One of the Mohawk Hudson Chapter of the Antique Outboard Motor Club's members was kind enough to host a meet at his camp on Algonquin Lake in Wells, NY, this past Saturday. It wasn't a large turnout (about 25 people), but it was a beautiful setting, and we met lots of enthusiastic boaters, along with seeing some outboards and boats that we had never seen before.
We even got to go out in Mike's boat for a spin (1st photo taken by Don Hay). It is a 1960ish Raveau with a 1958 Johnson Super Seahorse 35 engine.
Dave also took a quick tour in host Tim's pretty wooden boat that he made, complete with Gopher outboard (made by engineering students in the 1920's... each one they made was a little different). To start the motor, you have to turn the flywheel on the front of it. To go in reverse, you have to shut it off and turn it the other way to start it again. It's not an easy feat and definitely a good workout!
Outboard displays were on land too.
One member even had a rare inboard motor.
I was more interested in these adorable small motors, which would look great in our collection. 😉
The tiniest one had the tiniest sparkplug too.
What a nice day's outing and not far from home. The ride out and back in the Thunderbird with the top down was an added bonus too. Our route travelled along the Sacandaga River and Great Sacandaga Lake. Since the temperature was hitting 90 degrees, we passed busy launch ramps with many boaters gearing up for Memorial Day weekend. It certainly feels like summer, at least for now. 😎
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