By Mark and Heather Manes, NorCal Tahoe ACBS Chapter members It 1989, OMC corporation had just acquired Chris-Craft out of bankrupcy and they were looking for a way to turn the company around. Chris Smith (grandson of the original founder) had stayed in Holland, Michigan, and continued to work with Grand Craft boats. Chris had an idea…
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Since in his story, Mark Manes referenced being inspired to find a new boat after taking a ride with Lew Dobbins in Redhawk, we thought it was only fitting to repost these images from the 2016 International Show in Lake Tahoe. Redhawk is ready for a Sunday picnic cruise! Redhawk is a 1929 Chris-Craft…
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Ed Andrews, Chairperson of the Chapter Development Committee On March 24, 2022 at 9 AM ACBS will be hosting a Chapter Round Table at the Sunnyland Boat Festival. All chapter presidents are invited and in the event they are unable to attend, are asked to please send a representative. The meeting will be conducted in…
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by John Calhoun member of the Water Wonderland chapter I purchased a basket case hull of a 1940 Chris-Craft Deluxe Runabout (barrelback) in 2006 after searching for a respectable project where I could utilize a Chris- Craft KBL131 hp triple carb engine that I owned. I was alerted to a gray boat that was in…
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by Tuck Elfman member of the Mid-Atlantic chapter In 1939 my Grandfather Augestus C. Elfman bought a bay front property in Surf City NJ., and had a house built. In 1941 in his shop in Doylestown PA, he built a 26′ Garvey witha cabin, which he powered with a 8cyl Packard. It ran smooth and…
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Ed Andrews, Chairperson of the Chapter Development Committee On March 24, 2022 at 9 AM ACBS will be hosting a Chapter Round Table at the Sunnyland Boat Festival. All Chapter presidents are invited and in the event they are unable to attend, are asked to please send a representative. The meeting will be conducted in…
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By Lora Nadolski Hanson, ACBS HQ I received a call today from one of our Northern California/Lake Tahoe Chapter members. One of the things we ended up talking about was the informal fun events that NorCal/Lake Tahoe Chapter members often do together. The fun of boating is getting together and going boating! The timing for…
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An Invite from The Sunnyland Chapter Com’ on down! Winter is over in Florida and the years’ first and biggest boat show of them all is about to start. The Show starts Friday, March 25 and ends at noon Sunday, March 27, 1922. The Sunnyland Antique Boat Festival is in its 41st…
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ACBS Seeks Candidates for the Position of Membership Coordinator The Antique and Classic Boat Society, headquartered in Clayton, New York, seeks an enthusiastic, organized, customer service-minded person for the position of Membership Coordinator. This position reports to the Executive Director and helps with all essential functions of the society, but specifically is tasked with maintaining…
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The Mid-Atlantic Chapter invites you to attend the Atlantic Boat Show this week! The Atlantic Boat Show, one of the largest indoor shows in the Mid-Atlantic region, opens Wednesday March 2nd and runs through Sunday March 6th. The ACBS Mid-Atlantic Chapter will once again display an assortment of classic and local boats, as well as…
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By John Vorhies, North Coast Ohio chapter The week before the Huron Annual meeting/show in September of 2018 the 1939 Chris-Craft triple we had owned for 27 years was sold. We surely enjoyed the many show and events that we participated in with Sashay. She was certainly a beautiful preservation piece. We found ourselves using…
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By Chris Bullen, Toronto Chapter I’m inviting ACBS members to join us in March for a great new series on wooden boats. Last summer, the Muskoka Steamship and Discovery Centre gathered some volunteers, including ACBS Toronto Chapter members, each with a helpful skill to go around the Muskoka Lakes to film the unique boats in…
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