The Northern California/Lake Tahoe Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society, Inc.

Volume 34, Issue 2 Quarterly Newsletter Spring 2016

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A great Big Thank You To all who attended the first board meeting. It was really a good meeting and we accomplished a meaningful smooth meeting.

The Spring Fling chaired by Dan and Casey Arena gave us all a new love for Petaluma. They did a wonderful job planning the Spring Fling. Thank you to Dan Foster, Gene and Sue Dangel for their team work and assistance.

The Sea Scouts took us for a wonderful ride down the Petaluma River with the company of some rain Great Job Layne we really had fun. Most of us did not know the Petaluma River was so big,with beautiful scenery as we traveled. I was amazed at the careful steering of this ship by the Sea Scouts a very nice, polite, and respectful group of boys. We were able to raise over $400.00 in the tip jar for the Sea Scouts thanks the donations of wine that we all enjoyed on our trip. Layne you have done a wonderful job with the Sea Scouts. Thank you.

Now for the rest of the year with rivers and lakes that have water in them again. We have so many events for us to enjoy. Bass lake with water again will be a good weekend gorgeous country this is well worth the drive. Always a well planned event thanks to Bobby.

After Bass Lake we have Wood and Glory. Hopefully we will see all of you at Clear Lake. Wayne and his committee have great times ahead for us all.

I find it very interesting to see who attends our events, meeting new people from other areas, getting to know them, making them feel welcome. I ask you to try to meet someone new or someone you have not met in the past. Get to know them, make them feel welcome especially if this is their first time to attend.

I will be in Seattle for the international board meeting in May. I am looking forward to meeting more of the International Board and creating interest in the International week at Lake Tahoe in September. Please keep in mind that we will need a very large group of volunteers to help us run the pre events as well as the Lake Tahoe Show and events there. Sandy Chase has the Sacramento pre events and Eren has the Tahoe pre events. Their planning committee has worked very hard to make sure everyone will have a good time. There are so many needs Please find time to volunteer.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to call me. My phone number is 925-989-3626 my e mail is barbara4acbs@gmail.com I look forward to working with all of you during the upcoming year. I want your feedback and questions. I will do everything I can to get you your answers. I am looking forward to seeing all of you very soon.

Again I say thank you for allowing me to be your President I am so grateful to be part of all of your lives.

Sincerely,

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WESTERN WOOD is the Quarterly newsletter of the North-

ern California/Lake Tahoe Chapter, of The Antique and Classic Boat Society, Inc. and is published for the benefit of Chapter

members. Publication dates are... May-Spring Deadline: April 15

August-Summer Deadline: July 15

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July 28,29,30,31 South Tahoe Boat Show, pg 13 September 8-11 Lake Shasta boating weekend September 18-24 International Boat Show, Pg 10 September 29-Oct 2 Delta Cruise November 4,5,& 6 Chapter Annual Meeting Woody Whoopies: June 25th, Shepherds July 15th, Olympic Beach August 5, Atkinson's August 19, Turner's

Barbara Foster

You Can Make A Difference Volunteer barbara4acbs@gmail.com 925-989-3626

We’ve had a great start to the boating season! We have even more great events coming. We especially need people to sign up for the ACBS International Meeting and Boat Show which our chapter is hosting. This will be a fun event with a lot of boating events both on the Sacramento River and at Tahoe. The ad below outlines the event schedule. Take some time to look it over and sign up soon!

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A few years back the Arena’s proposed to Barbra Foster the idea of hosting the Spring Fling in Petaluma. It took a while for it to happen but on the weekend of April 8th-10th Dan and Casey welcomed chapter members with open arms to their historic city of Petaluma for a most enjoyable Spring Fling. All knew they were in the right place upon seeing the Arena’s “Barracuda” parked in the portico of the Marina Sheraton as they checked into the hotel.

The fun officially started Friday afternoon at the Petaluma Yacht Club [PYC] where Dan and Casey have been long time members. As guests arrived, the smiling and happy bartender duo of Bente and Casey greeted everyone with a complimentary drink from the bar. Thank you Dan and Casey! The PYC is situated on the turning basin of the Petaluma River just a short block walk from “Old Town”. The hospitality extended to us by the PYC members was second to none. The waterfront location made for a perfect setting with the Sea Scouts ninety five foot Coast Guard Cutter “Challenger” as a back drop moored dock-side.

While enjoying cocktails, attendees were treated to a spectacular display of original photos, memorabilia, and con-struction details from the Arena Family Collection chronicling the “Notre Dame’s” 1938 to 1949 racing history. The next opportunity to view these items will be at the South Lake Tahoe Show in July. You do not want to miss it. Gerard Raney, who has re-created an exacting replica of the Notre Dame from the original Dan Area plans, was on hand to answer questions about the project. If there was ever a reason to attend the Keys show in July, to see and to experience the beautiful noise that is made by an extremely rare, W-24 [as in 24 cylinders with accompanying exhaust stacks] Duesenberg, this is it! There will be lots of other cool and interesting race boats there too.

The party moved over to the Victorian McNear Building and Restaurant in the old part of town for a lively evening of conversation, libations, and good food. It is remarkable that so many historic

buildings survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and remain for us to appreciate today. Afterwards, back at the hotel Lee Chase managed to

“MacGyver” one of the fire pits out by the pool that was protected from the rain. A group gathered to enjoy the warm glow from the fire and a little wine…that is until the propane ran out [or was it the wine] and everyone turned in for the night.

Bright and early the next morning your Board of Directors returned to the PYC for their quarterly meeting. Observing from the peanut gallery it was interesting to hear the tireless event chairs report on their progress for the year’s upcoming events. With the addition of hosting the International Meeting and Show in September the schedule is fairly ambitious. The chapter more than ever will need volunteers to pull it all off. Look for a place you can help out and sign up. It can actually be fun!

In spite of the rain, several members joined Petaluma History Museum docents Sherri and husband Leif, dressed in period costume, for an informative tour. A few brave souls with guide map in hand struck out on their own to find points of interest. Of all the places, Neal and Barbara Gapoff somehow managed to find the Ace Hardware Store proving that you can take the girl out of the hardware store….but not the hardware store out of the girl. “Pretty impressive store” said Neal. For those who missed it, a return visit to Petaluma for a rain date should be on everyone’s bucket list.

