Note: Report written by Patti Bandy. Pictures by Patti Bandy, Jon Marsh and Brenda Leo On September 13, 38 members of the Wine Country Classic Boats chapter took our yearly fall trip, Destination: Naples, Maine. The majority of the group stayed at the Bayview Cabins where Sherri and Steve Matte were great hosts. The rest…
Note: Story and photos submitted by Kelly Williamson, a member of the Okanagan and Pacific Northwest ACBS Chapters. One of our favorite late season boat shows is Mahogany and Merlot on Lake Chelan, WA. The event was held October 5th to 7th 2018. Mahogany and Merlot is an ACBS-PNW sanctioned event done in cooperation with…
For the Good Times (above) is a Classic 1971 Chris Craft XK19 owned by Mike Langhorne. She is powered by a Chevy 8 with 350 hp. Photo by Forrest Bryant Scott Martin from Ankeny, Iowa brought SURPRISE to the 2017 ACBS International Boat Show. This Antique Boat is a 1927 Hutchinson Triple. SURPRISE is 30 feet…
Pictured above are the trip attendees: Charlie & Mel Aseltine, Tom & Joyce Danford, Jeff Funk with son-in-law, Matt and friend Tim, Jim Lawson and brother David, Rich Love, Dennis & Kathy Ryan, and Bob & Martha White The annual fall boat trip planned by the Ohio Valley Chapter of the ACBS almost did not…
The SML Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society held their annual Fall Boat Show at Mariners Landing on Smith Mountain Lake this past Saturday. In spite of two hurricanes and torrential rains at the lake, the boat show for 2018 was finally completed. A variety of Chris-Craft and Century Antique Boats attended the…
The Boat Show that Turned into a Post-Hurricane Florence Work Party By Alan and Judy Hills The RDC Triangle Chapter had planned to have a boat show in Bridgeton, NC on October 6th. Due to factors like a very spread out membership and lack of a “home lake” it was decided that a full-blown show…
Note: Photos submitted by Susan Bullington. Note: Click on any photo to enlarge the size. Click the right or left arrow to advance to the next picture.
Note: Photos submitted by Mark Sharley. The 7th Lake Chelan Mahogany and Merlot was hosted by the Pacific Northwest Chapter at Lake Shore Marina in Chelan, Washington. This unique show of ACBS Antique and Classic boats also has exhibition heats from the Hydroplane and Race Boat Museum. Click any photo to enlarge the size. Then click the…
“The Three Hour Tour” is a 1984 Mohawk 27′ workboat with twin Johnson outboards. Being built in 1984 puts her in the Late Classic age classification. She is owned by Jim and Pam Peterson who are members of Rocky Mountain Classics and Heartland Classics. This photo was taken by George Reaves on the 2017 Arkansas River Cruise. In…
Report and photos are from Ed Schieber, President of the Adirondack Chapter. During our Lake George (NY) Rendezvous in August, I spoke with a small group of Lake Champlain Chapter members headed by Fritz Horton about their chapter hosting a fall cruise of Lake George (NY). Over the past month, Fritz, his crew and I…
This week’s Tuesday of Tour of Vintage Boat is led by a boat that doesn’t float. The pattern for the boat bench above is the bow of a 1951 Chris Craft Riviera owned by Steven Schmidt, member of the Inland Empire Chapter. Bob Williams, member of the Long Island Chapter, is currently fabricating a new…
Throughout the late 1800s and early 1900s, regattas and races along the shore of Lake George, NY were frequent and well-attended boating events. The Bolton Landing Boats & Boating Festival, which took place this past Saturday, commemorated those once-common regattas. This small-boat regatta along the shore of Lake George was hosted by the Bolton…