Wooden Boat Show

Jim Cooper's very elaborate boat

A beautifully restored 1950's Chris-Craft

Another nice boat built from scratch

The Puddle Duck Racer-an inexpensive, surprisingly stable sailboat

On Saturday, Ken & I took a day off from work to go down to the Eugene area and attend a wooden boat show. Ken has always been interested in boats and is very interested in building his own boat so he was there to get some ideas. It was held at the Eugene Yacht Club on Fern Ridge Reservoir about ten miles northwest of Eugene. There were some beautiful boats on display there...some which were just displayed on the lawn and many others tied up on the water. It was put on by the COOTS which is a loosely knit group of f0lks interested in building boats from scratch. I was amazed at the work on some of these boats. One of the more elaborate boats was built by a fellow who doesn't even like the water...but he has a strong passion for building beautiful craft. Ken was in heaven surrounded by all these boats and has future plans to build one of his own. It was an interesting morning.

Ain't Life Grand?