Including Project Progress Updates! |
August, 2014 |
Venue has changed to Lake Lewisville due to low water in Lake Ray Hubbard!
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A new special edition of Bilge Pump will be published soon containing details!
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Lake LBJ Show Details Set, Oct. 17-19!
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Our friends and fellow members Scott Reichardt and Jim Frechette have been nailing down some of the details for the upcoming Austin Hill Country Boat Show, which is slated for the weekend of October 17. As usual, Scott and Pam Reichardt will host a Friday evening welcome party. The show will return to Horseshoe Bay this year, providing a beautiful and much-frequented venue for the event. There will also be a Saturday dinner in Marble Falls and the traditional donuts and coffee at Jim and Cindy Frechette's place at Sunrise Beach on Sunday morning. If you have never attended this fabulous show, this year should be a must for you. |
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WBA Highlights Featured in July Meeting Presentation!
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David Kanally provided the presentation for the July 17th meeting of the WBA. The all-video presentation included reviews of seven of the club's major restorations and projects over the past six years. The seven vignettes were shown end-to-end, making for about 25 minutes of video documentation of our members' significant projects. Special thanks go to all the great WBA members whose dedicated work makes the WBA a great club! The videos are now posted individually on the WBA's website. You can watch one, or all seven by clicking here. |
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Below, Robin McGeorge vacuums the sawdust out of the 1936 Chris-Craft runabout he and Troy Marshall are restoring in the Lucas Shop. Since last month, Robin has nearly completed the decking on the boat, with the most challenging boards being the foredeck planking, which is now cut, grooved and dry-fitted.
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Below, Lew White sands some of the fiberglass repair on the bottom of Steve Phillips' donated canoe. Lew is also making new mahogany end caps for the craft. Once the bottom work is done, the canoe will be righted for stripping, staining and varnishing of the gunwales, replacement of the seats and finishing of the interior. Come out to the shop any Saturday morning, and you can help with this project, which will be sold to raise funds for the shop.
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Next Regular Meeting August 21, 2014
Don Ayers, President and Board member of the Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club and noted Riva historian, will be presenting a discussion on both Chris-Craft and Riva boats. Don's a busy guy, and we're pleased he's planning to be with us for this presentation! As always, we'll have generous helpings of fellowship and Italian food. The meeting will be better if you are there, of course. Join us for a light meal and moderate libation at 5:30 p.m. at Two Guys from Italy prior to the meeting. We encourage you to join us for dinner, so we'll always have the required minimum number of diners to avoid a room charge. Shop Talk and Musings
And, finally: Please take a look in the shed or garage for leftover parts or other salable items you can donate to the club. Bring them to any WBA meeting, or contact David Kanally at david@historywithheart.com for pickup.  |
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We have day launches scheduled for both Saturday and Sunday for our runs. We're also working on contingency venues should Rockwall decide that low water is too much of a problem. Details of the itinerary are forthcoming. For now, be sure this fun and active event is on your calendar. We had a record turnout last year. Think we can do better? Sure! 
Above, Steve Griffitts has both sides and the transom of his 1948 Chris-Craft 17’ Deluxe Runabout stripped of fiberglass and resin residue and completely rough sanded. The underlying mahogany is beautiful and in excellent condition. Steve has found no dry rot at all so far, and only a few minor scratches and cracks.
Above, David Kanally's '57 Cowell is now complete with a new transom. Since last month, David has installed the transom, the hardware, the motor and has mounted the bilge pump through-hull and speedometer tube. The boat left the shop on August 1, leaving a bay available for you to work on your boat! 
Every now and then, it's time to say thank you to people who don't get thanked enough. That's the case this month for a couple of our club's most loyal and active members. First, Lisa Daniels has been painting beautiful nautical and automotive art for many years. She markets her art through boat and car clubs and in person at various events around the country. 
The other person who deserves a tip of the hat this month is good old Les Burton, who makes an extra effort to attend every event and get his beautiful boat out at every opportunity on land and in the water. Les has some buddies up in Denton who threw a benefit car and boat show on July 19th for the Faith Presbyterian Hospice. Les had his boat there, and helped get a few other members to add their boats to the display. The show awarded Les a trophy for his boat. To this award, we add our thanks to Les!