts Across The World

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Yesterday our reporter Phil From New Zealand sent us a ton, yes a ton of images from the show. For the record, none of the James Bond Boat with an outboard. And buried in the pile, which we will milk some more are a better idea of the size of…

Late Live-ish From Summer In New Zealand

A huge thanks to our fellow Woody Boaters from New Zealand for sharing todays worldwide adventure. And another thanks for allowing me to make up the captions. The James Bond boat driven by actor Roger Moore in the film ‘Moonraker’…

A Out Back Next To The Barn Find – Rich-Line Racer

Around here on the Northern Neck, the guys back in the days used to race in a certain area known as Glebe Point. They raced everything and anything. And sadly many of the everything and anything of the day, have all gone the way of such things,…

Two What-izits For Some Sunday Morning Coffee Sipping And Spewing. Word Spewing Please.

All this technology, design time, months of digital quagmires, 8.0 Php, digital this and that. Web hosting, learning new platforms,  and all this, so we can all try and figure out what these two unrelated things are. A WHAT IZ IT STORY? We…

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…

The Chris-Craft Deal of The Century, Wait, No, They’re Chris-Crafts, Not Centurys. OF THE CENTURY.

It's gonna be warm soon, and do we have a deal for you. A wonderful 1947 Chris Craft 25' Sportsman for just $9,500, thats right, this baby ran when she was backed into the barn, and just needs a little TLC. Okay, maybe a tad more TLC.. Like…

Three Weekends Til Dora. Are You Ready?

As usual the Lake Dora thing just happens sooner and sooner each year. It's like Christmas, one moment its summer, and the next you are watching holiday sales, and every year we all say the same thing. It's horrible, they start these sales earlier.…