Reprinted with permission from Central Valley High School, Spokane Valley, Washington. Introduction Central Valley High School in Spokane Valley, Washington’s SkillsUSA group takes on the restoration of a 1959 Chris Craft 17’ ski boat for the 2018-19 school year. According to Alan Wardsworth and Ron Beard who are SkillsUSA advisors at CVHS, “SkillsUSA is one…
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Photo Credit: Leigh Conrad The SML Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society recently held their annual fall workshop at the home/shops of Bill Garrecht and John Coffman. Twenty-three members were in attendance to enjoyed presentations on final driveshaft alignment, rudder balancing and construction of wooden boat bungs. The chapter holds these workshops twice…
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Note: Story and photos submitted by Kelly Williamson, a member of the Okanagan and Pacific Northwest ACBS Chapters. As I’ve said before, one of our favorite late season boat shows is Mahogany and Merlot on Lake Chelan, Washington. This year the event was held October 5th to 7th 2018. Mahogany and Merlot is an ACBS-PNW…
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“Vamanos” (above) is a 1924 22′ Dodge Water Car model 422 powered by a 275hp Chrysler V8 engine. “Vamanos” is owned by James and Opal Cooper of the Okanagan Antique and Classic Boating Society. Photo taken on Shuswap Lake, BC during the Okanagan Antique and Classic Boating Society’s show in Sicamous, BC in August 2016.…
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Note: Report written by Patti Bandy. Pictures by Patti Bandy, Jon Marsh and Brenda Leo On September 13, 38 members of the Wine Country Classic Boats chapter took our yearly fall trip, Destination: Naples, Maine. The majority of the group stayed at the Bayview Cabins where Sherri and Steve Matte were great hosts. The rest…
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Note: Story and photos submitted by Kelly Williamson, a member of the Okanagan and Pacific Northwest ACBS Chapters. One of our favorite late season boat shows is Mahogany and Merlot on Lake Chelan, WA. The event was held October 5th to 7th 2018. Mahogany and Merlot is an ACBS-PNW sanctioned event done in cooperation with…
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For the Good Times (above) is a Classic 1971 Chris Craft XK19 owned by Mike Langhorne. She is powered by a Chevy 8 with 350 hp. Photo by Forrest Bryant Scott Martin from Ankeny, Iowa brought SURPRISE to the 2017 ACBS International Boat Show. This Antique Boat is a 1927 Hutchinson Triple. SURPRISE is 30 feet…
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by Kevin Bamerick October 22, 2018 “Do you need to hire a marine surveyor (or similar)? The universal answer would be if you are buying a boat and want to know what shape it is in, then a survey would suffice. This ACBS question was asked of D. Erik Will, AMS of Sodus Point. (I…
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Pictured above are the trip attendees: Charlie & Mel Aseltine, Tom & Joyce Danford, Jeff Funk with son-in-law, Matt and friend Tim, Jim Lawson and brother David, Rich Love, Dennis & Kathy Ryan, and Bob & Martha White The annual fall boat trip planned by the Ohio Valley Chapter of the ACBS almost did not…
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The SML Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society held their annual Fall Boat Show at Mariners Landing on Smith Mountain Lake this past Saturday. In spite of two hurricanes and torrential rains at the lake, the boat show for 2018 was finally completed. A variety of Chris-Craft and Century Antique Boats attended the…
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“Full Moon” pictured above is a 1937 28′ Hutchinson Sedan runabout powered by a 1949 140hp Chrysler V8 engine owned by MCBC member Ray Saunders. Picture taken at the Manotick Classic Boat Club’s boat show at Rideau Ferry, Ontario on August 13th, 2016. Photo credit Graeme Hoatson Beattie. “MOJO” is a 1958 16′ Century…
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The Boat Show that Turned into a Post-Hurricane Florence Work Party By Alan and Judy Hills The RDC Triangle Chapter had planned to have a boat show in Bridgeton, NC on October 6th. Due to factors like a very spread out membership and lack of a “home lake” it was decided that a full-blown show…
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