The 2020 Sunnyland Symposiums are held on Saturday each year during the Boat Festival. We have a great group of sessions lined up in the morning and afternoon. You will learn about outboard pressure vs. non-pressure gas tanks, how to properly perform a compression test and many more great topics throughout the day. The symposiums…
December 14, 2019 The December Sunnyland Symposium was held on December 14th at the shop of Barry West in Apopka Fl. The session started out by reviewing the work completed to date on the Chris-Craft Constellation. Barry discussed how certain bottom planks were removed in order to replace the interior skin that was rotted. He…
November 14, 2019 On November 14th, a group of fourteen members attended the Sunnyland Chapter Symposium that was held at the workshop of Barry West. The theme of the first 3 sessions, is the building of a replica Aqua Board which is the predecessor to water skies. Terry Fiest brought an original Aqua Board as…
Sunnyland Chapter Symposium Thursday November 14th The Sunnyland Chapter, one of the largest Chapters in the Antique and Classic Boating Society will conduct a series of monthly Symposiums designed around the restoration and preservation of boats. Each symposium will focus on construction and the fundamentals of working with wood and will eventually include working with…
Highlights From The Second Adult Restoration Workshop Held At The SCAMPY Shop May 30, 2019 Karl Weinart led the clinic which dealt with wood bleaching techniques prior to stain and varnish application. There were a total of 12 members attending the session which lasted about two hours on Thursday morning. Karl and Lou mixing up…
ACBS SYMPOSIUM Presented by the Sunnyland Chapter and The Florida Vintage Race Boat Club (FVRC) Sponsored By: Donzi Marine Restoration Society (DMRS) Location: Tavares, Florida (Sunnyland Boat Show) Date: March 23, 2019 (Saturday) Times: 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Location of Symposium: The morning session will be at the Tavares City Hall across the…