Tag Archive for: Antique Boats

Pre War, Post War Or Post Post War Classic Boats. Which One Is A Better Investment?

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First, this is a repeat story from 2015. We made a 16 drive yesterday and to be honest. I am still sleeping. Yes I did this last night, or now, but will be published in the morning, today which is tomorrow. Second, yes I said investment.…

10 Universal Truths – Welcome To The Wonderful World Of Classic Boats.

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This year more than any other year we have been doing this, I feel a huge swell of new Woody Boaters. It's wonderful and exciting. And from talking to many of the brokers, the under 30K boats are selling briskly. Which is entry level stuff.…

All Is Well In The World! Boat Ride Therapy Session Complete!

What a difference a two hour boat ride can do! WOW! its like every tension, problem and whatever, just poof vanished, with the turn of a key and twist of a throttle. This is the time of year here in Virginia that can be spotty, but when its…

Antique Boat Center Has New Website, And So Much More!

If you haven't been to the Antique Boat Centers website lately, you are going to see a new website, and so much more has been going on behind the scenes. New ownership, new management, new buildings, new restoration experts and standards. Fellow…

Let’s Get This Party Stared, Lake Gaston 2015

Here we go! Summer is alive and well. The show reports are starting to come in. This weekend was the big Lake Gaston show here in the south east, thanks to fellow Woody Boater Judy Hills for reporting in from Lake Gaston. Here is the report.…

A New Year With A New Woofy Boater.

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Meet Loki Wise, a wonderful addition to the Woody Boater family. Loki is part of the Wise family located down in Florida. Now, some of you may recal the stories we have done on Christopher Wise and his amazing Patina Queen. This is one of the…

Is Algonac The Holy Land For The Classic Boat Culture?

Yesterday in the comment section a commenter made an interesting  comment regarding our thoughts on Algonac being a more than just another place to visit, and a must see destination for all classic boat lovers. In a way, I do understand the…

Even If It’s Cool, Is It Still Annoying?

On ebay today I found this cool classic Sea Doo Personal Water Craft. Now, here is the question for today, even though its classic, and cool because of its age and place in history. Or is just one more annoying water craft designed to annoy…

One Cool Winter Doable Project Boat On Ebay,

Yes, you could buy a cruiser for the 900 bucks they are asking for this sucker, but, and its a big Bertha Butt Boogie but. This is very nice. Its got all the goods.. Including a need for a new bottom. But isn't that part of the fun. So it…

The Woody Boater Lifestyle Takes Over the U.S., Canada, and The World!

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My fellow Woody Boaters, I pleased to announce that we have now officially taken over the U.S. and soon will dominate Canada and the rest of the world. Later this week and into next week we will also be reporting from The great Down Under…

Miss America VIII Short Film – Rated IIX

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Thats right, right here, A short film on the amazing Gar Wood that is to be auctioned off at next weeks Mecum Auction in Florida. Fellow Woody Boater Scott Ales is on screen talking about the history of this amazing craft. You can see the…

Being A Woody Boater Is No Walk In The Park.. No .. Wait, Yes It Is.

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Thanks to fellow Woody boater Kent O Smith Jr who was out on some back roads around Lake George the other day to do a little hiking and came across this old cruiser off a logging trail – sad to see."Later on, I passed a house that had…

Starlight Express – Realizing A Childhood Dream (Part 2 – The Next 22 Years)

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In 1956 fellow Woody Boater Randy Mueller's dream of one day ownig a Matthews Martinique Express began when he received his first set of brochures from the MATTHEWS Company in Port Clinton, Ohio with a nice letter from their sales manager,…

REDHEAD – The First New Zealand Boat To “Crack The Ton” Fifty-Nine Years Ago

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Fellow Woody Boater and New Zealand Correspondent Philip Andrew sent us this great story about a historically significant New Zealand raceboat named REDHEAD. Len Southward (shown above) in his famous raceboat REDHEAD, after retaining the…

The 2011 Woody Boater Awards

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What a year! More miles, more shows, more boat rides, more boats, more boaters, more stories..almost double last years stories. This we we sat down and tried to recall some of the most memerable events. There are claerly more events and shows…

Changes To Woody Boater

It's the week before the New Years,  where, wear, were, we start changing things on Woody Boater. This past weekend if you were reading you watched one start and get pulled.. Reader rated Links.. The links had ratings by you on them.. Slow…

Sunnyland ACBS Show on Lake Dora. Tavaras, Florida Here We Come. Kinda!

