Antique and Classic Boats have unique needs! In order to preserve or restore your vintage boat, you probably need some very exact supplies. What do you need to order now to get started on the next project? Under the Resources Tab on this website, you will find the Classic Boat Suppliers There are 850 businesses…
Symposium Synopsis! There are opportunities everywhere to learn something new. Many Chapters have Shop Tours in the spring and workshops in the off-season. And ACBS members are notorious for helping each other with what they need to know – all the way from doing research to hands-on gettin’ the job done activities. A very valuable…
A Benefit For Members Only: The Terbrueggen Photographic Collection The Terbrueggen Photographic Collection represents the work of Joel Terbrueggen of Cincinnati, Ohio, who was a surveyor and restorer for many years. Mr. Terbrueggen is a native of Lake St. Clair, Michigan and has spent nearly 60 years working with wood boats! He helped establish the…
‘Tis the Season of winter workshops – whether your chapter calls them Symposiums or Seminars, this is the time of year to get involved. The Antique and Classic Boat Society does sponsor three major Symposiums during the year; at the: Sunnyland Boat Festival in March at Tavares, FL, the Antique Boat Museum in May at…
Brian Gagnon shares this 2016 ACBS-ABM Symposium Report. Twenty-one attendees from as far away as Miami and Chicago, came to the Antique Boat Museum in Clayton, NY to listen to, watch, and sometimes participate in a wide range of subjects. Events started Friday afternoon with outboard motor expert Peter Hunn starting with a lecture on the…
Symposiums are happening in various places. Tumblehome Boatshop has a Saturday Shop Talk once per month to share information, techniques, and friendship. On May 14, 2016, about 20 people attended the Saturday Shop Talk in Warrensburg, NY, despite the beautiful Adirondack spring weather. They talked about each of the six boats on the shop floor, plus…