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From the Lake Hopatcong Chapter Archives She came from England. Demeter, a 1926 28’ Taylor & Bates launch was built at a boatyard on the Thames. Needing a frame up restoration to return to service, Demeter underwent major surgery over two years at Pete Schell’s shop. The Lake Hopatcong Chapter was privileged to see the…
From the Lake Hopatcong Chapter Archives Ken & Cindy Heaton are Lake Hopatcong ACBS Members (since 2000). Both have been on the Board, and Ken is a Past President of the Chapter (2015-2016). Kenny has a well-deserved reputation of being the Fred Sanford of boats-in-need of some TLC. Other members are taking advantage of this…
From the Lake Hopatcong Chapter What a wonderful time we had as over fifty of us gathered at Alice’s restaurant. After dining on a delicious buffet lunch, our President, Jackie Loughridge, called the Annual Meeting to order. After the normal business like approving the minutes, listening to the various committee reports, discussing plans for next…
From Headquarters Today at Headquarters we received the best piece of mail, ever! One of our ACBS members sent in their membership renewal form using twenty vintage 1¢, 3¢, and 4¢ stamps. Yes, 20 stamps! The envelope was a patchwork of colorful postage surrounding the ACBS mailing address. The stamps celebrate our past presidents, anniversaries…
From Mike Green, Maritime Classics, Water Wonderland Chapter We know many of you have your boat hauled into your garage for the winter. AND maybe you are even thinking about doing a little bit of touch up work on it. Others might be on year two or three of a multi-year restoration. Here are some…
A story about the ACBS France Chapter from Neptune Magazine. Text by Gérald Guétat – Photos by Henri Thibault Translation by Dominique Lagarde, France Chapter President Toute l’actualité du bateau à moteur (All the latest motorboat news) With its wide open spaces, wooden houses and numerous bodies of water, the region around Bordeaux and the…
From ACBS Headquarters On Thursday, December 8, 2022, at 5:00PM EST, ACBS will be hosting the next virtual Chapter Round Table. This session is for all ACBS Chapters’ leadership and will focus on the topic of the Membership Recruitment and Retention. The meeting will be conducted online via Zoom Meeting. Membership retention and recruitment are…
From ACBS Headquarters On Thursday, December 1, 2022, at 7:00PM EST, ACBS will be hosting the next virtual Chapter Round Table. This session is for all ACBS Chapters’ leadership and will focus on the topic of the End of Year Reports. The meeting will be conducted online via Zoom Meeting. The Chapter Development Committee has…
By Scott Ouderkirk,Glass Goat, Thousand Islands Chapter Member In the the latest episode of The Wooden Boat Experience, Scott shows you what he saw last August at the Antique Boat Museum’s 2022 boat show. He travels to and from the boat show in his Chris-Craft on the St. Lawrence River and brings viewers behind the…
By Jim Barrick, Wine Country Chapter Pictures by Ed Dominiak, Niagara Frontier & Wine Country Chapters Who would have thought the Evinrude Elto story would begin in a rowboat, a love story where Ole Evinrude is rowing his bride, Bess, across the river for ice cream on a hot summer day. And the rest is…
By John Seal, Publicity Chairman, Smith Mountain Lake Chapter Photo Credits: Steve Miller and John Coffman The SML Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society recently held a Snoop Tour, where over 20 of our members snooped around the workshops of 3 of our members to see their various projects and treasures. Our first…
Steven and Barbara Dewire, Blue Ridge Chapter 1966 20’ Century Arabian, Barbara Dianne, with a 1966 390 Ford Interceptor (285 hp, 8 cyl) engine. Named for my wife of 44 years, this boat is one of 44 made in 1966. The initial restoration was completed in 1985 by a previous owner. He installed the mahogany…