The Iowa Great Lakes draw thousands of people each summer and the largest lakes Big Spirit Lake (5,684 acres), West Lake Okoboji (3,847 acres), and East Lake Okoboji (1,835 acres) still have many operating resorts. What is now the Jerry Dyhrkop Iowa Great Lakes ACBS Chapter was organized in 1981 by a group of men…
By Linda Schmitt, Recording Secretary Our Thousand Islands Chapter enjoys life on the St. Lawrence River in many wonderful ways. If you’re lucky enough to have a summer cottage on an island or on the shore, you have endless views of international freighters, work boats, tour boats, occasional cruise ships, sailing yachts, kayaks, skiffs, every variety…
By Michael Glenn, Adirondack Chapter & President, Mohawk Hudson Chapter, AOMCI I’ve always said if one person makes it, two collect it, and such is the case with old iron (old outboard motors). There are many reasons people collect old motors, some of the most common are a person’s desire to relive fond memories from the…
Located in the southwest corner of New York state, Chautauqua Lake is the recreational center for members from northwest Pennsylvania as well as western New York. As a group of boating enthusiasts in the Southern part of New York State and Northern Pennsylvania, the Chautauqua Lake Twin Tier Chapter of ACBS gets together to share…
Restoration of a 1958 Stephens Brothers Yard Patrol Boat She started her life as a Navy Yard Patrol boat, but when Charlie Dolbey, member of the ACBS Chesapkeake Bay Chapter, found her, she was in rough shape. That was 15 years ago, and Charlie is never one to shy away from a project. Today, Sea…
The ACBS Adirondack Chapter hosted a fantastic first-ever Captial Region event on the Hudson River at the Ravena Coeymans Yacht Club. The day’s events included lectures on solar powered boats and barn finds. First, Captain David Borton, a retired Ph.D. professor from Rensselaer Polytech Institute discussed his and son Eric’s trip on the Alaskan Inside…
LCACBS: The Early Years It was in 1985 that a group of people from New York and Vermont, who were interested in boats, joined together to start the Lake Champlain Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society (LCACBS). Location defined our chapter because Lake Champlain borders both New York and Vermont. We look north…
What do you get when you combine a Navy Yard Patrol boat, a 1966 Marinette and side by side before-and-after restoration examples of vintage boats? The 37th Annual Chesapeake Bay Chapter’s boat show in St. Michael’s, Maryland, of course! The weekend was beautiful and so were the boats! From the opportunity board and ride some…
Charter Date: November 11, 1978 Chapter History On September 2, 1977, when ACBS was just three years old, president Bill Willig and director, Bil Morgan visited Port Huron and Sandy Duffy who knew of a Hacker Dolphin that Willig wanted to see. During their visit, the future of ACBS was discussed including the possibility of…
Story and Pictures by Andy Hoffman and ACBS Sponsor, Classic Boat Collective Donn Beck’s family bought a cabin on an Island on Buckeye Lake, which is just outside of Columbus, OH, in 1957. When they bought the cabin a Chris-Craft 22 Sportsman was included in the sale. Donn and his family enjoyed the boat until…
By Randy Fletcher, 1000 Islands Chapter Photo credit: Larry Assam Photography It was a beautiful day, warm, windy, and a great day for boating. Heidi and I decided to take Serenity out for a shake down cruise after lunch. We launched in late April, but the rain and cold temps had kept us from going…
Our Chapter History Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia is a beautiful, 20,000-acre, man-made lake with over 500 miles of shoreline. It is nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains of western Virginia between the cities of Roanoke and Lynchburg. The lake first reached full pond in 1966, making it 25 years old when our…