Boats Have Souls - Adventures in Boat Restoration

24/02/2016

Restoring a boat with the Flipping Ships crew.

22/07/2015

Today's Boats Have Soul deal isn't a boat! Awesome trucks have souls, too, especially this 1963 F100. 3 speed, fresh 289, new axles, lowered. $8995 Call our pal Howie to schedule a test drive. (864) 303-0002

22/07/2015

Check out our latest Boats Have Souls project. We're gonna restore this houseboat and make it a sweet HOMEboat! I've always wanted one of these. Our customer is a super cool family man ready to make some memories.

13/06/2015

Everyone at Boats Have Souls is deeply grateful for all the help this year in making Animal Planet a reality. If you have a boat you want us to restore, contact us here!

12/06/2015

The Flipping Ships season finale airs tonight on Animal Planet at 8pm ET/6pm CT/5pm PT. Post a photo of your own favorite boat and we’ll pick one to receive a special prize package of Edwin McCain’s new EP, Phoenix, a Boats Have Souls t-shirt and more goodies! And drop by on Twitter for Edwin's live tweets during the show.

11/06/2015

You'll never guess what we're building this Friday during our season finale of . What do you think it will be? Hope you'll drop by during our new time: 8pm ET/6pm CT/5pm PT.

05/06/2015

Can anybody out there guess what kind of boat we're working on tonight? Flipping Ships is back! Tune in tonight at a new, earlier time: 8p ET/7pm CT/5pm PT on Animal Planet.

22/05/2015

Wishing you all a safe and fun Memorial Day weekend. Anyone gonna be out on a boat? Share photos with us here!

16/05/2015

Are we on a mission to find the most tumbledown boats in America? It sure seems like it in tonight's episode. But don't worry, we'll have a "hot" ending (that's a clue).
is on tonight - 9pm ET/8pm CT/6pm PT on Animal Planet

Are we on a mission to find the most tumbledown boats in America? It sure seems like it in tonight's episode. But don't worry, we'll have a "hot" ending (that's a clue). is on tonight - 9pm ET/8pm CT/6pm PT on Animal Planet.

16/05/2015

We'll be live tweeting on tonight beginning at 9 PM - join us!

13/05/2015

01/05/2015

New episode of airs tonight at 9pm ET / 8pm CT / 6pm PT on Animal Planet. We're at Clemson University and some of the boys are pretty darn excited about it.

18/04/2015

Edwin McCain is breathing new life into battered boats - and he's got the best team in the business to help! Tune in for an all-new series, FLIPPING SHIPS, on Friday, April 24, at 9/8c for the series premiere.

14/04/2015

Many thanks to the WSPA Scene on Seven team!

A new TV show starring Edwin McCain is about to premiere on Animal Planet! The show “Flipping Ships” was filmed mostly in the Upstate and airs April 24th at 10pm.

13/04/2015

Edwin McCain will appear on WSPA-TV News Channel 7 tonight at 7:28 PM to discuss Boats Have Souls - Adventures in Boat Restoration, Animal Planet's Ships - and all things boat-y~

www.sceneon7.com

Scene on 7 is Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson Upstate SC and Asheville NC's only local entertainment show. With Megan Heidlberg, Vanessa De La Vina and Jennifer Martin.

08/04/2015

SWEET, Y'ALL!! Flipping Ships and Boats Have Souls will be featured on Justin Allgaier's # 51 Chevy SS this weekend at the Texas Motor Speedway NASCAR race on Saturday.

We can't wait to watch! Thanks to H. Scott Racing for this honor and go, Justin, go!!! Animal Planet Edwin McCain

Justin Allgaier
No. 51 FLIPPING SHIPS Chevrolet SS
News and Notes

New Weekend, New Paint Scheme…
Justin Allgaier will drive the No. 51 FLIPPING SHIPS Chevrolet this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS). FLIPPING SHIPS is a TV series based around singer Edwin McCain and his Boats Have Souls business and is set to premier on Friday, April 24 at 10 p.m. EDT on Animal Planet. In the six-part series, Edwin takes abandoned boats and restores them for charity and clients. The first episode features Edwin’s friend and fellow singer, Darius Rucker, as they team up to restore a boat for the Medical University of South Carolina Children’s Hospital charity auction.

Lonestar State…
Allgaier has two starts in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) at TMS. He finished 20th in the No. 51 Chevy in last year’s fall race at the 1.5-mile speedway. Allgaier’s best mile-and-a-half finish this season was 20th at Atlanta Motor Speedway. In his six NSCS starts this season, Allgaier has one top-15 finish and three top-20 finishes.

See Justin…
Allgaier will sign autographs for fans on Thursday, April 9 at 4:30 p.m. local time at Gate 4 on the TMS concourse. Allgaier will be joined by Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Danica Patrick, and the session is limited to the first 225 fans in line. On Saturday, April 11, Allgaier will participate in TMS’s Racing with Faith assembly at 1:10 p.m. local time, located in the grandstands at Gate 7.

