Tag Archive for: lake Hopatcong

Algonac, Michigan And Lake Hopatcong New Jersey. Two Historic Shows In Two Weeks.

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Two fantastic shows are coming up in a couple weeks. Both have amazing boats, in an amazing location dripping with tradition, and locations of where it all began. Algonac is where power boating was started, and Lake Hopatcong is where the…

A Fun Day At The Marina – Our Annual Spring Pilgrimage To Katz’s

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It happened this weekend, our first sniff of fresh varnish up on Lake Hopatcong visiting pals and talking boat stuff. I made the trip to Katzs Marina to just hang out really. No real thing to report, just catch up on things.Sometimes…

Guess What Bob “Have I Got A Calendar For You” Has? No Really Guess?

The Bob Kays Lake Hopatcong 2015 calendar is out, and ready for your wall. It's gonna be 2015 soon, real soon, are you ready? Are you gonna know when it's the 5th without it? This lake Hopatcong 2015 Calendar could be life saving? Really.. Think,…

Thanks For All Being Part Of Woody Barker Week.

WOW, Oreo and I had no idea we could keep this going for as long as we did. We will certainly do this again, and thanks to Peter Mellon at Antique Boat America for inspiring the idea with there wonderful Golden Retriever Rescue and Art Print…

U.S. Mail Boat Mariah Makes A Splash At Lake Hopatcong! See the Exclusive Video!

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While we were out on Lake Dora The folks up at Katzs Marina were still hard at work preparing Mariah for here water test. I may not be right on this but think that Mariah has not been in the water since the film was shot. With less than 200…

Exclusive Woody Boater Video, And Official Images Of Thayer IV Complete.

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Thanks to Woody Boater Photographer Bob "Have I Got I Calendar For You " Kays and the good folks at Katz's Marina. We have the first "Official " images of Thayer IV U22-1460 The main picture boat from On Golden Pond, complete and motoring…

Mariah, The On Golden Pond U.S. Mail Boat Gets Her Satin Coat! ONLY 15 DAYS TIL LAKE DORA!

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The folks at Katz's Marina have put on the finish coat of Satin Black on Mariah and today through out the day we will update you on her lettering.     This to me Mariah is the cooler boat. Don't get me wrong,…

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…

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..…

Very Very Sad News From Lake Hopatcong

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This sad note is from fellow Woody Boater Bob Kays - Craig Bradley passed away on Saturday. He was a long time Woody Boater and will be deeply missed by his friends in the Antique Boat Club as well as the entire Lake community. As I write…

The Official Woody Boater Last Gasp Boat Ride, At 105 MPH!

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For the record, This summer for the most part was a rainy miserable epic weather crap fest.. Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Flooding, Tornadoes.. All here in VA .. What the hell.. The rainiest September in history..  But ..regardless we had a…