From Headquarters Photos by Maggi Cassell and Aaron Hanson In conjunction with their Spring Meeting, the ACBS International Board has been enjoying the week boating in Bordeaux with the France Chapter. This historic meeting marks the first time International and the France Chapter have met in person. Accompanied by ACBS Past Presidents from the US…
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From John Seal, Smith Mountain Lake Chapter The Smith Mountain Lake Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society recently held our Spring Snoop Tour, where over 15 club members snooped around the workshops of 4 of our members to see their various projects and treasures. Our first stop was in Wirtz at Bob Pennoyer’s…
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1972 Century Resorter 16 “Wild Cherry” Owned by: Gary and Janet Fesperman, Blue Ridge Chapter My Father ordered this boat new from Short’s Boat and Motor Service, Shelby, NC in the summer of 1971. The boat was delivered in late September from the factory as Hull # C 7265 and was the first new ’72…
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By James Barrick, Wine Country Chapter The Muncie Indiana Gear Works was established in 1907. Famous for gears and transmissions, they entered the outboard motor business in 1930 via their own Neptune line. Pre-WWII Neptunes also manufactured alternate firing 9-1/2 hp and 6hp twins which you will see in our pictures. Neptune produced a Junior…
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From Jeff Butzer, ACBS Member While on a day excursion during a cruise ship stop we visited Our Lady of the Rock, a tiny islet in the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro. There we toured a small nautical museum featuring the maritime history of this community along the Eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea. Among the…
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By Doug McQuilken, Blue Ridge Chapter I was not looking for another boat but serendipity struck! I’m browsing through Craigslist and spot a recent posting for this boat. Looked interesting but when I found that it had been donated to a local non-profit that provides wooden boat building programs to children https://lowcountrymaritimesociety.org/ , I was…
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From Headquarters This spring we are excited to bring back the ABM/ACBS Symposium, to be held here in Clayton, New York, June 9th through 11th. The symposium had been a longtime collaborative effort between our two organizations but for multiple reasons hasn’t run for the past few years. Now, it will once again provide our…
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By Scott Rossley, Bay State Classic Boat Club I have always had an interest in Boston Whaler boats ever since I was in middle school. After owning many runabouts, most recently I acquired a 1957 Chris Craft Holiday and my interest in older boats began. Fast forward to my 50s when I spent more and…
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By Don Leutz, Awards Committee Chair The official start of the 2023 Boating Season has begun, and it is now time to consider a deserving individual(s), or ACBS Chapter that might be worthy of receiving one of many ACBS International Awards. A brief summary of the Awards are as follows: Terry Fiest Award: This is…
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By David and Deborah Clark, Southern California Chapter In the summer of 2003 I was invited to Homosassa, Florida, to inspect and evaluate the classic car collection of Dr. Donald Vesley. He had recently passed away and his longtime girlfriend, Linda was handling the estate. After viewing the cars, Linda asked me to also look…
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From the ACBS Chapter Development Committee The Chapter Development Committee will be hosting the next Virtual Chapter Round Table on Wednesday, April 19th at 7:00PM EST. This session is for all Chapter Leaders that have questions about insurance, and will be led by ACBS’s Agent, Doug Adams. Doug will answer the common questions about what…
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By David Quirsfeld, Glacier Lakes Chapter This Thompson Sea Lancer had sat idly in a garage since 1984 until I rescued it from an estate sale in 2021. Unfortunately, the 1980s vintage 80hp Mercury outboard was sold before I learned of the Chicago area sale. With no dry rot to speak of, its overall good…
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