The Valentine V

16/11/2023

Mission accomplished.

We had a really awesome celebratory seafood dinner Monday night in Miami! We have driven all together close to 5000 miles, we’ve drove to and from Miami Florida twice, had stop offs in other various places but alas! we’ve come to the first (and most difficult) milestone of the boat restoration journey!

07/11/2023

Supper of champions.

03/11/2023

Goodbye “Coffee Break”! HEEELLOOOO “Valentine V”! Our little boat has had many names, but when it rolled out of the factory in 1939, her name was “Valentine V”. ❤️

 With a name like that who couldn’t imagine romantic date - dinner cruises, and mini-weddings?
Chris-Craft ASA Boat Trailer Rental Woodies Restorations Historic Bell Hill Wedding Venue

03/11/2023

A little trivia for tonight’s post! Anyone know what these are?

Woodies Restorations
ASA Boat Trailer Rental
Chris-Craft

02/11/2023

Today we got to really tear into the ribs and subfloor of the boat! There was quite a bit of rot but thankfully the outer bottom planks are still in amazing shape for 84 years! Our Chris Craft was one of only 3 made. We would love to know if the other two are still afloat! 1939 Chris Craft Custom Express.

11/07/2021

Happy Sunday ❤️
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09/07/2021

09/07/2021

A little slow in posting our 4th of July celebration! We took our first trip to downtown Nashville to watch the fireworks! She sailed like a dreamboat ❤️🇺🇸

27/06/2021

Dressed for the upcoming 4th of July! ❤️🇺🇸💥

15/06/2021

Taking a beautiful evening cruise on the Cumberland!

23/05/2021

Evening cruise!

07/04/2021

Caption please! @ Rock Harbor Marina

31/03/2021

That time when your marina flooded amd you had to buy a canoe to get to your boat...⛈ @ Rock Harbor Marina

30/03/2021

Well..that explains a lot 😂

30/03/2021

Here’s a video of the flooding on the Cumberland river! We’re up a little more today.

27/03/2021

Looks like we’re staying in today...⛈. Glad to be living on an “ark”!

17/03/2021

Gone fishing! It was such a beautiful day! I had to try it out! .boats

06/03/2021

At our house everything is a family affair. Behold, my sweet mama, the capitan and “commodore” of the Eisenhauer fleet, scraping loose paint in the crew’s quarters. Lol. .boats .classic.boats

03/03/2021

And this my friends, it what happens when you apply latex paint over oil. .boats .classic.boats

28/02/2021

Good thing I got a boat! I think everything in Nashville is going to float away it’s raining so hard.

27/02/2021

That’s my girl! The marina was kind enough to lift her out of the water long enough for us to inspect her hull! The previous owner did a good job maintaining her. So, while we are going to have it freshly coated soon there appears to be little to no rot. I’m hoping Paul (this amazing British guy who does all their work) will show me the ropes of this restoration and let me work alongside him. Once the hull is complete we will move on to the decks amd exterior! .boats

23/02/2021

67 degrees today!! I can’t wait to take her out on the river for the first time! .boats .classic.boats

22/02/2021

Oops. .boats

19/02/2021

No man cave is complete without his trusty bag of cheetos.

19/02/2021

Had a visitor this cold morning! .boats

17/02/2021

You get by with a little help from your friends! My friend Caleb is helping me put all new water lines in! .boats

16/02/2021

Ain't she a BEAUTY?? 81 years young. My Lady is like a fine wine, y'all. .boats .classic.boats @ Nashville, Tennessee

14/02/2021

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! Here's our love story