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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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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SUNNYLAND ANTIQUE BOAT FESTIVAL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS MARCH 23, 24, 25th, 2018 LAKE DORA, WOOTON PARK, TAVARES FLORIDA General information from the Sunnyland Chapter Website On-Line Registration Is Available Here Letter from Terry Fiest, Festival Chairman (may download for printing of all information) The Sunnyland Antique Boat Festival is in its 37th year and is the largest…
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Appreciation for old boats and old cars is so similar. They both are head-turners as they parade. The styling speaks to a certain era of artistic values. Progression of engineering becomes evident when different age classifications are shown in sequence. So it’s perfectly natural to see the two fields of interest attracting the same audience.…
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You are planning on it. Right? The Antique and Classic Boat Society will hold its Annual Meeting and International Boat Show at Port Huron, Michigan, September 12-15, 2018. And those days are preceded with boating events hosted by the Michigan Chapter beginning September 9th. Details about the event will be kept up-to-date on this website. …
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This picture was taken at the Antique Boat Museum’s Vintage Race Boat Regatta on August 20th, 2016. What makes this interesting is both of these gentleman’s race boats were built over the same period 2013-2016, but worlds apart! Lady Shores by Keith Kipp in Canada and Marguarite by Peter Cavill in Australia. The boats are based…
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By Judy Hills, roving ACBS reporter Be truthful now, when is the last time you filed a float plan? If you are saying to yourself, “What’s a float plan?” then perhaps a little education is in order. The US Coast Guard Auxiliary in their boating education course recommends that you “complete this plan before you…
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