LAKE ST - Mississippi Valley Chapter of ACBS
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1. Bow Line January 2014 EDITION Meeting Edition January 24 2014 Events St Louis Boat amp Sports Show Feb 26 to March 2 In This Issue Page 1 January 2014 Meeting Page 2 Skipper s Log Page 4 Tech Tips from Ole Boys Page 5 Meeting Minutes January Meeting Page 7 Calendar Meetings February 9 General Meeting March 9 General Meeting April 13 General Meeting May 11 General Meeting oT January 2014 Meeting WOW WHAT A MEETING thought we had great attendance 35 in all great food great service a beautiful room and great participation in the Round Table Discussion am disappointed that we max d out the room size it is a great place to eat Look for the Events Summary and Action Report that will be coming to you very soon In it tried to summarize the results of the Round Table Discussion and the direction that the Membership wants to move turned that into a recommended Action List for the Membership to respond to Your response in a timely manner is critical to get our events scheduled and coordinated with the RUDDER The success of our events depends heavily on the early notification of the dates to the Membership In order to get the final results to the Membership by no later than the February 09 meeting really need your responses by February 2 or 3rd Barring any major conflicts we can then make the March 01 deadline for the RUDDER So what did you think about the2. Events Chair Tony Jestis Media Chair Dan Pegs Membership Chair There were 33 members in attendance Dave Wann thanked Jan and Dale Roth for the great job with the Christmas Party arrangements Minutes from the Nov 24th meeting were read by Aggie approved by Rick Scobbie and seconded by Chuck Huels In Jean Harke s absence Lou Lenkman read the treasurer s report December balance after trailer and trophy expenses was 4 727 31 With new Memberships in the Jan 6t balance was 4 977 31 Lisa approved the report and Chuck seconded MEMBERSHIP Dan Peggs stated that membership was at 74 He sent around the Membership dues verification sheet for all to check We had 9 new members and lost 8 He had reached out to the ones lost however had not heard back from any one of them He stated that for New Members 1 We are the key inviting new members their friends and families 2 Inviting new members at the Boat Shows 3 At the boat shows we need to set up with as much information as possible for all new members Dan had requested new brochures from National which may be done annually Rick Sedlak suggested sending out e mails to all members who had dropped out Jack Hartwig said that 10 membership loss was normal and that we were really holding our own Greg Carney suggested having a handout with frequently asked questions about the club readily available Dave Wann Marty and Dale were looking into hav
3. closest friends We have to make a conscious decision about what form of communication works best for each us Maybe we need multiple forms each making the best use of our ever decreasing personal time personally find E Mail is best for business and general questions The cell phone is best for emergencies family and friends For the record am not on FaceBook do not TWITTER and do not have TEXT service on my phone If you have my cell phone number do not mind you calling me As an organization we have to ask the same question what form of communication best serves the needs of our members Should we establish a phone chain where call Lou and 4 other people and then Lou calls 5 people and so on What if they don t answer because their caller ID tells them it s me for one think it s too complicated to count my characters to stay under the 144 allowed for TWITTER besides anyone that knows me is well aware that cannot say anything with only 144 characters That leaves Snail Mail or E Mail Snail Mail costs money and takes time besides licking each envelope adds 3 to 5 calories That leaves E Mail or Mental Telepathy and haven t been able to get that to work for me Going back a few years we had monthly meetings and very little else We occasionally mailed something and then started using E Mail but not everyone had it Our meetings were well attended because that was the best communication we had Tech
4. meeting format the distribution of the board in the seating plan and the agenda Was there anything that just really annoyed you was it to unconventional and is there anything you would like to have changed If so please feel free to send them directly to me unless am the problem then send them to Lou THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT LOOK FORWARD TO MANY MORE PRODUCTIVE MEETINGS DAW pg 1 Skipper s Log by Dave Wann Well we made it through the first meeting Now to plan for the next one How many of you remember sitting down by the fire with a tablet and a pen writing a letter to someone It seemed like such a simple and yet personal form of communication write a letter to ask a question add a few niceties and some small talk sign it put a stamp on it mail it and then sit back and wait for the response There was no need to get ina hurry because it took 2 or 3 days each way but that seemed acceptable after all what else could you do By the same token it took so long that we thought about what to say for days in advance so every letter was specific and special OH MAN HAVE THINGS CHANGED First came the pager then the FAX then the bag phone then E Mail then TWITTER then TEXT next will be Mental Telepathy Today when we need to know we send the question in 10 seconds or less and we expect an answer in the same amount of time Oh and since it is so easy we also send it to 40 or 50 of our