Lunch arrived right on time as our group reassembled at the PYC. Box lunches are usually pretty uninspiring but thanks to chief cook and sandwich maker, Lori Shea, they were quite tasty. The box was cool in its own right being waxed on the inside and doubling as a salad bowl. Remove the sandwich and the cookie, add dressing and you are good to go. No leaks even, which is better than a few boats we have all seen.

After lunch, with the tide barely in enough to navigate, the “All Aboard” call went out to board the Challenger for a three hour cruise down the Petaluma River. Skipper Layne gave his mandatory safety talk and one of his scouts demonstrated how not to break your neck if you have jump overboard in the event of an emergency. Layne’s final instruction, no matter how tempting he cautioned, was to not push any buttons or pull any levers lest you want us to be dead in the water! Former ACBS member Al Alys did his docent duties and provided a most interesting historical narration of the river and surrounding area with personal antidotes tossed in along the way. Don Leutz…you did pick up on the reference to “former member?” Layne’s crew was great and even though we had 100% humidity…no one’s spirits were dampened. Thanks to the generosity of our members, the scouts tip jar netted $400. When was the last time the Spring Fling involved boating? The cruise was definitely the high point of the weekend!

This group certainly does its share of eating. We were back in the evening for a sit down dinner in the Sheraton’s banquet room overlooking the marina. The Cowboy/Cowgirl –up theme leaked earlier for the event morphed to “Chicken & Eggs”.

Sounds like a breakfast menu item but it turns out to be a Petaluma thing. The only one that seemed to get that memo was Heidi Kashyap who was decked out in a full size, rubber chicken suit wrapped in white boas shedding

President Barbara was inducted into the Petaluma Navy by PYC’s Commodore during a pleasant “happy hour” at the club.

By Gene Dangel

Spring Fling 2016

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acbs-tahoe.org feathers all over. Husband Manoj was dapper as a chicken rancher complete with a basket of eggs. Jane [new sheriff in town] Bane was taking names behind her tin star and six shooters, Iren [need no last name like a

rock star] wore an inter-esting cow skin coat, and Denise [everyone wanted her awesome turquoise cowgirl boots] Gage looked the part with coordinating leather jacket and purse. Joel….the gauntlet has been thrown down. Judging

from the din in the room it was clear that a good time was had by all.

Sunday morning began with a fifteen minute drive led by Ralph and Joanne Thomas to the Buena Vista Winery….that took one hour. Taking the long way was part of the plan as we wound through picturesque countryside and Glen Ellen before arriving at our destination in Sonoma. It was nice to see the effects of our winter’s rain that produced a green carpet over the hills with wild flowers pushing up at every turn. We have all been to winery tours before but no one was prepared for what followed. Buena Vista is the oldest winery in California being established in 1857 and encompassing 800 acres. We were greeted in the main tasting room by the reincarnated sons of their founding father.

Dressed in period finery and top hats the two brothers took us on a journey through time acting out the story of their family and the history of the winery. Employing period “speak” and humorous sibling rivalry made for a most entertaining produc-

tion. It was like a walking play…with wine tasting along the way. On the third floor of the original 1860’s stone building was housed an amazing collection of wine making tools. At the center of the room was a formal dining table set in the scene of the brother’s double wedding. We were invited to take a seat among the manikins, the lights went dark, and a twenty minute comput-erized light show with moving parts accompanied by narration delivered on four large video screens ensued. It is reminiscent of

being in Disneyland, except with wine stuff. It goes without saying that quality events like this do not materialize out of thin air. Dedicated Chairs and their committee’s work very hard behind the scenes to assure everyone has a memorable time. Dan and Casey did most of the heavy lifting on this one followed

up By Barbara Foster “running her tail off” [her words] making multiple trips between San Ramon and Petaluma in preparation. That does give new meaning to the “Rear Admiral” commission in the “Petaluma Navy” that was bestowed on Barbara by the president of the PYC on Saturday. Sue Dangel managed all of the registration spreadsheets making sure who got signed up for what. Dan Foster was the self proclaimed “gofer” so I guess that makes me the assistant gofer. Annie and Rick Hill were always there stepping in where needed.

So, make it a point to personally thank the folks that under-take the sometimes thankless jobs they commit to so the rest of us can enjoy ourselves. See you at the next event! Thank you for coming to Petaluma!

The rain came on Saturday morning. Is the cruise going to happen? We wondered if they were going to announce cancellation of the cruise. There was lots of muddy “beach” still showing -

but the tide was coming in. Looks like rain or shine we are going down the river. Ponchos were handed out to those that did not have foul weather gear and with some umbrellas up, we proceeded to the Sea Scout boat, “Challenger”.

We boarded the boat but it felt like it might still be resting in the mud. Is it really a go? It seemed that there was no way to turn a 95 foot boat around in this narrow and shallow river. How? The engines were started and were running. We were previously told that there were four large diesel engines but only two could be used at any one time due to an unusual and troublesome “T box” transmission that the Coast Guard modified on the boats that they kept in regular service. But then, the crew cast off the dock lines and the light breeze seemed to be carrying us towards the mud flat. What next? Thanks to the twin engine design, Layne was able to back down the channel, stir up the mud and get us to the historic D Street draw bridge exactly on

schedule for the 1:30 draw bridge opening. Over the P.A. system, Al Alys, a long time Petaluma resident and former ACBS member, gave us a bit of history and pointed out various points of interest as we cruised down the river, enjoying wine that was donated by some of our member families. Somewhat funky and historic

and scenic, this is a river that deserves to be explored. High tide continued while we were cruising but we

wondered if we were going to be able to get this “mega-yacht” back to PYC’s dock. We did arrive successfully back at the dock, a little wet and cold - but happy. We checked in with those that stayed ashore and enjoyed some of the 38 points of interest described in the “Historic Walking Tour of Petaluma”. Some toured the historic sites or did a bit of shopping. Everyone had a great time!

By Nancy Bartolomei & Rich Fisher

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Ladies & Gentlemen, Start Your Engines!

The days are counting down to the start of the annual South Tahoe Wooden Boat Classic Boat Show! A Race Boat Show! Your chapter president, Barbara Foster, decreed that race boats would come to Tahoe Keys Marina for this annual event. For the ninth year, our chapter will host a boat show for charity at the Tahoe Keys Marina in South Lake Tahoe on July 29th and 30th, 2016. So let’s have fun with the race boat theme of: “Ladies and Gentlemen, You Have a Race!”

