By Gary Cunningham, Michigan Chapter, and Mark Gelders Loon is a 1949 Hinckley 34 SW sailboat which is in the process of undergoing a complete restoration in Macatawa, Michigan at the Eldean Shipyard. She is a very unusual Hinckley sailboat because she has never been in salt water. Loon was taken directly from the Hinckley…
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by Jay Wilmeth member of ACBS Saw an ad for this beautiful nineteen-footer for sale in up-state New York. I already had two Lyman runabouts in storage in central Pennsylvania, but this one had it all! Late ‘50s model, recently re-furbished in and out, a Ford Crusader V-8, new canvas, gorgeous brightwork , and a…
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By Mark Moulton, member of the Water Wonderland Chapter Mary T. II has been a passion of mine since the age of thirteen. Originally named Amy, I am the third owner of the 94-year old boat. She was built in October 1929, just as the Stock market crashed, and the production of new Hacker-Craft dwindled.…
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From the Antique Boat Museum, ACBS Associate Member The Antique Boat Museum (ABM) is excited to announce the next cycle of its Builder in Residence (BIR) Program. The program invites one craftsperson per year to work within the Museum Boatyard and attracts both emerging and established artisans looking for an opportunity to engage in a…
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From the Inland Empire Chapter The 2023 Coeur d’ Alene Antique and Classic Boat Festival (Aug. 12-13), sponsored by the Inland Empire chapter, is in the books. Two weeks before the event, the show got off to a slow start with only 15 boats registered. By show date, we had 54 boats and skippers signed…
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How does a sailboat make it to 120 years old? One only has to ask Chesapeake Bay Chapter member, Dave Butler, the owner of Witchcraft, to find the answer to this question. Dave would tell you the long life of Witchcraft involves many contributing factors; including a renowned boat designer, a premier boatyard, several…
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by John Thomas member of ACBS I think that this journey is not even about the boat. It is about the subconscious forces within that kept eating away at me – a kind of unrest to design and build this boat. I even awoke from a dream one night telling me that I must design…
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From ACBS Headquarters On Thursday, November 9, 2023, at 8:00PM EST, ACBS will be hosting the next virtual Chapter Round Table. This session is for all ACBS Chapters’ leadership and will focus on the topic of the End of Year Reports. The meeting will be conducted online via Zoom Meeting. The Chapter Development Committee has…
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Southern California Chapter played on the bay in San Diego the other weekend as part of their last organized cruise of the year. Fun was had by all…big and small. Thanks to Maggi and Rob Cassell for sharing images of the good times! ACBS Member, Barry Karow took his last cruise of the summer…
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From Pam Gratzer Bornholdt – Commodore Wine Country Classics On September 13th members from the Wine Country Classic Boat (WCCB) Chapter of ACBS based in Hammondsport, NY departed for their Annual Fall Boat Cruise. This year’s trip was to Muskoka Lakes region in Ontario, Canada, a 300+ mile trip. Muskoka is what we dubbed the…
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From John Seal, Publicity Chairman SML Chapter ACBS The Smith Mountain Lake Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society recently held its 31st Annual Antique and Classic Boat Show at Crazy Horse Marina. A total of 43 antique and classic boats were on display, providing an up-close look for those attending this annual free…
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By: Kristin Dunker – originally published in The Current | www.thecurrentsml.com On a tranquil late-summer evening, my husband and I boarded a magical wooden vessel…a relic from a gentler time…sunset bound. The engine of the 1948 22ft Chris-Craft Custom Sedan roared to life (directly in front of us no less as we settled in on…
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