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

Volume 30, Issue 4 Quarterly Newsletter Fall 2012

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Western Wood is published quarterly – Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall for mailing to over 600 members of our Northern California / Lake Tahoe Chapter. Your advertising dollar takes your business to the center of the select Northern California classic boating community and activities. 2012 Rates: Color Business Card 4 times $250 (2 x 3 1/2”) 1 time $75 Quarter Page 4 times $500 (4 x 3 1/2”) 1 time $150 Half Page 4 times $800 (4 1/2 x 71/2”) 1 time $250 Full Page 4 times $1600 (9 1/2 x 7 1/2”) 1 time $500 Inquire To: Lee Chase or Bob Mullarkey westernwood@acbs-tahoe.org

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Well we just wrapped up another fabulous year thanks to outgoing President John Lahti and all the members who pitched in and made the events happen. At the annual meeting, Joel Castro was installed as our new President and now we begin to plan for next year. Spring Fling is well on its way; see the information on page 15. This will be an interesting new venue for this event featuring a Safari West tour. Make reservations now so you don’t miss it. We are already organizing the South Tahoe Wooden Boat Classic, which is sure to be a great success. This show is growing and getting better every year, don’t miss it. We encourage not only restored boats but also preserved boats and modified boats as well. Please plan on signing up your boat and do it early, we want your boat in the show. Best wishes to all for a very happy Holiday Season!

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When you’ re having a great time, it’s really tough when it ends. The Annual Meeting in the Napa Valley was a case in point. Iren Jenney and her crew put on a fabulous weekend. A note of thanks to Bruce and Gail Adair, Bob and Sally Mullarkey and Bill and Mary Jo Shepherd is also due. The weather, the food, and especially those of you who attended, made another great weekend. What a way to end the year! Along with Barbara Foster at Spring Fling, Joel and Debbie Castro at Bass Lake, John Lawrence and Doug Reed with Wood and Glory and Preston Smith at the Delta Cruise, we put on some terrific functions this year. Lets not forget Steve and Cheryl Caplan with the South Tahoe boat show and the awards picnic. This event just gets better every year. Along the way, thanks to Rich Fisher, Nancy Bartolomei, and Eric and Kim Tolkien, we enjoyed a few Woodie Whoopies. Also thank yous are due to our hosts, the Shepherds, the Atkinsons, and the Turners. We are so fortunate to have so much fun in such a beautiful place. I almost forgot my favorite, the Gatsby Dinner at the Pope estate. Thanks to Debra Dobbins. I am reminded daily that none of this stuff happens by magic. We are able to do what we do because of the people who step up and git ‘er done. The above mentioned names and those serving on the board of directors, they deserve the credit. They make it all happen, and I feel very fortunate to have served with such a great group of people. Thanks again, to all of you. Our membership now stands around 500, up substantially from this time a year ago. Kudos to Don Parsons for a great job, and we’ve got six new members on the incoming board. Lots to look forward to in 2013. We are always in need of some ‘new blood’ as they say, so I urge anyone interested to attend our annual planning meeting on January 5 in Rio Vista. I guarantee a great time, and we do feed you. It’s been an honor to serve.

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“The “sparkle” came back and he got excited again about his past life and boating also. He reconnected with all the

different classic boats and a lot of the people too. It didn’t take long before we were digging his 1948 Western Fairliner “Torpedo” model out of 31 years of storage, and a father and son started continuing this classic boating story.” Joel Castro, 2012 Following is a profile interview with our incoming Chapter President Joel Castro and his wife Debbie. Known for their successful chairing of the Bass Lake events, their boat Banshee, and, in general, their “people pleasing ways,” Joel now assumes our chapter President role and has agreed to share his past boating story and future chapter goals with our membership. And so the story starts.

