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Ed Andrews, Chairperson of the Chapter Development Committee On March 24, 2022 at 9 AM ACBS will be hosting a Chapter Round Table at the Sunnyland Boat Festival. All chapter presidents are invited and in the event they are unable to attend, are asked to please send a representative. The meeting will be conducted in…
by John Calhoun member of the Water Wonderland chapter I purchased a basket case hull of a 1940 Chris-Craft Deluxe Runabout (barrelback) in 2006 after searching for a respectable project where I could utilize a Chris- Craft KBL131 hp triple carb engine that I owned. I was alerted to a gray boat that was in…
by Tuck Elfman member of the Mid-Atlantic chapter In 1939 my Grandfather Augestus C. Elfman bought a bay front property in Surf City NJ., and had a house built. In 1941 in his shop in Doylestown PA, he built a 26′ Garvey witha cabin, which he powered with a 8cyl Packard. It ran smooth and…
Ed Andrews, Chairperson of the Chapter Development Committee On March 24, 2022 at 9 AM ACBS will be hosting a Chapter Round Table at the Sunnyland Boat Festival. All Chapter presidents are invited and in the event they are unable to attend, are asked to please send a representative. The meeting will be conducted in…
By Lora Nadolski Hanson, ACBS HQ I received a call today from one of our Northern California/Lake Tahoe Chapter members. One of the things we ended up talking about was the informal fun events that NorCal/Lake Tahoe Chapter members often do together. The fun of boating is getting together and going boating! The timing for…
An Invite from The Sunnyland Chapter Com’ on down! Winter is over in Florida and the years’ first and biggest boat show of them all is about to start. The Show starts Friday, March 25 and ends at noon Sunday, March 27, 1922. The Sunnyland Antique Boat Festival is in its 41st…
ACBS Seeks Candidates for the Position of Membership Coordinator The Antique and Classic Boat Society, headquartered in Clayton, New York, seeks an enthusiastic, organized, customer service-minded person for the position of Membership Coordinator. This position reports to the Executive Director and helps with all essential functions of the society, but specifically is tasked with maintaining…
The Mid-Atlantic Chapter invites you to attend the Atlantic Boat Show this week! The Atlantic Boat Show, one of the largest indoor shows in the Mid-Atlantic region, opens Wednesday March 2nd and runs through Sunday March 6th. The ACBS Mid-Atlantic Chapter will once again display an assortment of classic and local boats, as well as…
By John Vorhies, North Coast Ohio chapter The week before the Huron Annual meeting/show in September of 2018 the 1939 Chris-Craft triple we had owned for 27 years was sold. We surely enjoyed the many show and events that we participated in with Sashay. She was certainly a beautiful preservation piece. We found ourselves using…
By Chris Bullen, Toronto Chapter I’m inviting ACBS members to join us in March for a great new series on wooden boats. Last summer, the Muskoka Steamship and Discovery Centre gathered some volunteers, including ACBS Toronto Chapter members, each with a helpful skill to go around the Muskoka Lakes to film the unique boats in…
By Steve Schilling, Buckeye Chapter While driving from Buckeye Lake to Columbus, Ohio, on May 14, 1997, I noticed a 26’ Lyman Cruisette on its original cradle on a flatbed trailer. I remember the hull being freshly painted and looked perfect. I had just sold my 1972 26’ Lyman soft top, and I felt this…
The ACBS Toronto Chapter invites all members to participate in their Winter Workshop on March 5th. The 2022 Winter Workshop will once again be an online virtual video presentation. While we can’t get together for this popular educational event, ACBS-Toronto is still bringing you three topics of interest in this online video presentation. Dwight Boyd…