Classic Boat Connection is the ACBS Associate Member featured this week. Classic Boat Connection, located in Mankato, Minnesota, is an Associate Member of the Antique and Classic Boat Society. ACBS recognizes them with gratitude for their continuing support of our organization. They also support these chapters with paid memberships; Bob Speltz Land-o-Lakes, Lake Champlain, Lake Hopatcong, Mississippi…
There are SEVEN events to choose from this weekend. The Events Calendar on this website lists all events that have been submitted from chapters, marque clubs, museums, even community organizations. All of the events feature vintage boats in one way or another. The Events page looks like this image. What can you do with it?…
Sunnyland Chapter is one of 54 chapters of the Antique and Classic Boat Society. By clicking on Sunnyland Chapter you will learn much more about them and reach their website, too. The core of the Sunnyland membership is made of Florida residents, some full time, others there just for the winter months. Over 500 ACBS…
Walking the docks at any antique and classic boat show leads to wanting to know the story of “What’s in a name?” Here is the story behind naming this beautiful 1962 Shepherd ALMOST EIGHT. The story first appeared in the Sheerline, the magazine of the Sunnyland Chapter where Bill and Kathleen Root are active members. What’s…
Having a Chris Craft Holiday greet you on this first holiday of the summer seemed appropriate. John and Millie Bayne, members of the Blue Ridge Chapter, acquired this beautiful 20 ft. Chris Craft Holiday in March of 2012. That’s when her full restoration began. Exactly two years later with a rebuilt engine and transmission, new wiring,…
The Water Wonderland Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society draws its memberships mainly from western and northern Michigan. Clicking on Water Wonderland Chapter will lead you to much more information about this chapter and links to their website and Facebook page. This chapter includes approximately 300 active members who have registered nearly 800…
Ridiculous is a 1960 GlassPar 17′ Seafair owned by Greg and Diann Kuhl of Saint Peters, Missouri. Ridiculous is powered by a 1960 Mercury Outboard with 115 hp. The Kuhl’s are members of the Mississippi Valley Chapter and the Heartland Classics Chapter of ACBS. So, what’s in a name? This eye-catching little boat gets lots of attention…
Two ACBS Chapters share a joint Presidents’ Tour. Pictured above are Ann Guldemond, President of the Michigan Chapter and Tom Rudy, President of the Water Wonderland Chapter. Dennis Mykols, member of both chapters, contributed this report and pictures of their great weekend. On April 8th and 9th the A.C.B.S Michigan Chapter, (covering all of the S.E.…
The closing of the 22nd annual Keels and Wheels Concoursd’Elegance is just now behind us…5 days of celebrating friends, socializing, and enjoying our boats! Bob Fuller, Paul Merryman, Dave Person, and Laura Power really know how to put on a show! Keels and Wheels 2017 by Craig Stanfield Many of us started with what is…
Okanagan is this week’s featured chapter of the International Antique and Classic Boat Society. By clicking on Okanagan Chapter, you will learn more about this chapter which serves western Canada. OACBS Chapter is located in the beautiful Okanagan Valley of Kelowna British Columbia, Canada. Chapter membership covers most of Western Canada with members from as…
Ken & Cindy Heaton are Lake Hopatcong ACBS Members (since 2000). Both have been on the Board, and Ken is a Past President of the Chapter (2015-2016). Kenny has a well-deserved reputation of being the Fred Sanford of boats-in-need of some TLC. Other members are taking advantage of this weakness. To Cindy’s dismay, these FREE…
When you dream long enough about the same thing, you just have to make it come true. That’s what happened to create this beautiful Contemporary Gentry 17′ Gentleman’s Racer crafted by Dean Wilson from a Glen-L design. The 2013 boat is powered with a 1964 Chevrolet 283 8 cylinder engine with 185 hp. She is…