In some shots, headlights and tail fins, wraparound windshields and Naugahyde cushions gleam in the sun. In others, seemingly abandoned boats rest on rusty trailers, poking out of the weeds. The list of members boats contains such familiar names as Chris-Craft, Owens and Sea Ray, as well as the more obscure Winner, Weedo GT, Cadillac and Bellboy. Recent subjects include a Donzi restoration and the story of Glasspar, the pioneering Minnesota builder. Member Alan Lawson, of Albany, N.Y., covers fiberglass repair and restoration.
Membership is on the rise.
As for Wood, he managed to track down his unidentified boat while putting the site together. It turned out to be a 1965 Glasspar G-3 ski boat. He uses it on Lake Powell, rising early in the morning to take it out on the flat water and run as fast as he can. In fact, he liked the Glasspar so much he s bought two more. One of the virtues of the small boats is that you can have a lot of fun with them for not much money, he says.