Browse news articles, stories and media for the the Antique & Classic Boat Society; including photographs and stories related to ACBS International and it’s chapters.
ACBS is proud to support the future of boat building and restoration with scholarships at six accredited boat building and restorations schools. The fall semester is just getting underway and Marine Trades Institute is just one school excited to welcome their new cohort of students. The Marine Trades Institute (MTI) is thrilled to announce the…
An unusual outboard motor has found its way home after being submerged for over seventy years in a northern Wisconsin lake. The motor, a shallow water design Caille, was owned by resort owner and fishing guide Harry Jones, who used it to search the creeks for minnows, and for shallow-water fishing on Pickerel Lake near…
The Inland Empire ACBS wrapped up the 2025 boating season with a classic: the annual fall run up the St. Joe River from Harrison, Idaho, to St. Maries. For a while, it looked like the trip might not even happen—Harrison woke up to an Air Quality Index of 165 thanks to Montana forest fires. But…
Wuzz a Fuzz, Tom Flood’s 31-foot Custom Runabout By Dave and Connie Willis, Water Wonderland Chapter Sunk in a canal off Lake St. Clair. Ice had chewed through the hull. Not the best start for a classic boating story! Tom Flood rescued this 31-foot Hacker police boat and trucked it to his workshop in Florida…
Are you looking for more great photos from the recent 2025 ACBS Vintage Boat Week? Here are more of the boats and folks that participated! If you aren’t already a member of ACBS, join now and receive the ACBS Rudder magazine. The fall issue is dedicated to the 2025 Vintage Boat Week!
By David Irvine, Water Wonderland / Michigan Chapter, ACBS The 47th Annual Les Cheneaux Islands Antique Wooden Boat Show was held on Saturday, August 9, 2025. The event is held in Hessel, Michigan, just 35 minutes northeast of the Mackinac Bridge, and has been hosted by the Les Cheneaux Historical Association. Proceeds help to fund…
By Larry Tarves, Smith Mountain Lake Chapter Let me introduce you to the Queen Mother of all runabouts. It has ten cockpits, seating for 125 passengers and three engines under the deck; must be a runabout! The Flying Saucer operated out of the docks of Chris’ Seafood Restaurant on the bay front in Ocean City,…
What more can you say about a week that had it all except “thank you!” To all who made a special trip to Clayton, including international friends from France, Norway, the UK and, of course, Canada, and to all who gave of their time and efforts to make the week a success, thank you! The…
By Alan Hills, North Carolina Coastal & Piedmont Chapter The weather prediction for the week leading up to the day of the Poker Run (Saturday, June 7, 2025) was for a lot of rain, but it improved as the week progressed. Our chapter had seven members with boats signed up to attend. Here is the…
The results are in and the boats are beautiful! Congratulations to all the winners! Best in Show Preserved: Chief, 1927 22 Chris-Craft Cadet with a 135HP 6Cylinder Scripps owned by Jack K. Beatley of Columbus, OH Best in Show Restored: Forever, 1928 24 Chris-Craft 3 with a 120HP 6Cylinder Chrysler, owned by Thomas J. Gruenauer…
This fall, the historic waterfront of Georgetown, South Carolina, will once again come alive with the beauty and craftsmanship of wooden boats at the 36th Annual Georgetown Wooden Boat Show (GWBS). Around 100 classic wooden boats—from sleek paddleboards and handcrafted canoes to beautifully restored cruisers—will be displayed both on land and in the water. Exhibitors…
Mountain View Woodies is one of the younger ACBS Chapters, founded on April 23, 2003 originally with 22 members. Receiving formation guidance from the Maine Maritime Museum and the New Hampshire Boat Museum, today, the Mountain View Woodies Classic Boat Club members enjoy some of the most scenic coastline in the northeast. The original chapter…