5. multiple boat and motor shows 1 per quarter or is the boat show at the Dome or one other site more supportable by you and your family members Results Multiple Boat Shows preferably near water Lake St Louis Fall Cruise Chapter picnic Alternating shows yearly was also suggested There seemed to be a variety of opinions and desires Please send Forest any event suggestions opinions from attached past events for the year There was a motion to adjourn at 1 30 by Lou and Grant seconded it Respectfully submitted Agnes Huels Secretary Membership pg 6 WO 23 SUNDAY General Mtg Miss Sherie s Caf 11 AM Lunch Noon MONDAY 10 17 24 February TUESDAY Ole Boys Ole Boys Ole Boys Ole Boys WEDNESDAY 12 19 26 2014 THURSDAY 13 20 2 FRIDAY 14 21 28 SATURDAY 15 22 pg 7 Er a s MISSISSIPPI VALLEY CHAPTER ACBS Bow Line Special Edition January 24 2014 January 2014 SPECIAL EDITION Events Summary and Action Report The January Meeting is behind us and we are deep into planning for February felt the meeting went well We officially had 35 present which filled the beautiful room to capacity we had a lot of membership input and we had a lively Round Table discussion on meetings and events First thank you all for taking the time to come and second wanted to take a minute to summarize what to
6. anchester Rd Turn left going East to 9967 Manchester Rd Forest will greet you at the door and tell you what to do next The time to be at door is 11AM Sunday 2 9 2014 Click below to go to Miss Sheri s Web Page Home Miss Sheri s Warson Woods Board Meeting to immediately follow General Meeting All members invited pg 3 Tech Tips from Ole Boys Restoration Refinishing Runabout Boat Hulls from the Wood Up These are intended to be used as a tip and not as a substitute for a service manual or advice from your service professional Refinishing a wooden boat hull is time consuming and requires the following operations to be performed in order First Remove the boat from the water and allow to dry out a minimum of three to four days longer if necessary Second Remove all hardware Third Remove all varnish and paint with a good quality varnish and paint remover A liberal amount of remover may be applied with a brush Allow the remover to remain on the surface until the paint and varnish are completely softened Remove the paint and varnish with a scraper wire brush or some other blunt instrument Wipe the surface clean with a cotton cloth soaked in the necessary solvent DO NOT USE GASOLINE GASOLINE IS AN EXTREME FIRE HAZARD Fi necessary apply another coat of remover and repeat Fourth Allow the boat to stand for 24 hours or longer after varnish and paint has been removed Sand the surface with Number 80 sandpape
7. es From the tally it was clear that the membership wanted to retain the multiple show social event agenda 9 of the 9 groups received a few suggestions about more social on water events namely some sandbar time as well as a trip to Lake Kinkaid ILL also received a suggestion that perhaps the Festival of the Little Hills should be changed to every 2 years due to the large number of resources and being in the prime of the boating season All good suggestions but in the end we need club support and Captains for each of these events Please let Forrest or Lou know if you would be willing to work with Forrest on one or more of the events am willing to keep the lead on the Festival if the membership decides to keep it on the schedule recommend that we approach the final events calendar as follows 1 We proceed with the St Louis Dome Show February 26 to March 2 as planned Please respond to Forrest s requests for help as soon as possible We approach the Lake St Louis Board with May 03rd as the show date with May 10 as the back up This show is important to give us all a chance to get that first run of the season in as close to home and with as much help as possible The Antique Outboard Club has also expressed interest in this show which greatly enhances our technical support Please give us your thoughts here Mid May to Mid June is generally a busy time with graduation parties making it difficult t
8. he national ACBS website for a number of years keeping it current has been a challenge As a result it currently does not portray a good visual impression of our organization If we elect to maintain a website we have got to keep it up to date The up side is obvious the down side is that a website can cost money and for sure takes time but fortunately no calories Lou and Tony will present all of this information to you at the meeting So we have a lot to talk about in the February Round Table e Should E Mail be our primary form of communication next to the spoken word at the monthly meetings e Providing we can schedule the major activities early in the year is the 3 month look ahead calendar enough for coordinating activities e Should we retain the newsletters If so what should be in them e Should we do less E Mailing and just post information on a Web site so everyone can go get it at their leisure e Are my 144 characters used up yet See you at the meeting Next meeting location Miss Sheri s Cafeteria We are on for our next meeting at Miss Sheri s Cafeteria 9967 Manchester Rd Warson Woods MO 314 968 9995 Directions from the west take Hwy 40 64 or Hwy 70 East to Lindbergh Blvd Turn right going South to Manchester Rd Turn left going East to 9967 Manchester MISS SHERIE S now be HAPPY If you should be coming from the east take Hwy 40 64 or hwy 70 West to Lindbergh Blvd Turn left going South to M
