As Alan Jackson closes his final tour, here is a highlight of a boat once owned by the country music superstar. Donated by Jackson to the Antique Boat Museum, it is now part of the museum’s in-water fleet and enjoyed by visitors as a fantastic piece of history. The Chris-Craft Semi-Enclosed Cruiser models from the…
When an autonomous Navy boat rescued two downed Army helicopter pilots in the Straits of Hormuz in June 2026, it was interesting to note the technologies enabling the rescue directly trace back to classic boats. The boat, nicknamed the Corsair, is fully autonomous, 24-feet, with a maximum speed of 35 knots, that can travel 1,000…
What a weekend it was in Yorktown, VA, when Sail 250 tacked and jibed into port on the York River as part of the America 250 celebration. Yorktown, the site of Cornwallis’s surrender and the beginning of the end of the Revolutionary War, was just one of many backdrops across Virginia that celebrated both naval…
Will you be attending the Chesapeake Bay Chapter’s boat shows this season? If so, you may be interested in a two-part story on the history of the John Trumpy & Sons Boat Company that for decades graced the shores of the Eastport peninsula, not far from Annapolis. For more than a century beginning in…
By John Seal, SML Chapter Unless otherwise noted, photo credits: John Seal The Smith Mountain Lake Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society recently held their annual fall workshop at the home of Alan and Jean Frederick. The 50 members and guests in attendance learned from subject matter experts about 3 topics that are…
By Ted W. Hall – Great-Grandson of George W. Hall, Finger Lakes Boating Museum, Wine Country Classic Boats, Finger Lakes and North Coast Ohio Chapter of ACBS Member In the Finger Lakes Boating Museum’s Copper Nail issue from Fall 2021, I wrote about my Great Grandfather, George W. Hall. He built approximately 40+ boats in…
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…