New Tow Vehicle

Doug Hein, one of the owners of Bk Boat n Sleds.com, has purchased a new tow vehicle. The newest to the fleet is a 2000 Ford F150 4x4 with the 5.4 Litre V8.

Rave Waves Interview

One of our owners, Mike Missak, was interviewed by Rave Waves Detail this past week. Rave Waves rejuvenated Bk Boat n Sleds.com's Corporate boat this past Thursday. The 1971 Apollo Cabin Cruiser is 25 feet long and sleeps 5-6. Here is a video of the testimonial that Mike gave for Rave Waves.

New Arrival

This is the newest arrival to the shop this week. It is a 1971 18 ft Searay. It is actually in very nice condition for being over 35 years old. It has the Merc straight 6 in it with a pre-alpha outdrive. This is a very sharp looking boat. The parts that are on this boat are in great shape and have little to no pitting on them. Each part will be maticulously removed and inventoried. Once the boat has been stripped, it will be available for sale with the trailer. We do have titles for both the trailer and the boat in this case. This is a classic boat that will probably see the water again some day....just not as you see it here.

The Tale of Captain Stripnship and the S.S.Junkboat

The tale of Captain Stripnship begins on the shallow waters of Grass Lake. The moon had just risen over Blarney's and the race crowd had dispersed. Cpt. Stripnship was short his crew on the S.S. Junkboat. He was left alone to navigate the tricky shallow waters of the lake. As he pulled from Blarney's, the boat bogged and the mud pulled at the prop. The Captain knew that he was in trouble. It all happened so fast he says. The needle rose on the temp gauge, and the impending doom became a reality. The impeller was no more and the motor overheated.

Captain Stripnship was towed ashore by a friendly vessel flying the FOTF flag. Once back on the trailer, the S.S. Junkboat was towed to land storage. Captain Stripnship spent many nights on the boat and procrastinated on fixing his wounded vessel. The summer slowly faded to fall and winter was quick to follow.

The blistering Northern Illinois winter did not treat the S.S. Junkboat kindly. But like a good Captain, Stripnship did not abandon ship. When the spring flowers sprouted on the floor of the Junkboat, Captain Stripnship felt that something was wrong. It had dawned on him that he has not winterized the beastly motor that lies beneath the floor of his aquatic home. He hurried to the motor and stuck his hand up under the manifold. There he felt the scar that had taken the life out of his beloved old gal.

After he wipped his tears from his eyes, he saw a card that had fallen below the seat. He pulled it out and saw a familiar Logo. It read, "We buy Junk Boats". He called the number and spoke with Mike and Doug. They said that they would take the ol' girl and that the lost title was not a problem ( it was lost in a poker game to one of Capone's relatives).

The boat was towed to Bk Boat n Sleds in Lakemoor, IL. Captain Stripnship was so intrigued with the whole operation that he accepted them onto his crew. The S.S. Junkboat was laid to rest in the Countryside landfill and the Captain will forever miss her.

It is said that Captain Stripnship now resides at the Bk Boat n Sleds' Lakemoor location. Every time a boat is pulled in for salvage, empty beer can's appear in the hull and the voice of Captain Stripnship can be heard in the breeze....."When in doubt, Part it out"

Marine Inventory

Our Marine inventory is growing everyday. We have a nice selection of new Faria gauges, Perko products (cup holders, stern lights, bow lights, gas fills), and many used items (steering cables, anchors, bumpers, gauges, Bennett trim systems, merc outdrives, omc outdrives, Chris Craft winshield)

Our inventory changes everyday, so if you are looking for a deal, give us a call.

815-363-1254

All of our items can be seen on eBay Here

Junk Boat Week

This week is Junk Boat Week at Bk Boat n Sleds.
We have set the bar at 6 boats in 5 Days.

For those of you that want the inside scoop of what is happening this week, and what the status is, I will add comments to this post with the details.

The boats are coming out of Inland Harbor in Antioch, IL with junk paperwork from the DNR. These boats will be removed, stripped, and discarded this week!

For live feeds of the events, check out bkboatnsleds.com right now!!