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joeychitwood · 30 June 2022, 04:55 AM

Back in the 1990s, I bought a 14 foot closed-bow mahogany and cedar boat built in 1949. It was in rough shape, so I stripped varnish, sanded and re-varnished it until it was functional again. By no means was it an actual restoration, just a repair job.

I sold the boat on ebay back in 2002 when purging my storage unit full of of motorcycles, cars and boats, and I've regretted it every year since.

Most summers for the past 20 years, I've searched the internet unsuccessfully for the boat to see if it was still floating. I did my usual search today, and I found it! It's owned by a guy on the east coast who did a more thorough repair, but he's never had it on the water. He has several wooden boats in his garage, and he sent me this photo of mine.

I'm thrilled, and long story short, I've been negotiating with him today to buy it back. Are any of you wooden boat enthusiasts or owners? If so, I would love to see photos and hear stories.

superdog · 30 June 2022, 06:01 AM

dont like boats one bit.

but if I did, this would be my style.

very classy.

DLRIDES · 30 June 2022, 06:12 AM

I love to LOOK at wooden boats, they simply beautiful !

Sarosh · 30 June 2022, 06:15 AM

Love wooden craftsmanship, that boat looks beautiful

JasoninDenver · 30 June 2022, 07:24 AM

My ex father in law built his 45 foot wooden cabin cruiser. He is a master craftsman and the boat was a floating piece of fine furniture.

For every one day he spent motoring around Vancouver Island, he spent three days working and maintaining the boat. He actually enjoyed going down to his dock with a few beers, putting a baseball game on the radio and spending hours just putzing on the thing.

NYC6 · 30 June 2022, 07:31 AM

Love wooden boats such as the one you had and hopefully get back. They are works of functional carpentry art. Many of those “Italian Jobs” are stunning with according prices. That said, I wouldn’t own one, way much maintenance, have to be too careful to prevent damage and most importantly for me not suitable for fishing or diving.

HHIslander · 30 June 2022, 07:39 AM

Beautiful boat. Was it originally an inboard?

joeychitwood · 30 June 2022, 07:41 AM

Every time I put it in the water at the access, people came up to me and talked about wood boats. People would wave me down from their docks. It was great fun to just tool around the lake. There are boat shows around Minnesota featuring wooden boats costing hundreds of thousands of dollars, but I always enjoyed my little utility boat. Wood just feels completely different on the water than metal or fiberglass.

joeychitwood · 30 June 2022, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by HHIslander

Beautiful boat. Was it originally an inboard?

No. It’s only 14 feet long. I had an old 25 hp Mercury motor on it, but it could take a 40 hp. When my kids were young, they could water ski behind it with the 25.

HHIslander · 30 June 2022, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by joeychitwood

No. It’s only 14 feet long. I had an old 25 hp Mercury motor on it, but it could take a 40 hp. When my kids were young, they could water ski behind it with the 25.

I saw the rear compartment and thought maybe someone tried to cram an inboard in there. It really is a good looking boat.

THC · 30 June 2022, 09:44 AM

Have a festival every year here where I live.. beautiful boats all over

https://www.woodenboat.com/wooden-bo...ille-louisiana

Romeojk · 3 July 2022, 01:47 PM

Beautiful boat. I love wooden boats but just do not have the time, patience, nor budget to care for them. You don't see many low wooden cruiser in the ocean around here unless it's a sailboat.

Atone · 4 July 2022, 01:24 AM

Wow. That boat is beautiful!!!

swils8610 · 4 July 2022, 01:51 AM

Beautiful boat!

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joeychitwood · 4 July 2022, 03:40 AM

Still waiting to hear if the owner and his spouse will sell it back to me.

joli160 · 4 July 2022, 03:51 AM

Boats are my profession, I know enough of them to stay clear as far as possible in my free time.

Yours is beautiful though

gnuyork · 4 July 2022, 04:30 AM

Yes, they are beautiful. when I was younger (still in high school), my dad bought a Penn Yan wooden boat that My dad, my brothers, and I sanded and revarnished one summer. It was a fun project and the boat was beautiful when we were done.