9. ing business cards set up with Vista Print NEWSLETTER WEBSITE Dave Wann mentioned and thanked Grant Mclaren for starting our website Tony Grant and Al Benton were to discuss and resurrect our Chapter history Information about the website would be ready by our February meeting MEDIA The focus or our February meeting was to be Communication and Media Our website is mvcacbs com owned by the Chinese It was mentioned that we need to check River Bills website as an opportunity which Tony agreed to do There was a consensus that the misrepresented website needs to be fixed EVENTS Forest Moeckel was unhappy He stated that he had only 10 responses to his request for boats for the Boat Show in February with only 7 boats being brought so far He was hoping to be happier with more boats and positive responses Forest plotted a map to see where our members lived pg 5 10 members live east of Lindberg Blvd 10 Members live in St Charles 6 members live in Lake St Louis 7 live in O Fallon He estimated that it takes some 40 to 45 minutes to get to our meetings and that fairness was very important Forest was going to look into having a meeting at the Boat House in Forest Park He mentioned that in Forest Park at the Boat House there was going to be a RCB Regatta and that this would be a great opportunity for us to have a Boat Show there along with it Greg Kuhl asked how many spaces we had at the Dome Boat Show however Dave Wann stated
10. nology presents some good with the bad E Mail is immediate and yet not disruptive or demanding If you are busy wait to respond when you have the time Seldom is our need to communicate immediate The only downside is losing the E Mail and having no means of locating it My belief is that once the monthly meetings become automatic the majority of our communication needs will solve themselves A monthly newsletter to report the goings on to those who could not make the meeting with a nifty 3 month look ahead calendar similar to what Tony sent with the last newsletter will take care of most of our needs But then how do we display our treasures and hard work for those that might be interested in joining our group For this we need a Web Site Websites can be very public or public and private requiring passwords for access to sensitive information We can develop ours to handle all of the communication we need and then some Fortunately we have members like Al Benton and Grant MacLaren to help us with this pg 2 For those of you not familiar with Al Benton Al isa member of the Chris Craft Antique Boat Club Board of Directors a well published author of antique boat articles and was instrumental in establishing the original website Likewise Grant has several websites under his belt and created his own website for the MVC when our original site became outdated Visit Grant s MVC website at www mvcacbs com While we have had a space on t
11. nother one that we would greatly appreciate some input from membership on pg 2 7 September is the Quincy Boat Show am working to confirm the dates This is a special event for the cruisers because it gives us an excuse to take a week to attend a 2 1 2 day show Following the numerous failures trying to have a sizable show on Pool 26 the last few years we have poured our efforts into making Quincy our flagship Unfortunately it is a long way from St Louis thus expensive for the smaller boats hotels meals etc would like to keep this one on the list if for no other reason than the local people and their effort to make us welcome Please give us your thoughts 8 The first weekend in October was the End of the Season Evening at Aggies s Unfortunately this one is beyond our control Aggies s is closing in March as her building has been sold This was a great time to have a drink and dinner with friends around the fire pit and tell tales about our boating season Should we try to replace it If so give us some suggestions TANK A DEEP BREATH ONLY 2 TO GO 9 The Fall Classic Cruise we have tentatively scheduled this for October 18 This has always been a well attended member s only event and would like to see it remain on the calendar While it is always weather dependant for small boaters we consistently have 35 to 45 people come thanks to the cruisers and drive ins We will be looking for a destination through the s
12. o schedule any sizable event This would be a prime time to schedule an in water social event such as a trip to Kinkaid or a sandbar party An event like this would be a members only Come if you want event with no special advertising or commitments We would appreciate your thoughts here July 19 is the current posted Blessing of the Fleet would like to keep it on the schedule if for no more than a cruiser ride If the Blessing Board requests us to lead the parade thru again this year would you attend and bring your boat The first or second weekend in August has always been the Club Picnic We have talked about piggy backing it to the Blessing of the Fleet and holding it at Sioux Harbor Last year we paired it with the rescheduled Lake St Louis Show which felt worked well Two years ago we had it at the Boathouse at North Shore and the Marina reserved us some slips for our boats to be displayed during the meal time We would greatly appreciate some input from membership on this The Festival of the Little Hills is confirmed for August 15 to 17 We have been invited back but have not formally accepted as yet have mixed emotions about this one It is generally hotter than blazes it takes 3 hard days from our short summer and we get very few real membership leads but on the other hand we will never get in front of more people that we do here have received a suggestion that we make this an every other year event This is a
