By Reuben Smith, Adirondack Chapter and owner of Reuben Smith’s Tumblehome Boatshop In traditional boatbuilding and restoration, perhaps no other tools are as critical and as often used as edge tools. We find these to be the most accurate tools in the shop. In some boats, the seams are made tight with wood-to-wood fits, and…
By Neil Satterly, Adirondack Chapter The Adirondack Chapter’s Adironduck Project began in 1987 with the kit boat donation from ACBS to several chapters. We began construction on the shores of Lake George in September of 2007 at the ACBS Annual Meeting. Now in its 17th year, the Adirondack Chapter has been providing rides at…
The Adirondack Chapter of the Antique & Classic Boat Society hosted another fantastic antique and classic show in the Fulton Chain at the Old Forge waterfront. The weather couldn’t have been better nor could the diversity of boats, both in the water and on land. The weekend started on Friday at 12 noon with the…
By Michael Glenn, Adirondack Chapter & President, Mohawk Hudson Chapter, AOMCI I’ve always said if one person makes it, two collect it, and such is the case with old iron (old outboard motors). There are many reasons people collect old motors, some of the most common are a person’s desire to relive fond memories from the…
The ACBS Adirondack Chapter hosted a fantastic first-ever Captial Region event on the Hudson River at the Ravena Coeymans Yacht Club. The day’s events included lectures on solar powered boats and barn finds. First, Captain David Borton, a retired Ph.D. professor from Rensselaer Polytech Institute discussed his and son Eric’s trip on the Alaskan Inside…
by Michael Glenn, Adirondack Chapter When she was created, Theodore Roosevelt was President of the United States and the Democrats were considering Woodrow Wilson for their candidate in the next election. It was a much simpler time than today, and her contemporaries were from local stock like herself, not from lands far away. Her service…
“Back to the Beginning” was the 1995 theme for the 20th Anniversary ACBS Show and meeting 30 years ago. Although the Adirondack Chapter (ADK) was the third to form a chapter under the newly incorporated ACBS, the Adirondacks are the actual ACBS birthplace. Lake George was summer home to a group of wooden boat owners…
By Cynde Smith, Adirondack and Lake Champlain Chapters Maybe it’s because I’m in marketing, or maybe it’s because I’m also in the boat restoration business (my husband and I own Tumblehome Boatshop)… or maybe it’s just because it’s a creative expression, but I really enjoy the art of “decorating” boats for a boat show, particularly…
Photographer and Adirondack Chapter member, Kent O. Smith, Jr. of KAOS Imagery, is a friendly face behind the lens. “I sometimes think of myself as a Phloatographer,” he laughs as he balances precariously on the gunwale of a boat to get his shot. In this ACBS Member Profile Q&A we learn more about Kent, his…
By Ginger Henry Special to The Lake George Mirror, Printed May 26, 2023, Reprinted here with permission from The Lake George Mirror. As kids growing up in the 1950s in Hague [NY], my brothers and I spent summer weekends watching our dad race his DU stock utility boat on the circuit in the northeast, including…
Story submitted by Neil Satterly – Adirondack Chapter President Photos taken by Ed Scheiber, Ray Hull, Paul Leah and aerials by Neil Satterly Great weather helped to make the 48th Annual Lake George Rendezvous weekend exceptional. The weekend began with a pre-showing at the Bolton Landing village docks on Friday morning. (Okay so a little rain…
By Neil Satterly, Adirondack Chapter Two perfect weather days in Old Forge, NY set the stage for a great rendezvous. On Friday afternoon out-of-towners arrived early enough to join in a smooth lake cruise from Old Forge docks to Inlet. There, new friends were discovered in conversation over ice cream. The Fulton Chain shoreline is punctuated by many interesting spots and historic…