Travis Kerbrat, left, and David Culp discussed Culp’s home built L Zip 14 foot all wooden boat at the 2016 Michiana Antique Outboard Motor Show and Swap Meet. He also built the 1958 Mark 58 45 hp motor.

NORTH WEBSTER — Antique Outboard Motor Club will hold its 2017 Spring Antique Outboard Motor Show and Swap Meet Saturday, May 20, at North Webster’s Community Park (Dixie tour boat dock) on the west shore of Webster Lake.

Several hundred antique outboard motor restorers, historians, collectors and enthusiasts from across the Midwest and Canada will gather in the park for a day of activities related to their hobby. The events include an exhibition of recent restoration projects, serious swapping of parts and literature, plus running the old-time boat motors on the lake. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. No admission fee.

Gathering together to discuss the 1975 British Silver Seagull motor, from left, are Dave Tranter, Melinda Welsh, Bruce Davis and Greg Schmidt. It still had a sales tag on it and showed no wear.

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 many antique motors.

The national Antique Outboard Motor Club, with more than 5,000 members, classifies an antique outboard motor as being manufactured prior to 1950 and a classic outboard motor more than 30 years old (prior to 1986).

The North Webster meet starts at approximately 10 a.m. and usually runs to mid-afternoon. May participants stay late in the day if the weather is nice and they are able to run their antique motors on the lake.

For more information contact Dave Tranter at (260) 213-1945 or [email protected].