By Terry Feist, Chairman of the Sunnyland Boat Festival. February 4, 2019 NO MORE DOOM AND GLOOM AND NO MORE CLOUDY SKIES!!!! THE PATH FORWARD IS BLUE SKIES AND WATER DOCKS!!!! Last week the City of Tavares stepped up and solved the Dock issues. They contracted with a company out of Monett, Missouri named EZ…
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Today’s Tour of Vintage Boats starts with Skidaddle, a 1962 Correct Craft Compact Skier. She is 16 feet long and pictured here on Mirror Lake in Lakeland, Florida. Photo by Brandon Baker. Skidaddle is owned by Bruce Kester, Past President of the Sunnyland Chapter of ACBS. You will see her at the Sunnyland Boat Festival March 22-24,…
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By Greg Lewandowski, member of the Michigan chapter. Photos by Gale Woods, member of the Michigan chapter. What does the Michigan Chapter do when the lakes are frozen and the boats are stored for the winter? Well, our Commodore, Jack Warren (chairman of Boat the Blue fame), puts out the call for volunteers to come…
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By Al Olsen, member of the Blue Ridge Chapter. The Blue Ridge Chapter of the ACBS was out in force last weekend. Several members attended the South Carolina Upstate new boat show in Greenville South Carolina. They brought 10 boats including classic glass, and wooden boats ranging from a car top carrier to a 1951…
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By Marshall Campbell. Growing up I was introduced to boating at a young age. We lived on a small farm with a pond and had an older boat with a Johnson 9.9. After that came a standup Kawasaki jet ski as well as canoes and rowboats. My parents afforded my brother and I several cruises…
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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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By Pete Sampair, member of the Bob Speltz Land O’ Lakes Chapter Be apart of history and come aboard this exciting trip back in time where your name was determined by your craftsmanship. Known for being a master sailboat maker, J.O. Johnson and the Johnson Boat Works was synonymous with White Bear Lake. You could…
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Lou Rauh gathered people who had worked for The Antique Boat Connection (center) for the last 30 years for a celebration of friends and wood boats. The idea of having a central location for buying and selling classic boats occurred to Lou in the 1980s when he was looking for a boat of his own. He turned…
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By George Blosser, member of the Smith Mountain Lake Chapter. The SML Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society recently presented two awards to long time chapter member Don Smith. Don’s longtime service to the chapter and Smith Mountain Lake were recognized by Vicki Gardner the Regional Chamber of Commerce Executive Director and by…
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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 Mark Moulton, member of the Water Wonderland Chapter The Mary T. II has been a passion of mine since the age of thirteen. Originally named Amy, I am the third owner of the 89-year old boat. She was built in October 1929, just as the Stock market crashed, and the production of new Hacker…
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Plans expansion of lighthouse tours, school field trips, charters, & more KINGSTON, NY. The Hudson River Maritime Museum is pleased to announce the purchase of a 100% solar powered 44 foot tour boat the Solar Sal. Built by the Hudson River Maritime Museum’s restoration crew under the direction of Jim Kricker, this vessel is the…
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