It's only 86 days away, that's 2 3/4 months. Are you ready? This is the event of spring. The big one, the mother of all shows, and the best part, the start of classic boating season. This year is going to be a very special year for sure with…

The Perfect Christmas Gift For That Classic Boat Wall You Are Allowed.

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Need to give a Christmas gift idea to someone? Come on, you know you do.. If you have a classic boat, you clearly have everything . I guarantee you are hell to buy for.. SO.. Here ya go, you don't have one of these. That's right, because…

Mecum Kissimmee 2012 Auction – Cool Stuff In The Warmth Of Florida!

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It's that time of year where you have to search far and wide for some classic boat love. Unless you are into ice breakers or Ice boats.. Which actually are very cool.. But another day.By late January though, one has a tendency to go a little…

Towing A Classic Boat In The Nude?

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This weekend I made a run up to Katz's Marina to pick up Suzy after her refresh of 8 coats of stunning smooth varnish, and repair of my blunders last fall.. The repairs are amazing and to be honest I can't find them to photograph them..…

A Payette Lakes Original – 1947 Chris-Craft Super Deluxe Enclosed Cruiser, With Miss Idaho!

When Don & Molly Hardy from McCall Boat Works in Idaho noticed we were having a Virtual Holiday Party last Friday, they e-mailed us with an offer to (virtually) bring along Miss Idaho and her entourage - seen here aboard a very cool 1947…

Would You Please Stop Clicking On Your Key Board So Loud!

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shhhhhh, well...its 5AM and i am sitting here in my boxers with a cold beer next to me and what appears to be a discarded shrimp scrap in my hair..My fingers have blisters and ohhh... wait.. I will be right back..............flush...........…

1st Annual Woody Boater Virtual Holiday Party – OK It’s Time To Go Home Now… No.. Not On My Parents Bed.. Ohhh Man!

The Century Guys organized a special surprise at the Woody Boater Lodge tonight, Hey these guys are cool after all... They call it - "Christmas in CenturyLand, every year, it's like this, really...a new Coronado loaded with gifts....Merry Christmas..."…

Breaking News From The Woody Boater Lodge – Folks Virtually Arriving All Day, By All Ways!

As expected, the First Annual Virtual Woody Boater Holiday Party up at the lodge on Lake Cyberspace is attracting folks from all over the country, including some celebrities. As they were arriving today, our virtual Woody Boater Roving Reporter…

There’s A New Sheriff In Town – And He’s Driving A Classic Donzi Hornet 19

Last week's "Classic Fiberglass Shootout" between a '71 Century Arabian and 1970 Chris-Craft XK-19 was fun, and spawned over 180 comments from the Woody Boater community. After all the official votes were counted, the Century Arabian received…

The 2011 Woody Boater State Of The Union.

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My fellow Woodyboaterions.. I sit here this morning overlooking the magnificence of Lake Cyberspace. And take this moment of reflection to pass on to you our current state of the union.. Time passes by so fast as we all age. We forgot to…

Your Presence Is Requested At The Very First Annual Woody Boater Holiday Party! It’s BYOLS!

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That's right, we are having a party.. OH, and this is no lame Christmas /Holiday/Quanza whatever party.. You can get drunk and piss in your pants and barf all the egg nog you want.. That's right.. Heck, sleep with your secretary.. or boss...While…

Big Gun Shoot Out Breaks Woody Boater Record. And Shocking Results!

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WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED? This was supposed to be a fun diversion from the winter blues.. To have fun with Mike and Alex and there passion behind there plastic boats. In a million years who would have thought what happened yesterday would happen.…

Breaking News – Possible 14th Model 99 Survivor & Chrissie Was Originally A Jersey Girl!

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The caption for the above photo should read "Look Billy, is that another rare Model 99 Chris-Craft out there on the lake?" As we were wrapping up Chris-Craft Model 99 Week here at Woody Boater, we received "Breaking News" of a possible…

Woody Boater Turns Three!

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Me! What a year! Today marks our 3rd birthday. To think this started as a blog showing snap shots once a week of the restoration of a boat.... It grew to a whopping 100 readers a month.. But then something strange started…