Re: What is an Antique?

[PugetSoundBoater]

quote B-Dittmar:

But if you think about are club bylaws say that a 1956 Johnson will never be a antique even when it’s 200 years old.
Back when the bylaws where written antique’s where 15 years old.
What I was trying to get across about my YouTube channel is that we the AOMCI are missing out on a tun of new members over this.
Now my YouTube channel gets about 85,000 views a month and I have 3,210 subscribers and almost 3,000,000 views and all of them are interested in vintage outboards, now that is a lot of people.

Now I do my best to recruit new members thru my YouTube channel and by doing other things just last week I worked all 4 days at the Minneapolis boat show and handed out more then 500 AOMCI fliers.
So I talk to a lot of people about are club and this is the #1 thing I hear form people on why they don’t join.

I agree with everything Ben has said. If someone reads or sees Antique Outboard Motor Club,and they have a 1960"s thru 80’s motor, they may think they could not seek help here or belong here. Of course we don’t want to exclude anyone. Thanks Ben for handing out those flyers.You could make a statement on your You Tube Channel explaining the year range of motors we typically deal with.
I have enjoyed your YT videos.When i get a new motor ,i go and check to see if you have one you have demonstrated,most of the time "yep there it is" Thank You. Jim PSB

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