About the People:

Our family has a long time legacy in the Stockton Valley area where my father was farm raised and eventually founded in 1937 the Castro Oldsmobile Agency in Tracy. Prior to the car agency, it was about acres of horses, dairy and ranching ventures. Yet Dad was always interested in mechanical things – there were early airplanes, cars, and boats too. My father bought his first airplane - a 1949 Cessna 140 from some “young pilot” named Chuck Yeager. It seems Chuck had flown it from back east all the way out to Edwards Air Force Base. Dad was always sorry he sold that plane. Yet he remained friends with Chuck - who went on to later break the sound barrier – and it wasn’t with Dad’s old plane! Right about that same time another legend, Dick Clarke, Sierra Boat Company set Dad up with the Western Boat Building Co. of Tacoma Washington and a $3200 agreement was reached to buy one of their unusual, yet era trendy 17 foot double ended “Torpedo model” mahogany speed boats. It was custom built and delivered in 1950 at the San Francisco Boat Show. Dad christened her Ban-shee – based on the fact at full throttle, the 6 cylinder, 150 hp Gray Marine Fireball engine sounded like the mythical wailing spirit. I was born in 1949 and my childhood memories of the farm and of our father and son times are cherished. The years went by and I always will remember all those Tahoe family vacations with my sisters and Banshee. With his engine and mechanical interest, Dad liked all things that went fast, and attending the annual Tahoe hydro races and talking with the famous people of that era – was his

Western Wood interviews incoming Chapter President Joel Castro. As told to and presented by Wayne Mooers

“When mother died Dad was depressed. In August 1989 we went back to Tahoe with him and walked the docks of the

Concours d’Elegance. It was just what Dad needed”.

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name Kaiser or was that Stan Dollar? - are all part of my childhood memories. There were also those summer evenings after work when we used to go skiing on the Delta – the Be-sotes Brothers were building some fast boats and buying big Cadillac engines from Dad’s car agency, and there were some memorable boat racing events in the Stockton channel in which Banshee participated. Dad and Banshee actually won first place at the Stockton Ski Regatta in 1952. I can remember when I was around 9 or 10 and a lot smaller, Dad would have me help work on Banshee and since I was small, I was able to crawl around inside the nooks and crannies and get to places Dad could not. Now I have trouble getting into those same nooks and crannies! As I got older, I began working part time at the car agency, and then full time after graduating from Delta College. Banshee was our family boat and was used extensively through 1970, at which time Dad semi-retired and Banshee also “retired” into the car agency’s paint booth where it rested up for some 31 years. Debbie and I met in 1964. She liked the water, Lake Tulloch, boats, and finally grew to like me! We were married in 1973, and settled down first in Tracy and then in 1985, moved to Ripon just south of Stockton. Along came sons Mark (1974) and Sean (1979), and of all things, our 70’s era Avenger fiberglass 16ft outboard ski boat that kept us on the water! Debbie later bought her Aunt’s beauty salon business – making the ladies pretty, while I worked my way up through the Ripon Fire Department after being hired on as a fireman / paramedic and then ending up as the Deputy Fire Marshall. The years passed quickly, and then one day, there I was standing at the Concours d’Elegance with my 81 year old father watching his eyes light up again - something I had not seen since my Mother passed on in 1987! We met with various ACBS members who took the time to talk “boat talk” with us and encouraged us to join in the fun. A new chapter of our “story” began right there because an ACBS member smiled back at us and said hello.

About the boat:

After the Concours event we started restoring Banshee. Unfortunately, Dad suddenly passed away in 1994. My three sisters, Debbie and myself took our time and respectfully closed down his home and the auto agency, and in his honor, Debbie and I held onto and continued restoring Banshee. A complete wood and careful mechanical restoration was accomplished over the next few years. I met with Allen Petrich, grandson of Western Boat Building Co. of Tacoma, Washington founder (1916) Martin A. Petrich. He recognized Banshee as one of the most original “Torpedo’s” he’d seen, and offered to buy her back. We were honored, yet

declined to let Banshee leave our family. We also met Ann Drose, whose father Dair N. Long was the naval architect who designed the all-round shaped Torpedo model for Western Fairliner. Mr. Long, a University of Michigan educated N.A., was known for his 1940’era Navy search and rescue boats; he designed the respected 63 foot SAR that reached speeds exceeding 33 knots during the 1940’s war era. Fairliner Builder and co-owner of Western Boat Works, Allen Petrich Sr. had always wanted to add a 16 to 18 foot Runabout Speedboat to his cruiser line and finally retained Mr. Long to design one for him. At the time, wood working “doubters” said it couldn’t be done – bending solid mahogany planks to the extreme radiuses specified – they’d never stay put - yet Long and Western Fairliner successfully built 35 Torpedo models between

