ACBS Members now have the 2018 Spring Rudder Magazine in their homes. The Spring Issue of Rudder is full of interesting information and history, AND beautiful photography. It is providing hours of fun and educational reading, plus looking good on the coffee table. Have you considered sharing it with friends and family? If you are NOT a…
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… and WHY would the ACBS give an award for a Broken Gunwale? First of all, gunwale is pronounced “gunnel” or even spelled that way in some publications. The “wale” on a boat is at the top of the side of a boat, the topmost planking of a wooden vessel. This top of the side planks…
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Lake Champlain is a beautiful lake on the border between New York State and Vermont and reaches north into Canada. In 1985 the lake became the center of a Chapter of ACBS. Great vintage boating events and shows have been held there ever since. The Lake Champlain Chapter has a full calendar of events designed for members to…
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Report and photos by Dan Gyoerkoe, ACBS Executive Director The new ACBS promotional video starts with the question, “How do you spend your weekends?” If bright sunshine, clear skies, great people, vintage boats and cars, music, nearly 1,000 miles of shoreline and great BBQ with a side of smoked mac and cheese sounds good, I…
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Have you registered for the 2018 Symposium in Clayton, New York? It will be May 18-20, 2018. (Surely spring will arrive there ahead of you.) This spring the Museum and the Antique and Classic Boat Society (ACBS) will be co-hosting their annual in-depth, hands-on weekend restoration symposium on May 18-20. Symposium will kick off with…
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For sixty-eight years, this Chris Craft Holiday has called Lake George, NY her home port. Ed and Jennifer Scheiber have owned this boat for about ten years, but even before that, they enjoyed hours of pleasure in this boat which belonged to their neighbor at Lake George. In fact, Ed helped care for the boat.…
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Report and photos by Gene Porter As most readers already know, every March vintage boaters from around the country respond to the lure of the Sunnyland Chapter’s annual boat show in Tavares Florida as though it were a genetic mating ritual. One hardy subset of this migration travels by boat; up the historic St. Johns…
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The second largest Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society is named the Northern California/Lake Tahoe Chapter. Members of the Northern California/Lake Tahoe Chapter like to socialize with or without their boats. Their first chapter event of the year is a Spring Fling – this year it was at Cambria, CA with tours of…
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End of an era for the RDC Triangle Chapter – no more “Pig” This story was submitted by Jim Alexander, member of the RDC Triangle Chapter of ACBS. Every Chapter has a few stalwarts who do things that hold the chapter together and make things happen. For the last many years for our chapter that…
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Ain’t She Sweet is a 1960 Chris Craft 17′ Sportsman who is at home on Lake Tahoe, CA. She is owned by Erin John and Jacquie Barker. Ain’t She Sweet is powered with a General Motors 283. Dick and Kristen Winn own and play with this 1959 Glaspar G-3. Aptly named, G Whiz is just 14 feet long.…
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Introduction to this video was written by Shannon Knight for the Boat the Blue website. Christopher Smith, lone survivor of the 3rd Generation of the Chris-Craft boat building family, shares more stories with us! This fourth installment includes an exciting tale of 12 year old Christopher Smith piloting a 60-foot yacht all by himself through…
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A Benefit For Members Only: The Terbrueggen Photographic Collection The Terbrueggen Photographic Collection represents the work of Joel Terbrueggen of Cincinnati, Ohio, who was a surveyor and restorer for many years. Mr. Terbrueggen is a native of Lake St. Clair, Michigan and has spent nearly 60 years working with wood boats! He helped establish the…
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