by Tom Kranz member of the Chesapeake Bay chapter The 37’ Egg Harbor Sportfisherman that would later be named “The Classic Egg” (she needed a few years on her yet), was delivered to its original owner in 1962 when its current owner, me, was 5 years old, in Northern Ohio for use on Lake Erie.…
by Larry Schnetzky member of the Pacific Northwest chapter We found the 1961 17-foot Tollycraft in Eastern Oregon and moved it to Victoria, British Columbia Canada, for the restoration project. We had the two year project done at Canoe Cove Marina and shipyard. The project started out with removal of the original Y-block 292 CID…
By Kent and Audrey Lewis, Chesapeake Bay Chapter members We have been boating for decades, in craft ranging from 8 feet up to 22. Through the years we have gravitated to small sail, oar and paddle boats, with one vintage Sorg 15 lapstrake runabout thrown into the mix just for fun. About a decade ago…
At the Sunnyland Antique Boat Festival’s Saturday evening dinner, ACBS Board President, Rob Lyons unveiled the newest perpetual trophy, the Terry Fiest Award. Sponsored by the Sunnyland Chapter, the Terry Fiest Award will be given annually to an individual in recognition of their dedication, leadership and vision shown by serving as a show chairperson, judge,…
By Terry Fiest, Chairman Sunnyland Antique Boat Festival Photos provided by Maggi and Rob Cassell, and Pete DeVito The 41st Annual Sunnyland Antique Boat Festival, at Wooten Park on Lake Dora in the City of Tavares, had four days of beautiful Florida weather and a record crowd. This year, “The Festival of Speed Event” joined…
From the NC Coastal And Piedmont Chapter Our ACBS Chapter, North Carolina Coastal & Piedmont, provides scholarships to students in the Cape Fear Community College’s (CCFC) Boat Building Program. We also encourage our members to support their annual boat show held at their campus in Wilmington, NC. Unfortunately, they have not been able to hold…
By Judy Hills, NC Coastal & Piedmont Chapter member Here is an idea from the recent Cape Fear Boat Show for how to involve families at a boat show. A father and son both had Simmons Sea Skiffs entered in the show, and they had each made a small replica fashioned like a wagon. They…
Sunnyland is such a diverse show, it has all types of vintage happening! There are the antique runabouts, classic glass and metal boats, inboards and OUTBOARDS! Here are a few images of the outboard motors and boats on display this weekend at the Festival. Thank you to the Florida Chapter of the Antique Outboard Motor…
It is officially the start of the boating season! And we are so happy to be back in sunny Tavares, Florida, with our friends at the Sunnyland Antique Boat Festival! Our ACBS long-weekend in Tavares began with a Chapter Round Table and Board of Directors meeting on Thursday. We are so glad so many people…
By Mark and Heather Manes, NorCal Tahoe ACBS Chapter members It 1989, OMC corporation had just acquired Chris-Craft out of bankrupcy and they were looking for a way to turn the company around. Chris Smith (grandson of the original founder) had stayed in Holland, Michigan, and continued to work with Grand Craft boats. Chris had an idea…
Since in his story, Mark Manes referenced being inspired to find a new boat after taking a ride with Lew Dobbins in Redhawk, we thought it was only fitting to repost these images from the 2016 International Show in Lake Tahoe. Redhawk is ready for a Sunday picnic cruise! Redhawk is a 1929 Chris-Craft…
by John Calhoun member of the Water Wonderland chapter I purchased a basket case hull of a 1940 Chris-Craft Deluxe Runabout (barrelback) in 2006 after searching for a respectable project where I could utilize a Chris- Craft KBL131 hp triple carb engine that I owned. I was alerted to a gray boat that was in…