OT Vintage Wooden Boathouse / Playpen

Yeah, I know it is off topic, but I figure some of you guys would enjoy it as much as I did.

The owner of Four Winns boats built this multi million dollar home in Charlevoix, Michigan and the attached video shows the beautiful details (with most of the money tied up in the "shop". The most amazing part is that these vintage boats are all USED, much like our vintage "stuff" is. It is great to see these boats sitting in the water and hear the small waves lapping up against their hulls inside of the boathouse.

Take a look at the video and see 22 lifts to raise and lower the boats selectively and by one remote control into the water. He has a complete on-site wood shop for restoration of the early boats and a large collection of cruisers, ski boats, race boats, etc, not to mention the gorgeous natural cypress woodwork inside of this great boat house.

Perhaps you have already seen it, but it was my pleasure to run across this for the first time this morning. Hope you enjoy it too.

http://www.hgtv.com/video/boat-owners-paradise-video/index.html

 

A couple of pics...

 

Wooden boats are a sickness... Some of us here on the HAMB can relate.

 

amazing.

 

Party central for sure...wild.

 

Wow! There are times when I truely regret being a desert dweller!

 

Me too... As for those pics... X2 on the WOW!

 

Aiiiii Matey!!!







Now if he had a "Seaplane" moored it there I would've been impressed!




Hahaha.... in my wildest dreams... and I thought the boat house that the "Thunderbird" was housed in was awesome!!!

 

Pretty nice stuff....what do you do in winter when it's zero out...bubblers and alot of heat I guess?

 

a few more pics if the site is still up... Love the mix of vintage gas pumps and other memorabilia. Sensory overload!

http://lake-charlevoix.net/lake-charlevoix-property-detail.php?MLS=425646

 

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My Dad grew up in Charlevoix and my Grandparents still live there. got to get up there this summer and do a float by.

Got to be on Round Lake?

 

I watched that episode when it was on TV. Amazing place.

 

Wow, that's the best boat house I have ever seen. Beyond cool.

 

Thanks for posting that for us non cable tv types!

 

Wow, what an incredible place!

 

Yep, Round Lake.

 

Amen, ..... and God help us!

 

that's insane-I love it

 

Wow- kinda like the aquatic equivalent of Jay Leno's "Big Dog Garage".

 

WOW! How cool is that?

I live on a lake, and built a 20 foot slip for my runabout.

I could spend some serious time at that place.

Rich

 

Awesome nautical man-cave!

 

Wow... I didn't even know anything like this existed or was even possible. Thank you for the find! Simply amazing!

 

UnBelievable! I wonder if he can fish from the sofa?

 

Wow...........................................