McCall Boat Works: June 2010

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Home from the Concours with Two Awards for Two Boats!!!!!!!!!!!

It's A New Woody Day!!

what would this day bring??

The Concours is the top of the top when it comes to Boat Shows

AND............Now..............wait.......................

The Restorers are ALSO the top of the top when it comes to Boat Shows..........

and

McCall Boat Works

placed

TWO WINS

with

TWO BOATS

TWO CLASSES

what an honor and what an accomplishment

Cheers to McCall Boat Works!

The competition is judged by a team of 42 judges assembled from across the world. The boats are judged not just against the 100 boats accepted into the show but also against all known boats that exist today in their class.

These judges are not tough..........they are STIFF

"this is wrong".........."this is right"................

"this may be OK..........BUT...........let me confer with the other judges".............

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!

2 hours in the engine box............

give me a break!

the Concours d' Elegance is a SUCCESS!!

First Win

JUSTICE

Class 8 Blond Deck Runabouts Place #2

owners: Ben and Julie Wolff

Second Win

TWIN FINN

Class 14a Transitional Fiberglass (Marque Class)

Place #2

owners: Jim and Cyndi Atkinson

Twin Finn was only to be out-placed by

Dave Wright/Craig Brewsters'

Serpent 1955 Cobra

tough competition!

Thanks to all of you whom have supported and helped McCall Boat Works

become a Success!!

to name a few:

our crew: Casey Hanna, Chris Kirk & Noel Weber

our mentors: Dave Wright, Al Schinner, Dave Lobb, Dave Jerome, Tex, Matt Smith........

to name just a few

owners: Atkinson, Wolff, Bolger, Wilton, Cleary, Minor

to name just a few

THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Friday, June 18, 2010

The Concours d' Elegance

It's A New Woody Day!!

Okay..........we made it. Ten in a half hours later...........
boats are in and today is VIP day @$100/ticket;
celebration, food, music and FIESTA!
We are already sun-fried @ elevation 6400'
with clear skies and sunshine. Perfect!!

Un-rolling the shrink wrap

unveiling the shine

the proud owners of TWIN FINN:

Jim & Cyndi Atkinson

No anxiety here!!

Getting in line for "gantry alley"

@ Sierra Boat Works

Jim........you MUST get out of the boat!!

Hookin' her up....thanks,Chris Kirk

Up, up and away!!!!!!!

Hope those lifting rods are solid:

TWIN FINN weighs a mere ~ 4500 lbs!!

WOW!!

The guys now paddle the boats to their slots

TWIN FINN & JUSTICE

are cleaned & polished

Stay Tuned!

The Hardy's

McCall Boat Works

reporting from

Carnelian Bay, Tahoe

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

May the Games Begin!!!!!!!! To Tahoe We Go!!

It's A New Woody Day!!

Been thinking of how to start this segment and I downloaded this photo and it all became very clear to me............this is it!! Doesn't this say it all? Isn't this why we restore these boats?
Heritage, Pride and a Sense of Belonging???????

Dad......Dad and son..............family, bonding time.............boating time............

Restoring these old woodies keeps the past memories present............

and points the innocent toward the future...........

Heading to the Concourse in the morning is a bit "bitter sweet".
The whole Tahoe thing has been a family ordeal....... it's a boat ordeal.......it is all an ordeal. The whole winter has been an ordeal restoring JUSTICE and TWIN FINN to two pristine pieces of art nostalgia perfection; "for your eyes only".

Now, we have to let our boats float, independently, and we now have to say good-bye to them and turn them over to their owners.

I can't wait to get to the Show to take in all those "other " floating memories.
I cant wait to get there because every other boat restorer and owner have been thru exactly what we have been thru this winter...........only it is "their" story and "their" memories............ built into, around and within "their" boat.

Here we go...................

It has been raining and raining and raining; finally there is a break in the weather............ so we are taking the boats to Boise PROMPTLY custom covers and shrink wraps.