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Blue Oval
02-21-2010, 12:54 PM
www.vandamboats.com, trying to download some boats, laptop not wanting to, fun to look at the boats the Vandam boys built, awesome.

hotjava66
02-21-2010, 01:10 PM
that is some beautiful stuff, i love wood boats, maintanance though omg. that alpha z is the coolest thing ive seen in a while, 100mph woodie gives me a woodie

glassdave
02-21-2010, 01:51 PM
Met Steve a few times, he brings some of his works of art to a concours show we do in Bay Harbor. There is no finer builder on the planet, the alpha Z has to be seen to truly appreciate

MacGyver
02-21-2010, 02:47 PM
That Alpha Z is sweet. Keith Eickert 825hp 572, under the hatch too!

Wrinkleface
02-21-2010, 03:00 PM
cool stuff 4 sure!!!!!!!!:sifone:

ILMORdude
02-22-2010, 12:52 AM
one of the designers actually worked for us a few yrs back. Then returned back there.

Perlmudder
02-22-2010, 01:16 AM
those are absolutely stunning!

Scarab KV
02-22-2010, 01:17 AM
Alpha Z and Ghost are outstanding

insanity
02-22-2010, 04:04 AM
Pretty cool. I like the wood boats.

Blue Oval
02-22-2010, 09:29 AM
The gentleman who had this built brings it back to town 2 or 3 times a summer, this is the Van Dam Boys best work. Awesome boat!:sifone:

Blue Oval
02-22-2010, 09:33 AM
This just shows if you have money they will build you anything. I was told he wanted the open stearn to load Kayaks on the boat.

bret
02-22-2010, 10:07 AM
Are those wood or veneers over glass?

glassdave
02-22-2010, 10:34 AM
Are those wood or veneers over glass?

I dont believe so, when Steve was at our shop i think he said they lofted just the running surface in glass. From the parting line up its traditional wood boat building. At least in the case of the AplhaZ and the one above, the rest are all wood.

38fountainSC
02-22-2010, 11:57 AM
Post #10 is a very nice looking boat.

drpete3
02-22-2010, 04:23 PM
I love thier stuff. Just amazing works of art. Glad you posted this Bob

rschap1
02-23-2010, 03:08 PM
GR Press just showed one of their rigs that was appearing at the boat show. Article said originally built for the Owner of Four Winns. I had just drove past the place last week while in Boyne also.

Blue Oval
02-23-2010, 06:50 PM
They have built a couple boats for the Winn's, they also have built a couple boats for Merrilot. He built the big red house on the south arm, started Merrilot Cabnets.