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Category Archives: Uncategorized

Where I Go She Goes

News, UncategorizedBy a2supportApril 15, 20219 Comments

By John Ables, ACBS Member   I bought the boat back in 1974 when I was 25 years old and living on a lake in the Grand Rapids Michigan area. When I was a child my dad’s company had several of this same model that were available for use and they were kept on Lake Texoma.…

Stardust

News, Northern California/Lake Tahoe Chapter, UncategorizedBy Stacy DasnoSeptember 18, 2020Leave a comment

by Jack Singer Jr. member of the Northern California/Lake Tahoe chapter Stardust is a 1951 Besotes boat built by George and Charlie Besotes in Stockton, CA and is the second one they built. The first one is at the bottom of Lake Tahoe.  I learned about Stardust while attending a Besotes boat club event on…

One Is Never Enough

Michigan Chapter, News, UncategorizedBy Stacy DasnoSeptember 13, 2020Leave a comment

By Gwen and Bob Mitchell members of the Michigan chapter The 2014 Mitchell Sea Ray Bow Rider purchased in July of 2014 replaced our 50 year old pristine 1964 Thompson Sea Lancer that had been shown in the 2013 Hessel & Presque Isle Michigan Boat Shows. In our portfolio of boat inventory and the need…

The Return Of Bootlegger

Bob Speltz Land-O-Lakes Chapter, News, UncategorizedBy Stacy DasnoSeptember 12, 20201 Comment

by Denny Trooien member of the Bob Speltz Land-O-Lakes chapter The year was 1982. My wife Sue Ahlcrona and I had a 22’, 1948 Chris-Craft utility that we used on White Bear Lake, Minnesota. We also had a six-month-old son, who was our first child. As a young lawyer I did not have much extra…

Nicodemus

Michigan Chapter, News, UncategorizedBy Stacy DasnoSeptember 11, 2020Leave a comment

By Leeann Wickens member of the Michigan chapter The Nicodemus is a John’s Bay Lobster Picnic Yacht that was built in Maine in 1996. The builder, Peter Kass, specializes in commercial lobster boats and this was one of the first custom pleasure boats he constructed. While in Charlevoix, Michigan for a wedding, we met with…

Saved The Best For Last

News, Southern California Chapter, UncategorizedBy Stacy DasnoSeptember 10, 2020Leave a comment

By Erika Kleckner of the Southern California Chapter. My 1964 Glasspar Seafair Sedan was purchased from my “Grandpa”, Jack Armistead, whom we fondly refer to as Salty. While boating with our friends on the California Delta, Jack invited us aboard his Seafair for a cruise. Little did I know, Jack was looking to sell his…

Once Again

Blog, Glacier Lakes Chapter, News, UncategorizedBy Stacy DasnoAugust 31, 2020Leave a comment

by Gary & Darlene Millpointer members of the Glacier Lakes chapter Purchased in 2013 from Delavan Lake Boat Shed as a project boat. It was a 1st for me in a boat restoration, as cars were my past experience. Project work started with a fully sandblasted trailer and all bung supports replaced with new steel…

Pretty Penny

Blog, Lake Champlain Chapter, News, UncategorizedBy Stacy DasnoAugust 21, 20204 Comments

by Myndy Woodruff member of the Lake Champlain chapter My wife Kate was chatting with a nurse in Montpelier, Vermont and disclosed our old boat habit. Everybody has an old boat story. It just so happened that this nurse had an old Penn Yan Boat and motor that had been hanging for decades in her…

Huckledbuck

News, Pacific Northwest Chapter, UncategorizedBy Stacy DasnoJuly 8, 20204 Comments

By Tom and Janet Cathcart members of the Pacific Northwest chapter We bought our 1953 Shepherd model 110-S Sportsman runabout in the winter of 2006 from the second owner, who had just brought the boat back from Bobcaygeon, Ontario to his home in Lodi, California. This was the Shepherds first trip into the United States,…

Hindsight Is Not 20/20

UncategorizedBy Stacy DasnoJune 30, 2020Leave a comment

by Preston Stark member of the Dixieland chapter How we came to own our 1985 Century Coronado is a long story. We had a nice ’68 wood Century Resorter and a ’76 Coronado for several years. Thinking to downsize to one boat we sold those and purchased a very nice ’68 wood Coronado I rationalized…

His First Love

Chautauqua Lake Twin Tier Chapter, News, North Coast Ohio Chapter, UncategorizedBy Stacy DasnoMay 30, 20202 Comments

by Carolynn Wesp member of the Chautauqua Lake Twin Tier and North Coast Ohio chapters My husband Dave has been a boat lover all his life and began boating on Chautauqua Lake in a 13′ Boston Whaler when he was just 10 years old. His love of boats continued at the Chautauqua Lake Marina where…

The Holiday Pizza

Bay State Classic Boat Club, News, UncategorizedBy Stacy DasnoMay 27, 20203 Comments

by member Tim Pratt member of the Bay State Classic Boat Club I came upon acquiring my 1963 20’ Chris-Craft Holiday by sheer chance in April of 2009. Sitting on a bar stool waiting for a pizza at a local restaurant, I started a conversation with an older chap next to me and not before…

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