Smart Alec

Make & Model: 19 foot Chris Craft Model 108 Barrel Back 1941

Owner: Jay Thomson

What inspired your love for wooden boats?

I had a battery-powered wooden model Chris Craft when I was 8 years old, and have loved Chris Craft ever since. I also like antique everything.

How often do you go boating, and where is your favorite lake in Idaho? Or elsewhere?

I have four boats. A Chris Craft that I use on Payette Lake which is my favorite lake, a 1966 Larson that I use on Cascade Lake for fishing, a 21 foot sailboat that I sail on Cascade Lake, and a 1986 Crest Liner that I use on several Utah lakes for fishing. I go boating as often as I can.