THE M.B.O.A. LOG MATTHEWS BOAT OWNERS ASSOCIATION * FOUNDED 1977 Vol. MMXXI No. 121 3053 Nationwide Parkway, Brunswick, OH 44212 SPRING 2021 www.matthewsboatownersassoc.com Editor: Becky McWilliam 330-273-5756 [email protected] Trustees You Asked... We Answered Check out the New MBOA Online Store Deb Schoman Executive Director In the results of the recent MBOA but MBOA will not be required to Northeast member survey, many individuals purchase the stock up front and will indicated that they would like more receive a 15% commission back on Randy Hart variety of merchandise to be available. all orders. Select items will still be Treasurer After researching this topic, we were available directly from the MBOA Great Lakes able to establish a new online store office, including burgees, calendars that will feature more styles and colors and DVDs. RD Galeota, Jr. of shirts and other clothing items. Lake St. Clair & St. Clair River Customization with your boat name Please take a moment to visit the new is also an option, and youth sizes are store, order some new apparel for this Fred Lemerand available! season, and let us know your feedback! Great Lakes You can access the store from the Not only will this new store allow MBOA website, or directly at many more options for purchase, matthewsboats.logosoftwear.com/ Randy Mueller Pacific NW Phil Dress Great Lakes The MATTHEWS BOAT OWNERS ASSOCIATION (MBOA, a non-profit corporation) is for past and present MATTHEWS owners and for those who simply love and appreciate the Matthews marque. The Association is devoted to perpetuating MATTHEWS history, respect for a classic boat, and to serve as a clearing house for MATTHEWS BOATS, and club news devoted to the history of the MATTHEWS COMPANY. Vol. MMXXI No. 121 PAGE 2 SPRING 2021 Letter from the Executive Director Dear MBOA Members, We are hopefully headed over to the other side of the Covid mountain and toward “normalcy”- whatever that will mean for all of us living in different parts of the U.S. and Canada! This Spring 2021 LOG is filled with a great variety of articles that I know will peak your interest. Member David Hughes from Ontario, Canada posted his winter project on Facebook (reprinted page 15). New member Kyle Dufur becomes acquainted with the history of his new acquisition - a 1940 38’ twin cabin- by requesting archival information from Antique Boat Museum (articles on pages 9 and 16). Member Kent Baker shares his story, research and archival brochure reprints of one of the last surviving 31’ In This Issue Matthews Playboats (pages 10-13). And who knew that a Matthews 41’ Sedan was featured in a popular TV show on NBC in the 1950’s?! Trustee Randy Mueller recounts Piping Aboard - pg 3 his memories and the history of the show in part one of his article (page 6). Stay tuned for more to come in the Fall LOG from Kent and Randy! We are especially pleased with Member Survey Results - pg 5 the launch of the new MBOA on-line store! Be sure to check it out! Crunch and Des - pg 6 What is “normal” for us right now? Boat prep for summer cruising! Jeff and I started a multi-spring Fireplace Finds a New Home - pg 9 project last year replacing the first thousand screws in the bow of our 1968 45’ Triple Cabin, which included The Matthews Playboat - pg 10 removal of the first two garboards to inspect the ribs. The snow has finally melted around the boat, Dirt Cheap, But Irreplaceable - pg 14 temperatures are above freezing and work has begun. Jeff and our son Matthew just removed the next two A Custom Matthews - pg 16 garboards, the south bay strainers, and the engine thru hull valves. So far, so good. Jeff is going to sandblast The Detroit - pg 18 and paint the thru hulls before putting them back. We are on track to replace the next thousand screws this spring. If you are an MBOA member who I want to personally welcome our new members would be interested in serving on the aboard and urge you to encourage any Matthews boat Board of Trustees, please contact: owners or enthusiasts you may know who are not Deb Schoman at (516) 805-6991 or members to join. If you sell your boat, we ask that you [email protected] please help the new owner to connect with us and consider remaining a member! The Trustees and I thank all of you who have supported the raffle, the How Can You Reach MBOA? calendar photos, the purchase of the QUIPS and other items from the Ship’s Store. Special thanks to you for prompt dues payments and to those who have included E-Mail: donations! Without your support, MBOA cannot “stay [email protected] afloat”. “The first 1000 screws” As you know, our terrific editor and office assistant, Deb and her son, Matthew. Address: Becky McWilliam, is always looking for articles of 3053 Nationwide Parkway interest