Wet 'N' Wild

What a picture perfect day for the Schroon Lake Wet Meet, featuring antique outboards and hydroplanes.

Classic boats were getting tuned on the beach.

A molded plywood rig from the late 1950's.

Gotta love the 'wings'!

Lots of vendors in attendance. Here is a great collection of racing props.

This is a KG-7 Super 10 Hurricane.

Classic motors and memorabilia lined the sidewalks.

This is a rare Homelite XL-100 gas powered circular saw. It even had the hip roofed carrying case.

There are still an amazing amount of diversified outboards around.

This racing runabout has a 45 h.p. Graymarine flathead four inboard for power.

Cockpit view of the same boat. Note cast gas pedal.

Vintage race boats in the pristine waters of Schroon Lake.

Here is beautifully polished double cockpit aluminum Feathercraft. The power is a 25 h.p. Evinrude Fastwin from about 1948. Note the rope start, and there is no gearbox....start it up and go, hopefully.

Everyone enjoyed the non-competitive fly-bys.

More plywood hydroplanes from the 1950's era.

 When they yelled "fire in the hole," we knew this one was going to be loud!

A modern tunnel boat in the foreground with a conventional 1950's hydroplane in the background.

A stunning restoration of a midwest built hydroplane. Note pad on the beach to prevent damage to the hull.

This one is powered with a Chevy small block motor and I would say 'MORE' than enuff.

A 1962 Japanese Tohatsu, the oldest one known to be imported into America.

 You have to make sure you are pointed in the right direction with some of the boats, because once they start, they take off...giving them the name "point and shoot" boats.

Complete 1950's rig for sale, along with a few extras. Our fresh water and long winters really help to preserve these old relics.

There was something for everyone at this show, and it really got us interested in joining the Mohawk Hudson Chapter of the Antique Outboard Motor Club, which sponsored this event. The club is actually based right here in Scotia. Dave has several antique outboards that we could display also, giving us something else to look forward to next year.