People’s Choice, Again! Bass Lake, 2009 Mooers Photo.

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1946 and 1950. In 1950, the factory burned down and all the jigs for constructing the little runabouts were lost. The challenge of the time was forming flat mahogany boards into curved shapes of the boat’s double ended and rounded hull design. There are no flat sections. This plank over frame construction technique was not about current cold molding thin mahogany “skins” over a male mold and it has been said a 50% wood “waste factor” was calculated into the construction parameters’. Long’s design criteria intentionally put the bow high up on a plane and at speed (the boats exceed 45mph) only the last 18 to 20 inches of the tapered stern bottom surface are intended to be in the water. It is an early example of lowering the bottom drag and related wetted planning surface – a semi-displacement hull. Period builders Hacker and Dee-Wite built some double enders in the 1930’s also, and current Northwest builder Stan Craft has

a like (but larger) double ended design on which they put a “beaver” tail, Joel states. Likewise, Curtis Erickson, of Washington, has had two “Torpedo’s” and recently purchased a third boat named Dream Boat. It has a Cadillac engine and a post-production modified “beaver tail” attached. And, we just recently learned club member Bob Mount has purchased a Torpedo from the east coast and has recently delivered it to Northwest Classic Boats for complete restora-tion. Of the 35 boats built, only 8 are known to exist, and the rare Fairliner “Torpedo models enjoy high dollar values and respect from the classic boating community accordingly. In 2001 we re-introduced Banshee at the Concours d’Elegance at Sierra Boat Company’s site. We proudly launched her, and then a moment of panic set in as the caulking on the exhaust flange started leaking. No doubt old Dick Clarke sent a signal down to Herb Hall and Pat Bagan who immediately hoisted Banshee up and attended to her caulking needs before the show started - on a no charge basis, no less. We thank you Herb and Pat! That year was the start of the “People’s Choice” award recognitions for Banshee. She went on to win the “Peoples Choice” award again at the Concours d’Elegance two years later - making her one of only two boats to have won that prestigious award twice! Joel and Debbie continue to humbly accept the “Peoples Choice” award at different shows they attend and so far Banshee has won this recognition seven times. The boat is different enough in design and restoration detail that it draws a lot of attention and inter-est. “The little double ender is not a common design and with the limited number of boats still known to exist, Banshee continues to be a show pleaser” Joel explains. Banshee has also been a “calendar girl” (Classic Boating, August 2006), and a “poster child” as presented in various West Marine printed promotional venues.

About the Club:

“2001 also was the start of our joining in the ACBS events and meeting new friends with like backgrounds and boating interests” Joel acknowledges. Some place along the way then president Norm Kitching called me stating Carry Winslow and Chuck Kelly needed help with the Bass Lake event. We got involved and offered our help, and it wasn’t long there after we inherited chairing the event. “It continued to expand our classic boating interests, contacts and friends, – Bass Lake is the first ACBS spring event, and brings both the Southern California and our Northern California chapters together each year” Debbie stated. Debbie and Joel are recognized for their 110% dedication to making this event successful each year – even when a little unusual spring snow liven things up a bit! “One of my current concerns and attention areas for our ACBS club is addressing our membership needs in a challenged economy” Joel states. Yes, our membership count is understandably down, just like boating participation and other recreational event forms are down. Yet I think our Board of Directors needs to reach out and listen carefully to our membership’s needs, to extend ourselves to new members and respond accordingly. Joel acknowledges there is an established interest in cultivating the “shows and show boats,” yet suggests the chapter’s activities need to also provide cost sensitive gatherings and on- the-water-outings, as well as informative sessions that also add member benefits. “After all, it’s all about bringing people together with common interests and values, and keeping the “sparkle” going.”

President Joel and First Lady Debbie can be reached at 209-599-7310. Join with us and cheer Joel on, and know he welcomes your calls and comments.

Joel, Sister, and Western Fairliner, 1950’s era

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Laurie and Rick Gurries thought they were just inviting some boating friends and neighbors over to their Lake Head, Lake Shasta summer cabin to formally celebrate the launching of Matchbox, a 1946 20’ Chris Craft Custom runabout Rick had recreated over the past 9 years. Yet by the end of the weekend celebration, we all recognized ACBS “Woodie Whoopies” have now found their way up the Sacramento River, over the dam, and into Lake Shasta. And so the classic boat stories continue. Over a dozen ACBS members piled in their classic boats the weekend of September 22nd as Laurie, Rick, and Matchbox lead a classic boat parade over to Bridge Bay Resort for lunch overlooking the lake, and then on to a private touring of the impressive Shasta Caverns on a beautiful fall weekend. The waters were smooth, the temperatures comfortable, summer over and the schools back in, and, for the most part the lake was “ours” to explore. Great food, adult beverages, wooden boat stories, and laughter were in order and enjoyed all weekend. The Gurries’summer cabin is “grandfathered” onto federal land overlooking the upper Sacramento River arm at Lake Head and they kindly opened up their cabin and boating “world” to us. Close by is Tsasdi Resort and marina which served as home base. ACBS families Castro, Davis, DeLeonardi, Drees, Robertson and Mooers (and now future Shasta area members Deichler and Lavoie) congratulated Rick and Laurie on the beautiful work and commitment they both did (Laurie sewed the upholstery) in recreating Matchbox. The group then went on to “unanimously” vote to in-vite ourselves and other members back next fall for another Shasta Woopie! Stay tuned.

Kelly and Layne Davis Cruising Lake Shasta

By Wayne Mooers

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We are hard at work making plans for next years boat show. The details are still being worked out, but the main point is making sure having fun is the top priority. In previous years we had all the sign ups for boat entries and social events at the same time, this made if difficult for both us and you, since we all know our lives are busy and don’t know who is coming until much closer to the event. So this year we are splitting the boat entry registration from the social events. This will allow us to be able to better plan the boat portion of the show, ensure that you get into the program, and allow you find out who is coming to the boat show with you at a later date. To entice you to sign up early, we are offering an early sign-

up bonus. If you enter your boat before January 30, 2013, you will get a $10 discount and 4 boat show tickets instead of the usual 2. This way you can invite some friends, or give them to family and maybe entice them to commit to you earlier this year. The ACBS Picnic and Boat Show Awards will be held on July 28 and we will again have many wonderful trophies and awards to hand out. Every year we assemble a dedicated and caring judging team, with the goal of not only wanting to reward you for the fine job of restoring or preserving your boat, but to also help you learn more about your boat. We encourage you to ask questions and participate in the judging of your boat. So when you fill out your entry form, we encourage you to have your boat judged. We look forward to another great year of boating and your participation in the South Tahoe Wooden Boat Classic of 2013.

By Sandy Chase

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The Delta Cruise always has compelling attraction. For one thing this is a true boating event where we spend more time in our boats cruising around and no time worrying about removing the last speck of dust for finicky judges. And then there’s the challenge of the intricate labyrinth off channels where one wrong turn can keep you amused (lost) for hours. Another thing is the food. Starting with the Whoopie style pot luck Friday evening where we barbeque on the levee overlooking the harbor while sipping beverages. Then there’s the Saturday catered dinner with an exceptionally well prepared variety of dishes. And of course there’s the camaraderie. Some of us have been coming to this event year after year, while several were experiencing it for the first time. In any case it was fun to meet new members and hang out with everyone. Friday’s weather was so nice that we lingered after the barbeque overlooking the harbor, enjoying the bon fires while kids roasted marshmallows. The skies were clear so we set the telescope and some young astronomers had a chance to view some stars. But no one was quite willing to stay up for moonrise and Jupiter which was coming up after midnight. Saturday morning with the sun shining, we set off for Grindstone Joe’s following another convoluted route set up by Tim Stapleton. Although the map was well marked, I felt like we were always half lost and were going for miles with no sign of civilization, then around a bend there’s Wimpy’s, then off we went again into the landscape where there was no one except for a herd of sheep on the levee. Wooden boats seem totally appropriate on the delta, where people appreciate the fact that little has change for decades. Grindstone Joe’s was created in the 1920’s by a Chilean immigrant fisherman Joe Atello. By brute strength and stamina he worked with shovel and wheelbarrow to build up his island. He planted trees, the initial flowers and snagged floating timbers to create the first docks which attracted early boaters from the valley and the bay area starting in the late 20's. Today the Grindstone Association is intent on perpetuating his legacy while respecting his appreciation for nature, the environment and human dignity. We are fortunate to have the opportunity to share that legacy. On the way back from Grindstone Joe’s to the B&W my boat had some issue, like it stopped running. We drifted over to one of the vegetable sheds at Tower Marina and tied off with no damage except for some dirt on our clothes from the somewhat greasy dock. It was gratifying that about six boats offered assistance and we were soon under way being towed by Bobbie Gasteal. While being towed we combined the intelligence of John Lahti and my guest Matt Spencer and tinkered with the engine, found the problem and got it going again. No problem, no casualties, just another day on the water in an old boat! We got back to the B & W Resort in plenty of time for cocktails before din-ner on the lawn. Over the years we have had a variety of caterers for the Sat-urday dinner. The Point Restaurant has definitely raised the bar for this event, not only do they provide a delicious meal at a reasonable cost, they also show up on time (something that occasionally didn’t happen in the past, try to imagine the anger of 100 hungry boaters!). This time we were 100 well fed happy boaters. Sunday morning a flotilla of boats headed to the Point Restaurant for brunch. It was a tough job but we managed to enjoy another meal before heading home.

Preston Smith has organized this event for 5 years now and he has it fine tuned to perfection. But it’s time to give him a break! We need someone to step up to be a co-chair of this event with Preston next year, with the idea of taking over the event for the following year. If you haven’t organized an event before, this would be a good one to take over since all the pieces are in place and you just have to keep it going.

By Lee Chase

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It was a weekend of adventure, food, wine, fun and friends!

They say it takes a village. I say, it takes a great committee, imagination, a wonderful locale, hard work, good friends and a fun mem-bership to make an event a success. And the 2012, Annual Weekend and Meeting of the Lake Tahoe/Northern California Chapter of ACBS was just that. I would like to take this opportunity to thank our committee, Bruce and Gail Adair, Bob and Sally Mullarkey and Bill and Mary Jo Shepherd for all their hard work in assuring that this weekend ran smoothly and all events went off without a hitch. I also would like to do a shout out to Tom and Marie O’Rourke and Judy Day McManus for stepping up during the weekend to give us a hand. And whoever else pitched in. Thanks to all. And last but not least, to my husband, Ted Jenny who puts up with all my shenanigans, my ideas and my energy. To those who know our family, know that he is truly my leading man. There were 9 components planned and executed for the weekend. We started with a wine reception with great appetizers, and special wines at the Calistoga Inn and Spa Hotel, proceeded to Pacifico, a Mexican Restaurant for a Fiesta dinner with Mariachis, and games for which each committee member had provided 5 gifts donated to the event. Saturday morning, we planned a drive along a scenic route, a game to play along the route, a wine tasting and lunch at the beautiful grounds of The Black Stallion Winery. We rented stanchions so those with fancier cars would have safe parking. Then, we proceeded to the Napa Valley Olive Oil Factory, and a casual picnic on their grounds. After which we walked over to the Chamber Oak Winery and Art Studio for a private tour especially planned for our members. Saturday evening had us at the Historic Barrel Room of the Vintage 1870 building with dinner and dancing, meeting of friends and fun. Sunday morning, we planned a very scrumptious luncheon. cooked and executed by our son, Ed Westmoreland, who owns Eddie Papa’s American Hangout, a family owned restaurant in Pleasanton. Most of you don’t know that Ed came to our rescue, at the last couple of weeks, when our committee decided to mutiny and say, “enough is enough, we will not cook the brunch/lunch”. Just kidding on the mutiny part, but they wisely advised me that I was overloading us all by planning to cook the meal ourselves. So, we served cocktails, planned the mini car show, and left the cooking to the professionals. And what fun all that was! In ending, I would like to add a couple of my two cents worth. Planning and executing these events takes, energy, resources, patience and above all, time. These weekends are planned for your participation and your enjoyment. People who chair these events and committee mem-bers who work hard to implement and carry them out, do so for you, the membership. Get involved. Toss your hat in the ring. Help plan events, offer your assistance and most of all, put the dates on your calendar and come to the events. Hope to see you at the next one.

Officers 2013 Joel Castro President Sandy Chase 1st Vice President Preston Smith 2nd Vice President Bob Mullarkey 3rd Vice President Jane Bane Secretary Jared J. Hein Treasurer Lee & Sandy Chase Editors Western Wood Lee & Sandy Chase Directors of Info Service Steve Caplan Director of Philanthropy Don Parsons Director of Membership Bob Mullarkey Director of Advertizing

Directors for the Class of 2013: Nancy Bartolomei Rhonda Little Dave Lyon Bob Robertson

Directors for the Class of 2015: Terry Clapham Layne Davis Robert Gaestel Peter George John Lawrence

Directors for the Class of 2014: Barbara Foster Debra Dobbins Jack Greenhalgh Doug Reed

By Iren Jenny

Outgoing President John Lahti receives plaque from incoming President Joel Castro.

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The gift raffle with stealing option caused some serious prize fighting.

Exploring the ancient Napa Charter Oaks wine cellar

Mary Jo Shepherd prepared some great treats!

Joel Castro tries his hand at wine making

Cool rides lined up in front of the Jenney’s residence

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Your “Ships Store” is one of the two opportunities the Club has to draw money from non-members to support the Club and it’s charitable endeavors. Along with our wonderful volunteers we had a lot of fun at Clear Lake and at the two Tahoe shows. Many thanks to those that volunteered to help out with the numerous tasks that are involved. Many hands make lighter work for all. ACBS members have always had a won-derful volunteer ethic and we need everyone to share in this philosophy. Your thoughts as to what you feel we should sell and how we should do it are always welcome. Clear Lake sales in June were brisk and the merchandise we had was well accepted. Sales at the South Tahoe Wooden Boat Classic were record breaking and about 15% above last years very good numbers. For the first time South Tahoe sales surpassed our sales at the Concours. The Concours sales were quite good and about the same as last year. If you are interested in getting the name of your boat embroidered on any of our merchandise or having a special item made up with special names and/or logos you can contact Rich at rich.fisher34@yahoo.com .

We had five well attended gatherings on various Friday nights in June, July and August and two additional parties put on by the Clear Lake members. The camaraderie at these events is wonderful to see. Many of the regulars reach out to the first timers to help the newbie’s feel welcome and we have found that these efforts get people to return again and again. The revenue from the raffles at the Tahoe events pay for the prizes, the charcoal and various supplies. The costs of these items for the final event at Kay Turner’s “Playtime” were pretty much covered by the previous four parties and we were able to donate $190 of raffle money to the Thunderbird Preservation Society”. We were able to en-tice our members to dig deep and purchase a lot of tickets by Rich Fisher’s “challenge” as he pledged to match the Club member’s donation. A total of $380 was given to the Thunderbird on our behalf. We greatly appreciate the home owners that offered their wonderful homes or HOA beach facilities. We could not have the parties without these great venues. Thanks.

