Promised Pictures,

I showed you I wrapped the boat in saran wrap.  Then it blew off.  This was in Laramie, WY.

And here is my boat in the water at Alganoc, MI

The boat on the left of mine is Chad Durren's.  I met him on line about four years ago.  His boat won second place in this class.

And we had a fine time, he and his father.  Thanks, Chad, for coming.

Another online friend and his wife came to see "The Other Woman" also.  Mike and Stephanie Sindel from Defience. Ohio.  He found my blog  about two years ago, and we have been chatting since.  He owns a Chris-Craft Riviera, which they take out every evening for a ride from their dock on the river where they live.  I'm sorry I didn't take a picture of them.  Thanks, Mike and Stef.  Here is their blog http://woodie.ppworks.com/cruise/  Then click on CRUISE LOG.

Day three at Algonac

Well, no pictures yet.  The chip I bought for my camera is 4 gig.  I new a 16 gig would not be recognized by my computer, so I thought surely a 4 gig would.  Not so.  I'll have to wait until I get home to down load thru a cord.

Two more cyber friends came to see me.  A couple from Defiance,  OH, and a local guy I bought parts for my boat who has a shop here.  Thanks Mike and Stef Sindel, and Mike Murrley.

Friday at the boat show.

This is the get ready day.  Launched the boat this morning, with the help of my neighbors Randy and Karen Reed, who flew in late Thursday night to join me here. When it came time for the boat parade, we went out, but the water was so rough from the wind, we came back in. Sorry, no pictures yet.


The main part of the show is tomorrow.  Judging and the people come to oooooo and ahhhhh.

A friend from the boat forum, Chad Durren, brought his boat Lily from Illinois, and he is tied off right beside me.  We have been chatting on the forum and by e-mail for nearly 5 years now, it is fun to meet him and his father.

Arrived at Algonac, Michigan!

I80 thru south Chicago was VERY stressful!  I'll go home a different way, drop south toward Cincinnati, then west on a US highway.  That way I will see more country.

I will launch the boat in the morning, and at 4PM we go on a boat parade up the St Clair River.  Pictures tomorrow.

Second day on the road.

No pictures yet, I had to buy a new chip so I could take pictures of the boat show.  Wal-Mart had a four gig for $10.

Drove 590 miles to Iowa City, Iowa.  Tomorrow, on thru Illinois to the show area in eastern Michgan.

I'm in Big Springs, NE

But I made a major boo-boo.  I left home without the chip for my camera.  So the photos are on the internal chip, and I have no way of getting them off, until I buy a cord.

I  wanted to show what happened to my saran wrap.  It didn't work.  It was partly shredded in just 35 miles at Pocatello, and at Laramie, WY, I had to remove the rest.  So I hope it doesn't rain too much.  Here in Nebraska there were tornado warnings for yesterday, but so far it is nice and sunny.  And I had a TAIL wind all day long.  Eighteen miles per gallon.

I drove 685 miles, left at 6:45 AM, arrived at 7:30 PM.  Two fuel stops and three saran wrap stops.  Now to find something to eat.

I leave in the morning.

So about six AM I will pull out of here for Michigan.  I'll spend the first night some where in Nebraska.  I hope the tornadoes are gone by the time I get there!

I quit using the canvas tarp when pulling the boat.  It caused too much damage.  (See older post)  I now use "saran wrap".

Michigan Boat Show

Tuesday morning I will leave for a 9 day 3600 mile trip to Michign.

"Where It All Began" Algonac, Michigan

I have just registered for this boat show. I'm taking my beautiful lady on another long trip.

This is in the 4th week of June. After that there are two more planned to Tahoe again in August and Priest Lake, Idaho in September. Who wants to come with me?

It's Bragging Time!

If The Crash Test Dummy brags, (which is all the time) then so can I.

I GOOGLED my name. I found way too much info on me. But some of the things I found pleased me. Most of my boat show trips were there, and this is the one I wanted every one to see. Hee Hee

http://www.hemmingsdigital.com/hemmings/201009?pg=58#pg58

My Last Purchase

I found this on E-bay and bid on it. It is a very rare 1959 Century 19 foot Resorter. The "Carrier Deck" front deck makes it VERY rare. I drove up to Seattle area on Friday, spent the night with Norm and Marge Nelson, then picked up the boat on Saturday morning. I was home by 1 AM Sunday morning.

Now who wants me to restore this boat for them????? Or buy it?

McMinnville, Oregon...Spruce Goose

Here are some pictures of Howard Hughes' wooden troop carrying flying boat that he built from 1944 to 1947. This plane flew just 8 months after my boat was delivered to my home town. For more, GOOGLE Spruce Goose. It could carry 750 fully equipped troops.

These last two are models of the construction out of birch plywood. The skin is about an eighth of an inch thick, made of 9 plies of very thin birch layers. The wing span is 20 feet longer than a football field. It is made of 95% wood. A man can walk upright in the wings, and thus service the engines while the plane was flying.

Toledo, Oregon

This is my boat, The Other Woman. ^^^

Tugs, sail boats, row boats and mine. Mine was the only varnished mahogany boat there.

On the Way Home

Stopped and spent the night in McMinnville, Oregon. I will go through the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum today. That is where the Spruce Goose is now located. Pictures later.

A Friend Came to See Me

When I made plans for this boat show in Oregon, a classmate of mine from 55 years ago, who lives in Olympia, WA, said he would like to come to it. We kept in touch, and yesterday, Garth Holmes, from the home town of my youth, came and spent part of the day with me. We had a wonderful visit. He bought me lunch, gave me two of his novels, and I took him for a boat ride. He said that was the first time he had been in a speed boat for 54 years. Garth was the Senior Class President, and we had not seen each other for 50 years until our 50th class reunion 6 years ago.

Thank you, Garth, for coming.

Toledo, Oregon

I'm in Toledo, Or. That's at the west end of US 20 hwy. It sure was a beautiful drive over here!

At McCall, Idaho, August 14-15, 2010

These two pictures are of my boat and my friends, Randy Reed and his daughter, Susanah.

Also my boat.

On Saturday we went on a parade around the South end of the lake, to show off our boats to the locals. Then early Sunday morning we went on a full throttle run to the North shore and moored on a sandy beach. It is a beautiful lake.

On Thursday, the 19th, I'm heading for Oregon for another boat show. My boat was/is not being judged at these shows. Just talking to the people and having fun.

I'm in McCall, Idaho

Man, I've been busy. It sure is a fun boat show!

Count Down

Three days until I leave for McCall, Idaho for a boat show on Cascade Lake.

OK, Now I Know I'm Crazy

So I found this boat in Pleasent Grove, UT. I just can't help myself..........

Starting Count Down

Getting ready for the McCall, Idaho Boat Show. I will leave Friday morning, the 13th of Aug.

Tarp and Dock rash on my boat.

This was caused when the tarp ripped on the way home from Texas, and the soot from the diesel engine entered and etched the varnish.

The same side, starboard, same problem.

While loading my boat at Texas, a dock hand let it get away and it smacked the concrete wall.

A little sanding with a sanding sponge, and a coat of varnish, and all is well.

Well, I may be crazy!!!!!

But I bought another boat.

My Boat in Texas