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Author Archives: ACBS Website Editor

Reflections of Autumn

Autumn Pictures

Lake Champlain Chapter, NewsBy ACBS Website EditorNovember 12, 2016Leave a comment

Did you take a boat ride to soak up the last warm rays of sunshine and treat your senses to the colors of autumn? We’d love to share your experiences.  Submit pictures with captions to share. This first picture came from Gene Porter taken in his 1934 Lyman outboard cruising New Hampshire’s Merrimack River

Like our Facebook

News, UncategorizedBy ACBS Website EditorNovember 9, 2016Leave a comment

Have you “Liked” the official ACBS Facebook page? You will receive at least one post a week called “Wooden Boat Wednesday”, thanks to the great photography of Bob Kays, ACBS member of Lake Hopatcong Chapter. There may be a boat for sale now and then.  There will be a few links to other boating sites.…

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Shop Talk – Is there One Near You?

Adirondack Chapter, News, Restoration ArticlesBy ACBS Website EditorNovember 8, 2016Leave a comment

Tumblehome Boatshop offers a monthly “Shop Talk” most of the year. This website would love to showcase workshops and symposiums that might be near you.  After all, winter is the time to work on those boats.  Please submit your workshop pictures and information.  Then watch for it on the  Restoration page. Here are pictures and an excerpt…

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Great Lakes Boat Building School 2016 Report

Education & Scholarship Stories, NewsBy ACBS Website EditorNovember 7, 2016Leave a comment

Great Lakes Boat Building School Annual Report 2015 – 2016 School Year                Great Lakes Boat Building School completed its 9th year of operations with 15 students graduating and 10 boats started and/or completed. One of the highlights of the year was a visit by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder as…

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The Events Calendar is active for 2017

NewsBy ACBS Website EditorNovember 6, 2016Leave a comment

You are invited to . . . Look at the ACBS Events Calendar: Choose whether to see it in Agenda, Month, or even day or week formats:  Submit your events when the date is set.  You may send in additional information later. Each calendar submission will also be published in the next issue of the…

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Age Classification: Classic

NewsBy ACBS Website EditorNovember 4, 2016Leave a comment

Classic: A boat built between 1943 and 1975, inclusive. The age classifications that are used by the Antique and Classic Boat Society are listed on the ACBS Boat Classification page. You can also find the judging classes currently used at ACBS judged shows. Where does your “dream boat” fit in? Pictured is a 1973 Chris…

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Age Classification: Antique

NewsBy ACBS Website EditorNovember 3, 2016Leave a comment

Antique: A boat built between 1919 through 1942, inclusive. The age classifications that are used by the Antique and Classic Boat Society are listed on the ACBS Boat Classification page. You can also find the judging classes currently used at ACBS judged shows. Where does your “dream boat” fit in? This Antique is a 1937…

Chapter Logos

Indiana Chapter, NewsBy ACBS Website EditorNovember 1, 2016Leave a comment

Check out the Chapter Pages! Indiana Chapter just added their chapter logo to this website.  Is your chapter page up-to-date? As events are added to the ACBS Events Calendar, they will automatically also appear on the correct chapter page. When a picture or event report is submitted, it will be news for everyone, but will…

Historic Boats are those built up to and including 1918.

How many 100-year-olds are there?

NewsBy ACBS Website EditorOctober 24, 2016Leave a comment

ACBS members can see how many 100-year-old boats are registered by active ACBS members. The Members Only Portal takes you to the Online Directory where you may search for names, places, manufacturers, models . . . … if there is a category about a member or a boat, you can search for it here. To…

1979 Caravelle owned by Mike Yancey.

Age Classification: Late Classic

NewsBy ACBS Website EditorOctober 23, 2016Leave a comment

Late Classic: A boat built after 1975 through the year 25 years prior to the current year. (In 2016, the Late Classic period ends with boats built in 1991.) The age classifications that are used by the Antique and Classic Boat Society are listed on the ACBS Boat Classification page. You can also find the…

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Over 7,000 Memberships

NewsBy ACBS Website EditorOctober 23, 2016Leave a comment

That equates to about 12,000 individual members. You do not need to own a boat to belong – just love boats and boating. Membership has its benefits.  Those advantages will be featured in the news in the coming posts. One benefit is access to a large (and growing) library of videos about “How To” do…

Billie Bea II

Antique Grandeur

News, Pacific Northwest Chapter, Southern California ChapterBy ACBS Website EditorOctober 18, 2016Leave a comment

Billie Bea II is a 1939 Earl Barnes Torpedo. Al McEwan, a member of the Pacific Northwest Chapter, contributed these pictures. “I thought that everyone would enjoy seeing a few photos of a very special boat.  It is a 1936 22′ Earl Barnes.  The owner is Dave Clarke of San Diego.” The Billie Bea II is…

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