The 26th Coeur-d-alene & 1st Regional ACBS Chapter Classic Wooden Boat Show August 2011

It's A New Woody Day!!

It was a beautiful weekend in CDL, Idaho.

McCall Boat Works landed 2 more awards for it's efforts in restoration.

There were 70+ boats.  The boats were judged by a select panel of judges from the Seattle  Chapter of the ACBS.

"Best Restored" 1959 Chris Craft Continental Twin Finn

owner:  Jim & Cyndi Atkinson Tarzana, Ca.

AND

"Best of Runabout" 1952 Chris Craft Racing Runabout 19' Happy Days
Owner:  Ed & Nancy Alexander Lomita, Ca.

Thanks for another successful 2011 Boat Season

McCall Boat Works strives for precision craftsmanship

and excellent communication!!

Cheers!!

1952 Chris Craft Racer 19' Happy Days goes to the Lake Arrowhead Show

It's A New Woody Day!!

Okay!!!!!!!  Here we go!!

This racer restoration was over a 2 year project.

She is ready now.  Need I say more?

Here is a squeak preview before the big Lake Arrowhead Debut June 2-5, 2011.  See you there!

Water test: dry

Mechanical: flawless

Factory ordered restored

WOW!!

Here we come: Lake Arrowhead Show 19' Racer Happy Days

It's A New Woody Day!!

This year we are taking a beautiful 1952 Chris Craft Racing Runabout HAPPY DAYS R-19-415 to the Lake Arrowhead Show June 4 & 5th 2011.  She will be a show stopper.

She has been stored with us for 3 years:  wood rotten, screws broken, decayed, all planks cracked ..........needing a total restoration.  Well, she got one.

Engine removed.

Boat Flipped.

Old bottom removed.

New frames, keel, chines, stem and gripe.

New 3M5200 bottom.

Then she was flipped for all new side and top planking and bunging.

AND then lots and lots of sanding and fairing.

PERFECT

Here comes the stain and finish work.

The black walnut is an eye striking contrast.

Beautiful.

More and more varnish

keep you posted................

TWIN FINN's Water & Engine Test a SUCCESS!

It's A New Woody Day!!

For most of you woody boaters out there a water test is not a big deal before a June Show in Tahoe.  However, in Idaho, it IS a big deal because the ice on the lake has not "transformed" into water.......
AND it is VERY difficult to get this thru the thick skull of your commando-officer/boat-owner/best-friend!!
So.....finally, the BIG day;  the owner makes a special trip to FLY here to be WITH YOU on the test day (........ugh.......gee, THANKS)
The ice is actually off the lake (for ten days now (I think)) and the sun is actually shining;  there is intermittent rain BUT NOT snow flurries;  this is ALL good.
OKAY......here we go......
Car to storage.  Boat trailer hooked to car.  Transport to Marina.  UGHhh........Is the water even high enough NOT to scrape that BRAND NEW BRASS PROP on the cement drop into the water???.... YES!!!!!  Made it.  Boat off trailer. 
Owner happy.  All is good.
Boat floating.  This is good.
We wait, wait and wait some more........not a DROP of water thru that new 3M5200 bottom.......PERFECT!
Turn over.......come on........turn over........(engine has not been started in........almost...... two years)........Don acts teenage'ish and siphons (yes, that IS what I said) the gas (via mouth) into the line and VVVRRROOOMM!!!!!!!  The blast of the Christ Craft motor!!
Again......all is PERFECT!! This is all good.  Everyone HAPPY!
Here we go...........

SWEET!!

WOW!!!!!!!!!

Need I say More!!!!!!!?????????

See you in Tahoe!!!!!!!!!!

VICTORY is Back In Town!!

It's A New Woody Day!!

Victory is back!

For those of you that know us, we name our boats after our kids (I know, brilliant).

For example:  these are our kids Nataliya and Victor.

"TaTa" is named after Nataliya and

 

NICE!!

"Victory" is named after our son, Victor.

What a finish!

I am not REALLY sure how this happened BUT "Miss Payette" is NOT named after our next son, Nicholas....oh well...I will show it to you anyway

 

I just couldn't see naming a 2001 Garwood Speedster Replica

"Nicci" or "St. Nic" or "Nikelodeon".......just didn't fit......so, check HIM out:

He is a remote Riva kid, all the way.

So......."Miss Payette" was simply named "Miss Payette" after, YES!!  Payette Lake.

So.......anyways.......back to my story...........

Victory is coming back to town today.

Victory was restored by McCall Boat Works in 2006;  it is a 1959 Sportsman. The boat was bought in Sept '08 by Dan Strong from Oklahoma.  He actually flew out to Idaho to purchase a different boat from us and fell in love with Victory on the first ride and bought it on site!  (Never thought I'd see one of our Idaho boats go to Oklahoma!!)

Dan Strong is a great guy.  Knowledgeable and young at heart being in his mid 70's.  Most of us will just be thankful to be ticking at 70 something, let alone, getting in and out of woodies and getting the woodies on and off trailers for each use!!  Well, needless to say, Dan called us a couple of months ago and said, "Guys, I need to sell Victory.  The waves are just too big for her on our lake for a "smooth" ride." 

So, Victory was re-sold by McCall Boat Works in April 2010 to Buddy and Shay Wilton of VA., FL., ID., CO........I can't remember what state they are actually "primary residences" ......... So...they are bringing Victory home. 

If you are living in or visiting Idaho you may see Victory hanging on the dock @ the Shore Lodge on Payette Lake McCall, Idaho or at the dock @ Redfish Lake Stanley, Idaho.  The Wiltons are frequent visitors of both.

Finally, Victory is back where Victory belongs!

Thanks, Dan, Buddy and Shay!

Mid-Restoration 

the sweet fine pin stripe lines of restoration

SEE YOU ON THE LAKE!!