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By Robert Pelrine member of Chesapeake Bay Chapter One day in 2014 my wife, Verna, said out of the blue, “You need a project.” A year earlier I spent 60 days in the hospital having four surgeries, fighting with infections caused by metals poisoning in a recalled hip device. I was sent home in…
Not all chapters are lucky enough to have a boat show in January but the Southwest Chapter is and the pulled out all the stops this year at the Houston Boat, Sport and Travel Show. This event is a ten day show in Houston Texas that is held every January. This year there were…
By Tim Vanderveen member of the Southern California chaptert While scanning the local Craig’s List looking at classic cars, I was surprised to see listing for an old Hacker Craft. The boat had been in a lean-to in South San Diego for 25 years. The owner passed away, his grandson ended up with the…
This week’s Tuesday Tour of Vintage Boats is led by Riski, a 1960 Chris Craft ski boat owned by Brian Greenia, member of the Michigan chapter. Riski won a Silver Award in the Utility Class at the 2018 ACBS International Boat Show. Other awards include the best non-professional restoration and first place at the Hessel Show…
By J. Andrew Lark member of ACBS Originally built 80+ years ago in 1935 for Arthur Iselin (a Cotton Industry magnate and a descendant of John Jay), “Gipsy” was built for commuting to and from the Wall Street to Lower Manhattan area via the East River. Her second owner (1952-1984) was the yachtsman…
By Gregory Plummer member of Payette Lakes Chapter Our boat is a 1962 Chris Craft Holiday Super Sport 18’. She was built in Michigan at the Chris Craft Factory and spent time in Michigan and Alabama. I am the Third owner of the boat. The original owner kept the boat for 39 years. The second…
By David Selvig, member of Bob Speltz Land-O-Lakes Chapter. I believe I found it in the late 80’s while on a business trip north of Grand Forks ND. Sitting in a shelterbelt with a for sale sign on it. It was in rather rough shape from sitting outside and some rough treatment as a fishing…
By Leonidas Papaoikonomou. Chartering the beauty of the classic yacht named Amanda. Everybody knows the beauty of sailing on a classic yacht. Beyond the beauty of the classic yacht, there is another beauty named classic Greece, full of islands and crystal blue waters under a thousand shades of the Aegean sea. From sunrise to sunset,…
By Cal Martell, member of the Glacier Lakes Chapter. It is a 1960 14′ Tomahawk Ski-Mate. I’ve been rebuilding classic fiberglass and wood boats for 32 years. Some to keep, some with the intention of resale. Thirty-two times I’ve told myself, I’ll never rebuild another classic boat and thirty-two times I have lied to myself.…
This week’s Tuesday Tour of Vintage Boats is led by Long Island Chapter members Fanny and Matt Kleisler. After a great deal of searching as an adult for the same boat from his childhood, he ran across one that seemed to speak to him. In 2015, Fanny and Matt purchased a Viking 23. Built in…
By Alexander Watson, member of ACBS. “Some enchanted evening, you will see a stranger. You will see a stranger across a crowded room.” (Rodgers & Hammerstein II. South Pacific. 1949). The evening was February 2001, the stranger was a 1955 Chris-Craft Corsair, and the room was an abandoned dock on Lake Texoma, crowded with boats…
By Jeff Cobb, member of the Bayou Chapter. What an excellent and enjoyable Kickoff Meet and Greet today (2/2/19) at Middendorf’s Restaurant. We had a great crew with both some new faces along with some of the regulars. After lunch we went around the table with members introducing themselves and stating the boats that they…