HOWB 026 – The Smith’s restore 1929 wooden boat “David B” for floating B&B; interview
Summary: PODCAST SHOW NOTES - Episode #26 Interview - Christine & Jeffrey Smith of Northwest Navigation Christine had dreamed of having a bed and breakfast since she was a kid, and David loved wooden boats ever since living in Maine where he was a deck hand and eventually captained on several wooden schooners with Windjammer Charters. Their passions and ideas blended together and they determined to have a "floating B&B" ala a wooden vessel. At first their plan was to build a wooden schooner, but the economic downturn nixed that idea so it was on to PLAN B - find an inexpensive wooden vessel and restore it. A friend suggested they meet up with a gentlemen on Lopez Island that owned several wooden boats which "needed work". They traveled to Lopez Island, fell in love with and purchased a 65' former "monkey boat" built in 1929 named David B. Jeffreys best estimate was that it would be a 2 year restoration project. EIGHT years later in 2006, the restoration was done and their floating B&B company - Northwest Navigation - was launched. Christine has written an exciting book chronicling the David B rebuilding adventure. Check it out at More Faster Backwards: Rebuilding David B. Tune in to this podcast to hear Christine and Jeffrey talk about their dreams, the gory details of their restoration project, how their floating B&B works, and other cool topics. Click on the green player button above for all the details. ENJOY! Here's some pics to enjoy (click to enlarge): Thanks Jeffrey and Christine for taking the time to meet with me. Good luck on all your B&B cruises this year and many happy sailings for the David B! Please connect with Christine & Jeffrey by going to NorthwestNavigation.com or check out Christine's new book More Faster Backwards: Rebuilding David B. Listener Feedback and Comments: Thanks to Danilo for the kind comments on my blog! I'm glad you are hooked on my podcasts from all the way in Brazil - that is super cool. Best of luck on your upcoming boat building project. Please keep me posted on your progress. Thanks! Want to help? Please leave feedback! I want to build a community of people from all over the world who want to connect, learn, share stories and photos, and have fun with wooden boats. I would REALLY appreciate you sending me wooden boats pics, stories, or projects you are working on. You can also write comments on my blog, email me at Dan@Hookedonwoodenboats.com, or call my feedback hotline at 424 261-2360. Click HERE to subscribe to my email news list for the latest and greatest fun stuff. Thanks, Wooden Boat Dan "over and out"! Subscribe to the Hooked On Wooden Boats Podcast here:
