Category: Boats

We are the new owners of HEBE, purchased at the BJ Auction in Scottsdale, AZ. We are ACBS members and plan on running the boat and showing it. We live in Oakhurst, CA, near Bass Lake. Dick and Sandy Wendt

I am part of a small maritime museum down here in Paynesville , Victoria, Australia who are working to record the local maritime heritage before it is all lost. The story is long and interesting as the Gippsland Lakes were well serviced, pre-railways, with a fleet of small ships and …

HAPPY NEW YEAR. The start of a new year signals that all the old vintage hydroplanes and owners, like a very fine wine, are just getting better with age. (Hmm….that sounds good, so I’ll go with that). Every year new year also brings forth a few more vintage hydroplanes that …

Mom’s Worry A-55 has 24 photos posted to their webpage. This is the boat built by “Pops” Weber for his son Ray in 1962. They raced the boat for 5 years then sold it. It was located by Ray’s son, Mark in 2007 and restored by Scott Liddycoat.

Rolf Gersch found his father’s old boat (that his father originally built) and restored her back to life. Click here to read more of the story on this beautiful boat.