Friday, September 26, 2008

ACBS International Boat Show Coeur d'Alene ID September 19-21

So we had a little challenge as to which of us would be first to web with the boat show information from Idaho. I'm not sure if I am, but I bet I'll find out in a hurry! Left to right, back row: Chris Schmaltz, Hagerty Insurance; Steve Lapkin, Teamriva; Carla Gernhofer, Hagerty Insurance; Diana and Captain Jim Shotwell, ACBS Board Member; Jill Day, and Dave Bortner, Mahogany Bay. We had a blast on the lake cruise/buffet.



The Ploetners from New Jersey, boarding the cruise. Left to right, Don II, Don, and Madeline.

Beautiful 1937 25' Chris-Craft Deluxe runabout "Seabiscuit" belonging to our friend and customer, Jim McGrath.

My favorite of the show, 1941 30' Gar Wood Sedan, with Scripps V-12, "HaPike".

Here's me, giving out the first annual Mahogany Bay Preservation award for the best preserved original boat of the show. The award went to "O Danny Boy", a 1929 26' Chris- Craft belonging to Bernie and Carol Atkinson of Lake Tahoe. This boat won the preservation award at the ACBS show on Lake Tahoe in 2006. It is powered by its original Chris-Craft A-70 V-8 enigne, still floats on its original bottom, and, Best of all, the Atkinsons use it! All the time!



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