This photo of the 1959 Larson Thunderhawk Senior Inboard was taken at the Lake of the Ozarks in the summer of 2017. Owners are Ken and Robin Greger of Osage Beach, MO. This is the only Thunderhawk Senior Inboard known to have been built. The boat is 16 feet, powered by a Gray Marine in-line…
Tuesday Tour of Vintage Boats will showcase 50-year-old boats today. The first one with the name Lot of Fun Too is a 1968 Evinrude 16′ Sportsman with a 1968 Buick HU-16C engine. Lot of Fun Too is owned by Chuck and Nadine Breen. Chuck says, “Boat purchased in 1968 by Richard Willis of Hackensack, MN. Sold to…
Preserving history one boat story at a time: Nellie Bly The Nellie Bly story was first published in the fall 1998 Boathouse, publication of the Bob Speltz Land-O-Lakes Chapter of ACBS. Excerpts from that story are shared here with permission from the chapter and John Vogel. The Mississippi River has a rich and colorful history…
The Bonnie Dean is having a little fun. It’s a 2012 17′ Glen-L Gentry, powered by a Chris Craft 283 185hp. Dean and Bonnie Wilson, members of the Bob Speltz Land-O-Lakes Chapter, live in Oakdale, Minnesota. This shot was taken by Dane Anderson on Lake Minnetonka a couple of days before the annual BSLOL Fall Rendezvous. On…
Joanne Hummel introduces us to their 1963 Owens. 28ft long teak and mahogany deck. She was ready to be put on a burn pile if she wasn’t sold. My Husband Ronald Hummel restored her to her beauty as she is today with the help of our son Justin Hummel when he was fifteen. It has been 8…
Leading the Tour this week is Love Me Timber owned by Kevin and Jeanne Hogan and Yellow Lab Harley. Home Port is Olathe, Kansas. Love Me Timber is a 1958 21″ Century Coronado. This photo was taken at Greers Ferry Lake in Arkansas. Photography by Forrest Bryant. You can learn more about the restoration of Love Me…
Article by Paul Morris, Navy Veteran. Paul and Marge Morris are members of the Heartland Classics and Bob Speltz Land-O-Lakes Chapters. A Veterans Day Reflection As we again approach a Veterans Day and week, it seems proper to reflect some on periods of national military conflict in our lifetime and the millions of servicemen and…
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…
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…
“The People’s Choice” at the recent Smith Mountain Lake Chapter Show was Heaven on a Sunday. She is owned by Ray and Ann McDowell who are members of the Chesapeake Bay Chapter. Heaven on a Sunday is a 1963 18’ Century Sabre. The photo was taken by Leigh Conrad, Blacksburg, Virginia. Bob Williams, Long Island Chapter,…
Tom & Lisa Ganzer sent pictures of their “pride and joy, Serenity.” Serenity is a 1992 26 foot straight drive Streblow powered with a 454 Marine Power 390 hp engine. Home Port is Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. More views of this beautiful Streblow: Awe inspiring! This Hacker Craft boating at sunset on Lake Champlain was photographed…
Firefly, a 1950 Globe MasterCraft leads the Tuesday Tour of Vintage Boats today. -One of 270 built by The Globe Corporation in 1949 and 1950 in Williams Bay, Wisconsin. About a dozen known to remain today. – Fourteen ft length, split cockpit, designed by Brooks Stevens for Globe – Powered by a 4 cylinder, 45 horsepower…