Barbara’s husband, Danny Foster, is the son of famed Unlimited Hydroplane driver Danny Foster, the first man to win an unlimited race with the new to racing, post war surplus, Allison 1,710 cubic inch V-12 aircraft engine in 1946. These engines and the Merlin V-12 quickly became the mainstay for power in the Thunder Boats. With this family history, the Fosters along with Dan Arena, also of racing family fame, are assisting our team in displaying the race boat history of their families, boat racing and the Lake Tahoe Regattas.

Close to 50 boats are already signed up for the show this year! We are targeting an 80 boat show, our biggest ever! Sign up now to ensure you get a spot in this to-be spectacular show. Currently there are several historic Unlimited Class Hydroplanes entered in the show as well as boats of other racing classes. But we also want to see your family runabouts, utilities and cruisers. They are the boats that make this a Fun Family Show!

You have seen and heard about the show’s cover girl, the 1939 Miss Notre Dame and her 24 cylinder Duesenberg engine. But let’s take a look at two other famous Unlimited Hydroplanes that will be running at the show: First is Morlan Visel’s Hurri-cane IV. Morlan was a limited class driver living in Southern California but he was also a fixture on Lake Tahoe. He would become the 3rd partner in ownership of Sierra Boat Company along with Ollie Meek and Stanley Dollar Jr.

Hurricane IV was built in 1948 by the master race boat pioneer Fred Wickens for owner Morlan Visel. She was one of the first ‘prop-riding’ unlimited boats built. She is another of the early post war boats to be powered by an Allison V-1710 aircraft V-12 engine. Famed Allison builder, Howard Gidovlenko of Avia Union in Santa Ana, CA was responsible for her racing speed.

Here she is seen (above) in her original 1948 construction configuration. She was heavily modified in 1950 and was re-membered for her stunning top speed of 163.136 miles per hour in 1954 on the Salton Sea. She was only topped by another Avia Union Allison engine pushing Slo-mo-shun IV to 178 MPH. She was raced on Lake Tahoe as well as the majority of the Unlimited

circuit. Always a good performer and a local favorite as she carried the Tahoe Yacht Club burgee on her tail fin. Bill Stead of Reno purchased the boat and raced her starting in 1953. She

is seen here in this Bill Briner photo racing on the Tahoe Boat Company course in 1954. She was a movie star too! Hurricane IV was

a major draw as she raced at the hands of driver Bob Merrick, played by Rock Hudson (actually driven by racer “Wild” Bill Cantrell). The opening scenes of the 1954 Universal movie show the boat at speed with passenger Helen Phillips (Jane Wyman) at Rock’s side as they raced around the west shore, and Emerald Bay. Another boat of the young Sierra Boat Company’s impressive stable was used as camera and chase boat. Recording the action and getting the close up shots was Stan Dollar’s Mercury, the 1927 Brewster built Duraluminum hydro. Here Hurricane IV is seen (below) without her TYC Burgee from a scene in the movie.

Hurricane IV was restored by her current owner, Dr. Ken Muscatel and the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum of Kent, WA. She made her running debut at San Diego’s 2008 Bayfair Unlimited Hydro event as an exhibition. It is a real treat to have this boat back at her first home of Lake Tahoe for the summer. She is a great run-ner and will be seen run-ning this summer.

Another boat to be seen and heard on the water this sum-mer is Horace Dodge’s My Sweetie – John Francis. She is a John Hacker design of 1954 and built by renowned Hydroplane builder Les Staudacher. This boat was the third in the series of racers with the name My Sweetie. This one named after Horace’s son John Francis Dodge and christened by Horace’s 5th wife, Gregg Sherwood Dodge. The 32’ hydro carried the unlimited racing number of U-17 and only raced for the 1954 and 1955 seasons. She was then put away into storage in Dodge’s original boat factory in Detroit, mostly intact with her Allison V-12 aircraft engine and original Dan Arena gearbox after the 55 season. Notable boat collector Tom Mittler recov-ered her and sold her to Dr. Ken Muscatel, who along with the Hydroplane museum restored her. She made her debut on Lake Chelan, WA in 2014. Here is a Lesliefield collection photo of her from her racing days and a current shot on the water.

Both of these historic boats will be running for the show and are currently available. More information on these boats and their history can be found on the web on several hydroplane racing sites as well as at Triano Marine Design.

This is just a taste of the racing history that will be present at the South Tahoe Wooden boat Classic. Come join us

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for this fun and informative weekend. Boat Registration includes launching, trailer valet, three (3) nights docking fees (Thursday, Friday, Saturday), two - 2 day boat show passes, goodie bag with complimentary items and access to the Boat Owner’s area overlooking the water, and other goodies.

Become a show sponsor with some very unique perks to ensure you enjoy everything this spectacular event has to offer. Sponsorship includes all the boat registration benefits PLUS one (1) 2-day parking pass for one vehicle inside the conveniently located designated, reserved parking area (NO in/out privileges), two (2) passes to the Korbel California

Champagne Lounge for Fri. & Sat. Sponsorship recognition in the Program and one (1) Commemorative Limited Edition 2016 Show Poster. This is the minimum, see the sign–up sheets/web site for all the possibilities. Your sponsorship in part will benefit the show’s charitable grants to a variety of Lake Tahoe based non-profit organizations. Several of these non-profits help to put on our boat show and picnic.

Friday night, after the first day of the show, we will again have our Blue Water Dinner and get together at the Tahoe Keys Property Owners Beach and Pool area. The location is close to

the show for easy access. Boat racing is all the rage with our dinner theme of Red, White, Blue & Racing Too! Come dressed for a casual evening overlooking the lake, or if you wish, in your cool old racing threads, costumes and uniforms!

