Zimmerman Boat Works

04/02/2018

03/19/2018

Good morning!

08/31/2017

In 30 years of restoring boats I have been priveleged to work on some very beautiful wooden watercraft. This one is right up there with my favorites! It's a 1939 Chris Craft, 24' Sportsman with twin screws. Lovely boat. It came in with badly cracked deck planking that had been poorly installed, a cracked manifold and 2 very dirty carburetors that were rebuilt. Other issues were addressed as well to give our client a more pleasurable experience.

08/23/2017

I am helping a client sell their boat. It is a 1965 Skiff Craft, 21' cabin cruiser. A lovely lapstrake boat built by Henry Boats in Plain City, Ohio. Henry Boats employed primarily Amish and Mennonite craftsmen to build these fine boats. This is an amazingly well preserved example of this model that is ready for use. The power is an I/O inline 4 cylinder at 120 HP. The trailer is also in very good condition as is a full camper top. Asking $6500.00. Please message me for more information.

07/16/2017

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Owners of lakeside properties are spending pirate's ransoms on tricked-out boathouses that are part status symbol, part floating rec room and entertaining sp...

06/08/2017

05/19/2017

past project

05/12/2017

05/12/2017

New bottom, now time for a name."why knot"

05/12/2017

http://www.woodyboater.com/blog/2017/05/12/the-cost-of-things-in-classic-boating-is-no-easy-answer/

Yesterday in the comment section “Tom” asked how much all the work on a boat “like” WECATCHEM cost to restore. To be honest, I don’t know. I know, I know, how do you not know how much you are spending preserving a classic boat? Well, I know about my specific boat. But not any others. Each boat is as...

05/11/2017

Just painted the new bottom we installed on this 1950 Chris Craft. Tomorrow it gets its new name on the transom.