Swap meets

[dn4379]

When are swap meets?

[DN 805]

The Skeeter Ice  Boat Club 28th annual swap meet will be Sunday, November 3, 2013.   9:00 to noon - followed by a raffle.  Location: Lucke's Cantina, 220 N. Elkhorn Rd., (WI Hwy 67), Wiliams Bay, WI.  This is the day to swap, buy, and sell new and used iceboats and equipment.   Boat builders and hardware manufacturers will display new products.   Breakfast and/or lunch will be available at Lucke's.  Items for sale can be set upon the black top parking are at Lucke's.   Please do not park your cars jn the display area.   Please do not park or set up your displays adjacent to neighboring businesses.   A short distance to the north there is a municipal parking lot located at the intersection of Elkhorn Rd. and Stark St. (on the north side of Stark St., opposite Burrough's Floor Coverings).   
 
What will you find:  stern steerers, Arrows, Nites, DNs, Skeeters, trailers, masts, sails, runners.   Raceables as well as handyman specials.

No fee to participate.

For more info, email sailing19@charter.net.   Let me know what you're looking for or what you have to sell.   I'll distribute the info to the enthusiasts on the email list.

[NICK VITALE]

  The Sandusky ice yacht club annual swap meet is November 23rd from 11:00 till 3:00. Bring all your unwanted equipment to sell or just come down to talk ice boats. We should have a lot of new ice boat buyers looking for parts and equipment.

  Nick Vitale  DNUS 1006

  Commodore SIYC

[DN 805]

Lots of stuff will be swapped at the Skeeter IBC swap meet in Williams Bay on  November 3rd.
Advance emails have revealed:
One guy looking for a DN to take to Montana.
One guy looking for a Nite to sail in Wisconsin.
Two guys for sure bringing Nites to sell.
One guy looking to sell a brand new Sitka spruce Nite mast
A brand new DN transfering to a new owner to take home to Minnesota.
Guys (and gals) picking up new DN sails and spars.
A family that is now into Ice Optis has a Skimmer to sell.
A used DN will be available (providing it doesn't get sold at the Gull Lake swap)
Misc shop tools.

No charge to participate.
Weather forecast sounds perfect.
Win iceboating gear in the free raffle.
Then on Monday night, put your feet up and watch the Packers beat up on the Bears.

[Bob Rast DN1313]

I will have 2 new composite masts for sale $1300 OBO  1 repaired Sherry  mast $400.00 one aluminum Norton mast $500.00
One set of Sarns plate runners $400.00
One Runner sharpener new 1 hp reversible  3250 rpm 110volts $800

Contact Bob Rast
Brastco@gmail.com or 4147913056

[Sunfish1909]

http://local.yahoo.com/info-27504960-gull-lake-country-club-richland?viewtype=map

2013 Annual Swap Meet of Gull Lake Yacht Club, Richland Michigan.


Make plans now for Saturday, Nov. 2nd!

Attend the Gull Lake Ice Yacht Club swap meet in Richland, Michigan . . . at the Gull Lake Country Club on Gull Lake.

Every year since 1975, winter sailors from throughout the Midwest converge November's first Saturday to kick off the new season.


Complete Iceboats on exhibit.... see some current day and historical iceboats.

Buy, sell, or trade complete iceboats, parts, or upgrade your current rig. Enjoy the start of a new season, learn about iceboating, and The Gull Lake Ice Yacht Club, a centennial club. Everyone is welcome.


Sarns Hardware of Detroit
Providing all of your iceboat parts and hardware needs, since the late 1940's, will be onsite again this year with their mobile store. Call or purchase your order online and they will deliver your order to the swap meet free of shipping costs. This has been a great and generous tradition for our Gull Lake Ice Yacht Club Swap Meet. http://sarnshardware.com

Composite Concepts will also be onsite. Meet champion racer Ron Sherry and see his selection of high performance racing spars and runners. Made in Detroit, Michigan. http://iceboatracing.com

Location: Gull Lake Yacht Club on Gull Lake.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Lunch: 1 p.m.
Raffle: 2 p.m.

Grand Raffle Prize: Cabela and Sarns Gift Certificates
Other Raffle Prizes:  Iceboat supplies, winter gear, and more.



Find us on Facebook.... search Gull Lake Ice Yacht Club

[DN 805]

Iceboaters who spent the morning at the 28th annual Skeeter Ice Boat Club swap meet held in Williams Bay, WI on Sunday November 3 were treated to an absolutely gorgeous November day.   Folks came from Minnesota, Indiana, Illinois, Upper and Lower Michigan and lots of gear changed hands, including Nites, DNs, Skeeters, a Skimmer.  rigging, runners, mainsheets, runner planks, booms, helmets..

Many thanks to those who contributed to the raffle, including S & R Marine, Composite Concepts, Skeeter IBC, 4 Lakes IYC, Pete Barrett (a.k.a. southshoreDNer), Mike Peters, and the Lake Riley Iceboat Club  (these guys produce marvelous prize winning maple syrup), and the IDNIYRA

Next stop, the Western Challenge!

[DN 805]

Oops!   I neglected to include in the list of attendees at the Skeeter IBC swap meet, iceboaters from the state of Wisconsin, home of the Packers and the Badgers.


...sneaky scribe

[NICK VITALE]

   Just a reminder. The Sandusky Ice Yacht Club swap meet is Nov. 23rd at 11:00 at the Sandusky Sailing club in Sandusky Ohio' We will have free beer and sandwiches. We hope to have a big turn out.

Nick Vitale DNUS 1006

Commodore SIYC