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…
DetailsYou 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…
DetailsClassic: 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…
DetailsAntique: 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…
DetailsCheck 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…
DetailsACBS 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…
DetailsLate 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…
DetailsThat 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…
DetailsBillie 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…
DetailsThe 2016 ACBS Award for the highest percentage growth went to Smith Mountain Lake Chapter. The ACBS Awards committee records the number of memberships per chapter each July 1st. This year Smith Mountain Lake came to the top with the largest percentage gained. Obviously, an effort had been made to share the benefits of Chapter…
DetailsAll members of ACBS are invited! The Antique and Classic Boat Society Board of Directors will be holding its annual Planning Meeting in Chicago October 28-30, 2017. All members of ACBS are welcome to be part of this interesting meeting. In fact, Chapter Presidents each have one vote in the decision-making. For on-site lodging, call…
DetailsI recently worked for a guy who bartered my labor for an old wooden boat. I’m not sure what I have here but after pouring over hundreds of images I have as of yet to see any like it. The only tag is an obc tag rating it for a 25hp motor. The only other…
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