By William Goold, Smith Mountain Lake Chapter Red Velvet is the name of a 17 foot Chris-Craft Sportsman. This Chris-Craft has lived almost all of its life on the fresh waters of Smith Mountain Lake, in Virginia. The 1956 mahogany and white oak boat has all of its original wood. The second owner of the…
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John Seal, Publicity Chairman, Smith Mountain Lake Chapter The SML Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society recently held their annual dinner meeting at Napoli by the Lake restaurant at Bernard’s Landing. Over 30 members were in attendance. Chapter President Dave Olson reviewed the year’s activities and presented the slate of officers for 2022. …
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By Mike DiLallo, Finger Lakes Chapter I have always been a huge advocate of the gorgeous and unique Finger Lakes Region located in Upstate NY. I have been an avid boater for 35 years and had numerous boats over the years, enjoying them exclusively on the Finger Lakes. I have always admired the craftsmanship and…
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Here in Clayton most of the boats, including all of our beloved classics, were put to bed for the winter a number of months ago. There remain just a few boats on the water, mostly those of local contractors and fishermen, but also the ships that sail the St. Lawrence Seaway delivering cargo to and…
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To all Members, As part of a member organization, it is incumbent upon all of us to be caretakers of the financial wellbeing of ACBS. As a Board of Directors, we take fiduciary responsibility very seriously. At our recent Fall Planning and Budgeting meeting we performed our fiscal wellness check. Results were ok, but not…
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By Zeke and Carol Bly, New England Chapter I have been the caretaker for Sea-Quel since 2000. I know the Cadet was originally shipped to Herman Marine in Greenfield Maine on Moosehead Lake. Early pictures show the traditional Cadet design was altered with a wooden frame windshield and repowered by a slant six Chrysler engine. …
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By Dave Kucko, Blue Ridge Chapter Duces Wild is a one-family owned boat since new and is one of about six twin outboard 18-foot Lymans known to still exist. Lyman’s records are unclear on how many twin outboards were built through the years but it was pretty minimal compared to the high volume output of…
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By John Loucks, Manotick Chapter Laura Grace is a 1951 Shepherd Utility built at Niagara On The Lake, Ontario. Her license, 4D3, is original indicating that she was the third boat to be licensed at Coaticook, Quebec. She still carries these original numbers. I have had no success in finding the original owners. However, I…
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by Steve & Kathy Flood members of the Bob Speltz Land-O-Lakes chapter Kathy and I bought our 1st boat – a yellow and white 14’ Crestliner with a 50 Evinrude – from Schwann’s Marine on Long Lake in Sarona, Wisconsin. For the maiden voyage, Bill Schwann, Jack Kunz the mechanic and I launched the boat…
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By John D. Smith, Southern California Chapter Our boat is a 1956 Century Resorter, 18-foot. My Grandfather bought it new 1956 in Alameda, CA. My Dad and his Brother Bud had classic cabins on Lake Tahoe six doors from each other in Carnelian Bay, CA. We spent the summers at Tahoe until 1996. The name…
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The 41st Annual Sunnyland Boat Festival (March 25th, 26th and 27th) is just 104 days away and planning is full steam ahead. We have two important messages to share with you. The first is that our registration will open on January 10th, 2022, so please check our website at https://acbs-sunnyland.org for the latest information. The…
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Paul Mason, Glacier Lakes Chapter RELIC is a 1939 Century Deluxe Utility. I found this boat on Mother’s Day 2005 while taking my wife out to breakfast. The boat was sitting on a dilapidated trailer next to the restaurant. My wife went to the restaurant to hold a table and I knocked on the door…
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