Bidder's Remorse?

The only remorse Dave had at the annual antique boat show and auction in Clayton, was that he didn't place any bids! He really wishes that he had, especially since many of the boats that had no reserve, were sold for very little money. Here's the one that really caught his eye:  a 23 ft. 1957 Marblehead Boat Co. Cruiser, all refurbished. The owner spent way more money refurbishing it, than the $2500 he sold it for.

At the last minute, Dave thought, "what would we do with it if we had it, especially with all our other projects." I would have named it WHAT NOW?

Here are a few other auction and display boats:

This is actually an aluminum Feathercraft, that someone put all the wood and accessories on. We both wondered how heavy the boat is with all the added weight.

 Dave checks out the engine compartment of a Century Resorter. It was powered by a Y-Block Ford V8.

 This 32 ft. 1926 Albany Boat Company Runabout was a favorite. Notice the 'cane seat' that Dave is holding on to. What a brilliant idea to bring that, since I used it to sit in the shade quite often. It was 98 degrees that day! The seat was a big hit and people kept asking us where we got it since they wanted one too.

These are called Number Boats. This class of one design power boats was conceived by Robert Cox to encourage 'gentlemen racing' in the Thousand Islands region.

Our 'people's choice' favorite of the show. This is a 1963 23 ft.Chris Craft Holiday. This boat was the forerunner of the horizontal wing movement. This boat is one of three built with the factory hardtop with the gull wings.

 Beautifully displayed launch.

 Long, lean and mean...These boats are classed as long deck launches.

This is a brand new replica build of a Peterburough double cockpit, which never existed.

This launch used to be a life boat. It certainly has an appropriate name!

A triple cockpit Greavette with the original Sterling V-12 engine.

Mahogany was everywhere. 

The Riva Rudy, an Italian runabout with lots of style and flair.

 We got a kick out of seeing the junior judges going from boat to boat, and then handing out the awards.

It may have been the hottest day of the year, but we would never miss this event. We are looking forward to next year's show aready!