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Category Archives: Jerry Dyhrkopp/Iowa Great Lakes Chapter

From the Archives: Lucky Enough

Jerry Dyhrkopp/Iowa Great Lakes Chapter, NewsBy ACBS HQJanuary 13, 20233 Comments

By Leo Milleman member of the Jerry Dyhrkopp/Iowa Great Lakes chapter. Jane (my wife) and I grew up in Spencer, Iowa close to the Iowa Great Lakes in the Northwest part of the state. Jane’s parents had a summer home on Okoboji, a deep water blue glacial lake. Jane and I dated in high school…

1940 Chris Craft Deluxe Runabout Restomod

Jerry Dyhrkopp/Iowa Great Lakes Chapter, NewsBy ACBS HQJanuary 5, 20212 Comments

By Rex and Sue Wangler, Jerry Dyhrkopp Iowa Great Lakes Chapter This 1940 Chris-Craft 17-foot Deluxe Runabout, now owned by Rex & Sue Wangler, was delivered to Monroe, NY on July 12, 1940. Her newest port as of August, 2018 are the fabled and renowned  “Blue Waters” of West Okoboji Lake, Iowa. In the similar…

Worth Every Penny

Blog, Jerry Dyhrkopp/Iowa Great Lakes Chapter, NewsBy Stacy DasnoNovember 10, 20205 Comments

by Steve Richards member of the Jerry Dyhrkopp/Iowa Great Lakes chapter The ALWAYS “R”s was purchased new on Labor Day 1964 from the Gipner Boat Works on West Lake Okoboji, part of the Iowa Great Lakes, for $4600. I was 16 years old. We traded in a 16-foot Hafer Inboard, which was a boat manufactured…

Lucky Enough

Jerry Dyhrkopp/Iowa Great Lakes Chapter, NewsBy May 1, 2019Leave a comment

By Leo Milleman member of the Jerry Dyhrkopp/Iowa Great Lakes chapter. Jane (my wife) and I grew up in Spencer, Iowa close to the Iowa Great Lakes in the Northwest part of the state. Jane’s parents had a summer home on Okoboji, a deep water blue glacial lake. Jane and I dated in high school…

Jerry Dyhrkopp/Iowa Great Lakes ACBS Chapter

Jerry Dyhrkopp/Iowa Great Lakes Chapter, NewsBy ACBS Website EditorOctober 19, 20171 Comment

Featured ACBS Chapter this week is Jerry Dyhrkopp/Iowa Great Lakes. The state of Iowa has its own set of “great lakes” in the northwest part of the state.  Lake Okoboji is a clear water, spring fed lake that is at the center of these lakes.  It is the home port or vacation destination for many antique…

Can you say “O-ko-bo-ji”?

Jerry Dyhrkopp/Iowa Great Lakes Chapter, NewsBy ACBS Website EditorAugust 9, 20171 Comment

Lake Okoboji is the heart of the Iowa Great Lakes located in northwest Iowa. It’s also the home of the annual boat rendezvous for the Jerry Dyhrkopp Iowa Great Lakes Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society.  The chapter’s president Dean Alexander Kent sent this message with pictures from the show: “There was a…

2015 Silver Classic Utility Restored

2015 Silver Classic Utility Restored

Jerry Dyhrkopp/Iowa Great Lakes Chapter, NewsBy ACBS Website EditorAugust 5, 2016Leave a comment

“Duchess II” received a 2015 Silver Classic Utility Restored Award. “Duchess II” is a 1949 25 ft Chris Craft Sportsman powered by a Hercules W with 160 hp.  She is owned by Dean Kent who is a member of the Jerry Dyhrkopp Iowa Great Lakes Chapter. Silver Awards are presented to boats that are judged…

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2015 Silver Classic Utility Preserved

Jerry Dyhrkopp/Iowa Great Lakes Chapter, NewsBy ACBS Website EditorJuly 25, 2016Leave a comment

“Legacy” received a 2015 Silver Classic Utility Preserved Award at the ACBS International Boat Show. “Legacy” is a 1947 16 ft Chris Craft Rocket powered by a Chrysler   Ace M-26R with 92 hp.  She is owned by Wiley Mayne who is a member of the Jerry Dyhrkopp/Iowa Great Lakes Chapter of ACBS. Silver Awards are…

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