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  • About
    • History
    • Mission Statement
    • Officers and Board
    • ACBS International
  • Membership
    • Join Now
  • Boat Festival
    • Schedule of Events
    • Participants
    • Vendors – Nautical Flea Market
    • Sellers – Field of Dreams
    • Sponsors – Corporate Guests
    • Additional Events – River Cruises
    • Past Show Videos
    • 2025 Boat Festival Registration
  • Events
  • Galleries
    • 2022 Boat Festival March 25th – 27th
    • 2019
      • Yellow Jacket AOMCI Meeting 2019
      • Wine Tasting Gallery 2019
      • Z_Boat Festival 2019
    • 2018
      • Z_Boat Festival 2018
    • 2017
    • 2016
    • 2015
      • Wine Tastings
  • Education
    • SCAMPY
    • AMIkids
    • Donate To Youth Development
  • Resources
    • ACBS Classifieds
    • Sunnyland Trading Dock
    • Tech Talk
    • Symposiums
    • Web Links
  • Sheerlines
  • News
  • Contact Us

August 6, 2017

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Safely Fueling Your Boat

SafetyBy J. Peter DeVitoAugust 6, 2017Leave a comment

When it is time for us to add fuel to our antique craft, many of us take for granted that this is not a complex job.   We have done it all of our lives and never had any problems.   After all, we are just adding a little gas to the tank and why should we…

More Boat Trailering Tips

TransportationBy J. Peter DeVitoAugust 6, 2017Leave a comment

Before we leave our home or storage area to pull our classic treasure to our destination, there are a few items that we should always review before we embark on our journey.  Here are a few thoughts for the day – Before leaving – Is our tow vehicle in decent shape?  Enough air in the…

Trailering your Antique or Classic Treasure

TransportationBy J. Peter DeVitoAugust 6, 2017Leave a comment

Most of us own either antique, classic, or contemporary boats worthy of displaying to the public.   In fact, most of us rather enjoy displaying our craft in boat shows, festivals, or wherever we can get the public to gather in order to see what boating was like many years ago.  As I look at the…

A Treatise on New Wood Bottoms

News, Repairs, RestorationBy J. Peter DeVitoAugust 6, 2017Leave a comment

(Reprinted from the Dixieland Chapter’s Summer, 2008 Waterline– also note the Classic Yacht magazine item below*)  From the files of “Ask Karl” (Karl Weinert)* Q: I am considering the purchase of a 1950’s Chris Craft runabout. I have seen bottoms that have been re-done in ways that are not original, but the seller says they are “better than original.”…

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