My dad had what I believe was a Wagemaker with a 10 hp Martin on it when I was born in 53 and we had a place on Delavan lake in Wisconsin. Delavan is 10 miles from Lake Geneva which is ground zero to the wood boating world of the midwest. I have such a vivid memory of walking around the showroom of the Delavan lake boat company showroom and the way it smelled inside. There was a 62 Holiday on display in the center that I couldnt get enough of and much later on in life I ran across one of that model and owned however wasnt able to keep. My Uncle Joe had bought a Trojan runabout that had fire damage on the deck from a carelessly flicked cigarrette and I helped him restore it in a garage in Chicago during a winter after which we dropped in the water at Diversey harbor and went around the pumping station 2 miles out. Great memories because of wood boats a major influence in my life. Im on Clear Lake in Calif now. Bye
Nice...I sold my 1946 46 foot DCFB Chris Craft that I lived on for 26 years to help buy a house on a lake . I still have my 1958 Century Resorter (with the slide back roof ) on a lift on my covered dock and my 1958 Ladd craft kit boat with the original 58 Evinrude Lark 35 sitting in the water next to it. I like the older fiber glassics but the new boats dont appeal to me at all. The times sure have changed and the people too. Thanks for sharing this..
Nice job! I used to own a 1965 16 ft. Century Resorter with a Gray Marine 327 Fireball that ran on Kezar Lake, Maine for a couple of summers. Not enough running footage but I have beautiful photos of her.. "Cupcake" was her name. I'm a former professional film/video editor and shooter - good on ya for a wonderful piece!
Thanks, Boss: beautiful production, man
Chris, wonderful video please keep up and show more. At almost 88 I'm still restoring several wooden classics and couple of fiber classics. Enjoy !
My dad had what I believe was a Wagemaker with a 10 hp Martin on it when I was born in 53 and we had a place on Delavan lake in Wisconsin. Delavan is 10 miles from Lake Geneva which is ground zero to the wood boating world of the midwest. I have such a vivid memory of walking around the showroom of the Delavan lake boat company showroom and the way it smelled inside. There was a 62 Holiday on display in the center that I couldnt get enough of and much later on in life I ran across one of that model and owned however wasnt able to keep. My Uncle Joe had bought a Trojan runabout that had fire damage on the deck from a carelessly flicked cigarrette and I helped him restore it in a garage in Chicago during a winter after which we dropped in the water at Diversey harbor and went around the pumping station 2 miles out. Great memories because of wood boats a major influence in my life. Im on Clear Lake in Calif now. Bye
Nice...I sold my 1946 46 foot DCFB Chris Craft that I lived on for 26 years to help buy a house on a lake . I still have my 1958 Century Resorter (with the slide back roof ) on a lift on my covered dock and my 1958 Ladd craft kit boat with the original 58 Evinrude Lark 35 sitting in the water next to it. I like the older fiber glassics but the new boats dont appeal to me at all. The times sure have changed and the people too. Thanks for sharing this..
Nice job! I used to own a 1965 16 ft. Century Resorter with a Gray Marine 327 Fireball that ran on Kezar Lake, Maine for a couple of summers. Not enough running footage but I have beautiful photos of her.. "Cupcake" was her name. I'm a former professional film/video editor and shooter - good on ya for a wonderful piece!