John and Helen-Jo Kelly have a variety of boats including these two beautiful 1926 Henry B. Nevins sailboats. The Kellys are not only preserving the boats but also preserving and sharing their history. Entered in their membership file is this information: The Sound Inter Club class sailboat was designed by the prolific and ground-breaking boat…
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June is the month to submit nominations for the Annual ACBS Awards. The Antique and Classic Boat Society has an Awards Program that recognizes outstanding achievement by Chapters and Individuals. These particular Awards are dependant on nominations mailed in from Chapter members: ACBS Chapter of the Year Mary Herwig Award Rover Award Hagerty Safety Award…
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How did you spend your weekend? In California, Wood & Glory XX – the Northern California/Lake Tahoe Chapter held the 20th Annual Gathering of Antique & Classic boats on Clear Lake for “A Return to Fantasy Island”. Thanks, Tim Bush, for sending these beautiful pictures from Clear Lake, California. It looks like a perfect weekend.…
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Jan Hadley responded to a post in the ACBS News which asked, “Have you kept a log of the restoration of your boat? Please share it with some pictures.” I keep a restoration photo log of each boat I restore. The 1929 Dee Wite I recently finished was a major challenge, requiring close to a…
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Remember the kid in pajamas who was helping his Grandpa fill holes and take the hardware off of an old boat? The preliminary work was done on a 1941 17 foot Chris Craft Barrelback by Jake Amsbaugh and his son and grandson. Then LAMB CHOP was taken to the Antique Boat Shop for “a FACIAL” after all…
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Here are some Judging Tips from the ACBS Head Judge Jeff Funk. You have been diligently working on your boat, or your restorer has, and you are going through the punch list to make sure all is in order for the big day of judging at the ACBS International Boat Show in Port Huron this September. …
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IT’S THE BOATS AND THE PEOPLE! That’s how the Toronto Chapter’s website opens. ACBS members who live in or near the central and western part of Ontario belong to this chapter. First of all – THE BOATS – The Toronto Chapter sends out “Its Wood Boat Wednesday” email. Last week this boat was featured: There…
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The ACBS Board of Directors will be meeting at Smith Mountain Lake on June 7-9, 2018. You are invited to attend. Smith Mountain Lake is a beautiful place to visit – or live. Here is your chance to be with ACBS friends and see another gorgeous place on earth, and probably get to ride in a…
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Wow! Look at the colors in the picture that leads us into this week’s Tuesday Tour of Vintage Boats. Aqua Velvet is a 1968 Classic Greavette 22′ Executive powered with a Chevrolet 327 engine. Aqua Velvet is owned by Richard and Linda Hughes, Toronto Chapter members of ACBS. Not all Classic boats are old. There are…
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Two men and a dog set out across the American Heartland in a boat, truly a Memorial Day story. Memorial Day 2001, they buy the boat. Memorial Day 2003, they complete repairs. Memorial Day 2008, they launch into the Arkansas River. Memorial Day 2009, they are poised to run the Tennessee, the Cumberland, and the…
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Source story by David Moore published in the summer issue of the Marshall County (Alabama) Magazine Why do people race Unlimited Class hydroplanes? It’s a desire to skim the water at 200-plus miles per hour. It’s a compulsion to alter hull designs, adjust propellers and tweak 3,000-hp turbine engines to their screaming peak. Drivers and…
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Looking at the surface on a wooden boat, often the way the planks are fastened to the frame is unnoticed. Every fastener is covered with a wooden plug called a bung. If the bungs match the wood in the plank and the grain of the wood is flowing in the same direction, the bung seems…
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