Results of the 12-5-2015 Bathrick Marine Swap Meet  by Mark Suter
Attendance and Weather
It was a chilly (mid-30s) and blustery day but there was sun and no snow. All-in-all, a nice December day for a meet. There were 35 registered attendees.

Swap Meet
At the request of our host, Shannon Bathrick, many members and town folk brought motors, parts, etc. to sell. The result was the best swap meet ever at this meet. Business seemed to be pretty brisk as much of the hardware changed hands. Thanks to all that sold and bought and made this facet of the meet a huge success.

Peoples' Choice Show Motor Competition
There were 17 registered motors in the competition. Results were as follows:

Category	Place	Name			Motor
Orig. Ant.	1st	Don Walworth		1942 Johnson MD-20
		2nd	Noel Harrington		1942 Johnson HD-20
		HM	Pat Knight		1936 Evinrude Sportsman
		HM	Pat Knight		1939 Elto Ace

Category	Place	Name			Motor
Rest. Ant.	1st	Bill Bowers		1936 Champion 2B
		2nd	Jim Brizzolara		1949 Martin 60
		HM	Stan Fleece		1950 Champion Hydrodrive 4.2HP

Unus. Ant.	1st	Dave Shull		1938-41 Clarke Troller Single

Orig. Clas.	1st	Dan Soderstrom	1959 Oliver JJ 6HP
		2nd	Ken Robinson		Clinton 315

Unus. Clas.	1st	Mark Suter		1954 Wizard WJ7 Racer

Novelty		1st	Kent Van Emst		1917 Evinrude Inboard Twin

Electric		1st	Ken Robinson		19?? LeJay Electric
		2nd	Kent Van Emst		1902 Submersible Electric

BOS - Ant.		Dave Shull		1918 Caille Liberty Single

BOS - Clas.		Ray Hilt			1970 Mercury Model 40

Orig. = Original, Rest. = Restored, Unus. = Unusual, Ant. = Antique, Clas. = Classic; there were no entries in the
Concours Antique, Restored Classic and Concours Classic categories.

Each participant was gave a 2-minute presentation on some interesting aspects about each of his or her motors in the display. That proved to be very enlightening and was enjoyed by all. Many thanks to those that brought out the interesting and great looking motors and for making the presentations. And thanks to the attendees for voting for your favorite motors and congratulations to the winners. The best part was that our Chapter put on a great display for our benefit and for our host's customers that showed up to see it. I would also like to thank Bill Bowers and Amy Harrington for helping to count the Peoples' Choice ballots and fill out the award ribbons... your assistance was sincerely appreciated.

"How Slow Can You Go?" Contest
It has been a great year for "How Slow..." contests as evidenced by the amazing lowest sustainable speed results. This event today was billed as the season championship. And the contestants came well prepared with highly-tuned motors, ready to duke it out and lower the bar. The results were as follows:

Place	Name			Motor					Lowest Sustained Motor Speed, RPM 
1st	Corey Shumaker	Johnson 2.5HP Twin					245
2nd	Austin Smith		Mercury KF5 Super 5					261
3rd	Jim Brizzolara		Scott-Atwater 3.6HP Single				265
4th	Noel Harrington		Elto Handitwin						285

Although the competition proved to be extremely tough, our 2015 Champion, Corey Shumaker finally emerged with an incredible 245 RPM speed. Congratulations to our new champion and to the others that made it so difficult for Corey to win. 

Coffee, Donuts, Lunch and Finances
A supply of hot coffee was well maintained by Dan Soderstrom. Yummy donuts were donated by Jim Wildgen. Our host arranged a delicious hot lunch that was cooked to perfection by the chef, Frank. There were plenty of sides like onion rings, potato salad, Blanche Dykehouse's famous baked beans (and a few others that I didn't try and 
can't remember), beverage and dessert. Judy Bowers brought a huge "Chop Suey Cake"" (my favorite) and Linda Brock and others brought several kinds of cookies. It was simply a fantastic meal. Serving was facilitated by Charlene Hamp, Jennifer Bathrick, Linda Brock, Rog Dykehouse, and others that I can't remember. It was truly a meal to remember! A collective big thank you goes out to all that prepared, donated and served food! Your efforts are sincerely appreciated.

The donations for lunch (@ $6 per head) totaled $216. Reimbursable expenses totaled $95. That left a balance of $121 profit to split between our host and the Chapter ($61 to Shannon and $60 for the WC). A special donation of $50 by Rog Dykehouse brought the total profit for the WC up to $110.  
 
Wrap-Up
Besides providing a great venue for a WC meet, our host was hoping our motor display and swap area would be of interest to his customers. In addition to Roger Dykehouse, et al handing out meet flyers, Shannon placed ads in a local publication to invite his customers to stop by and check out the event. Many customers did show up and spent time looking at all of the motors in our display. Some brought motors and parts to sell. Many asked a lot of questions about the display and about our club and our members were more than happy to provide answers. So the dual purpose aspect helped make the meet a win-win situation for all involved and our host is receptive to doing it again next year. Thank you Shannon for the use of your great facility and all of your preparations. We are already looking forward to doing it again next year!

None of this would have happened without the orchestration of Roger Dykehouse, our meet Chairman. The meet was simply a huge success... we thank you for planning and running the meet!

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