for the LOG. I encourage you to share stories, pictures of your adventures cruising, repairing or Brunswick, Ohio 44212 just cool historical information about the Matthews boats. Our next LOG comes out in the fall so you Phone: have plenty of time to think about what you could 330-273-5756 contribute! Feel free to e-mail [email protected]. Facebook: Wishing you a great summer of cruising aboard a Search “Matthews Boats” group Matthews! NEW Instagram: Deb instagram.com/matthewsboats Deborah Schoman, Executive Director Vol. MMXXI No. 121 PAGE 3 SPRING 2021 Piping Aboard (New Members) Trident 1928 38’ Special 38 Engine: Yanmar, 4 Cylinders, 57 HP Owners: Peter Wiles, Jr. and Jim William of Skaneateles, NY Summer Location: Erie Canal Winter Location: Skaneateles Cruising Grounds: Erie Canal, Northeast About the Captain: Peter has been involved in his family’s boat tour business on Skaneateles Lake and the NYS Canal System for the past 50 years. His husband, Jim, is a public law attorney in Syracuse and has cruised the Erie Canal, Hudson River and St. Lawrence Seaway. Boat History: Peter’s father bought the boat in the early 1980s and traveled the NYS canals extensively. Previously it was in the Thousand Islands. Fireplace 1940 38’ Twin Cabin/Trunk Cabin Engine: Perkins, 4 Cylinders, 95 HP Owners: Kyle and Meriah Dufur of Little Compton, RI Boat History: Fireplace is just a standard Matthews, she was not built for any specific owner. She was sold through Bruns & Kimball in New York City and was one of three Matthews at the boat show in 1940. Her previous owner, Robert Lyons, bought her in 1967. And the Dufur’s purchased her in 2020. See article on page 9. 1951 32’ Playboat Engine: Gray Marine, 8 Cylinders, 256 HP Owner: Bill Jockett of Toledo, OH Summer and Winter Location: Toledo, OH Cruising Grounds: Lake Erie See article on page 10. Traveler 1948 40’ Stock Cruiser Engine: Twin 1964 Chris Craft 327, 8 Cylinders, 210 HP Owners: Jordan and Marie-Laure Dolger of Stamford, CT Summer and Winter Location: Anchor Point Marina in Stamford, CT Cruising Grounds: Long Island waters- lower Fairfield County, CT About the Captain: Brothers Jordan and Joshua Dolger. Vol. MMXXI No. 121 PAGE 4 SPRING 2021 Piping Aboard (New Members) Doc’s In 1967 45’ FB Sport Sedan Engine: Chrysler, 8 Cylinders, 330 HP Owner: Dennis Pettit of Enon, OH Summer and Winter Location: Port Clinton, OH Cruising Grounds: Lake Erie Ryan and Jessica Nagel of Avon, OH Shannon Billman of Oregon, OH (Owner of Billman Marine Engine) Ed Bettendorf and Marta Vielhaber of Port Clinton, OH Ed is a retired (in 2018 after 32+ years) trial lawyer for AT&T (Cleveland, OH). His wife, Marta, is a retired (in 2018 after 30+ years) allergist for the Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland, OH). Many years ago, they owned a 1984 28’ Carver Mariner. 2021 Member Roster Included with this LOG is the 2021 MBOA MBOA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit Membership Roster. This roster contains all current organization as determined by the IRS. members of the association. The roster is published Your contribution is tax-deductible to the as a hardcopy every two years. In the interim you full extent permitted by the law. Donations can always view a current list of members by help sustain the Association! visiting the online Roster at www.matthewsboatownersassoc.com/members/roster Consider donating today at (Available only to MBOA members) www.matthewsboatownersassoc.com/ Thank you to our wonderful advertisers for their support-mboa/ support in making the hardcopy Roster possible! Vol. MMXXI No. 121 PAGE 5 SPRING 2021 MBOA Member Survey Thank you to all who participated changes. Feel free to e-mail MBOA if Congratulations to member Michael in the MBOA member survey in the you have further questions, comments Krawczyk who won a Matthews hat Summer/Fall of 2020. We had about or thoughts! We are here to serve the for completing the survey! a 20% response, enough to give us a membership and we welcome sense of what we are doing well and feedback anytime! where we might want to make some Here are the Results: Q1: What is the most valuable part of membership in MBOA? Most frequent responses: Networking with other members; Maintenance tips; Restoration stories; Historical Quips. Q2: How do MBOA membership dues compare to other organizations? 65% responded comparable while 35% felt MBOA dues are lower than others. Q3: Rate us on the following: LOG/Newsletter - 100% felt we are doing a good to an excellent job Website - 94% ranked us good to excellent E-Mail - 95% ranked us good to excellent Merchandise - 42% - average; 37% - good; 21% - excellent Comments: Need a wider variety of clothing choices - more options in styles and colors.