Martinsville Race Recap…
Allgaier and the No. 51 Fraternal Order of Eagles/Switch Hitch team were looking for redemption at Martinsville Speedway after a wreck in qualifying sent them to their backup car for the 500-lap race. After being forced to start in the back, Allgaier worked his way into the top 10 for the lap 189 restart. Unfortunately, luck was not on Allgaier’s side as he was later given a pit-road penalty and caught up in an accident before having a tire go down and being forced to the garage for repairs. After returning to the track, Allgaier finished in the 42nd position for HScott Motorsports.
Justin Allgaier on Texas Motor Speedway:

“It was nice to have a weekend off and enjoy time with the family over Easter. Now, I’m ready to get back in the car this weekend. I’m really looking forward to continuing the momentum we’ve had over the past few weeks. I like Texas [Motor Speedway] because it has different grooves. If the car isn’t driving the way I like it, I can move around the track until I find something that works. Every year that we go there, the track has more character. The bumps get bumpier, but that helps make great racing for the fans. It’ll be a fun weekend with the show FLIPPING SHIPS on the car. I can’t wait for the first episode to air later this month. ”

Crew Chief Steve Addington on Texas Motor Speedway:
“We’re continuing to build on our mile-and-a-half program, and we’ve seen those gains each time we’ve gone to this type of track. Justin has really improved there from his first Sprint Cup race at Texas [Motor Speedway]. As long as we can get the weather to cooperate with us, I expect to have a solid weekend with the FLIPPING SHIPS Chevy.”


No. 51 FLIPPING SHIPS Team Members:
Crew Chief: Steve Addington Car Chief: Pierre Kuettel Engineer: Dave Winston
Engineer: Jonathan Bowen Shock Specialist: Tim Lambert Tire Specialist: Kyle Louchart
Interior Specialist: Jamie Edwards Mechanic: Ronnie Griffin Mechanic: Mark O’Donnell
Engine Tuner: Billy Fraser Truck Driver: Michael Clementson Truck Driver: Damon Lopez

23/03/2015

What floats your boat?!

19/03/2015

SINGER EDWIN MCCAIN RESURRECTS BROKEN-DOWN BOATS TO HARMONIZE WITH NATURE IN ANIMAL PLANET’S FLIPPING SHIPS

-- Country Music Artist Darius Rucker Enlists McCain for Charity Boat Build
In Series Premiere on Friday, April 24, at 10 PM ET/PT --

(Silver Spring, Md.) – In the 90s, Singer Edwin McCain’s passion for music took him straight to the ‘Top 10’ charts, and these days, he’s whistling a new tune. In all-new Animal Planet series FLIPPING SHIPS, which premieres Friday, April 24, at 10 PM (ET/PT), McCain straps up for a new task, restoring and reinvigorating abandoned, ramshackle boats. His goal is to provide each client with an opportunity to forge deeper connections to the marine environment on a one-of-a-kind vessel.

FLIPPING SHIPS follows McCain and his Boats Have Souls business in this six-part series. In each episode, this quirky band of gear heads perform acts of nautical salvation on boats that have been abandoned for so long, they’re beginning to forge with nature… and not in a good way! When boat’s floorboards have long been replaced by grass and dirt, the team goes to work reinventing these disasters into fishing vessels, open water cruisers and family houseboats.

In the series premiere, McCain partners with fellow singer and long-time friend Darius Rucker for a boat flip to benefit one of their favorite charities, the Medical University of South Carolina Children’s Hospital. Both singers have a deep connection with the charity, and Rucker challenges McCain and his team to build the ultimate Rock-n-Roll speedboat to be auctioned off for charity.
McCain always is up for the task of turning a hot mess into a hot rod, and with most of his jobs, the turnaround is tight, and some of the team’s outrageous, over-the-top ideas may get in the way. Hoping to deliver a stellar boat for the auction, the team must quickly overhaul a 1950s Sea King to its former glory, complete with retro fins and a classic console. With the kids on their mind, the team rolls up its sleeves and pulls out all the stops.

McCain and his team take on the following boats this season:

• A rare 1970s Yukon Delta boat, which McCain best describes as “what happens when a boat and an RV have a baby…”

• A pontoon boat, which the team hopes to turn into a floating tailgate spot, converting Clemson Tiger fans into ‘sailgaters’

• A rare truck camper, which McCain converts into a floating family retreat…as long as the laws of physics comply

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19/03/2015

From Edwin McCain

The day is finally here!

Boats Have Souls - Adventures in Boat Restoration
is going to be on Animal Planet.

I have to give thanks to Robby Cauley, Howie Mauldin, Doug Dent and especially Wayne Burgess for their hard work and dedication over the last 2 years getting this project off the ground.

Thanks also to Sean O'Malley and our entire crew for roughing it this winter filming our first season! We appreciate your professionalism.

Thanks to Ozone body shop for all your help across the board.
Thanks to John "grit" Lammonds for sharing your talent with us. I will be sitting in with you for two nights this summer at Franks!

We'll see you guys soon!

Edwin

18/03/2015

All photos courtesy of Animal Planet

Thanks Darius Rucker!!

18/03/2015

Woo-hoo! Finally we get to announce to you guys!

Did you know musician Edwin McCain (yes, "I'll Be" Edwin McCain) has a ship restoration business called Boats Have Souls? Well, now you do, and TV Insider brings you the exclusive news that Animal Planet, in keeping with its current "shows about people building things" bent,