By Jim Barrick, Wine Country Chapter I have to give some credit to the a couple of ACBS wine country members who started this crazy facebook page called Propeller Fellers some two years ago. It has taken off with 1,400 followers from Italy, Spain, Australia, Canada, Sweden and Vietnam we just love wood boats, boating…
From Margaret Horn, Columbia Willamette Chapter At our annual retreat, we coordinated a demonstration of our inflatable life jackets. This turned out to be a big success for more than one reason. Obviously, it was entertaining to see a bunch of old guys jump in the water, but it also gave us an opportunity to…
From Thomas Gruenauer, Wine Country and Niagara Frontier Chapters I purchased my 1928 Chris Smith and Sons Boat Company runabout in 1989. It is a 24-foot Model 3 triple cockpit runabout. It is powered by an original type Chrysler Imperial LMC marine engine. I acquired the boat from a professional restoration shop located in Massachusetts.…
From John Vyverberg, Chief Judge, Wine Country Classic Boats/ACBS At our Wine Country Classic Boats’ 40th Annual Show on Saturday July 15, 2023, in Hammondsport, New York, we made the new Resto-Mod category an official judging category for the first time. I am please to announce that the Resto-Mod Award Winner was a 1964 15′…
La Duchesse The Antique Boat Museum, ACBS Lifetime Associate Member and Thousand Islands Chapter The 106′ houseboat La Duchesse brings the gracious River lifestyle of the turn of the 20th Century to life. Built in 1903, for hotelier George Boldt, manager of New York City’s famed Waldorf-Astoria hotel, and a summer resident of the Thousand…
From Jeff Wells, Indiana Chapter Member I wanted to share this with you and the gang. My 1950 Lyman 18’ Islander recently finished first in the antique division at our annual Flotilla that was started in 1961 by my dad and some of his buddies. The boat is named Big Al and my buddy did…
From Headquarters We are visiting our northern friends this week for ACBS – Toronto’s 42nd Annual Vintage Boat Show at the Muskoka Wharf in Gravenhurst, Ontario.The show is truly Magic on the Water. Today there will be over 100 boats in water, and an additional 40+ on land display… representing so many different boatbuilders…Duke, Greavette,…
By Robert Hamilton, Chesapeake Bay Chapter The ACBS and specifically, the Chesapeake Bay Chapter, lost a beloved, longtime member this spring. Raymond (Ray) Rees Glenn, age 80, died from pancreatic cancer on May 14, 2023, at his home in Harwood, MD. Ray was one of those members every chapter needs and is lucky to have. …
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…
Submitted by Walt Stashkiw, North Coast Ohio Chapter All pictures courtesy of chapter president David Rosenberger On a rainy Saturday in April, we put 32-chapter members in three large vans and toured the shops of some of our members. We are blessed with several members who are competent restorers as well as craftsmen in musical…
By Janice Miller, Finger Lakes Chapter When Paul Garrett picked up his newest purchase, a 30’ Hacker Craft triple- cockpit named Timeless, little did he anticipate it would provide a wedding ride 72 hours later…in the pouring rain! Paul, 2nd Vice President and Boat Show Chair of the Finger Lakes Chapter, is known for his…
By Bjorn Bakken, ACBS Treasurer, Bay State and Northern Europe Chapters The ACBS Board of Directors voted to approve the Chapter application of the Classic Boat Club of Northern Europe at the last board meeting, welcoming the second European Chapter to ACBS. In the Northern European countries of Germany, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland…