A rare centre-steer Duke project boat available
Duke Playmate centre-steer lapstrake runabout: 18 ft, 1936 Notes from the owner below: 1936 Duke Playmate 18ft Long Beam 5ft Original Buchanan Midget 4 Cyl included. Very complete but missing rudder,...
View ArticleClassic Chris-Craft Continental still available:
Chris-Craft Continental: 20 ft, 1955 This 1955 mahogany Chris-Craft was located in a neighbour’s dry (dirt floor) boat house in 2012. It had been in storage for twenty years! The boat was wet...
View ArticleA visit to Giesler Boats in Powassan, Ontario
The Giesler Boat Company, a family owned operation, has been creating cedar-strip canoes and runabouts for decades. The company’s light-weight, functional and economical water-craft are particularly...
View ArticleArrghh, Maties! The big Boat Show is coming!
Listen up, classic antique and “fibre-glassic” boat lovers. The International Antique and Classic Boat Society (Toronto Chapter) is coming Saturday July 7th. to Muskoka Wharf in downtown Gravenhurst...
View ArticleVintage cars and a poker run highlight Father’s Day weekend in Gravenhurst,...
Muskoka bustled with both young and old enjoying boats and cars on Saturday at the annual Gull Lake Car show. The event was sponsored by the local Rotary Club. The Power Boat Poker Run, also this...
View ArticleOur newest listing: a Century Raven: 22 ft, 1958
Classic Century Raven: 22 ft, 1958 This classic Century Raven has had only two owners, the second having owned the boat for the last thirty-five years. This versatile Raven is an excellent rough...
View ArticleTwenty volunteers bring a badly damaged “Dippy” back to life.
Most Wednesday mornings in Gravenhurst, Ontario, volunteers gather at the Muskoka Boat Works to hone their craftsmanship and restore wooden boats! One of the group’s current projects, a 1929 Lindsay...
View ArticleOur newest listing: a Grew Sea Master, 20′, 1947.
Grew Sea Master: 20 ft., 1947 (Notes from the owner below) “Rare, Semi-enclosed deluxe utility, completed restored by Canadian Heritage Boats! Marine survey dated 2016. Complete list of features...
View ArticleInternational vintage boat show tomorrow in Gravenhurst, Ontario
…A last minute reminder that The Antique and Classic Boat Society, Toronto Chapter, is hosting one of the largest antique and classic boat shows in North America tomorrow, July 7th, 2018. The show...
View ArticleDramatic price reduction on Vic Carpenter racing sailboat
We have been instructed by the owner to reduce the price of this rare Vic Carpenter E-Scow racing sailboat from $7,500 to $4000! See notes from the owner below: Vic Carpenter Racing E-Scow: 28 ft.,...
View ArticleInternational boat show a smashing success!
The three docks at the ACBS show were packed with visitors Scores of vintage wooden and fibre-glassic boats (as well as vintage autos) lined the shores of Muskoka Bay in Gravenhurst, Ontario, this past...
View ArticleOur newest listing: plus recently sold boats.
Greavette Streamliner: 22 ft, 1949 “Melissa” , one of the rare a highly sought after Greavette Streamliner, models, has just become available. Notes from the vendor below: ” Melissa is a 1952...
View ArticleEnjoying the Muskoka Lakes, plus a recently sold ‘woody.”
There is never a shortage of fascinating vintage watercraft on the Muskoka Lakes. N.H., our secret sleuth, recently captured images of three very different “woodies” and their owners enjoying time...
View ArticleVideo of the ACBS (Toronto) international boat show in Gravenhurst, Ontario
The 2018 Antique and Classic Boat Society (Toronto Chapter) boat show in Gravenhurst Ontario on July 7, 2018, featured huge crowds,scores of gleaming, varnished decks, vintage autos and wonderful...
View ArticleA stunning new listing and a “just sold.”
This Sheerliner hard top below has undergone a TOTAL restoration. See notes from the owner below: Rare Greavette Sheerliner hard-top sedan: 24 ft., 1949 This very rare boat has been completely...
View ArticleVideo of the ACBS Gravenhurst Boat Show: Part II
Our tour of the 2018 ACBS (Toronto) boat show continues with vintage classic boats and cars in the water and on land displays. Miss Supertest III appears with her Rolls Royce 2750 hp engine and “rum...
View ArticleNew prices on two classics and a “recently sold.”
We have been instructed by the owners to reduce the prices on the two watercraft below: Century Resorter: 17 ft., 1950 Notes from the owner: “Rare 17 ft Century Resorter. This classic is a daily driver...
View ArticleOur newest listing, and a new price on an electric boat!
Our newest listing: a custom fibreglass Gentleman’s racer: 23 ft, 2009 This exciting six seater is built with a fibreglass hull for low maintenance. She has a top speed of 50 mph! See notes from the...
View ArticleA new listing: Century Resorter: 15 ft., 1964
Century Resorter: 15 ft., 1964 Notes from the owner below: “Boat is in the water…lost boat houses this year due to ice. Have to sell boat. Has brand new upholstery. Needs top board on transom...
View ArticleTwo new listings: a handsome Greavette and a masterpiece wherry.
Greavette Sport Utility Skiff: 21 ft., 1970 This attractive Greavette shines with a recent refinish. See notes from the owner and additional photos below. Notes from the owner below: “Beautiful 1970...
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