Atone · 4 July 2022, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by joli160

Boats are my profession, I know enough of them to stay clear as far as possible in my free time.

Yours is beautiful though

Huh?

MrGoat · 4 July 2022, 05:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Atone

Huh?

Boat = break out another thousand. This man spends his days making money off em, he isn’t interested in them in his personal life.

I get it, however I love the water and my boats are more hobby/fun than an actual job. They do cost dumb money though.

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joli160 · 4 July 2022, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by MrGoat

Boat = break out another thousand. This man spends his days making money off em, he isn’t interested in them in his personal life.

I get it, however I love the water and my boats are more hobby/fun than an actual job. They do cost dumb money though.

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Exactly, I even went to live in the woods

MrGoat · 4 July 2022, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by joli160

Exactly, I even went to live in the woods

Bahahaha. My god bro, a little extreme.

So seriously, can you work on Russian jet helicopter motors? I need a guy.

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Atone · 4 July 2022, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by joli160

Exactly, I even went to live in the woods

I live in the woods part time and have a boat in the ocean. I get a great amount of joy out of both. Boats aren’t as bad to maintain as everyone Makes them out to be.

dmac001 · 4 July 2022, 10:23 AM

If you like wooden boats, you should check out Leo @ Samson Boat Co. He's restoring Tally Ho, a 48' gaff-rig cutter,

https://www.youtube.com/c/SampsonBoatCo

Good videos and amazing craftmanship.

james1787 · 5 July 2022, 09:43 PM

I have been watching these guys for the last year or so, "Acorn to Arabella". They are building a wooden sailboat - all the the wood they are getting is from their property (they cut an milled it themselves). The guy who owns / heads it up has never built a boat before (although he has enlisted / had experts volunteer their help at times). Neat channel. They plan on having it launched next year.. and then their channel will switch gears to all the adventures they will have on it sailing around and seeing the world.

https://www.youtube.com/c/AcornToArabella

I don't know much else about wooden boats (other than they are quite beautiful!)

30 June 2022, 04:55 AM	#1
joeychitwood "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Way Up North USA Watch: Rolexes & Tudors Posts: 6,361	Any Wooden Boat Enthusiasts Here? Back in the 1990s, I bought a 14 foot closed-bow mahogany and cedar boat built in 1949. It was in rough shape, so I stripped varnish, sanded and re-varnished it until it was functional again. By no means was it an actual restoration, just a repair job. I sold the boat on ebay back in 2002 when purging my storage unit full of of motorcycles, cars and boats, and I've regretted it every year since. Most summers for the past 20 years, I've searched the internet unsuccessfully for the boat to see if it was still floating. I did my usual search today, and I found it! It's owned by a guy on the east coast who did a more thorough repair, but he's never had it on the water. He has several wooden boats in his garage, and he sent me this photo of mine. I'm thrilled, and long story short, I've been negotiating with him today to buy it back. Are any of you wooden boat enthusiasts or owners? If so, I would love to see photos and hear stories.

30 June 2022, 06:01 AM	#2
superdog 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Real Name: Seth Location: nj Watch: Omega Posts: 24,708	dont like boats one bit. but if I did, this would be my style. very classy. __________________ If happiness is a state of mind, why look anywhere else for it? IG: gsmotorclub IG: thesawcollection (Both mostly just car stuff)

30 June 2022, 06:12 AM	#3
DLRIDES 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Real Name: Don Location: NC/WY Watch: Me Posts: 4,625	I love to LOOK at wooden boats, they simply beautiful ! __________________ ”When citizens learn to vote themselves the treasury, they limit prosperity.”

