Article and Photos by Joel Terbrueggen This article is to let you know that you should not underestimate the usage of superglue in finish repairs. I like to use both the Thin and Medium viscosity along with the Accelerator to speed up the curing process to instantaneous. Here are some instances that I have found…
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Boat owner: Sid Durham, member of the Water Wonderland Chapter. Boat: 1952 19-foot Chris-Craft Racing Runabout Boat name: Rock ‘N’ Race Photo: This photo was taken on Gull Lake, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, by Photographer Walter Cooper during the Vintage Gold Cup Sailing Regatta, a celebration of classic Star class sailing. Boat name: C.S. Lane Boat…
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By Christine and John Sturgess, members of Northern California/ Lake Tahoe chapter. Christine and John Sturgess fulfilled a dream when they acquired Miss Fallen Leaf, a 1941 Chris-Craft 17-foot Deluxe Barrel-Back Runabout. John had wanted a boat for over 25 years when he first saw classic runabouts on Lake Tahoe. When Christi was a child,…
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Many people do not know that the staff at the Hacker Boat Company, builders of Hacker-Craft boats, are also continually restoring and repairing up to 16 wood boats at any time. The Hacker-Craft production facility has a mix of new boat builds and restoration projects in 27 boat bays on the production line. The same…
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It is a 1936 Custom Commuter called “ New Old Stock”. The name was derived from the common term in the boat and car collectors world for a part that is found that is original but never used. This boat was found in a boat house never completed. It was in Detroit across the canal…
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By Dan Gyoerkoe, Executive Director for ACBS It was a chilly Saturday morning with the temperature in the mid-forties and a rare showing of the sun this spring as eighteen classic boat enthusiasts gathered for the Annual Spring Symposium May 17-19 hosted by the Antique Boat Museum and ACBS. The Symposium began on Friday afternoon…
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Safe Boating Week is May 18th through May 24th. For more information, visit www.safeboatingcampaign.com Judy Hills, Roving ACBS reporter OK, I confess—for over ten years I was in the US Coast Guard Auxiliary and was a flotilla commander for several of those years. Thus, I am opinionated when it comes to boating safety. When I…
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Safe Boating week is May 18th through May 24th. For more information, visit www.safeboatingcampaign.com By Dick Werner & Brent Howard. As we are all well aware, we have that highly explosive liquid on board many of our old boats call gasoline. That liquid is very capable of vaporizing and releasing fumes. These fumes are heavier…
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Safe Boating week is May 18th through May 24th. For more information, visit www.safeboatingcampaign.com One of the take-aways from the ACBS Symposium delivered at the Sunnyland Boat Festival on March 23, 2018 was a laminated CHECK LIST FOR FIRST TIME OPERATION. This list was first compiled by Lou Rauh and is now shared by Brian…
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Featured above is ELIZABETH, a 1929 Stephens Brothers 43-foot tri-cabin cruiser departing the Corinthian Yacht Club of San Francisco for the Opening Day on the Bay parade, April 28, 2019. The photo was taken in Raccoon Straight from the “Blessing of the Pleasure Craft” Classic yacht AURORA V by Bill Wells of “Bay and Delta…
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The Smith Mountain Lake Chapter recently sent notification of the passing of their long time member Don Smith. Don was a man who exhibited all the characteristics of living a full life that we all strive to achieve. His never ending abilities to promote ACBS and the wooden boat hobby were unequaled. Don spent a…
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By Nick Roemer member of Niagara Frontier chapter Those were the two conditions my wife set when I told her I was thinking about getting a boat. After three or more years of looking I decided what I really wanted was a classic wood inboard. Then in 2016, I saw Andy Chudy was selling the…
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