Who goes to the Winter Boat Shows, anyway? Often labeled “Sports and Recreation” shows, they are held all over the world to SELL equipment and venues for having fun. People pay to see “What’s New”, get ideas of where to vacation, or DREAM about being warm. Oh, right, some sell snow-mobiles and ski jackets, too.…
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PAT PENDING—A Brief History Preserved by The Melville Owen Family History and pictures contributed by Mel Owen Pat Pending was launched at the Lake Union Dry Docks in Seattle, Washington in 1929. The original owner, Lloyd Bacon, was a Hollywood director who named the boat Lightnin’ in honor of his father Frank Bacon, writer and performer of…
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Tha Antique and Classic Boat Society is featuring the Bay State Woodies Chapter this week. The Chapter President Bjorn Bakken reports, “The Bay State Woodies Chapter is a small group of enthusiasts that is reviving itself to make itself current to the next generation. We have been reaching out, displaying at non-ACBS shows to find…
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Period Attire to Enhance Your Boat Show Presentation by Judy Hills, roving ACBS reporter It is nice to see ACBS, boat manufacturer, and other boating-related logo shirts worn by owners showing their boats at the boat shows. But what if you kicked it up a notch or two by wearing attire appropriate to the period…
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John Kiernan shared, “This year my wife (Marie) and I purchased a 16 foot 1936 Chris Craft runabout (Echo). Jack, our 10 year old son, is very excited about our first wooden boat and decided that for his cub scout pinewood derby car he wanted to make a model of our new boat. Enclosed are…
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The MAR-SUE was built for Charles W. Cushman as the SEE W. SEE in 1915 at the yards of Willard F. Downs located in Bay Shore, NY. History of the Mar-Sue is being shared by Butch and Debbie Baxter. She looked nothing like you see her now in this photograph. She had a canoe stern with a low…
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This portrait of Valiant is being shared by Bruce Greening. She was manufactured in 2003 by Pete Fish in Queensbury, NY as a 19 ft barrel back replica. Valiant first traveled to California, then in 2010 moved to Texas, then in 2013 was purchased by Kit & Bruce Greening, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. In 2014, the steering wheel…
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Sunnyland, a Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society, is located in sunny Florida. Sunnyland Chapter is the largest chapter of ACBS and includes Florida residents and hundreds more who love to participate in vintage boating activities as they visit Florida in the winter. There are many reasons to be a member of Sunnyland…
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The Blueridge Chapter and ACBS International will host a leadership workshop on Saturday, February 10, 2018, at the Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, NC. If you are an Antique and Classic Boat Society member and you can be in Charlotte, North Carolina on Feb. 10th, both you and your chapter will benefit by your attendance at this…
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Sea Lyon is a 1929 Sea Lyon 28 ft Triple Cockpit antique boat. She runs on a 6 cylinder Scripps 202 engine. Sea Lyon is owned by Don and Teresa Kehr, members of the Sunnyland Chapter. Will we see Sea Lyon at the Sunnyland Festival at Tavares in March? (picture from ACBS membership files) Swing was ordered…
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The stunning new magazine format appearing in ACBS members’ mailboxes is Winter Issue of the Rudder, the official magazine of the International Antique and Classic Boat Society. The Winter 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…
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The Blue Ridge Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society has a great display of boats at the Upstate Boat Show in Greenville, South Carolina. If you are close by – stop in to see them. The show at the Greenville Convention Center continues through Sunday, January 28, 2018. Remember the poster shared last year…
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