Mike Mayer is a restorer of pieces of art which are pieces of history. He is the owner of Lake Oswego Boat Company located just south of Portland, Oregon. Mike and Nicole are members of the Pacific Northwest Chapter and the Columbia Willamette Chapter of ACBS. (the headline picture today is from the Lake Oswego Boat…
Boats built between 1976 and 1993 are in the Late Classic age classification. This striking 1983 Correct Craft Ski Nautique is a prime example of a Late Classic Boat. This 20 ft boat is powered by a 1983 Ford 351. She is owned by Bob and Barb Meimbresse who are members of the Philadelphia Chapter. …
April seemed to be the month to tour boat shops, both professional and personal, and to finish up those winter and spring workshops – all in anticipation of the in-the-water boating season. One of the annual boat shop tours is presented by the Manotick Chapter in eastern Canada. You can read a report and see 45…
Pictures and story from Jack Falvey The deep V hull was something new in 1965. You could take on a chop and get through it at speed. You could jump a wake and make a soft landing. Who knew? Jack and Mary Falvey, members of the New England Chapter, have Junior ready to roll for the…
Payette Lakes Chapter may be one of the smaller ACBS Chapters, but they are located in a beautiful location with beautiful boats and interesting, active members. Their Payette Lakes Chapter annual boat show this year will be July 27-29. You are invited, too. You are invited to the Payette Lakes Chapter of ACBS annual Classic…
Maridean R. is a 1953 Chris Craft 19′ Holiday owned by Stephen and Claire Ryberg, members of the Payette Lakes Chapter. Description from the membership file says, “The Maridean R. was purchased in 1953 from Covey Marine in Salt Lake City, Utah by Eric and Maridean Ryberg. She spent her early years at Hebgen Lake,…
Report by Bette Heinzman – Southern New England Chapter Secretary Saturday, April 21st dawned bright and sunny with a slight wind and NO RAIN! By the end of the day the temperature was in the low 60’s and the sun had come out. Approximately 40 Chapter members gathered at the Lay House on the grounds…
Lake Champlain is a beautiful lake on the border between New York State and Vermont and reaches north into Canada. In 1985 the lake became the center of a Chapter of ACBS. Great vintage boating events and shows have been held there ever since. The Lake Champlain Chapter has a full calendar of events designed for members to…
Report and photos by Dan Gyoerkoe, ACBS Executive Director The new ACBS promotional video starts with the question, “How do you spend your weekends?” If bright sunshine, clear skies, great people, vintage boats and cars, music, nearly 1,000 miles of shoreline and great BBQ with a side of smoked mac and cheese sounds good, I…
For sixty-eight years, this Chris Craft Holiday has called Lake George, NY her home port. Ed and Jennifer Scheiber have owned this boat for about ten years, but even before that, they enjoyed hours of pleasure in this boat which belonged to their neighbor at Lake George. In fact, Ed helped care for the boat.…
Report and photos by Gene Porter As most readers already know, every March vintage boaters from around the country respond to the lure of the Sunnyland Chapter’s annual boat show in Tavares Florida as though it were a genetic mating ritual. One hardy subset of this migration travels by boat; up the historic St. Johns…
The second largest Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society is named the Northern California/Lake Tahoe Chapter. Members of the Northern California/Lake Tahoe Chapter like to socialize with or without their boats. Their first chapter event of the year is a Spring Fling – this year it was at Cambria, CA with tours of…