“Fantasma” 1959 19′ Sebino Bill and Pam Hancock September 18, 2018 Owners Story Cantiere Sebino is located in Paratico, Italy and produced wooden runabouts during the 1950’s through the early 60’s. Fantasma is thought to be the only Sebino registered in the United States. The brand was built on Lago I’Selo in northern Italy, near…
ACBS 43rd Annual Meeting and International Boat Show Boat The Blue – Port Huron, Michigan September 17, 2018 Our President Bruce Kester attended the 2018 ACBS Annual Meeting and International Boat Show in Port Huron, Michigan and sent back some beautiful pictures. …
“Miss Gimlet” 1954 16′ Dunphy Muskie Molded Plywood Boat Kurt Rothe September 4, 2018 Owners Story While reading the Sunday newspaper a few years ago, I saw an ad for a 1954 16’ Dunphy boat and trailer. I was looking for a project like this one and contacted the seller to make an appointment to see…
“PURE ART” 1962 18′ Chris-Craft Holiday Riley Warddrip September 11, 2018 Owners Story My family purchased this boat and trailer new, when I was 12… This 1962 18’ Holiday came off the Cadillac, Michigan Chris Craft line on Nov. 27th 1961. The $3,995 original bill of sale lists both my mother and my uncle who bought it…
“Owners Story” We All Have One and We Want To Hear Yours August 28, 2018 You may have noticed that we have been featuring an “Owners Story” on our website for the last couple of months and we would like to hear yours. We all have a story to share about our boat and our…
“Time Traveler” 1954 24′ Shepherd V-drive Runabout Jim Dunn August 21, 2018 Owners Story I never had the desire to own a boat larger than 20’ before a fateful day on the St. John’s River. It was during the north bound Sunnyland Chapter cruise in 2006, that my 1939 20’ Lyman encountered the tail end…
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING ON THE SHORES OF LAKE SHEEN Bruce Kester August 19, 2018 The location for the August Board of Directors Meeting was the Orange County Sportsman’s Association Club located on Lake Sheen in Windermere. Lake Sheen is a 565 acre lake and a part of the beautiful Butler Chain of…
If You Have A Boat Project Going On, We Want To Know! Pete DeVito August 12, 2018 We are bringing it back from the past! Our members find it interesting to see the different boat projects happening throughout our chapter, so we want to post these restoration projects. This time around it will be located on our…
“Majestic” 1936 22′ Chris-Craft Custom Runabout Guy Marvin III August 7, 2018 Owners Story I came across Majestic in the early 90’s when taking one of my Correct Craft Skiers over to Mark Brundick’s at Cummer Boat Company for repair. Mark proudly pointed her out to me and encouraged me to climb aboard and check…
1948 Century 16′ Deluxe Utility Steve Rutigliano July 31, 2018 Owners Story It was in the spring of 2015, while I was still recovering from pneumonia when I received a phone call from Brian Bettinger. He was on his way to New York for the summer. We had been looking at a 1948 Century as…