Daniel Stober says, “My Thompson was restored and used by my best friend the late Andy Butchard for over 20 years. She is 19-feet and powered by a 90 hp Honda that has been re-badged as an old Johnson. Custom touches have made her the most wonderful user boat. Member of ACBS and Eagle Mountain…
by Mark Kiefaber member of the Chesapeake Bay chapter I have wanted a Gar Wood “speedboat” (that is how my mother always referred to them) since I was a little kid. I must have heard her story about her father’s Gar Wood more than 20 times. She was about sixteen years old (born in 1921)…
by Joel Rigoglioso member of Chesapeake Bay chapter Flashback to 1969 and I’m in 8th grade, thirteen years old. A student in East Islip, NY (Long Island). My classmate has been told by his dad that his grades are low, and he must sell his 1958 Lyman Lapstrake 16′ Fisherman. Complete with a 1957 35hp…
by Willard McJilton member of the Chesapeake Bay chapter In 1987, we decided to sell the NOVA. After making the decision and agreeing on a sale, it became apparent that this was a mistake and asked the new owner to bring it back when he was ready to sell. We are the 3rd and 5th…
by Richard Lowery member of the Chesapeake Bay chapter Like me, most ACBS members in the country suffer from the addiction of loving old boats. My addiction started years ago when my father used a 17′ wood catboat, without its mast and rigging, as a power boat to fish for pickerel on Lake Erie.The cat…
by member Ari Fingeroth member of the Chesapeake Bay chapter I grew up boating on lakes with small sailboats and ski boats. My wife grew up off the water landlocked in Texas and Calgary. When we started dating she was quickly indoctrinated into the boating life and even had the idea of starting a food…
Compass Rose started life as a one-off tuna fisher. She was built in Nova Scotia in 1959 for a private party and never used in commercial service. Thirty-nine feet long with a twelve foot beam she has a classic downeast hull form which is efficiently driven by a 300 horsepower diesel. The hull form has…
by Francis Hopkinson member of the Chesapeake Bay chatper In November of 2018 I was made aware of an interesting boat for sale. It was a 1929 model 100 Chris-Craft (20′ triple). Because it was located near Halifax in Nova Scotia I was somewhat reluctant to follow up on it. However when I saw some…
by John Williams member of the Chesapeake Bay chapter In the fall of 2010 Mecum Auctions assembled the huge collection of boats F. Todd Warner amassed over many years, in an old factory in Winstead, Minnesota. There were more than 100 boats in the auction, and I went through the catalog of what was being…
For those who don’t know Bob Hamilton, understand that he has very high standards of excellence and he commits himself fully to those standards in any role that he takes on. For a number of years, he has not only served as our chapter’s Secretary, but as the Chairman of our well known Boat Festival.…
by Eric Chase, Chesapeake Bay chapter. The story of how this boat became ours, starts with a comment I made to my wife Carolyn 7-8 years ago while we were vacationing in the Moosehead Lake area of Maine. While admiring a few antique wooden boats and canoes on display, I casually mentioned that the only…
This 1957 Trojan Sea Queen leads the Tuesday Tour of Classic Boats today. My Lil’ Woody is owned by Kenneth Barton and shown here at the Southern California boat show at Big Bear Lake. Notice Woody Woodpecker has a stringer of wooden fish. Twisted is a 1957 17-foot Century converted to a custom hacker designed…