Congratulations to our 2024 Annual
Boat Show Winners!
Best of Show Awards:
Blair Cook Memorial Small Craft of the Year – Preserved: Spruce Goose – Wendy and Richard Fetridge
Best of Show – Preserved Power: Dolphin – Sandrine Simard – 1929 Consolidated Ship Yard
Best of Show – Restored Power: Saga – Bjorn Bakken – 1955 Riva
Boat Awards:
Preserved Antique Rowboat: Sally Botelho – 1942 Linkanoe
Classic Paddling Canoe: Oelberg Family Canoe – Brian Oelberg – 1947 Grumman
Contemporary Adirondack Guideboat: John Homer – 2023 John Homer Guideboat
Historic Rowing Racing Shell: Spruce Goose – Wendy and Richard Fetridge – 1887 Rowing Racing Shell
Preserved Antique Outboard Boat: Warden’s Worry – Brian Verville – 1938 Herb Ellis
Preserved Classic Outboard Boat: Jedzie Boat – Stephen Wolak – 1954 Lyman
Preserved Late Classic Cruiser: Mer Sea – Steve Labuzetta – 1999 Latitude 46
Restored Antique Cruiser: KaRaT – William Saunders – 1929 Elco
Restored Antique Utility: Miss Nancy – Gene Porter – 1941 Lyman
Preserved Classic Utility: Timeless – Bob Laubrick – 1957 Century
Restored Classic Utility: Alicia Boardman – 1962 Chris Craft
Preserved Antique Commuter: Dolphin – Sandrine Simard – 1929 Consolidated Ship Yard
Preserved Antique Dispro: Scout – Sydney Marsden – 1951 Greavette
Preserved Antique Runabout: Running Wild – Donald F. Textor – 1923 Hacker
Restored Antique Runabout: Single Barrel – Doug Jones – 1940 Chris Craft
Preserved Classic Runabout: Miss Comet – Michael Cregg – 1949 Monte O’Shea
Restored Classic Runabout: Saga – Bjorn Bakken – 1955 Riva
Contemporary Runabout: Carrie Jo Belle – Tim and Carrie Barber – Gar Wood Custom Boats
Contemporary Racer: Real Class III – Pat Carter – 2011 Gar Wood Custom Boats
Preserved Late Classic Racer: Hotsy Totsy – Larry Turcotte – 1984 Hacker
Best Non-Wood Inboard Boat: Elaina and John Lombardi – 1968 Chris Craft
Best Non-Wood Outboard Boat: Boat – Shawn O’Connor – 1968 Glastron
Resto-Mod: Sea Deuce – Nick Arnone – 1959 Century
Hagerty Youth Judge Awards:
1st Place: Miss Comet – Michael Cregg – 1949 Monte O’Shea
2nd Place: Spruce Goose – Wendy and Richard Fetridge – 1887 Rowing Racing Shell
3rd Place: Boat – Shawn O’Connor – 1968 Glastron
Marque Awards:
Outstanding Chris Craft: Gertie Mae – Joe Aversa – 1947 Chris Craft
Outstanding Lyman: Dot Calm – Erick Heise – 1955 Lyman
Outstanding Century: Heaven on a Sunday – Ray Mc Dowell – 1963 Century
Joe Turcotte Memorial Gar Wood Award: Perfect Pitch – Bob Fletcher – 2022 Gar Wood Custom Boats
Motor Awards:
Best Outboard Display: Jeffrey Walshe – 1940 Johnson Ka Pump
Most Unusual Outboard: Liam Smith – 1938 Aqua Cycle
Outboard Motor Craftsmanship: Jeffrey Walshe – 1940 Johnson Ka Pump
Restored Antique Aluminum Outboard, less than 20 hp: Stephen Fox – 1925 Caille
Restored Antique Aluminum Outboard, more than 20 hp: Doug Secor – 1930 Johnson
Restored Classic Aluminum Outboard, more than 20 hp: Francis Secor – 1950 Evinrude
Preserved Classic Aluminum Outboard, less than 20 hp: Scott Smith – 1959 Evinrude Duck Twin
Unmounted Inboard: Stephen Fox – 1910 Waterman
Specialty Awards:
ABM Staff Choice: Gone Crab Skiff Krazy – Bob Wallace – 2016 Wallace/Nisson
Allan R. & Elizabeth H. Youngs Memorial Award: Running Wild – Donald F. Textor – 123 Hacker
Craftsmanship: John Homer – 2023 John Homer Guideboat
Fred Thomas Antique Boater of the Year: David Wenn
Howard I. Chapelle Award: Sally Botelho – 1942 Linkanoe
Jim Lewis Memorial Award for Most Unique Vessel: Dolphin – Sandrine Simard – 1929 Consolidated Ship Yard
John Clark Inboard Engine of the Year: Miss Comet – Michael Cregg – 1949 Monte O’Shea
People’s Choice: Miss Comet – Michael Cregg – 1949 Monte O’Shea
Robert Cox Founders Award: Espresso – Gary Pelow – 1967 Riva
Stewardship Award: Best Revenge – William Olmstead – 1955 Chris Craft
Tish Cook Bottom Inspection Award: Serenity – John Chalk – 1967 Lyman
Walter G. Kincaid Memorial Award: The Ark – Jim Holden – 1915 L.E. Fry
Walter J. Sigenthaler Memorial Award: Wild Rose – Edward Bombard – 1956 Chris Craft
2024 Digital Program
Youth Judging
Developed and sponsored by Hagerty, the Youth Judging Program brings the world of classics to youth primarily aged 8-14. A popular activity at Boat Show, Youth Judges will be guided through the show’s field as a group to pre-selected boats and interact with the owners, allowing the judges to learn details, history, and fun facts about each before scoring them and selecting a first, second, and third place winner. Interested in being a Youth Judge? Check back next year for more info!
