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Swinging by the Bay

By Tim Du Vernet

February 02, 2009

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Exotic Wood, Gleaming Varnish and World Championship Heritage for under $300!

RJ Runciman

May 15, 2008

A Maherajah Ski Restoration
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Johnson and Evinrude Post War "The '50s Boom"

By Ron Stevenson

March 19, 2007

Past President, Maple Leaf Chapter Antique Outboard Club
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Clive Brown's Guinea Pig

Robert Warren

January 06, 2007

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Manotic Antique and Classic Boat Show

Dave Tilly

October 23, 2006

31St Annual Ottawa International
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(Bert) Minett Set the Standard

Tim Du Vernet and Bill Gray

August 04, 2006

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Waterman Outboard

Robert G. Skinner

March 26, 2006

Outboard Motor Celebrates 100th Anniversary
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The Classic 8mR

Bruce Kemp

December 22, 2005

photos Bruce Kemp
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Some Things Just Happen

Joe Fossey Sr.

October 23, 2005

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The First Boat Show

John Storey

June 27, 2005

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A Small World After All

Clair McNabb

March 19, 2005

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Mysterious Boat Returns to the Spotlight

Andrew Wagner-Chazalon

January 06, 2005

Tolka
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2004

Taking the Lines— A Lofty Pursuit
Each Chapter President has put his stamp on the character and culture of the Club...

The Steam Launch Phoebe Restored By Henk Wevers
It took almost six years, but the day arrived that Phoebe's restoration was finished...


2003

The Story of the Brashears - First Owners of the Steam Launch Phoebe. By Henk Wevers
Learn more about the couple who received the Phoebe as a gift from one of their friends...

Disturber IV - A haphazard piece of history
I first became aware of a very interesting 1920s gentleman's racer during a conversation with David Grainger, a club member and operator of the Guild of Antique & Classic cars.

ACBS International News


2002

ACBS International News By Patrick Wren

Antique Boat Museum Announcement by John McLean
John Edward Summers has been named the new Executive Director of the Antique Boat Museum. He officially began his duties at the Museum on December 1, 2001.

Early Times  by Bob Brown
Whenever I attend Boat Shows, I am instinctively drawn to two groups of boats: the sleek and majestic long-deck launches, and the elegant little dippies.

Editor's Corner SPRING 2002
Spring Tour is planned for Saturday, April 20, and it will be bigger and better than ever!

Lost Boats, Found Help By Andy Adams, Editor
A few issues back, we ran Don Cherry's Mystery Boat. That started the flow of Lost Boat requests.

The Restoration of Mint Julep Story and Photos by Jake Aikenhead
In the early 1920’s, family runabouts in the Muskoka Lakes were large and relatively slow moving.

Muskoka Marine Museum To Open Summer Long Display by Tim Doyle
Muskoka Marine Museum plans to open its first, summer-long display on land this summer at the Museum’s home

Polka Dot and the Segwun Book review by Kathy Myers Krogh
The setting is Lake Muskoka, the characters are a brother and sister and the plot involves boating adventures ...

Spring Tour 2002 By Sam Wren
Spring is just around the corner, and what better opportunity to connect with fellow members and guests than to spend a day on tour.

Toronto International Boat Show Article-January 2002 By Sam Wren
What is it that lures people to a boat show in the middle of January?

Varnishing Compendium By Andy Adams, Editor

Diary of the Building of the Wenonah II Part 2 Fall /Winter Entries By Mary Storey
Mary Storey continues her walks and observations of the building of the latest in the Muskoka Steamship and Navigation Company’s fleet in Gravenhurst


2001

2001 Summer Boat Show By Kathy Rhodes
Sunny skies, a brisk breeze to keep the crowds comfortable, record numbers of participants and spectators ... the boating gods have indeed smiled on yet another ACBS-Toronto event.

2001 Island Street Boatyard Tour U.S.A Story and photos by Wayne Dunbar
WOW - a word that doesn't even appear in Webster's little book. (At least not my 1988 edition with the $1.98 price tag still on it.) But that is the only superlative this least likely literary member kept coming up with. What am I talking about? Bear with me and read on.

Summer Rendezvous 2001 - Muskoka Lakes By Dunc Hawkins
A cool and overcast early morning gave way to brilliant sunshine and mid-seventies temperatures as ACBS Toronto's Summer Rendezvous 2001 got underway. Breakfast and registration in Port Carling began a day full of cruising and exciting events.

23rd Dispro Owners Association Regatta By Sally-Ann MacGillivray (Sam Wren)
"Dippy's" (Disappearing Propeller Boats) are magical, mystical boats that can only truly be understood by their owners. They do not always start (even after they have been running); as Les and Penny Rue experienced - they had to be towed back to the resort by Ron and Jeff Hill; ...

AGM AND HAUL OUT PARTY - NOVEMBER 10, 2001
Another successful ACBS event has come and gone - the Annual General Meeting and Haul Out Party at LeBiftheque Restaurant in Mississauga. During the business side of the evening, Treasurer Chris Cragg ...

Diary of the Building of the Wenonah II  —By Mary Storey
The Storeys moved to Gravenhurst in October 2000 and their evening walk takes them past the area where the new ship Wenonah II is being built in Muskoka Bay, Gravenhurst.

Restoration Part IV You and Your Trailer By Jack Hurst
If you can't take your old boat home to work on it, you won't be in the water next year! Your trailer is one of the first and most important tools in the restoration arsenal.

Outboard Motors  By Peter McDowell
Assess the condition of your outboard motor. Peter shares a few simple tests you can use to get a pretty good idea of the general condition of your outboard motor.

Raiders of the Lost Barque  —By Mary Storey
Raiders of the Lost Barque, An Adventure Story for Young Boaters is an exciting new book that is sure to interest young people in the Antique & Classic Boat Society

Greavette SS 160 Restoration
In 1987, I first started to boat on Stoney Lake, just north of Peterborough. As a "woodie nut", I immediately look for "woodies" everywhere, all the time

Grace by Kathy Rhodes
Tales of the other woman in my husband's life

 


Pre 2001

Capturing the Lines
Read about the classic wooden boats built in Muskoka during the first half of the twentieth century.

Ditchburn: One Step Ahead  —By Harold Shield
The stepped hull of the seventy-year-old Ditchburn 27-foot Viking marks a revolution in family runabout design.

Merinneito - "Mistress of the Sea"
In Don's words - "MERENNEITO" was the prettiest sight I had ever seen."

RAINBOW lll
After years of languishing in dead storage at Lake Tahoe, Harry Greening’s famous Gold Cup raceboat Rainbow lll, has been faithfully restored

Whitey's WitchBy Harold D. Shield
Monday, September 4 - Labour Day - was a most appropriate day for the launching of the Witch