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Pictured above are the trip attendees: Charlie & Mel Aseltine, Tom & Joyce Danford, Jeff Funk with son-in-law, Matt and friend Tim, Jim Lawson and brother David, Rich Love, Dennis & Kathy Ryan, and Bob & Martha White The annual fall boat trip planned by the Ohio Valley Chapter of the ACBS almost did not…
The SML Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society held their annual Fall Boat Show at Mariners Landing on Smith Mountain Lake this past Saturday. In spite of two hurricanes and torrential rains at the lake, the boat show for 2018 was finally completed. A variety of Chris-Craft and Century Antique Boats attended the…
“Full Moon” pictured above is a 1937 28′ Hutchinson Sedan runabout powered by a 1949 140hp Chrysler V8 engine owned by MCBC member Ray Saunders. Picture taken at the Manotick Classic Boat Club’s boat show at Rideau Ferry, Ontario on August 13th, 2016. Photo credit Graeme Hoatson Beattie. “MOJO” is a 1958 16′ Century…
The Boat Show that Turned into a Post-Hurricane Florence Work Party By Alan and Judy Hills The RDC Triangle Chapter had planned to have a boat show in Bridgeton, NC on October 6th. Due to factors like a very spread out membership and lack of a “home lake” it was decided that a full-blown show…
Note: Photos submitted by Susan Bullington. Note: Click on any photo to enlarge the size. Click the right or left arrow to advance to the next picture.
Note: Photos submitted by Mark Sharley. The 7th Lake Chelan Mahogany and Merlot was hosted by the Pacific Northwest Chapter at Lake Shore Marina in Chelan, Washington. This unique show of ACBS Antique and Classic boats also has exhibition heats from the Hydroplane and Race Boat Museum. Click any photo to enlarge the size. Then click the…
Note: This article written by David Kinney in June of 2017 is reprinted with permission from the Marine Division at Hagerty Insurance. Thanks for viewing our online Marine Price Guide. We’ve taken a look at literally thousands of boats in every condition to assemble this guide. Coming off of the lows that we experienced in…
“The Three Hour Tour” is a 1984 Mohawk 27′ workboat with twin Johnson outboards. Being built in 1984 puts her in the Late Classic age classification. She is owned by Jim and Pam Peterson who are members of Rocky Mountain Classics and Heartland Classics. This photo was taken by George Reaves on the 2017 Arkansas River Cruise. In…
Report and photos are from Ed Schieber, President of the Adirondack Chapter. During our Lake George (NY) Rendezvous in August, I spoke with a small group of Lake Champlain Chapter members headed by Fritz Horton about their chapter hosting a fall cruise of Lake George (NY). Over the past month, Fritz, his crew and I…
Note: Approximately two weeks after each ACBS Board of Directors meeting, a Town Hall Conference Call will be scheduled to provide an opportunity for ACBS members to learn about the Key Items of Agreement, ask questions, and share their comments. Thirty members of ACBS participated in the Town Hall Conference Call held Tuesday, October 2nd.…
This week’s Tuesday of Tour of Vintage Boat is led by a boat that doesn’t float. The pattern for the boat bench above is the bow of a 1951 Chris Craft Riviera owned by Steven Schmidt, member of the Inland Empire Chapter. Bob Williams, member of the Long Island Chapter, is currently fabricating a new…
Throughout the late 1800s and early 1900s, regattas and races along the shore of Lake George, NY were frequent and well-attended boating events. The Bolton Landing Boats & Boating Festival, which took place this past Saturday, commemorated those once-common regattas. This small-boat regatta along the shore of Lake George was hosted by the Bolton…