By Bob Mullarkey member of the Northern California/ Lake Tahoe chapter We have enjoyed our StanCraft torpedo stern runabout for over twenty years. After purchasing it through StanCraft in 1999, we moved our new boat to Lake Tahoe. Because of its very exotic styling where the topsides are twisted and bent to create the torpedo…
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By Robert Little, Nor Cal/Lake Tahoe Chapter I own my dad’s 1962 Besotes, but my story isn’t about my boat, but the cool pictures my dad captured in 1958 when he was probably 17 or 18. My family has lived in Stockton CA for a long time. In 1958 a “boat racing regatta” was held…
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By Tim Matyn, Michigan Chapter Member Being from the metropolitan Detroit area, I grew up watching boats from the time when I was a young boy, visiting Kean’s Yacht Harbor in Detroit with my father to watch the big unlimited hydroplanes being prepared for the races. I knew that I would probably never be able…
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By Dan Carretera, Southern California Chapter Vino y Queso (wine and cheese) is a 1957 SkipperCraft Comet built by Larsen Marine on Vashon Island, Washington. It was purchased prior to it ending up in a fire pit after a tree had fallen on the boat house it was in, subsequently damaging the boat. My wife,…
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The Glacier Lakes Chapter set up their booth at the Milwaukee Boat Show this week. The Chapter has boats of all shapes and sizes on display at the Wisconsin State Fair Park Exposition Center. The show runs from Friday, January 21st to Sunday, January 30th. For more information visit the Glacier Lakes ACBS Chapter website…
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By Jeff Butzer, Sunnyland Chapter Member Engineering on the early fiberglass boats often meant adding extra layers of heavy roving. That’s probably why so many of the old turquoise Boston Whalers are still around. Sixty years later, they can still be be seen from the Grand Canal in Venice to Pago Pago in the South…
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A Message from Port Carling Boats It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of our friend and colleague Robert Attfield. Rob passed away on January 6, after a courageous fifteen-month battle with stage four glioblastoma. Rob was editor and writer of all the Port Carling Boats website blogs for…
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NOTE from HEADQUARTERS: As Gene Porter, Show Co-Chair, pointed out in his recent article, registration for the 2022 International Meeting and Boat Show events in Burlington, Vermont, will open later in the spring on the ACBS website. However, the hotels in the area are now taking reservations. Lodging Information for the 2022 Show: Hilton Burlington…
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By John Dupee, Lake Champlain Chapter Although I grew up rowing an old wooden boat, I am a sailor. I have sailed and owned sailboats for over 50 years. Sailboats are, to my eye, visually appealing, not all, but most. The first time a saw a Lyman was from the cockpit of a 19’ wooden…
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By Gene Porter, Co-Chair ACBS 2022 Annual Meeting and Show The Lake Champlain Chapter is pleased to be hosting this year’s Annual ACBS celebration in Burlington, Vermont, the week after Labor Day. The Champlain Valley is at the center of “The Great Warpath” that witnessed most of the major conflicts that defined early North American…
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By William Goold, Smith Mountain Lake Chapter Red Velvet is the name of a 17 foot Chris-Craft Sportsman. This Chris-Craft has lived almost all of its life on the fresh waters of Smith Mountain Lake, in Virginia. The 1956 mahogany and white oak boat has all of its original wood. The second owner of the…
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