30 June 2022, 06:15 AM	#4
Sarosh "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: London Watch: BLNR Posts: 2,218	Love wooden craftsmanship, that boat looks beautiful __________________ ----- “It’s a watch, it tells time. Not much else”

30 June 2022, 07:24 AM	#5
JasoninDenver 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Denver Posts: 4,153	My ex father in law built his 45 foot wooden cabin cruiser. He is a master craftsman and the boat was a floating piece of fine furniture. For every one day he spent motoring around Vancouver Island, he spent three days working and maintaining the boat. He actually enjoyed going down to his dock with a few beers, putting a baseball game on the radio and spending hours just putzing on the thing. __________________ Jason 116610 LN DateJust Pelagos FXD

30 June 2022, 07:31 AM	#6
NYC6 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Real Name: Dennis Location: L.I./N.Y. Watch: SUBMARINER 14060M Posts: 2,769	Love wooden boats such as the one you had and hopefully get back. They are works of functional carpentry art. Many of those “Italian Jobs” are stunning with according prices. That said, I wouldn’t own one, way much maintenance, have to be too careful to prevent damage and most importantly for me not suitable for fishing or diving.

30 June 2022, 07:39 AM	#7
HHIslander "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2020 Real Name: Henry Location: USA Posts: 4,209	Beautiful boat. Was it originally an inboard?

30 June 2022, 07:41 AM	#8
joeychitwood "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Way Up North USA Watch: Rolexes & Tudors Posts: 6,361	Every time I put it in the water at the access, people came up to me and talked about wood boats. People would wave me down from their docks. It was great fun to just tool around the lake. There are boat shows around Minnesota featuring wooden boats costing hundreds of thousands of dollars, but I always enjoyed my little utility boat. Wood just feels completely different on the water than metal or fiberglass.

30 June 2022, 09:44 AM	#11
THC 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Real Name: Tom Location: Mandeville La Watch: 16610M Posts: 10,517	Have a festival every year here where I live.. beautiful boats all over https://www.woodenboat.com/wooden-bo...ille-louisiana

3 July 2022, 01:47 PM	#12
Romeojk 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Real Name: Kevin Location: Cape Cod Watch: Submariner 114060 Posts: 1,927	Beautiful boat. I love wooden boats but just do not have the time, patience, nor budget to care for them. You don't see many low wooden cruiser in the ocean around here unless it's a sailboat.

4 July 2022, 01:24 AM	#13
Atone "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Real Name: Jesse Location: Los Angeles Watch: TinTin! Posts: 2,704	Wow. That boat is beautiful!!! __________________ 2 Factor Authentication Enabled

4 July 2022, 01:51 AM	#14
swils8610 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Real Name: shannon Location: usa Posts: 8,998	Beautiful boat! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

4 July 2022, 03:40 AM	#15
joeychitwood "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Way Up North USA Watch: Rolexes & Tudors Posts: 6,361	Still waiting to hear if the owner and his spouse will sell it back to me.

4 July 2022, 03:51 AM	#16
joli160 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: NL Watch: Yachtmaster Posts: 14,445	Boats are my profession, I know enough of them to stay clear as far as possible in my free time. Yours is beautiful though __________________ Day Date 18238, Yachtmaster 16622, Deepsea 116660, Submariner 116619, SkyD 326935, DJ 178271, DJ 69158, Yachtmaster 169622, GMT 116713LN, GMT 126711.

4 July 2022, 04:30 AM	#17
gnuyork "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 3,252	Yes, they are beautiful. when I was younger (still in high school), my dad bought a Penn Yan wooden boat that My dad, my brothers, and I sanded and revarnished one summer. It was a fun project and the boat was beautiful when we were done.

4 July 2022, 10:23 AM	#23
dmac001 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: California Watch: Yacht-Master Posts: 64	If you like wooden boats, you should check out Leo @ Samson Boat Co. He's restoring Tally Ho, a 48' gaff-rig cutter, https://www.youtube.com/c/SampsonBoatCo Good videos and amazing craftmanship.

5 July 2022, 09:43 PM	#24
james1787 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Real Name: James Location: New Providence,NJ Watch: Submariner 14060 Posts: 2,365	I have been watching these guys for the last year or so, "Acorn to Arabella". They are building a wooden sailboat - all the the wood they are getting is from their property (they cut an milled it themselves). The guy who owns / heads it up has never built a boat before (although he has enlisted / had experts volunteer their help at times). Neat channel. They plan on having it launched next year.. and then their channel will switch gears to all the adventures they will have on it sailing around and seeing the world. https://www.youtube.com/c/AcornToArabella I don't know much else about wooden boats (other than they are quite beautiful!)

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