Visit our STWBC web page to learn more about the events: www.tahoewoodenboats.com. To register your boat or learn more about becoming a sponsor, select the Boat Registration Menu. To purchase show, dinner or Picnic/Awards Ceremony Tickets, select the Tickets Menu and then select Member Events. Please follow the show on our Facebook page too: www.facebook.com/tahoewoodenboats/

Questions: Contact Liquid Blue Events at info@liquidblueevents.com or call Liquid Blue at 775-997-9444. Or email Lew Dobbins at L.dobbins@sbcglobal.net

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This photograph represents the first sighting of Maybe

Not II after being stored in a Truckee, California warehouse since 1950. She was discovered in 2014 by Dave Bardelli and brought back to the shores of Lake Tahoe. After consulting with boat builder/restorer Franc Casey, it became clear that the historical significance of this craft to Tahoe boat racing warranted breathing new life into this old girl. Dan Foster soon entered the picture after being introduced to Dave by mutual friend Franc. An agreement was struck resulting in Dan

assuming ownership of Maybe Not II with the understanding that he would restore the boat back to her original racing glory to once again skim across the waters of Lake Tahoe.

The history of this boat dates back to the Fleishhacker family of San Francisco in the 1920’s. Herbert Fleishhacker Jr., son of banker and philanthropist Herbert Fleishhacker, desiring to enter into the gentleman’s sport of boat racing on Lake Tahoe, commissioned the boat to be built by the Nunes Brothers Boat Company of Sausalito, California. Maybe Not II is a 22 ft. “stepped hydroplane” design. Original power was by a WW I Liberty aircraft engine developing 300 HP. The hull is double planked mahogany fastened to oak frames by copper rivets. The decks were tongue and grove white cedar covered

in canvas. In a 1985 Wooden Boat Magazine article it is said that Nunes speedboats of a similar design were among the fastest boats in the country. After several years of solid showings Fleishhacker entered Maybe Not II in the July 11, 1937 Lake Championship held at Chambers Landing. Now powered by a 510 HP Liberty, Fleishhacker beat out Henry Kaiser’s Baby Skip –A-Long and Stanly Dollar Jr. Hornet II for the victory.

Dan Foster took possession of Maybe Not II in the fall of 2014 and soon after contracted with the Casey Brothers of Lake Tahoe to undertake the restoration project. The plan was to bring her back to as close to original racing trim as possible. Sometime in the 1960’s Maybe Not II was taken out of storage just long enough to be converted to a double cockpit run-a-bout for pleasure use. The hull was wrapped in fiberglass, and the Liberty engine with accompanying v-drive gearbox was replaced with a 360 c.i. Cadillac. She saw a brief time on Lake Tahoe as THE BOMB. Working with just a few photo’s from the 1930’s for reference, the Maybe Not II is back to her original v-drive configuration powered by a 1958, Joe Wreath built 392 Chrysler Hemi. The modern power will provide de-pendability with much the same horsepower as when she was last raced in 1937. During restoration eighty percent of the original bottom and side planking was retained, decks were replaced and covered in canvas as original, and a new steering console and cockpit were designed to be period correct. Thanks to Franc and Brian Casey, Maybe Not II will reside once again on the West Shore and will be doing her part in bringing back the glory days of boat racing on the Lake.

Dan presented Maybe Not II for the first time at the Wood and Glory Boat Show at Clear Lake in June. She will be one of the feature race boats at the ACBS South Lake Tahoe Boat Show in July, and she will be seen at the ACBS International Boat Show in September at Lake Tahoe.

How the boat got named is somewhat of a mystery. According to Stephens Brother’s records, in 1926 Herbert Sr. ordered a 22 foot run-a-bout named Maybe. Mrs. Fleishhacker’s name was “May Belle” and some say the boat was named after her. Most likely she was saying to her son Herbert that since the first Maybe Not was destroyed by fire at the dock, and she perhaps was questioning Maybe…or Maybe Not… for the success of this number II race boat. Hence, the name Maybe Not II.

This once lost Lake Champion has been found and brought back to life again. Dan and Barbara are looking forward to many enjoyable days on the water sharing with everyone this beautiful vintage racer.

In the 1937 Lake Championship held at Chambers Landing, Fleishhacker’s Maybe Not II beat out Henry Kaiser’s Baby Skip –A-Long and Stanly Dollar Jr.’s Hornet II for the victory.

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No. CA / Lake Tahoe & So. CA Chapters The 26th Annual ACBS Bass Lake Antique & Classic

Wooden Boat Show turned out to be a very fun, enjoyable and relaxing weekend with Bass Lake close to being full…Teri and I along with Bob Newcomer and John Maddox would like to thank everyone that was able to attend this truly wonderful ACBS event. We had over 30 of the most beautiful antique and classic boats on the west coast in the show and over 90 members and their guests in attendance. The weather for the event could not have been better… We enjoyed temps. in the 70’s & 80’s with blue skies, a lite breeze and a lake full of water… This combination makes for the perfect ACBS event, and we had it all here at beautiful Bass Lake… Some of the members and their guests came up a couple days early and ventured out to view the magic of Yosemite National Park only 17 miles from Bass Lake. With all the rain that we have been receiving, the waterfalls in Yosemite were at their best…

Special Thanks to Cody and Joy Taylor for hosting Margarita Thursday the evening before the event… Great Job!

On Friday evening the So. CA ACBS chapter hosted the annual Friday Night BBQ at Millers Landing. It was so amazing to see all the antique & classic wooden boats tied up at the docks at Millers Landing during the BBQ and being able to walk the docks with your favorite beverage and view all these amazing boats… Special thanks to John Maddox and Millers Landing for all your efforts on organizing this very fun and enjoyable BBQ...

All of the food entries everybody brought were very tasty and their was no shortages of adult beverages… After the BBQ some of the members ventured out in their antique and classic boats for a beautiful sunset / cocktail cruise… Good Times!!!

Saturday morning we were greeted with a perfect sunny day for the boat show… Teri and I were busy along with the Bass Lake Lions Club setting up the Sat. morning coffee and pastries for everyone to enjoy. It was a treat to be relaxing on the shores of Bass Lake, sipping a cup of coffee and en-joying a pastry overlooking these wonderful wooden treas-ures.

At 11:00 am we had our boat parade and fly- bye for all the spectators to see and hear these amazing boats doing what they do best. Having Fun… Special thanks to Arnie & Sharon Schweer and Joel & Debbie Castro for all their help with the boat parade. You did a great job!

After the boat show it was time to relax and have a cocktail before we all met again at The Pines Resort for an amazing dinner awaiting us. The meal could not have been better and the view overlooking beautiful Bass Lake was very relaxing…

After dinner everyone was treated to a great desert and a beautiful sunset to top off their evening. But wait…The party is not over yet. Their were some great after dinner parties going on around the lake at The Pines Resort and at Millers Landing… Thanks for the friendship and good times.

