Coeur d'Alene Wooden Boat Show 2014
The annual Coeur d'Alene Wooden Boat Show featured a wide range of kayaks, runabouts and large cruisers lined up along the Coeur d'Alene Resort's boardwalk where admirers could see the gleaming mahogany, polished brass and chrome and rumbling engines up close. The show closed Sunday, Aug. 17.
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A 1992 StanCraft runabout still looks as new as when it rolled out of StanCraft’s Coeur d’Alene shop.
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The handcrafted wooden kayaks built by Mike Vore of Bayview were on display Sunday at the Coeur d’Alene Wooden Boat Show. JESSE TINSLEY jesset@spokesman.com
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Visitors to the show were able to see static and moving displays of the classic boats.
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A 1948 Chris Craft shows the attention to detail in the restoration process display.
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A 1956 AristoCraft Torpedo took home awards for the display of period accessories along with the restored boat.
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Crowds walk the Coeur d’Alene Resort boardwalk to see the mostly-vintage wooden boats on display Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014 at the Coeur d’Alene CdA Wooden Boat Show.
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The open launch built by David Berg of Bellingham burbles its exhaust from the “draketail” stern as it idles by the boardwalk. The craft was powered by a 1950s Crosley engine Berg restored.
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A 21-foot open launch built by David Berg of Bellingham, Wash., takes a cruise around Lake Coeur d’Alene.
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A 1948 Chris Craft Sportsman floats by the boardwalk at the Coeur d’Alene CdA Wooden Boat Show.
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