ALAKAZAM was built at Cadillac, Michigan. This 18 ft Chris Craft Riviera was sold by Lee Craft Boats in Somers, Montana on March 26, 1951. After a complete restoration with all new bottom, sides and new engine, ALAKAZAM now lives at Priest Lake, Idaho. ALAKAZAM is owned by Steven Schmidt, member of the Inland Empire Chapter. Tim Matyn writes,…
Ain’t She Sweet is a 1960 Chris Craft 17′ Sportsman who is at home on Lake Tahoe, CA. She is owned by Erin John and Jacquie Barker. Ain’t She Sweet is powered with a General Motors 283. Dick and Kristen Winn own and play with this 1959 Glaspar G-3. Aptly named, G Whiz is just 14 feet long.…
Ask any active member of the Antique and Classic Boat Society what they value most from the organization and the answer will always include “the people you meet”. Some of those people along the way become the leaders of the organization. Today, we are thankful for the continuing personal relationship with one man and also…
Tom and Joanie Moynihan sent a photo of their 1929 28 foot Model 17 Chris-Craft. Her name is “Ol‘ Smoothie“. She was delivered to Lake George, NY on April 30, 1930, and has remained on the lake since that time. Tom says, “We took the picture ourselves while she was cruising the lake.” Lot of…
A 1932 Chris Craft 21 ft 305 Runabout leads this week’s Tuesday Tour of Vintage Boats. Tuffy is at home in Skaneateles, New York, where this photo was taken in July of 2017. Tuffy is owned by Ed and Brenda Evans. Ed tells us that “Tuffy is a “he” ( named for my father in…
Pictures and report shared from the Inland Empire Chapter by Wes Yandt. Not even the thick smoke from the local wild fires could dampen the spirits of close to 100 classic boaters this past Labor Day weekend at the annual Dry Rot Parade and Boat Show held in Priest Lake, Idaho. The three-day event is hosted by the Inland…
Report by Don Vogt and photography by Wes Yandt, members of the Inland Empire Chapter of ACBS. More than fifty classic boats lined the world’s longest floating boardwalk, nearly ¾ of a mile in length, at the Coeur d’ Alene Resort last weekend for the Coeur d’ Alene Classic Boat Festival. The show was sponsored by the Inland Empire Chapter of the…
The Tuesday Tour of Vintage Boats is lead by Mollie, a 1932 Gar Wood owned by Nevin and Elizabeth Bryant of Coolin, ID. The photo was taken by Wes Yandt at the Big Sky Chapter’s Woody Weekend on Whitefish Lake in Montana. Check back in for tomorrow’s post which will showcase the “Best of…
B.K. Powell has been a member of the Antique and Classic Boat Society since 2001. He not only has an antique boat and two classic boats of his own, but he represents his business as an Associate Member of ACBS. ACBS recognizes him with gratitude for his continuing support of our organization. B.K. is also…
Tuesday Tour of Vintage Boats begins this week with an antique boat named ’36. ’36 is owned by Charles and Cindy Still who are members of the Southwest Chapter of ACBS. This 1936 19′ Chris-Craft Custom Runabout won Best in Class at this year’s Keels ‘n Wheels in Seabrook, Texas. The engine is a Chrysler M-I…
This is the second Tuesday Tour of Vintage Boats. Enjoy! Then send your boat’s picture in for one of the next Tuesday Tours. (directions below) The featured boat (above) is Ms Keely a 1959 Penn Yan Caribbean owned by Keely Sayers and Matt Gillam. Photo taken on Damariscotta Lake, Maine. …
Saving history for one, or a dream project for another. Have you looked at the Classifieds section on this website? Just during the last week, 1,641 people viewed the classifieds with most clicking deeper into a particular item of interest. There could be lots of reasons: Curious to see what is out there Looking for a…