Everybody woke-up Sunday morning to another

beautiful sunny day... Many of the members met at the boat slip’s around 9:00 am to participate in the annual Chuck Kelley Poker Run… This is always a fun time that we all look forward to attending… Thanks again to Chuck Kelley & Barbara Walker for making the poker run a lot of fun for all.

The brunch at The Pines Resort turned out great... Both Millers Landing & The Pines Resort does an out-standing job to help cater our events. During our brunch we had some great gift prizes and a few very nice trophies to give out. Congratulation to all gift prize and trophy win-ners. They were all well deserved…

Trophy & Awards Winners: Best Runabout: 1928 Hacker Craft Reina

Dave & Cheryl Anderson / John Maddox Best Utility: 1946 Century Joy

Cody & Joy Taylor Best Restoration: 1941 Chris Craft Tumblehome

Rick & Annie Hill Most Original: 1955 Mercury Damn Straight

Jeff Rains Skippers Choice: 1969 Riva Amore

Dirk & Linda Reed Peoples Choice: 1928 Hacker Craft Reina

Dave & Cheryl Anderson /John Maddox Best Poker Hand: Layne Davis Worst Poker Hand: Dirk Reed Most Correct Answers: Arnie Schweer Least Correct Answers: Virginia Lukkes Teri & I would like to thank the Bass Lake Lions

Club, The Pines Resort, The Pines Marina, Millers Landing and all the volunteers for all of their help and support…

We would also like to Thank all our ACBS members for your support of these wonderful events that take place all across the U.S. & Canada. Without you and your beautiful antique & classic boats, these events would not exist. Thanks for keeping the dream alive!!!

We hope that everybody enjoyed the 26th Annual Bass Lake Antique & Classic Boat Show and we are looking forward to seeing you again at the 2017 event. Hopefully with a lake full of water again. Enjoy the rest of the boat-ing season!!!

All the Best Robert Gaestel & Teri Parker

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Paul Campbell

The Boat Shirt Boys: Dan Foster, Steve Johnson, Rick Gurries, Barbara Foster, Mike Evans, Cody Taylor Joe DeLeonardi and Wayne Mooers

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Joy Taylor, Margaret DeLeonardi, Sue Campbell, Debbi Castro Susan Mooers, Ronda Little, Laurie Gurries, Kelly Davis

Best Utility Joy and Cody Taylor

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B&W Resort, Isleton CA – September 30th to October 2nd COME TO THE EVENT OF THE YEAR

Who can resist the allure of peaceful, winding Delta waterways, watching all manner of waterfowl in their native habitat and enjoying warm, evening sunsets with the many hues of pink, orange and gold. The San Joaquin Delta has literally thousands of miles to explore and the opportunity to experience this magical area is right around the corner!

The first weekend in October has a permanent place on many ACBS member’s calendars reserved for the ACBS Delta Cruise. This year should be even better if we reach our goal of 50 Boats. So be sure to mark your September/October calendar for the weekend of the 30th, 1st and 2nd for your trip to Isleton! It will be the perfect relaxation needed, exactly one week after the International Show in Tahoe.

This is a fun weekend that starts with a traditional potluck on Friday night. Be sure to arrive early in the afternoon so you can enjoy exploring some of the California Delta’s 1000’s of miles of twisting, turning waterways . Several of us head off to Giustis, Wimpy’s, Rosa’s or Windmill cove for a little lunch. Don’t eat too much and be sure to take a map so you can find your way back to the B&W resort in time to enjoy the sunset BBQ with your ACBS friends. The Friday night BBQ Potluck begins at 5:30pm. DON’T FORGET TO bring a dish to share, your own meat/entrée to BBQ, and of course, libations to your personal liking! The Barbecue pits, charcoal, plates, cups and plastic utensils along with sodas and water will be pro-vided.

Saturday morning, a complimentary continental breakfast will be served on the levee, just above the docks at 7:30am. Then it’s back to the cabin to pack your personal picnic feast and make ready to get underway. At 9:30am, the parade of boats will head out of the Marina and into the wide Delta channel for the Poker Run Cruise to Grindstone Joe’s, our lunch destination. Grindstone Joe’s is a private island and club that has become a tradition at this event. We’re lucky to have access to this unique private island. Gather with your friends under the Pavilion for a relaxing lunch, or bring some lawn chairs and games for the large lawn out back.

Returning to B&W Resort, prepare yourself for a catered BBQ feast prepared by “Touch of Mesquite.” We are so fortu-

nate to be able to get this caterer again. Again, don’t forget your favorite libations. On Sunday, we will be cruising to Moore’s Riv-erboat Restaurant, lo-cated right on the Moke-lumne River, for our

Sunday Brunch. The bloody mary bar was fantastic last year and there are plenty of docks for our beautiful boats. It’s so close that everyone can boat to it, even if you’re not plan-ning on continuing on for the Sunday River Cruise. After our tummies are full and we take a group photo, we’ll be underway again. It’s just a short ride back to B&W to pull your boat out or to gather up for the River Cruise.

At about 12:30, we will disembark from B&W for another great River Cruise. I’m guessing that Ice Cream will be involved.

Don’t miss this annual ACBS favorite and let’s see if we can get 50 boats at this event!

AGENDA Friday: 5:30pm Social Hour and BBQ Potluck and

the B&W Resort. Bring a dish to share and your own en-trée. The Barbecue pits, charcoal, plates, cups and plastic utensils along with sodas and water will be provided.

Saturday: 7:30am: Complimentary Continental Breakfast on the levee by the docks.

9:30am: Depart for Grindstone Joe’s - a route map and cruise instructions will be provided upon registration on Friday evening - don’t forget your picnic basket, cooler and beverages! Bring some lawn games for more fun.

5:30pm: Social hour 6:30pm: Catered dinner at B&W Resort Sunday: 10:00 am: Brunch at Moore’s River-boat Restaurant on the Delta Loop. Maps will be provided at Saturday dinner. 12:30 pm: River Cruise – instructions will be given out at brunch and at B&W. For those needing accommodations, the fol-lowing are suggestions you may find helpful: B&W Resort 9 1 6 - 7 7 7 - 6 1 6 1 Cabins (likely full) Best Western Plus 209-367-3000 I-5 and Hwy. 12

Delta KOA 916-777-5588 Trailer Park and 10 Chalets

Microtel 209-367-9700 I-5 and Hwy. 12

Rio Sands Lodge 707-374-6374 205 Hwy. 12

Tower Park Marina 209-369-1041 Cabins and camp sites If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call

or email, Layne Davis at 408-234-7613 or Skip145@comcast.netOn line Sign up and sign-up sheets will be coming soon.

