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Baby Gal Left At HQ Doorstep, Now What?

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Yesterday a fellow Woody Boater Danny Holden and local wood boat nut like us, showed up with a Baby Gal and left her at our door step. Yes, the poor dear had been out in the cold, heat, and cold again for decades. Clearly she had a full…

I Am Barrel Back! Phew, All I Needed Was A Refresh.

A huge thanks to the Katz's Marina Gang for sending me an emergency revive of varnish lust. Just look at this Barrel Back.  WOW, I thought the passion had gone until I saw these images. Rare, rare, and rare, Orange Seams, Brown Leather…

Steve Bunda Is Taking His E’poustouflant Prerestoic Barrel Back To Racine!

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Thanks to longtime fellow Woody Boater Steve Bunda for going to Racine in style.Prerestoic Style. Oh hell ya! Now it aint cause Steve doesn't know how to make a boat nice. Steve owns a great shop in Wisconsin called Antique Wood Boat Restoration.…

Stinky’s First Last Gasp! Chris-Craft 16′ Special Racer Photos

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Yesterday turned out to be a spectacular day here in Reedville Virginia in the 70's. Fellow Woody Boater and pal Clif Aimes came buy and helped me install new points and other stuff on Stinky. By the way those old small distributors are…

Thinking Of Buying A Chris Craft Barrel Back? One Rule, Buy The Best.

Are you in the market for a Barrel Back? If so you have picked one of the most iconic boats of all time. There is not a part on these boats that isnt a work of art on its own. But, and I can speak from experience, buy the best restored one…

Barn Find 1939 19′ Barrel Back. It Was Just Sitting There In The Barn!

For many in the hobby, pasion, sport, lifestyle of classic boating, a Barrel Back is the icon of  all classic boats. And a 19 footer is the mother load. Of course since that has been the case, all of them have been restored once or in some…

“The Center Of The Wood-Motorboat Universe: Woody Boater.”

Recently they discovered water on mars. Well, if there is water, there are  boats, and if that's the case, we are apparently there. At least according to The Continuous Lean a leading blog on men's coolness. Regarding a story on Barrel Backs,…