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 kathyparker@acbs.org 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.…
Featured ACBS Chapter this week is Jerry Dyhrkopp/Iowa Great Lakes. The state of Iowa has its own set of “great lakes” in the northwest part of the state. Lake Okoboji is a clear water, spring fed lake that is at the center of these lakes. It is the home port or vacation destination for many antique…
Report and pictures submitted by Rob Ebbing, member of the Mississippi Valley Chapter of ACBS. The headline picture today is a 1954 Raveau playing around cruisers that were heading upstream to Quincy, just north of Hannibal MO. Raveau, driven by Dan Ebbing, is owned by Todd Young and Rob Ebbing. The 1968 Hatteras in the background is…
This week’s Tuesday Tour of Vintage Boats begins in Florida. Willow is a 1957 Sorg 15 Runabout powered by a Suzuki 25. She is owned by Audrey and Kent Lewis of Navarre, Florida. This photo was taken when they were out for a picnic cruise on the East Bay. Photographer Kent Lewis. Hooligan is a 1968 Donzi, was…
Report and pictures by Tom Wright of the Southern California Chapter of ACBS. Since 2011, San Diego Yacht Club has been the venue where the Southern California Chapter hosts its annual Gathering. This year we were treated to 12 visiting runabouts in the water and a couple more displayed on land. This is a great…
The Mountainview Woodies Classic Boat Club is a group of enthusiasts interested in antique and classic boats of all types, including those made of wood, fiberglass, and aluminum. The Chapter is based in the beautiful Sebago-Long Lakes region of Maine, and they are a chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society. Each year, the…
Five events in five weeks left NO reason to wonder what you could do with your vintage boat in the Heartland of America. Eighteen Heartland Classics Chapter members attended the ACBS Annual Meeting and International Boat Show in Racine, Wisconsin to start the month of September. The Chapter of the Year Award went home to share…
“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 just…