By John Seal, Publicity Chairman, Smith Mountain Lake Chapter Recent happenings… The SML Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society recently held their annual spring workshop at the home of Alan and Jean Frederick. The 34 members in attendance learned from subject matter experts about 3 topics that are useful in restoring and maintaining…
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An Invite from Art Ivins, President of the Dixieland Chapter Antique and Classic Boat Show at Lake Guntersville Yacht Club The Dixieland Chapter ACBS is bringing its Spring Antique and Classic Boat Show to the beautiful Lake Guntersville Yacht Club on June 2-5. All ACBS Chapters are welcome. Its a show you wont want to…
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By Josh Russell, Gilmore Car Museum and Jim Holland, Water Wonderland Chapter The second Boats At The Barns classic and vintage boat show will be held at Michigan’s Gilmore Car Museum on May 14th, 2022 from 8AM-4PM. It’s among the early outdoor shows on the museum’s car show and event schedule, perfectly timed for a…
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By Abraham Joseph Fiolek Back story on the boat…Milton Moore (pictured on left in top image) owned the boat for over 23 years, and was a long-time member of the Michigan ACBS Chapter. The boat is a 1952 Chris-Craft U18 Sportsman, with a 95hp, 6 cyl model K Chris-Craft engine. He bought the boat as…
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By Judy Hills, NC Coastal & Piedmont Chapter Alan Hills, who lives in New Bern, NC is the VP of the North Carolina Coastal and Piedmont ACBS Chapter. In April he was showing his Barbour Silver Clipper boat which was built in New Bern, NC at a local show in Oriental which is near New…
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Ed Andrews, Chair of the Chapter Development Committee Rob Cassell, Chair of the Marketing Committee On May 11, 2022 at 8:00PM EST, ACBS will be hosting a Chapter Round Table focusing on Web and Social Media. All Chapter Officers are invited and in the event they are unable to attend, are asked to please send…
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William H. Truex Jr., 1937-2022, Lake Champlain Chapter & 2022 Boat Show Co-Chair On April 10, 2022, ACBS and the classic boat community lost a true friend when Bill Truex of Burlington, Vermont, passed away. Bill was passionate about boats and ACBS. Over the years he served not only as a leader within the Lake…
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By Marshall Campbell. Growing up I was introduced to boating at a young age. We lived on a small farm with a pond and had an older boat with a Johnson 9.9. After that came a standup Kawasaki jet ski as well as canoes and rowboats. My parents afforded my brother and I several cruises…
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by Dave Thomson member of ACBS I first saw my 1922 Elco Express Cruiser in a “for sale” ad a number of years ago in the “Rudder” and was instantly intrigued by the size, lines, rarity, and the uniqueness of the boat. The boat was kept at the Sacramento Yacht Club and I arranged my…
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By Jane Bane, Secretary, Nor Cal/Lake Tahoe Chapter 1. We are encouragers because we care about each other. We share ideas in order to include all members in each activity. Those who have knowledge in certain areas share it with all, and enjoy doing so. We value giving help, advice, and time to improve our…
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by Tom Kranz member of the Chesapeake Bay chapter The 37’ Egg Harbor Sportfisherman that would later be named “The Classic Egg” (she needed a few years on her yet), was delivered to its original owner in 1962 when its current owner, me, was 5 years old, in Northern Ohio for use on Lake Erie.…
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by Larry Schnetzky member of the Pacific Northwest chapter We found the 1961 17-foot Tollycraft in Eastern Oregon and moved it to Victoria, British Columbia Canada, for the restoration project. We had the two year project done at Canoe Cove Marina and shipyard. The project started out with removal of the original Y-block 292 CID…
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