13. ok away from it Frequency of the Membership Meetings Unanimous for Monthly 9 of the 9 groups Time of the Meetings Not quite so clear cut 5 For Breakfast 3 For Lunch 1 For Breakfast Summer and Lunch for Winter sensed that the farther travelers were leaning to lunch which makes good sense When a Brunch arrangement came up felt there was a more 50 50 outcome overheard several discussions about going boating after the meeting thus the desire for a morning session One Primary Site or Multiple Sites This was close 5 Groups for 2 Sites 4 Groups for 1 Site This tally involved some conversation about locations and the possibility of flooding something we have all learned we have no control over pg 1 Location of the Meetings was pleased to see some suggestions come from this question The Boathouse at North Shore Marina The Boat House Annex at Forest Park Also a possible winter spot Kinder s Restaurant On and Sometimes In the Mississippi River The Duck Club A Non Meal Location Such as a Public Library The most mentioned venue was the Boathouse at North Shore but also the most susceptible to flooding My recommendation on this one is to schedule the summer meetings May thru October at the Boathouse and have an alternate location for the winter flood meetings We are still looking for this alternate location so please let us know if you have one Events Activiti
14. r to prepare the surface Fifth Apply one coat of filler Chris Craft recommended Johnson s Special mahogany filler available from Chris Craft or S C Johnson in Racine WI Famowood makes a good quality mahogany filler that is very close to the Chris Craft filler Apply the filler according to the manufacturer s recommendations Sixth After the coat of filler has been applied allow it to dry according to manufacturer s recommendations Finish preparing the surface for varnish and apply varnish in three to four coats Allow twelve hours between each coat of varnish Seventh Two coats of bottom paint are recommended to be applied to the bottom and up to the water line Refinishing a wooden runabout hull is a time consuming project With advice from your boat service professional and refinishing supply specialist the task can be accomplished with excellent results Thanks to Lou Lenkman for her contribution to this month s Tech Tips pg 4 MISSISSISSIPPI VALLEY ACBS MONTHLY MEETING MINUTES SUNDAY January 23 2014 BRADEN S 11 AM LUNCH 12 NOON MEETING Meeting was called to order by Dave Wann at 12 18 pm Attendance sheet Round table discussion sheets and Membership dues verification sheets were passed out prior to the meeting for members to discuss and check Board Members present were Dave Wann President Lou Lenkman Vice President Aggie Huels Secretary Forest Moeckel
15. that since our Space was free we never know until the very end how many are available to us Forest mentioned that since the St Patrick s Day Parade in Cottleville was a success we might be interested in participating in the Thanksgiving Parade in St Louis this year NEW BUSINESS It had been decided that our meetings would be on the 2nd Sunday of each month The Board Meetings would follow the general meetings for the convenience of all The Next Month Al and Grant will be talking about Media more or less newsletter Facebook etc Lou and Tony will head up the Roundtable discussions Meeting was turned over to Lou Lenkman to survey our Roundtable discussion question results Q 1 Would you prefer to have Monthly meetings or Quarterly meetings Result Unanimous Monthly Q 2 Would you prefer Morning Breakfast mid day Lunch or evening dinner Meetings Result It was pretty even between breakfast and lunch so maybe we should due early brunch Q 3 Would you prefer 2 sites one winter and one summer non flooding site or would you prefer one consistent year round site Result undecided as the consensus was 4 winter 3 for summer and 3 for the same site Q 4 Do you have viable suggestions regarding where the meetings should be held Results Suggestions Kinders St Charles Boat House Hobos North Shore Boat House Seems as though North Shore Boat House was the most desired Q 5 Would you and your family prefer to support
16. ummer am still hoping for a commitment from Pierre Marquette 10 And last but certainly not the least The Club Christmas Party This event has seen some changes in the last 4 to 5 years In the early days it was a gift exchange at the monthly meeting More recently they have been very nice dinner venues with video of the recent activities and presentation of much deserved member awards would like to see this one remain on the calendar as well As to the form it takes we would appreciate your thoughts So there you have it 2014 in just under 3 pages pretty short for me PLEASE RESPOND BACK TO LOU AND FORREST AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THE FINAL EVENTS CALENDAR AT THE FEBRUARY MEETING AS I MEMTIONED ABOVE WE DESPERATLY NEED CLUB SUPPORT AND CAPTAINS FOR THESE EVENTS YOUR HELP WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED THANKS AGAIN pg 3
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