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Not Just My Brothers Boat

Blackhawk Chapter, Bluegrass Chapter, NewsBy Stacy DasnoJune 1, 2020Leave a comment

by Pat Penhallegon member of the Blackhawk  & Bluegrass chapters In the summer of 1966, my older brother Bill, who was home between his sophomore and junior year of college, answered the newspaper ad for this 20′, 1942 Chris Craft Custom Runabout. He and his best friend each chipped in $250 and bought it. The…

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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…

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OOPS

News, Thousand Islands ChapterBy Stacy DasnoMay 29, 2020Leave a comment

by Stuart & Helve Clough members of the Thousand Islands chapter While spending summers on Grenell Island for the last 70 years or so we thought it would be nice to have a safe dry boat to take us to the mainland when the weather was threatening and waves were building. With this thought in…

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1903 Party Barge

Adirondack Chapter, Finger Lakes Chapter, NewsBy Stacy DasnoMay 28, 2020Leave a comment

by Ron Cuccaro member of the Adirondack and Finger Lakes chapters Built in 1903 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, the 28’ open launch was originally used to ferry vacationers to their remote cottages in the islands of Toronto area in the early 1900’s. The actual name of the manufacturer is unknown, but it is very possible…

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The Holiday Pizza

Bay State Woodies Chapter, News, UncategorizedBy Stacy DasnoMay 27, 2020Leave a comment

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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The Boats With No Name

Mississippi Valley Chapter, NewsBy Stacy DasnoMay 26, 2020Leave a comment

by Nick Blaine member of the Mississippi Valley chapter In 1969 my family started boating Lake of the Ozarks in central Missouri, marking the 2020 season as my 51st year enjoying those waters, so much so I believe the Lake of the Ozarks is part of my DNA. In 1969 I could go anywhere on…

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It Was Worth The Dirt

Finger Lakes Chapter, NewsBy Stacy DasnoMay 25, 2020Leave a comment

by Rod Taylor member of the Finger Lakes chapter Sometimes, things that bring us joy and beauty have unpromising beginnings. So it has been for our classic “barn find”, a closed gunnel, Type 1, grade A, B. N. Morris, 18’ wood and canvas canoe. She was built in Veazie, Maine, circa 1911, shortly before the…

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One Great Celebrity

Lake Champlain Chapter, NewsBy Stacy DasnoMay 24, 20201 Comment

by Dick Fritz member of the Lake Champlain chapter Whenever I pass Rick’s Antiques I always have to look. Why not? I’ve gotten two dingys, a 1922 18’ Old Town HW canoe and last my 20’ 1970 Celebrity sailboat. Celebrity was originally a Dutch design which allowed the mast to quickly be lowered to go…

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Another Swift

Bay State Woodies Chapter, News, Southern New England ChapterBy Stacy DasnoMay 23, 2020Leave a comment

by Thomas Davenport member of the Southern New England and Bay State Classic Boat Club My interest in Penn Yan Swift Boats goes back to my teenage years when Swifts were among the boating hot rods of the day. Friends had 10′ long Swifts and I had use of a Hal Kelly Airborne racing runabout.…

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We Will Cruise Again

News, Smith Mountain Lake ChapterBy Stacy DasnoMay 22, 2020Leave a comment

The Smith Mountain Lake Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society recently held their first on-water event of the year following the restrictions imposed by Covid-19. Ten boats and eighteen members gathered near the Hales Ford Bridge for a “Cruise” to the Blackwater section of the lake.  Shown above is a 1948 Chris Craft…

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Renegade

Heartland Classics Chapter, NewsBy Stacy DasnoMay 21, 20203 Comments

by Pete & Ramona Seitz members of the Heartland Classics chapter In 1968 a Bud and Bob Muraves decided they wanted to build a controversial style of boat. The boat became known as Renegade. It is an all wood Campbell boat with a modified bottom that was rigged to be a ski race boat. It…

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I Couldn’t Let Her Go

News, Rocky Mountain Classics ChapterBy Stacy DasnoMay 20, 2020Leave a comment

by Alan Dowsett member of the Rocky Mountain Classics chapter I found out about this 17’ SS Chris Craft in 2012 as it was for sale by owner who lived in Colorado Springs, Colorado. We live in northern Colorado, 2 hours from Colorado Springs. I was marginally interested in looking at it, but I had…

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