Michael and Tanya Grace, Sunnyland Chapter We were very excited to meet ACBS Sunnyland members Michael and Tanya Grace at the Sunnyland Boat Festival last week where they displayed three fantastic canoes from their collection. Two of the three were not just antiques, but historic canoes at well over 100 years old. The canoes’ builders,…
Too Often, This Silent Poisoning Happens On Board It is not the pandemic, seasickness, flu, or your lunch. Carbon Monoxide is dangerous. Victims need to find fresh air immediately. This happens on boats more than you think. By Tom Beardsley, Finger Lakes Chapter (This story was originally published in the March 2021 issue of Brightwork.…
From Headquarters The Sunnyland Chapter has rolled out the sunshine for the Antique Boat Festival in Tavares, Florida this week. The South Bound cruise enjoyed beautiful weather and only minor mishaps, like running out of fuel, that required tow-ins. The ACBS International Board held the Chapter Round Table and Board Meeting on Thursday and appreciated…
We know boat show season is starting to kick off down south, but many of our northern ACBS chapters are still in winter or early spring mode, so that means workshops and gatherings. Here are a couple of upcoming offerings from the Glacier Lakes and Columbia-Willamette Chapters. If you are in the area, be sure…
We recently received the following message at Headquarters that highlights a benefit of ACBS membership that you don’t normally think about, and asked if we could share it with all of you. To Blue Ridge Chapter of ACBS, I am sending you this note to let you know how our ACBS International membership is…
ACBS International will be hosting a number of meetings and events in conjunction with the Annual Sunnyland Boat Festival, March 24-26, in Tavares, Florida. The Chapter Round Table Meeting will be held from 9:00AM-10:30AM on Thursday, March 23rd at The Tavares Pavilion on The Lake at 200 S. Disston Ave, Tavares, adjacent to the show…
From Rob Cassell, ACBS Marketing Committee Chair The next ACBS Web Workshop session is next week, Wenesday, March 1st at 8:00PM EST. This session will be targeted towards the current chapter webmasters to answer all of their questions about websites. Have you ever been signed into your word press site, trying to make a quick…
Photos by A. Hanson, ACBS Headquarters There were two beautiful Chris-Craft Super Sports that attended The Antique Boat Museum’s 2022 boat show this past August. Here’s a closer look at each… Name: Gus’ Minion Owner: Gus Lombardi Boat: 1976 Chris-Craft Super Sport Ski Boat Length: 17’6″ Engine: 1976 Chris-Craft 305K Owner: Elaina Pirro,…
By Steve Murphy, Heartland Classics Chapter My wife and I own and maintain a 1971, 31-foot sedan style Chris-Craft Commander. It’s powered by twin 383Q’s (formerly 327Q’s) and has a flybridge. We’ve enjoyed Edelweiss for 9 years on Table Rock Lake in Southern MO. After months of searching for the “right” boat, we found one…
From the ACBS Marketing Committee So many Chapter leaders have been participating in the monthly Virtual Chapter Roundtables hosted by our Chapter Development Committee, that the ACBS Web and Marketing Committee has decided to host a new series, the ACBS Web Workshops! We know that many Chapter webmaster and social media managers have had more…
From John Seal, Publicity Chairman, Smith Mountain Lake Chapter The SML Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society recently held their annual winter workshop at the home of Alan and Jean Frederick. The 39 members and guests in attendance learned from subject matter experts about 4 topics that are useful in restoring and maintaining…
1947 BB Swan “Tangerine” – First Fiberglass Production Boat By John Harrison Hough, Sunnyland Chapter Member I have been fortunate to acquire one of the first fiberglass production boats ever built. She is the second oldest known fiberglass production boat in existence: BB Swan hull number 6 sold first in 1947. Number 5 is in…