One thousand one hundred sixty-six. No wait – there are more! If you have a mahogany boat, you’ve probably been asked, “Is that a Chris Craft?” And no wonder. There are more of those registered with active members of the Antique and Classic Boat Society than any other, then followed by Century, etc. But the…
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Oh, the stories that go with old boats! This story is about a 14 foot Thompson Runabout built in 1934. Now the boat, named Adkin, belongs to Doug Adams, a member of Finger Lakes Chapter and Adirondack Chapter. It is powered by a 1958 Evinrude Fastwin with 18 hp. This is Adkin’s story filed with…
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From Historic to Contemporary, the boats filling boat slips in Tavares, Florida to capacity showed the spectators a colorful variety. More boats than ever before entered the show held March 24-26, 2017. And the days were full of interesting activities. There were Amphicars that always interest the crowd, especially when they splash in and cruise around. …
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Legacy of The Lakes Museum is recognized as the ACBS Associate Member of the week. The Legacy of The Lakes Museum is an Associate Member of the Antique and Classic Boat Society. ACBS recognizes them with gratitude for their support of our organization. This business is also a member of the Bob Speltz Land-O-Lakes Chapter.…
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The 2017 Sunnyland Boat Festival is underway on Lake Dora at Tavares, Florida. The docks have filled up with both boats and people. This is the 30th year of the Festival being held with boats and boaters coming from all across North America to enjoy the warmth of Florida in March. The boating event of…
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ACBS Executive Director met with the ACBS Past Presidents in Florida at the Winter Quarterly Meeting. Pictured is Dan Gyoerkoe(far left), Executive Director of the Antique and Classic Boat Association. The ACBS Winter Quarterly Meeting was held at Howey-In-The-Hills, Florida. A special invitation/request had been sent to the past presidents to come especially to this…
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This is moving in day for the Sunnyland Boat Festival! Those 25 boats on the southbound cruise on the St. Johns River cruise will be finishing up their venture today. They will be joined by so many more at the town docks in Tavares, Florida. By tomorrow, these slips will be full and the docks…
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This week’s featured ACBS chapter is Philadelphia. Clicking on Philadelphia Chapter will take you to more information about this chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society, show the events they have already posted for the coming year, and some news stories and pictures that have come from their chapter. The Philadelphia Chapter has an…
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Maybe it will be Tornig. The Sunnyland Chapter of ACBS is holding its Annual Boat Festival this week in Tavares, Florida on Lake Dora. This annual event is the grand opening of the boating season – although Floridians have been doing that all winter long. But the thousands of us who make our pilgrimage to greet old…
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Palatka, Florida on the St. Johns River – the beginning and the end of a gorgeous day 2 ! More than 25 boats with 80 people stayed at the Quality Inn on Monday night and again on Tuesday night as part of the Southbound cruise which precedes the Sunnyland Chapter Boat Festival on Lake Dora…
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Classified as “Historic” this rowboat has a story to tell. Dating from Civil War days, through hurricane Katrina, she was rescued and lovingly restored by Kent and Audrey Lewis who do small craft restorations at their home in Florida. You can read about many of their restorations on their Small Craft Restoration Blog. Barbashela is now…
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Look at all that BLUE ! It was a glorious day for Day One of the Southbound St. Johns River Cruise. Starting in Jacksonville, Florida, the boats headed south to Palatka. Lunch was at the Elks Club . . . Taking fuel to the Thompson . . . Brightwork on the River . .…
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