She was built to go to the 1946 New York Boat Show, but that show, due to the war, never became a reality and she was then taken to Hearn’s Dept. One might wonder when looking at her due to the lighter “sapwood” which is found on her forward port side, but that is exactly how she came from the factory. All the wood on her, including her bottom, is original. This GarWood is about as original as any boat one can find other than some of the upholstery which was really beginning to show some wear. The Clayton Boat show, is where she won Best preserved, Best GarWood and a few “Best of show”. She won numerous boat shows from South Carolina and North Carolina. Shelly in April 1996 and she remains on Long Lake to this day. Raney, his daughter sold the GarWood to Dr.

“We Three” has been a fixture on Long Lake in the Adirondacks since she was delivered to the original owner, WA Raney in April 1946. It works perfectly with new bearings and tires. The trailer is said to be original to the boat. Extensive receipts and documentation on the boat including a copy of original factory brochure. Because it’s used frequently it’s not a show queen. We use this boat locally and really enjoy it. Bottom painted and waterline stripe redone. Gauge panel sent out for refresh and dripless shaft unit being installed. Modern raw water pump to replace gear driven unit. I also had Van Nesse rebuild the carb and rebuild the distributor with electronic kit. New upholstery, New fuel tank were installed. The boat was striped and new stain and varnish were applied. I had the hull and decks repaired with some new planks, The bottom was refastened and made a no soak bottom with GFLEX. The engine/gear had been rebuilt and all the chrome was redone. Bought this boat as a stalled restoration of a very original and lightly used boat.

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