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By Lew Dobbins This year’s Restoration Workshop got off to a delayed

start. Pending severe winter weather and illness a few days be-fore the scheduled March dates moved us to our backup dates. Friday and Saturday April 22nd and 23rd worked well for most people. Friday morning at Sierra Boat Company started off as a usual workshop, introductions over Debra’s breakfast of coffee, juice, fruit, lox, bagels & cream cheese etc. with all the fixins. With everybody comfortable we got started.

Chris Brogna, Sierra’s General Manager, was our host as Herb Hall had other commitments due to the date change. Chris introduced his team and we broke up into four groups, each following an instructor off to a different shop. Chris and Pete Lyhne took a team and headed to the south-west shop where they had a boat ready for staining. For their session, they tag teamed it, discussing the different epoxy systems available, striping, plugs and glues. Each topic had a demonstration waiting.

The hull staining was a hands on exercise. One side of the boat was stained on Friday and the other side on Saturday. Several people gloved up and started getting the color on the hull sides, followed by the normal burlap wiping and thinning ritual. Everyone was engaged and had lots of questions. The small groups of each session made for a very good learning environment.

Round one over, it was lunch time. Debra and her crew had different dogs and sausages, buns, sour kraut, salad etc. to

put everyone into a food coma! We were treated to a selection of cookies after while we watched is snow, big silver dollar size flakes! It snowed most of Friday while we were hard at work. Time to wake up! Round two

was starting. The groups rotated to another instructor and shop. Cooper Stubbs, a man usually of few words was in the Me-

chanic’s shop. Coop is the lead mechanic for Sierra with a lot of great experience and knowledge. This was a wonderful Q&A session. Coop was bombarded with questions and had an answer for all. The general topics covered with visual aids were: winterization, water pumps, shaft logs, flame arrestors, transmission adjustment, af-termarket electronic ignition vs. good ol’ points and condenser. One of Coop’s topics, that was very eye opening for many, was the talk on props, their size, cup and the difference between sea level and Tahoe’s 6,223’ (current) water level. Friday discussions had a few more engine machining related topics as Robert from AIMs

Machine shop in Sparks was joining the group with Coop. When the day ended, everyone had some time to relax

and then off to a group dinner in Tahoe City at Hacienda Del Lago. The snow had stopped and everything was coated with upwards to a foot of fresh beautiful snow. The roads were all fine later that night and it was easy for the participants to get to Sierra the next morning for breakfast and round 3.

Once again, the groups rotated among the 4 shops and instructors. A Century Sea Maid was the victim of all hands. Aaron Hayle and Scott Naylor gave wonderful explanations of varnish properties and application. Everyone

dove in to sand the sides of the Century and apply varnish prior to the end of the session. Scotty and Aaron did a great job of teaching! After each ses-sion, there was a boat with very good looking var-nish! Debra and her team of Renee. Sabina and Laurie

outdid themselves with an amazing smoked ham, mashed potatoes, fruit, salads and the fixins for lunch and more cookies! Nobody can complain that that they went away hungry!

The forth session was led by Brian Richards, Refinish Forman at Sierra. He had a mock-up of the process Sierra is using these days to replicate original wood bottoms. This is a viable alternative and a lower cost option to a fully “glued up” bottom, sides and deck. This style is strong and water tight and is a zero point deduction in judging. Brian’s Q & A was a hit with a lot of great information. Even our recent guest author Wel, was there and soaking up the knowledge to assist him in the Racing Runabout that he did purchase.

Saturday afternoon ended with our participant’s heads full of knowledge and ready to go tackle their projects again. They took away a knowing that Sierra Boat Company, Herb and his crew are there for more than just working on their boats. But for answering questions about their projects and a great source for parts. Carl Milke, parts department manager par excellence, wanted all to know that he is a phone call away and should be one of your first stops when looking for parts. His department was staffed all weekend and some of our members took advantage of the opportunity and did purchase some parts. Prior to departing, several members were treated to a tour of the infamous “upstairs” storage area of Sierra Boat Company. A great way to end our 2016 workshop.

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Life Jackets (Article #9) By Captain Don Leutz Boating Season is upon us and we are all getting our boats

ready for a season of pleasurable boating on our favorite lake or river with family and friends.

Don’t forget the most important safety items – Life Jack-ets! Be sure that all Life Jackets, or PDF’s (Personal Flotation Devices), are U.S. Coast Guard approved or certified and that you have one for every person on board your boat.

Under U.S. Coast Guard Rules and Regulations, all recrea-tional vessels must carry one wearable life jacket for each per-son on board. Any vessel 16 feet or longer (except canoes and kayaks), must also carry one throwable Type IV device.

Life Jackets must be in good and serviceable condition, of appropriate size and type for the intended user and properly stowed where they are easily accessible in an emergency. All Type IV Throwable Devices must be immediately available. It is also a good policy to have a whistle and an emergency light with each Life Jacket.

All children under 13 years of age must wear an appropri-ate Coast Guard approved Life Jacket unless they are below deck or within an enclosed cabin. Children’s Life Jackets are approved for specific weight categories, so be sure to check the label for proper sizing, etc.

In the State of California, a person being towed on skis or other devices are considered to be “persons on board.” The different types of Life Jackets are based on three kinds of flotation and can be characterized as:

1. Inherently Buoyant (Primarily Foam) - which is the most reliable and come in Adult, Youth, Child and Infant sizes, are designed for swimmers and non-swimmers, and available in wearable and throwable styles.

2. Inflatable – these are lightweight, com-fortable and the most compact, available only in wearable styles, and recommended only for swimmers.

3. Hybrid (Foam and Inflation) – these are reliable and provide inherent and inflatable buoyancy, available in Adult, Youth and Child sizes and are for all swimmers and non-swimmers in wearable styles only.