Auction
The 2025 Boat Show Auction will take place on Saturday, August 3, 2025. Check back next year for more information.
Donate an Item for Auction
If you have a boat, engine, or other related boating object you are interested in donating for museum benefit, please contact Caitlin Playle, Curator and Collections Manager, at 315.686.4104 ext. 231 or caitlinplayle@abm.org.
Consigning an Item for Auction
If you have a boat, engine, or other related boating object you are interested in consigning to the 2024 auction, please contact Caitlin Playle, Curator and Collections Manager, at 315.686.4104 ext. 231 or caitlinplayle@abm.org.
TERMS OF SALE
Each item for sale is sold AS-IS, WHERE-IS. All sales are final. NO REFUNDS. Items in this auction are from various consignors or ABM deaccessions and/or boats for sale. Some have been pre-used and may contain defects. We have made every attempt to describe each item as accurately as possible. We are not responsible for errors or omissions in the descriptions. Before bidding, you should take appropriate steps to verify the accuracy of the listed item descriptions. You should also take appropriate steps to inspect or validate the condition of listed items prior to bidding on them. We will answer questions to the best of our ability and provide additional information if available of item upon request during the pre-bidding and preview period.
A 15% Buyer’s Premium is applied to all purchases. The buyer is responsible for sales tax in their own state or jurisdiction at the time of DMV registration. Payment must be made in U.S. dollars. Payment options include cash, check or credit card. All credit card payments will have a 3% surcharge added. Complete payment required after the conclusion of the auction. The Museum reserves the right to hold items or titles to items until funds clear. All winning bidders must arrange to remove items from the auction location at time of payment.
Payment must be made at the conclusion of the auction. Items that are not paid for and picked up or shipped/hauled within 7 days after auction will be deemed abandoned and those lots will be offered to the underbidder(s). Third-party shipping/hauling is available; buyers are responsible for coordinating payment and delivery arrangements with the shipper/hauler.
Bidders who abandon lots may receive a “bad bidder” rating that may affect their ability to bid in future auctions.
Pick up/Shipping: Auction purchases should be removed on the day of the auction if possible. Items can be picked up between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM, other pick up times by appointment.
Bidder Registration
Check back next year for information on how to register to bid.
Parking, Shuttle, and Visitor Docking
Parking is available at Lions Field, and any available village street parking. We ask you to be considerate of our neighbors when parking on the street and not block driveways and sidewalks. The ABM Community Parking Lot located at Riverside Dr and Jane St behind Watertown Savings Bank is open to current Friends of the Museum only from Thursday, August 1 through Sunday, August 4. Limited handicap parking is available in front of the Museum.
A FREE shuttle runs during Boat Show between ABM, Frink Park on Riverside Dr., the Lions Field parking lot (Webb St.), and the Don Doebler Collections Storage Facility (when open). The shuttle hours are 8:30am-5:30pm on Friday and Saturday and 8:30-1pm on Sunday.
Visiting the Show by boat? Visitor docking is not available at ABM’s docks during the Show. Limited docking is available at the Clayton Harbor Municipal Marina and the Village Docks. Learn more about the Municipal Marina here and the Village docks here. Both Village docks (Rotary Park Dock and Mary Street Dock) are available for visitors to dock at in 2024. All boaters must purchase Admission to the Show before proceeding into the Show unless they are only visiting the Marketplace which is free.
2025 Boat Show Dates: August 1st – 3rd
Questions? Contact Jess Gould at events@abm.org or 315.686.4104 ext. 236.
Please note: The Antique Boat Museum reserves the right to use editorial discretion in the materials used for the Digital Programs. Not all of the materials submitted may be used. Any video footage submitted will be edited for best display in the Digital Program.
Past Boat Show Digital Programs
2023 Digital Program
2022 Digital Program
2021 Digital Program
Click the cover image to view the program.
Boat Show Video by Cal Lewellyn of Franklin Hill Media
Posters of Previous Boat Shows:
Many of our past posters are available for purchase in the Museum Store in-person or online here.