Mark your calendars and save the date – 5:30 PM, June 21, 2013 at the Shep-herd’s home in McKinney Bay at 6220 McKinney Drive (West Shore).

By Rich Fisher

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For membership information contact: Donald Parsons Phone: (209) 518-1276 e-mail: membership@acbs-tahoe.org

Peter and Carla Riechers of Napa, CA Bryan and Kara Turner of West Sacramento, CA Elias Manousos of San Francisco, CA Lisa and Claude Lavoie of Anderson, CA John Schiesel of Santa Cruz, CA Gary Plonczak of Livermore, CA Peter Anderson of Madera, CA Don Whipple of Lafayette, CA Nick and Kerry Bokides of Acampo, CA Renee and Joe Carter of West Sacramento, CA Jan and Viveca Farnsworth of Novato, CA Bob and Theresa Harmola of Castro Valley, CA Richard Hingley of Stockton, CA Mike and Lupe Johnson of Walnut Creek, CA Ricardo and Magdalene Ortiz of Tahoma, CA Robert and Suzanne Rubenstein of Palo Alto, CA Dana and Karla Uhlhorn of Fernley, NV Steve and Kris Welsh of Folsom CA, Richard and Ruth Young of Fair Oaks, CA

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For Sale 1948 Chris Craft 17' Deluxe Runabout 1950 Chris Craft 19' Racing Runabout 1947 Chris Craft 22' Sportsman 1965/66 Chevy 427 Engine. Never started since new. All boats totally restored and show winners. For information contact Bill @ 916-652-4689

For Sale 1957 Owens Speedship "16" Runabout with 1969 55hp Evinrude Outboard and original trailer. Restoration in progress. $2,500.00. Contact Mike at 2003cobra@sbcglobal.net 925-634-4766 (Discovery Bay, CA)

For Sale 1930-22ft Gar Wood Custom Runabout Totally restored in 2005. Chrysler Royal 8 Engine. West System bottom. Two axel trailer. A very nice triple cockpit runabout $65,000 Don (530) 344-9316

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 - -Priced to sell at $175,000.00. Contact Don at 916-765-1517 or smithdon1315@gmail.com.

For Sale Very nice VM boat trailer, fits 18-20 inboard, has prop guard and full side steps, excellent condition, currently at California Trailers in Sacramento, contact me, Bob, 530-470-8785 or 530-264-6443

For Sale 1954 Chris Craft Riviera 18 ft Excellent condition in every way. Concours trophy winner that needs nothing to show or use. Strong KBL 131, beautiful interior, 2005 custom trailer. As nice a Riviera you're likely to find and offered at a very fair price. Call John @ 707-501-8249.

For Sale

1964 Chris-Craft 21' Sportsman Lapstrake plywood utility, 283 V-8. See page 506 in The Essential Guide. Needs some wood replacement and refastening. Extras available. Includes Float-On double-axle aluminum trailer, aluminum wheels + spare, disc brakes. Iva-Lite, standard height, long control cable, Halogen lamp + spare. New construction by Grandcraft, never mounted. Jim Guigli jimguigli@sbcglobal.net 916-488-7448

For Sale Show winning 1956 Chris Craft 23’ Continental It’s Hull 23-086 with factory optional 3/4 mid-ship seat and original MCL 175HP engine. A 2012 Lake Tahoe Concours d’Elegance First Place boat and also a 2012 Tahoe ACBS Wooden Boat Classic First Place winner. “Fallon” appeared on the September/October 2011 cover of Classic Boating and appears in the 2013 Classic Boating Calendar. New no-leak fiber-glas bottom in 2011 and 8 additional coats of varnish. This is an extraordinary 23’ Continental that needs absolutely nothing. Full cover and EZ Loader dual axle trailer. Great family or cocktail boat. Show it and win! $54,000 or best offer. Call 510 644 9350 or jamestaylor007@gmail.com

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