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Brian Keen credits his uncle for getting him into boats. He owned five or six, and as Keen entered college, his uncle’s interest grew and so did Keen’s. That interest, mixed with Keen’s love of old cars, motorcycles, and trucks, inspired him to open Motor Boat Garage in Norwood, where he restores and repairs classic and antique boats.
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Most of the boats Keen works on are wooden, made between the 1920s and the ’50s and ’60s, when fiberglass boats started to gain popularity. By 2016, when he launched his business, Keen had developed some basic boat repair skills, learning the trade working at the now-closed Antique Boat Center. “The specialized stuff, you have to be around and see and learn firsthand,” he says. “It’s definitely a hands-on kind of thing. You have to just get in there and start doing it.”
Claytonâs Antique Boat Museum opens for the season The boats have been polished and the open sign is back on the street. Itâs opening day for one of Claytonâs notable attractions: the Antique Boat Museum. (Source: wwny) By Brendan Straub | May 1, 2021 at 4:01 PM EDT - Updated May 1 at 4:01 PM
CLAYTON, N.Y. (WWNY) - The boats have been polished and the open sign is back on the street. Itâs opening day for one of Claytonâs notable attractions: the Antique Boat Museum.
âI think the boat museum opening today is the first one to start the season off on May 1st which is early and great. We are looking forward to a great season,â said Norma Zimmer.
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CLAYTON â A husband-and-wife team with extensive knowledge in both studying shipwrecks and diving to them will kick off a new season of lectures hosted by the Antique Boat Museum.
The 2021 lecture series is scheduled to be held virtually and on the ABM campus at 750 Mary St. The first lecture in the 2021 series will be online.
At 7 p.m. Thursday, Dennis R. and Kathi McCarthy of Cape Vincent will share their extensive knowledge of shipwrecks in the Thousand Islands.
The âShipwrecks of the 1000 Islandsâ talk will be held over Google Meet, where people anywhere will be able to join in.