NORTH WEBSTER – The Antique Outboard Motor Club is planning its 2019 Spring Antique Outboard Motor Show and Swap Meet for Saturday.
The show will be in North Webster's Community Park (the Dixie tour boat dock) on the west shore of Webster Lake.
Several hundred antique outboard motor restorers, historians and collectors from across the Midwest will gather for a day of activities related to their hobby. The events will include an exhibition of restoration projects and running the old-time motors on the lake.
Club members invite area owners of old outboard motors to attend the meet for an evaluation of their motors. Many antique motors are bought, sold and evaluated throughout the day. The swapping area includes all types of parts, literature, related accessories and antique motors.
The national Antique Outboard Motor Club classifies an antique outboard as being manufactured prior to 1950 and a classic outboard over 30 years old (prior to 1988).
The public is welcome to attend. No admission fee is required.
The North Webster meet starts at 10 a.m. and runs through the afternoon. Many participants stay late in the day if the weather is nice to run their antique motors on the lake.
For more information, contact Dave Tranter at 260-213-1945 or jdtranter@whitleynet.org.
