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The Smith Mountain Lake Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society announces the cancellation of their annual fall boat show scheduled at Mariners Landing on September 15, 2018 due to pending weather associated with Hurricane Florence. The show has been rescheduled for October 13, 2018 at Mariners Landing. The gates will open at 10:00…
Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia. The 28th Annual Antique and Classic Boat Show and Festival, a major Eastern U.S. gathering of antique motorboats, will take place between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 15, 2018, at Mariners Landing Resort and Conference Center on Smith Mountain Lake. The public is cordially invited to this…
The Lake Hopatcong Chapter had a beautiful, warm night for our monthly cruise night. Bob Kays sent these wonderful pictures taken during the Chapter’s most recent evening on the lake. The lakeside community enjoys seeing our boats cruise by, many were out on their docks and decks waving. Current ACBS VP Stan Struble led the…
Tom and Joanie Moynihan sent a photo of their 1929 28 foot Model 17 Chris-Craft. Her name is “Ol‘ Smoothie“. She was delivered to Lake George, NY on April 30, 1930, and has remained on the lake since that time. Tom says, “We took the picture ourselves while she was cruising the lake.” Lot of…
Note: Story and photos submitted by Kelly Williamson, a member of the Okanagan and Pacific Northwest ACBS Chapters. Wanting to escape the forest fire smoke of the BC Interior, a last-minute decision was made to head south. The Oswego Heritage Council & Columbia Willamette Chapter ACBS 2018 Wooden Boat Show was scheduled for August 18…
Note: This story and photos were submitted by Patti Bandy and Jon March Over the second weekend of August, a few of us from Wine Country Classic Boat club (I, Jack Young, Heidi Szonn, Randy Fletcher and Bill Olmsted) took a trip to the Lakes Region of western Maine to attend the Mountainview Woodies Classic…
Note: This story and photos were submitted by Dan Gyoerkoe, ACBS ED. Joe Fleming On August 25th, I attended the Lake George Boat Show hosted by the Adirondack Chapter. Joe Fleming, one of the founders of ACBS, also attended the show. I had met Joe for the first time about a year ago. During the…
Article and Photos by Joel Terbrueggen The first thing you should do is to make sure you have marked the top (or bottom) of the boot top at the 3 corners (both transom sides and the bow). An awl, ice pick, a glass cutting tool, or even a thin blade saw to leave a small…
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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…
Note: Ed Becker, Lake George Boat Show Chair, wrote this report. Dan Gyoerkoe, ED for ACBS took the photos. The Adirondack Chapter hosted the 45th Annual LG Rendezvous in Lake George, NY on August 25th from 10am – 4pm. There were over 50 boats in the water & on land. The oldest boat in the…
Note: This is the third of several articles on marine engines written by Bill Hancock, a member of ACBS and the Sunnyland Chapter since 2007. The simple and often-overlooked fuse is a device meant to protect the circuit from an electrical overload. It is unique in that it is one of the few…