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This picture was taken in 1965, but the 25 ft boat in the background was manufactured in 1917 making it 100 years old this year. It is a Stearns & McKay Cabin Launch named Amohicana II. Duane and Sylvia Seaver of the Water Wonderland Chapter own this Historic boat. Pictures of the boats in today’s tour…
“Day Dreaming-Christmas” is the title of this original art by Darrell Bush as part of a set of Christmas cards for the Antique and Classic Boat Society. No matter where you are this holiday season, there surely will be a few moments to daydream of being in a vintage boat on the water. Instead of…
Nulli Secundus, this 1964 Gage-Hacker, is now undergoing a major refit at Bergersen Boats located in Springfield Wisconsin. She will receive a new stem, keel, bottom, and transom (partial). Over this winter the double planked mahogany bottom will be replaced. By spring she will be ready for a sea trial and fun on Lake Geneva, Wisconsin…
Welcome to the Ohio Valley Chapter of the Antique & Classic Boat Society We are an organization of people from Southern Ohio, Northern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana with a common enthusiasm for antique and classic boats. We provide a unique forum in the tri-state area for the exchange of information about the history, preservation and…
Clayton, NY, December 20, 2017 – The Antique and Classic Society, Inc. (ACBS) has appointed Jeff Funk as the Head Judge for the 2018 ACBS International Boat Show scheduled for September 13-14, 2018 at the River Street Marina in Port Huron, Michigan. Jeff served as a director on the ACBS Board of Directors for ten years including…
This 1963 American Marine 65’ Custom Trawler is new to Bert Dodge, Hudson River Chapter. It was purchased from the Mystic Seaport Museum. Eldridge-McInnis Design. Bill Root, Sunnyland Chapter, sent this shot of the cover of a widely distributed Florida magazine featuring “Majestic”, the 1936 Chris Craft Custom Runabout belonging to Sunnyland Past President Guy…
Report and photographs by Forrest Bryant, member of Heartland Classics Chapter. Forrest and Kally Bryant were guests on the Mountain View Woodies Chapter’s Antique and Classic Boat Fall Foliage Cruise. Kally and I planned a trip to Maine. As part of our trip planning, I checked the ACBS website to see if there were any…
Information for this report has been furnished by David Funnell, Michigan Chapter. In David Funnell’s membership file is a picture of a J Craft. It’s a brand new boat with a pretty new motor, (2012 Evinrude 115) but the hull design is probably 50 years old. In the 70’s the J craft was the definitive…
BAY STATE WOODIES is the Massachusetts chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society (ACBS). Bay State Woodies Chapter is a group of people with the common interest in vintage boats. They are a small chapter, but with active and loyal members who come together to share fellowship, experiences, and information to maintain and preserve antique and…
My name is Timothy Moore. I now belong to the Ohio Valley Chapter of ACBS. Well, my story with wood boats starts with a phone call from an old friend; “Hello there Tim,” he said. “l know how much you like boats and fishing. I’ve got an old boat taking up room in my business…
The Bonnie Dean is having a little fun. It’s a 2012 17′ Glen-L Gentry, powered by a Chris Craft 283 185hp. Dean and Bonnie Wilson, members of the Bob Speltz Land-O-Lakes Chapter, live in Oakdale, Minnesota. This shot was taken by Dane Anderson on Lake Minnetonka a couple of days before the annual BSLOL Fall Rendezvous. On…
Report and pictures supplied by Roberta Hegy of the Glacier Lakes Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society. Mark Willis, Bob Stoltz, Roberta and Rich Hegy met with Mark Hawkins Mark Hawkins and Chip McDonald of Hands on Deck up in Green Bay last week to present the chapter donation and tour their workshop. Very…