Personal Floatation Devices ( or PFD’s), are referenced as Type I, II, III, IV and V. How do you know the right type of PFD for your size and type of vessel? The “Types” and uses are defined below:

Type I – Off Shore Life Jacket - provides the most buoy-ancy and effective for all waters, especially open, rough, or re-mote waters where rescue may be delayed, designed to turn an unconscious person to a face-up position in the water.

Type II – Near-Shore Buoyancy Vest – intended for calm, inland waters where there is a good chance of a quick rescue. This type of Life Jacket will also turn some unconscious wearers to a face-up position in the water.

Type III – Flotation Aid – for use in calm, inland waters or anywhere there is a good chance of a quick rescue. The wearer, however, may have to tilt their head back to remain face

-up in the water. Type IV – Throwable Device – intended for use anywhere

and designed to be thrown to a person in the water to be grasped and held until the user is rescued. It is not intended to be worn.

Type V – Special Use Device – intended for specific activities and may be carried instead of another Life Jacket only if used to the condi-tions for which it is designed and approved. Spe-cial Use Devices include deck suits, work vests, sailboarding vests and sailing vest with a safety harness.

When choosing a Life Jacket be sure that it is appropriate for your body size, your planned activities, and the water condi-tions you expect to encounter. Be sure to test the fit of the Life Jacket….it should be comfortable, but snug. When all of the straps, snaps, zippers, etc. are securely fastened, raise your arms over your head. The Life Jacket should not ride up, but stay in place. When choosing a Life Jacket for a child, be sure to pick one that is rated within the child’s weight category. To check the fit, carefully pick the child up by the shoulders of the Life Jacket. If it fits correctly, the child’s chin and ears will not slip through.

A Life Jacket can save your life, but only if you wear it! Remember, most drowning occurs near the shore in calm weather, in inland waters.

For more information on Life Jackets, visit: www.uscgboating.org.

Be Safe! See you on the Lake!

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By Don Leutz, Membership Chair

Please join me in welcoming new Members to the Northern California/Lake Tahoe Chapter of ACBS: Argene Giorgi – San Francisco, CA Ron Hyman – Sonoma, CA Shane & Diondra Colquhoun – Roseville, CA Robert & Ruth Moeller – Woodland, CA Robert & Kathleen Silva – Fort Bragg, CA Jake Tomlinson – Auburn, CA Robert & Barbara Bussey – Fair Oaks, CA James Crawford – Marina Del Rey, CA Jeff & Laurie Hixon – Ventura, CA Lyle & Velma Kennedy – Elverta, CA Joy Peterson – Pleasanton, CA Lock & Susie Richards – Nevada City, CA Rod & Tina Souza – Petaluma, CA Terry & Buz Dereniuk – Kelseyville, CA Erin John Barker – Brentwood, CA Kelly Hale – Martinez, CA Richard & Mimi Valenti – Danville, CA I would also like to thank those members who have renewed their memberships in the ACBS Northern California/Lake Tahoe Chapter. If your membership is due for renewal, please take the opportunity to renew now on the ACBS Website, www.acbs.org, or give me a call at 916-681-4751 or email me at leutz@inreach.com and I will help you with the renewal process. You surely do not want to miss out on any of our many family oriented fun activities planned for 2016. ACBS is devoted to the preservation, restoration, and education of classic boating. And, it is a great organization in which to meet likeminded people. It is also a great opportunity to get young people interested and involved in preserving our antique and classic boats and history. As a member, you will receive a Directory of Members in your choice of printed format or online. In fact, the Directory started going out to members in April 2016. You should have received your copy by now, if you chose to receive the Directory by mail. You will also receive not only the official magazine of the An-tique and Classic Boat Society, “The RUDDER”, but our own “WESTERN WOOD” Magazine published by our local chapter. In these publications, you will find event calendars, articles re-garding Classic Boating and history, photos of boat shows and other events, antique and classic boats for sale, as well as many other interesting articles, plus discounts on various goods and services from ACBS supporters. Membership Dues are extremely reasonable: $50.00 for ACBS International, plus $25.00 for Northern California/Lake Tahoe Chapter. I welcome and look forward to your suggestions and help in introducing new friends to ACBS and also your help in retaining our current members.

DID YOU KNOW? By Cheryl Caplan, Webmaster

The new chapter website has been up and running for several months now and I’m getting lots of great photos and info from event chairpersons and members to share with you. Thank you! But, DID YOU KNOW that if you sign up for an event online using the “offline” payment option, you can simply write out your check and mail it to our Chapter Treasurer, Jared Hein? No need to find where you put the form you received in Western Wood. No need to print the form and mail it in. No need to print it to keep for your records because you will get an email from the website with all of the information. If you sign up online and use PayPal, you will get the signup information and proof of your PayPal payment in your email inbox. No need to actually have a PayPal account….just go to the bottom of the PayPal page and check the box indicating you want to pay with your credit card. Simple. Done. The more of us who sign up using PayPal (by the way, there’s no extra charge any longer), the easier it is for both the event chairpersons and our Treasurer. If you sign up using PayPal, they both know instantly that you’ve signed up and paid!!! If you sign up using the “offline” payment option, everybody has to wait for your check before you are fully booked. If you’ve got questions, please feel free to email me at cheryl-caplan@gmail.com or call me at 408.605.2999.

SIGN UP FOR EVENTS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE

Make it easy on your event chairpersons and our Treasurer.

Thanks!!

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At our January meeting, the Philanthropy Committee discussed the need to begin our search for a new member plus a replacement for Debra Dobbins term as she becomes President in January, 2017. This is where YOU come in. The first position is for a past President to begin a one year term that can be renewed up to five years, replacing Kirk Pumphrey who is terming off of the Committee. The second position is for a person who will fill in Debra Dobbin’s unexpired one year term representing a current Board member. If that person remains a Board member, there will be an opportunity to stay on the Philanthropy Committee for up to four more one year terms.

The Philanthropy Committee is a committee of our Chapter that was created in 2008 and has reviewed grants each of the last 7 years and recommended to our NC/LT Chapter Board of Directors not-for-profit organizations who are worthy to receive grant money from the Chapter’s Endowment. If there is growth in the Endowment, then money can be granted; if not, we pass for the year until we have enough to grant. We meet 3 to 5 times a year via a conference call that lasts from 1 – 1.5 hrs., always in the evening on a weekday. The Committee members are responsible for the cost of the conference call which is an out-of-state phone number usually. Most, however, have phone plans that make it a no charge call.

