By Gene Porter, Lake Champlain Chapter Miss Nancy – a classic “Barn Find” was acquired for $1 as a gray hull circa 2015 from a cabinet builder in NH who needed the storage space in his old barn. For some time I had thought I would be interested in an early Lyman 15’ Yacht Tender…
An unusual outboard motor has found its way home after being submerged for over seventy years in a northern Wisconsin lake. The motor, a shallow water design Caille, was owned by resort owner and fishing guide Harry Jones, who used it to search the creeks for minnows, and for shallow-water fishing on Pickerel Lake near…
Lake Hopatcong has had a big couple of weeks! With their second summer cruise held on July 16th and a practice wedding run for an engaged couple at the end of June, members have been busy! What better way to enjoy friendships and see a young couple off than in a beautiful vintage boat? …
The Antique Boat Museum auction is one of the many highlights of the northern New York boating season. From barn finds, to in-process projects to boats the musem has made the difficult decision to deaccession, the auction is a great way to find one’s next boat and to support the museum. But, how does a…
By Matthew Schulte, ACBS Member and Executive Director SSHSA For those of us ACBS members who can’t get enough information about our boating heritage then think in a big way, think steamship history…. well “Ship History” to be precise. The Steamship Historical Society of America (SSHSA) is a non-profit organization and is an official marque…
North Coast Ohio Chapter members were treated to an historic railroad adventure on the very unique Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad. Thanks to Brian and Christy Morgan who devote many hours volunteering on the train, our club got the VIP treatment on the 26 mile, 3 hour trip. As we rolled northward from downtown Akron, Brian…
By Bob Grimm, ACBS member Maritime Museum of Sandusky, Ohio “Gull is looking like a boat again!” These heartfelt words were enthusiastically expressed by videographer Chris First of F2T as he documented the reinstallation of the beautiful solid mahogany cabin sides and windows on Gull, a 1939 pre-war, hand-built, 24-foot Lyman Custom Runabout with an All-Weather…
The Antique Boat Museum (ABM) is pleased to announce the donation of four scrapbook albums related to the boatbuilder Sunflower Boat Works in 2024 by International Advisory Council member Dave Bortner. Prior to Dave’s donation, the Museum did not have any information on Sunflower Boat Works in the Marion Clayton Link Archives. The addition of…
By Bjorn Bakken, Bay State Classic Boat Club While living overseas in my country of birth, Norway, from 2012 to 2014, a childhood friend told me: “I know of a rare wooden boat in a barn.” Many of us have heard of stories like this, but it’s like winning the Lotto when you see the…
By Amy Scanlin Museums and Archives are treasure troves of history. Antique Boat Museum, The Mariner’s Museum and Park and many others bring to life long ago and sometimes forgotten photos and documents that open the door for new study and exploration. Deep in the Archives of the U.S. Army Transportation Museum at Fort Eustis,…
As the 2024 ACBS Vintage Boat Week enters its final day, it is only right to reflect on what a week its been. The boats, the folks, the rides, the smiles… The Bob Speltz Land-O-Lakes Chapter has offered the best that Northern Minnesota and all of these beautiful waterways have to offer. Enjoy this sneak…
In celebration of Christopher Columbus Smith’s 163rd birthday (May 20, 1861), enjoy a reprint from Number 1, Volume 2 of The Brass Bell published in 1975 by the Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club. This issue featured Miss Belle Isle, at the time it was the oldest known operational Chris-Craft in existence, built in 1923 in Algonac,…