Welcome to the Michiana Outboard Boating Chapter

We are a group of antique outboard enthusiasts who enjoy restoring and running antique outboards. Our chapter includes all of Indiana and parts of Michigan, south of Interstate 94. Please enjoy our site and also visit the Antique Outboard Motor Club, Inc. located at http://www.aomci.org 

The upcoming meet is located on the grounds of the American Legion Hall, 65079 US Highway 131 N. (just north of town on the main highway) Hosted by the Great Lakes and MOB chapters. This is the 13th anniversary of the Constantine Super Meet. Come join us for a weekend of swapping, displays, on - and off - water events, auction, banquet and most of all, FUN!.

 

13th Annual Constantine Super Meet
July 10, 11 & 12, 2009
Michiana Outboard Boaters & Great Lakes Chapters
Antique Outboard Motor Club

Welcome! This is the 13th anniversary of the Constantine Super Meet. This meet has gotten bigger and bigger over the years and we expect this year to be our biggest (and best) super meet yet. In order to help this weekend run smoothly, we have listed all important meet information in this packet for your review.

The theme for this year is the “100th Anniversary of Evinrude Motors”.  This year there is going to be a special tent for items from Evinrude.  There are special awards given for the Anniversary.  Greg Schmidt is heading up the Evinrude Motor Anniversary Event so contact him concerning any questions.

If you have any questions or require further information about the meet, please see Rick Eichrodt (MOB) or Clark Gordon (GLC), chairmen of this year’s meet.

Important Notes:

• Overnight camping is available on a first-come basis for Friday and Saturday nights only (no hook-ups available). Camping is not permitted along the shoreline.  Please set up as close to your neighbor as possible so there is room for everyone.
• Please keep in mind that we have been granted the use of the grounds and waterfront as guests of the American Legion. As guests, be respectful of the hosts facilities, keep it clean and in the event of any conflict in use, please defer to the Legion member.
• This year, we have secured a three day special use permit; boats running on Friday need not have current registrations. However, the permits for the running of loud and/or fast boats are only valid on Saturday and on Sunday beginning at noon.
• You MUST be a current AOMCI National Club Member in order to participate in the meet. If you are not a member or need to renew, application forms will be available at the registration table. National dues are $50.00 for a two year term.
• All participants must vacate the American Legion grounds by 5:00PM Sunday.

 

Pre-registration forms are available for download via PDF or Microsoft Word file. Forms can be picked up at the next few meets. Remember, swap and sell spaces and camping spots are first come first serve. Better get the forms sent in or post marked by June 14, 2009. Download the PDF here or Microsoft Word file here. If you can't open PDF files, you can download Adobe Acrobat Reader for free here.

 

Well, here we go with another one of these messages that have to start out with, it is with a heavy heart. Our good friend Harry Brinkman passed away in his sleep Saturday night the 3rd of May 2008. What he died of was complications of MSA Multiple Systems Atrophy. This acts like Parkinson’s but is much more aggressive, so there that is.

Now for those of you that don’t know Harry is the reason there is a MOB Chapter here is a little history for you. Back in 1984 a guy named Al LeBaugh was the vice-president of AOMCI and in charge of getting new Chapters started. I can remember Al calling up at our house in Speedway and asking Dad to start a Chapter. We had an organizational meeting to see if there was any interest and it was attended by only about 6 guys. I still have that photo. We had a name for the new Chapter of HAMS, it stood for Hoosier Antique Motor Society. After our little meeting Dad decided that there just wasn’t enough interest to go ahead with it so that was it. This meeting must have been sometime around 1980.

So now we move on to sometime in the 1983 to early 1984 area. For some reason Al called to talk to Harry to talk about something else, like Mercury racing stuff, and brought up the fact that he had called sometime ago if we would start a Chapter. Harry, in his own way, said “screw it” let’s just do it and told Al that night over the phone we would do it. Harry told Al to make me the President, Dad the Vice-president and Harry would serve as the Secretary.

Al then called me and told me I had to join the Club to be an officer of a Chapter so he joined me up and paid my first years membership and that is how it all started. Now you might be saying wait a minute, where did the MOB name come from? Well, during that phone call to Al, where the Chapter was officially started, Harry came up with that. He didn't know, or couldn’t remember the name we had picked out for our Chapter and he, being originally from up north in Syracuse where the word Michiana was used from time to time just blurted out the MOB name.

So now it is time to bid farewell, not only to the man light years ahead of his competitors in modified racing but to also recognize that his kick start was just what we needed to become what we are today.

                                          A great thanks for everything Harry,
                                                               Jay