The Philanthropy Committee’s Charter and Endowment Policy can be found on our website under Philanthropy > Overview > Documents. Please visit these documents to get a clear picture of the jobs we need you for!

If you are interested, please contact Steve Caplan, Philanthropy Committee Chair at stevec@kbmworkspace.com or Jared Hein, Treasurer at jaredhein@comcast.net. We’d love to hear from you.

Shout out for 2016 Grant Requests It’s time to help the Philanthropy Committee find

deserving not-for-profits to submit Grant Requests to our Chapter. Each year, if the earnings from the Endowment are sufficient, the Philanthropy Committee reviews Grant Requests to be recipients for the year. Then, in the January Planning Meeting, the Board of Directors approves those requests and votes to grant.

We always need help in getting the word out. Grant requests to any deserving not-for-profit may be for up to $1000. The actual amount we give isn’t calculated until the end of the year and checks will be distributed in late January 2017.

The Grant Request form is on our Chapter website (www.acbs-tahoe.org) under Philanthropy > Grant Request Form. Under Philanthropy > Overview > Documents you’ll find the Endowment Policy which provides more information.

Please let a Philanthropy Committee member know if you’ve directed someone to complete a Grant Request Form.

Current Philanthropy Committee members: Steve Caplan, Jared Hein, Rich Fisher, Kirk Pumphrey, and Debra Dobbins.

Two positions are Two positions are open on the open on the Philanthropy Philanthropy CommitteeCommittee

Lake Shasta Rendezvous V Woodie Whoopie Weekend 2016

The water has come back to Lake Shasta! As this article was written, the lake level had risen to 14 feet below the crest of the dam. We know that the water will be raising more! Remember that at full pool, Shasta has 365 miles of shoreline! It has been about 5 years since we’ve seen this much water in the lake and it is beautiful! Dates for this year’s fun are September 8-11, 2016; you don’t want to miss this! We have a full weekend of boating, sun and fun planned! Make sure to bring your swimsuit as we’ll be rafting the boats together and enjoying the water.

Each day we’ll hit the lake and travel to the end of a different section of the lake. We bring our picnic lunches with us on the boats on Thursday and Friday. We’ll have a great Camp Shasta Coffee Co. breakfast on Friday. The Cook House Restaurant at Bridge Bay Resort is our lunchtime destination on Saturday. We’ll have potluck dinners and breakfasts on The Gurries’ deck.

Lodging will be at the peaceful Tsasdi Resort, Lakehead. Tsasdi’s is under new ownership. Scott and Julie are doing an amazing job as eager resort owners, infusing the resort with new energy and ideas. Reservations can be made by phone at 530-238-2575, we suggest sooner rather than later. Their rustic cabins are equipped with a fridge, stove w/oven and microwave. You can check out their website at www.tsasdiresort.com but if you phone them, an extra web charge can be avoided!

Alternate lodging in the same general area can be found at Sugarloaf Cottages Resort, 19667 Lakeshore Drive, Lakehead. They can be reached at 530-238-2448. Their email is reservations@shastacabins.com . At this time they have numerous units available!

Woodie Whoopie space is limited to the first 40 people who sign up. There will be a $10 per person fee to help cover expenses, which can be paid upon your arrival. For more information and a registration form, please contact Rick Gurries at 707-484-0095, cloveralarm@comcast.net or Laurie Gurries at lauriecloveralarm@comcast.net. We need to compile a list of people attending so we can keep you in-formed with current information, so please contact us! We’ll be in touch later regarding food contributions for the potluck meals. We look forward to boating Shasta with you! Warmest Regards, Rick and Laurie Gurries

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For Sale 1937 Gar Wood 25 ft Triple Cockpit Runabout. Sierra Sue Hull #6110, Concourse de Elegance "Best of Show" 1999, new Volvo Penta 454 engine, original Chrysler Majestic engine available, Price greatly reduced to $150,000. Contact Don at 916-765-1517 or smithdon1315@gmail.com.

For Sale 1938 Chris Craft 21 ft Sportsman. 70% newly restored from top to bottom. West System bottom. Boat is in a bare wood condition. Hull and decks are skinned. All new book-matched solid 1/2″ planking throughout. New dash. Most hardware present and re-chromed including windshield frame. Underwater gear present. Needs motor. Curtis Bauman 530-477-6702 or cbwoodboat@sbcglobal.net

For Sale 1960 Chris Craft 17 ft Ski Boat. With Chevy 283 engine for sale. $19,000 OBO. Contact Layne 408-234-7613 or Skip145@comcast.net

Please contact the editor at lee.chase@comcast.net to place or remove a Trading Dock ad.

For Sale 1978 Riva St. Tropez, this is the fiberglass version of the Su-per Aquarama. Only 300 were ever produced worldwide. Very original boat with only 470 hours. $65,000. Call Marty Feletto at (916) 765-1234.

For Sale 1960 Chris Craft Continental – 18 feet - $8000 Includes full water line cover and very good trailer. Original Chris 283 engine, West system bottom. Convertible top. Fully restored to beautiful show condition. A nice clean running boat 1951 Chris Craft Riviera – 18 feet - $28,000 Includes full water line cover and very good trailer. Fully restored to beautiful show condition 1953 Chris Craft Riviera – 18 feet - $28,000 Includes full water line cover and very good trailer. Fully restored to beautiful show condition 1956 Chris Craft Custom – 17 feet - $22,000 Includes full water line cover and very good trailer. Fully restored to beautiful show condition 1947 Chris Craft Special Runabout – 16 feet - $15,000 Includes full water line cover and very good trailer. Fully restored to beautiful show condition. 1936 Garwood Runabout – 22 feet - $85,000 Includes full water line cover and very good trailer. Fully restored to beautiful show condition Call Don Veihmeyer at (530) 344-9316

For Sale 1954 20’ Chris Craft Sportsman (Utility), Gray Marine 327 ci, 220 hp engine, dual battery system, added seating in front of engine box, carpeted, nice condition, needs bottom paint. Asking $18,900 (includes trailer), Contact Jim at 775-831-3060

For Sale 1960 Chris Craft Ski Boat, 17 ft, 283 Chevy engine. $19,000 or Best Offer Call Layne Davis (408) 834-7613

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