Hornblower

By Kenneth Moeri, member of the Lake Hopatcong Chapter My dream of owning a classic boat became a reality in July 2010. I acquired Hornblower with love in my eyes in beautiful Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey, from an LHACBS chapter member. Hornblower is a 1954 20’ Chris-Craft Special Sportsman. It had been basically restored to…

ACBS Junior Craftsman Award

By Danny Ross – President Sunnyland Chapter of the ACBS On behalf of the Sunnyland Chapter and its highly acclaimed Sunnyland Chapter Apprentice Mentoring Program for Youth (SCAMPY), I was  please to present the ACBS Junior Craftsman Award to the brother-sister duo Emily and Isaiah Kadletz at the Sunnyland Chapter Annual Meeting. Emily (16 years…

OL BOY

By Rick Casali, Thousand Islands Chapter Some classic boats have great stories, but Ol Boy’s background is hard to beat.  This 1938 Chris-Craft 25 Sportsman has spent its entire life in the 1000 Islands.  Joe Cardamone was a serious fisherman from Utica, NY, who owned a 21-foot utility.  He fished out of Dingman Point, and…

Conquering the West

A story about the ACBS France Chapter from Neptune Magazine. Text by Gérald Guétat – Photos by Henri Thibault Translation by Dominique Lagarde, France Chapter President Toute l’actualité du bateau à moteur (All the latest motorboat news) With its wide open spaces, wooden houses and numerous bodies of water, the region around Bordeaux and the…

Barbara Dianne

Steven and Barbara Dewire, Blue Ridge Chapter 1966 20’ Century Arabian, Barbara Dianne, with a 1966 390 Ford Interceptor (285 hp, 8 cyl) engine. Named for my wife of 44 years, this boat is one of 44 made in 1966. The initial restoration was completed in 1985 by a previous owner. He installed the mahogany…