Register now for the 2019 ACBS & ABM Symposium!
2019 ACBS & ABM Symposium
May 17-19, 2019
Each year that ACBS and ABM have held this 3-day workshop, we have received excellent reviews from those members who participated and we encourage all to join us. With questions or to register, please contact Amanda Dudley at the Antique Boat Museum at 315-686-4104 x225 or email her at amandadudley@abm.org. You may also register by clicking the link above.
Tentative 2019 Schedule of Events
FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2019
11:00 AM-4:00 PM Check in at the Museum, pick up registration and welcome packet
12:00 PM-1:15 PM How to Use ABM’s Vast Library and Archives to Research Your Own Boat
Presented by ABM curatorial and library staff (Homer L. Dodge Education Ctr. and Lou Smith Library, 2nd floor of Haxall Bldg.)
12:00 PM-4:00 PM Boat Shop Hop
(6 local boat shops will be open for drop-in visitors all afternoon. Feel free to visit as many or as few as you’d like to see what owners are working on and ask questions.)
3:00 PM-5:00 PM Doebler Building open for self-guided tour.
5:30 PM Cocktails and dinner TBD
SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2019
Note about Saturday’s schedule:
Two workshops will run concurrently in the morning and again in the afternoon. This allows all participants to attend both workshops, if desired. Additionally, two projects will be ongoing all day in the Mary Street shop. Participants will have time to drop and/or fully participate on these projects at any time during the day.
8:00 AM Breakfast at the Museum (Lewis Boardroom, 2nd floor of Haxall Building)
8:45 AM-10:45 AM
- Outboard Motor Maintenance & Repairs – more detailed description to follow
- Maritime Wood Finishing – more detailed description to follow
12:00 PM-1:00 PM Lunch at the Museum (Lewis Boardroom, 2nd floor of Haxall Bldg.)
1:15 PM-3:15 PM
- Outboard Motor Maintenance & Repairs – more detailed description to follow
- Maritime Wood Finishing – more detailed description to follow
Mary Street Shop Restoration Projects – Ongoing All Day Saturday
8:45 AM – 4:15 PM Two boat projects ongoing all day in ABM’s Mary Street Shop. Participants will be able to attend both workshops listed above with time leftover to participate in the Mary Street projects. Participants can also elect to forgo one or both workshops and drop in to Mary Street for a longer block of time
- Next phase of the Mosquito Dave Couch will be continuing work on the little racer that began in 2017.
- Restoration of fiberglass St. Lawrence River Skiff Bart for use in ABM’s livery
4:30 PM-5:30 PM Lecture: Snail’s life story
Dinner will be on your own; a list of recommended restaurants is in your welcome packet.
SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2019
8:00 AM Breakfast at Museum (Lewis Boardroom, 2nd floor of Haxall Bldg.)
8:45 AM – 9:15 AM ACBS judging panel (TBD)
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM Wooden Boat Ownership for Dummies/ABM winter volunteer projects (TBD)
For lodging accommodations please visit the Clayton Chamber of Commerce webpage www.1000islands-clayton.com or contact them by phone at 1-800-252-9806.
