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Thread: woodies
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09-05-2012, 11:28 AM #21Senior Member
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My neighbor has a 50's wooden Chris Craft. You have to keep them wet so the wood doesn't dry out and shrink. They kept it in an floating boat house and didn't check on it over the winter and found it sunk the next spring. Sent it somewhere in New England for restoration and got it back 2 years later. Could buy several G23's for what they have in that boat but what the heck, they live on trust funds.
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09-05-2012, 01:46 PM #22
"New" Woodies
A couple of times I have seen new woodies at shows - typically they have a very thin clear fibeglass coating which they say makes it maintenance free (or lower) but only time would tell - I have heard there is a problem covering wood with FB but don't know. The boats seemed to start at 50K when I first saw them 10 years ago.
I LOVE the woodies too but don't think I'd enjoy the upkeepRichard (LakePerson1952)
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09-05-2012, 03:46 PM #23
i have found some nice original CC woodies for about 15-30
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09-05-2012, 04:31 PM #24
there's a huge woodie boat show in mccall up here every year. beautiful boats to look at, but that's really about all you can do with them is look at them. 95% of the owners here are hovering in mid-60's and just putt around the lake. not really sure what else you would do with one.
I guess I'd rather have a boat that you can get a family on, recreate behind, and not have to put in the time and efforts maintaining the wood. now if i was in a 7-figure income bracket, might have one as a second boat to enjoy, but otherwise, they seem like a major expense for a reminder of days gone by.'06 Supra Launch 20SSV-gone but never forgotten
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09-05-2012, 04:43 PM #25
Just like my Aunt Tutie's Model A. I've heard my whole life about how she has one but I've never seen it. Not sure she has either. It's not like they go ride around in it.
My Mom said I'm not allowed to get wet!
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09-05-2012, 05:41 PM #26
maybe they do, it's just you haven't passed the "privelege test" yet
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09-05-2012, 06:41 PM #27
We got a hackercraft thats a few years old. Drive it like any other boat . Extremely cool boat to cruise in. Not cheap though. I'll dig up a pic
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09-05-2012, 09:58 PM #28
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09-05-2012, 10:14 PM #29
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09-06-2012, 02:05 PM #30
Beautiful! That's what I'd like to do-- go see a show full of woodies! Did I just type that?
My Mom said I'm not allowed to get wet!
2008 LSV (sold)
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