Member Mike McBride Makes Art Projects for Kids Attending His Chapter’s (Indiana) Boat Show By Judy Hills, ACBS Chapter Development Committee Secretary WOW! We were blown away when we saw the 200+ pieces of art that Mike McBride had cut out pine boards. Not only that, he routered the edges and sanded the turtles, fish…
From the Niagara Frontier Chapter Niagara Frontier Antique and Classic Boats announces its 43rd annual Antique & Classic Boat Show, “Boating Through The Years”, to be held at the Buffalo Launch Club, the oldest power boating club in the world, 503 East River Road, Grand Island, NY, on Saturday, September 17, 2022. We invite all…
By Capt. Mark Manes, NorCal/Lake Tahoe Chapter Let’s just say that you have just spent all winter getting your boat ready for the season. Countless hours of sanding, varnishing, cleaning, and painting – and your girl is now finally ready for the show. After easing her gently down the launch ramp into the water, you…
By Marc Forman, Blue Ridge Chapter member Photos by Lee Heard and Marc Forman Cat’s Meow is a 1941 Chris-Craft model 101 Deluxe Runabout purchased in May of 1999. Living in South Florida, we found her online brokered through Macatawa Bay Boat works in Saugatuck, Michigan. I was able to convince the owners to video…
From the Thousand Islands Chapter, Photos by Aaron Hanson The Thousand Islands Chapter hosted it’s 42nd Annual Boat Show in Alexandria Bay, New York. Billed as a “User” boat show, this event features a wide range of vintage boats…that are all still in use in the Thousand Islands as family boats each and every summer.…
Story and Photos by Lee Heard (Heard Photo), Blue Ridge ACBS Member The roar of large marine engines pumping out hundreds of horsepower each pierces the silence as I made my way down to dock A on Lake Lanier Islands Margaritaville resort. Huge, powered catamarans and immense cigarette boats flew by at breakneck speed during…
By Neil Satterly, Adirondack Chapter Two perfect weather days in Old Forge, NY set the stage for a great rendezvous. On Friday afternoon out-of-towners arrived early enough to join in a smooth lake cruise from Old Forge docks to Inlet. There, new friends were discovered in conversation over ice cream. The Fulton Chain shoreline is punctuated by many interesting spots and historic…
By Mike Stevens, Columbia Willamette Chapter I’ve recently finished ‘remodeling’ a 1935 Mullins rowboat. This boat has been all over the Northwest. The story I have heard is that it belonged to Paul Harrison in Canada, was passed around to Dave Jerome (RIP), Mike Meyer, and finally to Dick Werner. Dick asked if someone in…
By Elodie Pini, France Chapter The Societe Nautique de Bordeaux (ACBS France Chapter) members participated in the Bordeaux Fête le Fleuve June 23-26th on the Garonne in Bordeaux celebrating wine and the river. The SNB members’ classic boats accompanied the tall ships for their re-entry in Bordeaux. Nao Victoria is a replica of the famous…
Photos provided by Neil Satterly, ACBS Adirondack Chapter and Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club Last weekend, June 24-26th, the Michigan ACBS Chapter held their 2022 “Where It All Began” Antique and Classic Boat Show at the Algonac Harbour Club in Algonac, Michigan. This was the 100th Anniversary Celebration of Chris-Craft! By all accounts coming in, folks…
From the Mid-Atlantic Chapter The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Antique & Classic Boat Society in co-operation with the Historic Bristol Borough proudly invites you to our First Annual Judged Show, Mahogany and Steel, to be held on the historic Bristol, PA, waterfront. The event will take place on July 9th form 10:00 A.M. thru 4:00…
by Tom Dunn member of the Blue Ridge chapter The new fiberglass 1968 19′ Penn Yan was bought by my father after a barn burnt down along with our 1960 wooden Thompson. Penn Yan had only started making fiberglass boats a few years before that and they looked almost exactly like their wood boats. It…