A 1932 Chris Craft 21 ft 305 Runabout leads this week’s Tuesday Tour of Vintage Boats. Tuffy is at home in Skaneateles, New York, where this photo was taken in July of 2017. Tuffy is owned by Ed and Brenda Evans. Ed tells us that “Tuffy is a “he” ( named for my father in…
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Report and pictures submitted by Rick Simmons, President of the Dixieland Chapter of ACBS. The Dixieland Chapter held their annual Pickwick Lake Boat Show on the beautiful Tennessee River. The event was held on October 13, 14 and 15. Anthony Davison was the event’s host and did a splendid job coordinating all of the…
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If you are shopping through Amazon already, starting here will NOT change your final charge, but it will benefit the Antique and Classic Boat Society. Click here to get started: As you shop at smile.amazon.com, the Amazon Foundation will donate .5% of the price of qualifying purchases to the ACBS. Once you have indicated that the Antique…
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Shared with permission from “How to Restore Your Wooden Runabout, Volume 2″, by Don Danenberg. Don Danenberg added a few updates to the text. You may see more of his advice on his website page http://danenbergboatworks.com/ or even join his forum group at http://eveforum.danenbergboatworks.com/eve Winterizing There are basically two ways to winterize the engine to prevent damage…
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Pennsylvania NE / Harveys Lake Chapter holds its annual show in August. Wikipedia describes the location as: Harveys Lake is a natural lake in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It has a surface area of approximately 621.5 acres, or nearly a square mile. The lake is situated entirely within the borough of Harveys Lake. By volume, it is the largest natural lake in…
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The Smith Mountain Lake Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society held their annual fall cruise this past Saturday, October 21, 2017, in the Blackwater section of the Lake. Five boats and fifteen chapter members toured the lake for over two hours enjoying some of the best weather of the season. The group is…
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For the Good Times is a Classic 1971 Chris Craft XK19 owned by Mike Langhorne. She is powered by a Chevy 8 with 350 hp. Photo by Forrest Bryant. email a picture of your boat for the Tuesday Tour of Vintage Boats to kathyparker@acbs.org Scott Martin from Ankeny, Iowa brought SURPRISE to the 2017 ACBS International…
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Blog article by Judy Hills, ACBS Roving Reporter Dock lines: For boats displayed in the water, dock lines are a necessity to protect your investment. Some owners go the distance to include dock lines in the overall appearance of the boat. Above all the line must be the proper strength and length for its intended…
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Sunnyland Chapter of ACBS will put on a show! …as usual, the last full weekend in March. …as usual, on Lake Dora. There will just be some new twists this year because Hurricane Irma did her own twisting of the Tavares Docks. Plans are already in place for the 37th great festival on Lake Dora…
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Report and pictures by Dan Gyoerkoe, ACBS Executive Director The Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation Maritime Museum and Research Center hosted the 28th Annual Wooden Boat Festival in Madisonville, Louisiana. The Wooden Boat Festival featured more than 75 boats with 13 boats that were more than 50 feet in length. The event draws around 30,000 attendees.…
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Featured ACBS Chapter this week is Jerry Dyhrkopp/Iowa Great Lakes. The state of Iowa has its own set of “great lakes” in the northwest part of the state. Lake Okoboji is a clear water, spring fed lake that is at the center of these lakes. It is the home port or vacation destination for many antique…
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Report and pictures submitted by Rob Ebbing, member of the Mississippi Valley Chapter of ACBS. The headline picture today is a 1954 Raveau playing around cruisers that were heading upstream to Quincy, just north of Hannibal MO. Raveau, driven by Dan Ebbing, is owned by Todd Young and Rob Ebbing. The 1968 Hatteras in the background is…
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