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1927 - International
Submitted by cac on Fri, 2010-10-01 22:06A couple of weeks ago the family took a trip up to Glacier National Park, Yellowstone and around that area. Wonderful trip. If you ever have the chance, go out and visit "Big Sky Country" in the northwest United States.
Adjoining Glacier National Park on the Canadian side of the border is Waterton National Park, which, combined with the US park forms the world's first Peace Park (a cross national border site). The halves of the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park are run by their separate countries, but coordinated and cooperatively managed.
We visited the Canadian side also and rode this great wooden hulled vessel, the International. Built in 1927, it has plied this 7 mile long path up and down the lake from the Canadian town of Waterton to the U.S. boarder crossing and ranger station just a bit south.
She's taken out of the water each winter via marine railway and returned to service when the spring thaw comes around. She wears her age well. Check out some of the detailing and beautiful wood- and brass-work in the following pictures: read more »
Noah's Ark, redux
Submitted by cac on Mon, 2009-05-25 23:16We've had another builder of a Noah's Ark replica (Noah's Ark, Noah's Ark, again)... here's another one. The fact that it was raining in the video was appropriate to me. read more »
Noah's Ark, again
Submitted by cac on Sun, 2008-09-21 10:03Man Builds Noah's Ark (exact scale given in Bible)
I had a link to this construction before, but this includes more pictures. Looks a lot like building a timberframe house, but is certainly impressive. To have done all that in 2-3 years puts my efforts to shame.
See below for pictures. read more »
My Boat Is Floatin'
Submitted by cac on Wed, 2008-09-17 18:37Glen-L is a source of some great of some great looking plans and a nice community of builders. Check out some video from their "Gatherings".
Scenes from the Glen-L 2007 Gathering in Alabama and 2008 Rendezvous in California. View many Glen-L client-built boats in the water and enjoy a great boat building song! For more information about Glen-L boats you can build, visit www.Glen-L.com. read more »
Nina got wet!
Submitted by cac on Fri, 2007-08-03 15:59
After a few problems, Nina (see our Blogroll) splashed and had some water trials. Not the official launch, but looking really good!
And to top things off, he found a way to fix his earlier mistake and move on fairly easily. read more »
Ballentine's Boat Shop, Inc.
Submitted by cac on Wed, 2011-02-02 18:28
Here's a classic boat shop that just screams "beautiful" to me. Even the buildings have that great New England charm to them. Make sure and check out the site for all the pictures of classic wooden craft. read more »
Mark V 36 Commuter
Submitted by cac on Sat, 2010-08-21 21:06
Mark Van Abbema (designer of my V28 build) has another nice looking plan available... a 36' Commuter. Again, keeping to his general theme, it has great 1920's styling, utilizes outboard power, and should be relatively straightforward to build. read more »
Classic Boats - parts, restoration and sale
Submitted by cac on Fri, 2010-05-07 22:38Found out that these are the people that restored yesterday's beautiful ChrisCraft.
Also learned that it's a 1938 Chris Craft (Mahogany) and has a 427 V8.
This outfit has various craft and parts forsale. Check them out if you have a classic boat, or want to buy one.
They also have some good data on identifying your craft on their Hull Number Listing page.
Roeboats
Submitted by cac on Wed, 2009-06-10 17:35What a great name for a boating blog!
Currently they are building a John Atkin's Ningret 22′ Eco friendly motor boat. Looks like a very nice boat.
2009 Fern Ridge Spring Messabout
Submitted by cac on Fri, 2009-06-05 22:05
From the WoodenPowerboats mailing list comes this great set of pictures from the 2009 Fern Ridge Spring Messabout. Looks like a great time with some really nice boats.
