As the days are getting shorter and darker, we find ourselves dreaming about summer and boat shows. So we pulled some images of a few interesting boats from recent shows to help us get by. They are boats you look at while walking the docks, and you go back to again, and then again. The…
Leading the Tuesday Tour of Classic Boats this week is a 1966 Larson 166 All American with 110hp Mercruiser. Her name is Ei8ht Again! because my parents bought it new when I was 8 years old in Independence, Missouri. We’ve owned the boat its entire life. The boat is all original and we relaunched her…
Moonshine is a 1924 Great Lakes 26-foot Runabout. She has double cockpit seating. The original motor was a Packard Marine engine model IM268. It was replaced around 1960 with a Chris Craft Hercules MCL motor with 175 hp. The boat was brought to Harveys Lake by train in 1924 from the New York Boat Show…
By Bob Schoepe, Penn NE Harveys Lake Chapter My stewardship began unexpectedly in 2018. Her name is August Belle. Oh my! I am the fortunate recipient of previous efforts that I knew nothing about at the time. The pictures you see here were all taken before I came along. She is hull #52535, a 1940…
By Ray & Ann McDowell members of Penn NE/Harveys Lake chapter Like many enthusiasts my age, my love of wood boats started in childhood during summers in Madison Connecticut. Ann and I have attended the Antique Boat Museum show and auction for many years while staying at my cousin Janice’s lake house near Clayton, NY.…
Harveys Lake is in Northeastern Pennsylvania and is the home of a small, but active Chapter of ACBS. This year the Penn NE/Harveys Lake Chapter has a new logo which includes the easily recognizable ACBS burgee. The chapter has bimonthly dinner get-togethers all year. During the summer they have boat cruises on Harveys Lake. Many chapter boats…
Leading the Tuesday Tour of Vintage Boats today is No Way, a beautiful 1964 Chris Craft 20 ft Holiday owned by Carmen and Denise DeLeo, members of the Philadelphia and Penn NE/Harveys Lake Chapters. No Way is a “Classic” powered with a General Motors 283 engine. In the ACBS membership file, Carmen says, “No Way was delivered…
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…
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…
“Linden Maeve” was the 2016 Best of Show at Pennsylvania NE/Harveys Lake Chapter. The 2016 Best of Show Award was presented to Dan Reggie of Harveys Lake, Pa. Dan has a 1940 Chris-Craft 19′ BarrelBack “Linden Maeve”. “Linden Maeve” was restored to perfect preserved condition with a 5200 bottom, rebuilt original engine. All the chrome…
Pennsylvania N.E. Harveys Lake Chapter A.C.B.S. presented the 2016 Non Wood Award to Bob Tule from Muncy, Pa. This 1957 H&H Water Craft is 15′ and runs with a 35 hp Johnson. H&H fiberglass boats were produced in the late 50’s to early 60’s in Muncy, Pennsylvania. Bob purchased it a few years ago and…
“Sassy” is Pennsylvania N.E. Harveys Lake Chapter’s 2016 Most Original winner. 2016 Most Original Award Presented to Scott and Susan Wimmer from Harveys Lake, Pa. “SASSY” is a 1947 Chris-Craft 17′ Deluxe Runabout 6 cyl 131 HP. Scott and Susan purchased “SASSY” from Put-In-Bay, Ohio about five years ago. They enjoy taking her out and…