'Woody' owners preserve classic boating history
Ken Cook aboard his 1930 Chris Craft wooden motorboat docked in Whitefish Lake in Whitefish on June 7. (Adrian Knowler/Daily Inter Lake)
A wooden boat glides across Whitefish Lake during the Whitefish Woody Weekend in 2013. (Whitefish Pilot FILE)
A wooden boat takes a cruise on Whitefish Lake in this file photo.
A wooden boat heads out on Whitefish Lake during the 2015 Whitefish Woody Weekend. (Whitefish Pilot FILE)
A closeup view shows the detail of a wooden boat on display for Whitefish Woody Weekend. (Whitefish Pilot FILE)
Wooden boats zip across Whitefish Lake. (Whitefish Pilot FILE)
A 1930 Chris Craft 103 Roundabout sits docked at The Lodge at Whitefish Lake in Whitefish on June 7. (Adrian Knowler/Daily Inter Lake)
The bow of a restored 1930 Chris Craft motorboat in Whitefish Lake on June 7. The handcrafted mahogany hull is one of 627 built by the company from 1928-1931. (Adrian Knowler/Daily Inter Lake)
A classic motorboat cruises Whitefish Lake on June 7. (Adrian Knowler/Daily Inter Lake)
Ken Cook pilots his 1930 Chris Craft classic motorboat on Whitefish Lake on June 7. (Adrian Knowler/Daily Inter Lake)
Ken Cook had his eye on a vintage Chris Craft 103 Runabout motorboat for 30 years before he finally found one to call his own.
His model needed some love, with the 24-foot mahogany boat — originally built in 1930 — suffering from some split seams and a gash in the hull...
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