Tom and Joanie Moynihan sent a photo of their 1929 28 foot Model 17 Chris-Craft. Her name is “Ol‘ Smoothie“. She was delivered to Lake George, NY on April 30, 1930, and has remained on the lake since that time. Tom says, “We took the picture ourselves while she was cruising the lake.” Lot of…
Article by Paul Morris, Navy Veteran. Paul and Marge Morris are members of the Heartland Classics and Bob Speltz Land-O-Lakes Chapters. A Veterans Day Reflection As we again approach a Veterans Day and week, it seems proper to reflect some on periods of national military conflict in our lifetime and the millions of servicemen and…
The Niagara Frontier Chapter is this week’s Antique and Classic Boat Society’s featured chapter. As the name implies, most of the chapter’s members live close to Niagara Falls in northwest New York, but also Ontario and nearby states. This active chapter posts this statement on their “Old Boats Buffalo” website: Their fall workshop is scheduled…
The weather is changing and many families turn their attention from lake activities to memory-making experiences in the garage or shop. Tony and Kelli Fure have a couple nice Kansas mud lakes within 20 miles of where they live, which is where they mostly boat. They also enjoy Grand Lake in Oklahoma as often as…
A 1932 Chris Craft 21 ft 305 Runabout leads this week’s Tuesday Tour of Vintage Boats. Tuffy is at home in Skaneateles, New York, where this photo was taken in July of 2017. Tuffy is owned by Ed and Brenda Evans. Ed tells us that “Tuffy is a “he” ( named for my father in…
Report and pictures submitted by Rick Simmons, President of the Dixieland Chapter of ACBS. The Dixieland Chapter held their annual Pickwick Lake Boat Show on the beautiful Tennessee River. The event was held on October 13, 14 and 15. Anthony Davison was the event’s host and did a splendid job coordinating all of the…
Shared with permission from “How to Restore Your Wooden Runabout, Volume 2″, by Don Danenberg. Don Danenberg added a few updates to the text. You may see more of his advice on his website page http://danenbergboatworks.com/ or even join his forum group at http://eveforum.danenbergboatworks.com/eve Winterizing There are basically two ways to winterize the engine to prevent damage…
Pennsylvania NE / Harveys Lake Chapter holds its annual show in August. Wikipedia describes the location as: Harveys Lake is a natural lake in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It has a surface area of approximately 621.5 acres, or nearly a square mile. The lake is situated entirely within the borough of Harveys Lake. By volume, it is the largest natural lake in…
The Smith Mountain Lake Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society held their annual fall cruise this past Saturday, October 21, 2017, in the Blackwater section of the Lake. Five boats and fifteen chapter members toured the lake for over two hours enjoying some of the best weather of the season. The group is…
For the Good Times 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. email a picture of your boat for the Tuesday Tour of Vintage Boats to [email protected] Scott Martin from Ankeny, Iowa brought SURPRISE to the 2017 ACBS International…
Sunnyland Chapter of ACBS will put on a show! …as usual, the last full weekend in March. …as usual, on Lake Dora. There will just be some new twists this year because Hurricane Irma did her own twisting of the Tavares Docks. Plans are already in place for the 37th great festival on Lake Dora…
Report and pictures by Dan Gyoerkoe, ACBS Executive Director The Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation Maritime Museum and Research Center hosted the 28th Annual Wooden Boat Festival in Madisonville, Louisiana. The Wooden Boat Festival featured more than 75 boats with 13 boats that were more than 50 feet in length. The event draws around 30,000 attendees.…