WBA Meeting Minutes

November 15^th, 2007

The November meeting of 2007 was called to order at 7:10PM by President David Kanally at the Midway Point Restaurant.  14 Members attending.  We moved directly into reports:

Membership Report – Mark Webster:  Nothing to report.

Vice President's Report - Bob Van Guilder: As Bob was absent, David Kanally reported at this point in the meeting that the officer’s slate had changed with Mike Gomes volunteering for the membership position.  David went on to report that Bob Van Guilder, as WBA President, had indicated that he would have a Board of Advisors and that he would approach Dave Parker in participating as an Advisor with the focus of driving more involvement in the WBA from members outside the immediate DFW area. The Advisory Board is not defined in the WBA by-laws and will function informally to advise the club.  There is also discussion with Bill Reardon about doing a Lake Granbury event in 2008.

Treasurer's Report - Phil Wolff: Treasury account balance is $2,632.44.  We will be renewing our annual General Liability Insurance for $944.19.  When that is paid the balance will be $1,688.25.  We want to maintain a minimum balance of $1,500.00 in our account.  A reminder was given to think about donating any good condition items that might be acceptable for ebay sales to generate additional funds.   Recently, 40 back issues of Classic Boating were donated by Stan Lehnhardt and David Kanally has been putting them out on ebay for auction.

Secretary's Report – Richard Haug: Nothing to report. Previous meeting minutes submitted for approval.

Project Reports – Robin McGeorge:

·         Richard Haug’s 1962 Shepherd has been turned over and the bottom is in good shape and salvageable.  The process of stripping the bottom paint has started.

·         Troy Marshal his 17ft 1954 CC Sportsman is finished and it is a nice user boat. The Hacker is a 22ft. 1948 boat and will be a major restoration.  It will be in the shop next.

·         Jerry Foltyn has rub rail, steering and flooring looking good on his Mercury.  The vinyl seats have also been freshened with some vinyl paint.  Jerry also had a cutwater made for $175 locally and he supplied the stainless.  If you need some stainless work done see Jerry for his contact. 

·         Bob Adair has his Chrysler boat turned over is now still sanding and working on his trailer.  Primer is another 2 weeks away.

·         David Kanally’s sailboat is now afloat and has been sailed at Lake Grapevine.  Some wood replacement was done on the deck house and 4 coats of varnish have been applied on the way to a planned 9 coats.

·         Phil Wolff: With help from Jim Wolfe, the Century Coronado’s Cadillac Engine, has roared to life after sitting for 20+ years.

Please see Robin McGeorge to discuss your potential project and scheduling shop time.

New Business/Updates/Events:

Annual WBA Holiday Party:  Saturday, December 8^th!  Please RSVP as soon as possible so that our hosts, the Kanally’s can prepare.  Invitations including a map have been sent out. 

WBA Annual Installation Banquet:  The event has been confirmed with Canyon Creek Country Club on Saturday, January 19^th, 2008.  Final arrangements are being made and the evening’s program is close to being finalized.  Please mark your calendars and RSVP.

Election of 2008 Officers:

The slate of officers for 2008 is as follows:

President: Bob Van Guilder

Vice President:  Mark Webster

Membership: Mike Gomes

Treasurer:  Phil Wolff

Secretary: Richard Haug

As there were no other nominations, the slate was proposed to the attending membership and the motion was seconded.  The motion was then put to a vote to elect the slate officers which carried unanimously.

November Meeting Presentation: Seb Borrllo and What’s happening at the Antique Boat Museum in Clayton, NY.

Seb started his presentation on the Antique Boat Museum with some slides on their “Festival of Oar and Sail”.  Photos were shown of skiffs, a Birch bark canoe and several rowing skiffs built by families for the festival.  Other Museum projects shown were a 1948 Century Resorter, a new storage building/facility, a 1958 Garform fiberglass boat, a new boat house roughly 175ft long for the La Duchesse Houseboat donated to the museum by the McNally Foundation, and the  rowing skiff scantlings project to catalog the lines of roughly 60 rowing skiffs in the ABM collection.  Seb moved on to the annual ABM Boat Show usually held the 1^st weekend in August.  They held ceremonies this year for the commemorative Wooden Boat Stamps that were issued by the U.S. Postal Service.  Seb then gave us an update on his Lyman project to repair/replace the transome and then provided a photo tour of the St. Lawrence area with its various lighthouses, homes and castles.  Ask Seb sometime for more information on the Antique Boat Museum or the Clayon/St. Lawrence area.

Upcoming Meeting Programs:  Seb Borrello will be updating us on the all the activities this past season at the Antique and Classic Boat Museum in Clayton, NY.

Other New Business:

Mark Webster has a savings tip the next time you stop in O’Reilly’s Auto Parts.  Check out the coupon rack for special deals.  Mark basically recouped the cost of an oil purchase with a coupon from the rack.

Seb Borrello relayed a suggestion or offer from Bob Kubacek for the option of building a Clubhouse out the Lucas shops for meetings.

With no further new business the meeting was then adjourned at 8:35PM.

The Wooden Boat Association of North Texas (WBA) assumes no responsibility for boat accidents occurring at scheduled events. Each boat owner/operator must assume all responsibility for the operation of his/her craft. Rides given to the general public are not encouraged and are the responsibility of the owner/operator and his passenger(s). The WBA has no direct affiliation with the shop in Lucas, Texas, and the WBA assumes no responsibility for any work, loss, or injury incurred there.