Vintage Race Boat Shop

We maintain vintage wooden boats,

by providing year round maintenance

and treating each boat with special care.

About us

We also build reproduction

vintage race boats. Click here for details

Bill John - owner/driver

Donnie McLean - riding mechanic

Jim Kondrat - special projects

Vintage Race Boat Shop

PO Box 332

Wolfeboro, NH  03894

603-569-5824

John1948@metrocast.net

What's new?

About us

Trading Dock

Vintage Boats

Vintage Newsletter

Reproduction Boats

Saturday Gatherings

2009 Vintage Schedule

Event Photos

Reproduction Boats 

The Early Years

Boat Racing-1926

Boat Racing-1927

Boat Racing-1928

Boat Racing-1929-1

Boat Racing-1929-2

Jersey Speed Skiffs

Vintage Regatta-2001

Vintage Regatta-2003

Vintage Regatta-2005

Vintage Regatta-2007

A message from the Owner/Webmeister

Bill John

A special thank you !!!

Links - Other Websites

Click here for APBA & ACBS Vintage Events ???!!!

Wolfeboro Vintage Race Boat Regatta

September 16-19, 2009

The past will come alive as some of the best known race boats of bygone eras return to Wolfeboro, for our sixth Wolfeboro Vintage Race Boat Regatta. Wolfeboro is now a major stop on the APBA Vintage Race Boat Circuit, and next summer's regatta expands to 4 full days, and will feature over 70 Vintage race boats running demonstration laps on a 1 mile oval course, on beautiful Wolfeboro Bay. In addition to seeing and hearing these unique and beautiful boats run, spectators are invited to view them close-up in the pit area, at the Town Docks on both Friday and Saturday. Wolfeboro is scheduled for the weekend after Buffalo, and as many of you know, our Wolfeboro vintage regatta is held every other year, alternating with Clayton, and we are becoming well known for our "flat water" and lots of water time. In fact, we run vintage heats every half hour for two full days. So if you wanna see lots of vintage race boats running at speed, you just gotta come to Wolfeboro in 2009 ???!!!

Details - Wolfeboro 2009

Recap & Photos - Wolfeboro 2007

Currently In The Shop

JS-47  My Precious

A Jersey Speed Skiff

In the spring of 2009, after several years of hard use and many, many boat rides, it was decided to upgrade the 1/4 inch plywood deck with a thicker 3/8 inch sapelee mahogany plywood deck. Local craftsman Jason Conley and mentor Dave Whitcher did the actual deck replacement, and the many coats of Epifanes varnish and final rigging was done at the Vintage Race Boat Shop. The existing 1/4 inch deck came off easily and work began to strengthen the deck support structure. We added lots if white oak support beams, and we made it real strong. The new sapelee mahogany deck was well sanded, sealed and then varnished without any stain, to highlight the beautiful grain of the mahogany. Twelve coats of Epifanes varnish are planned, the finish will be very deep.

Project Photos

Reproduction Vintage Race Boats

Last Update: July 3rd, 2009

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