Mystic Seaport to Host 20th Annual Antique Marine Engine Exposition

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 Mystic Seaport to Host 20th Annual Antique Marine Engine Exposition
Largest Marine Engine Show in the Country to Feature More Than 300 Exhibits 
 
Experience the maritime transition from sail to mechanical power at the 20th Annual Antique Marine Engine Exposition at Mystic Seaport Saturday and Sunday, August 20-21.

Nearly 300 examples of early marine engines from around the country, including unique selections from Mystic Seaport’s own collection, will be on display Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
A broad range of inboards, outboards, and steam engines will be shown at the Museum’s Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard, including a rare Continental radial motor used to power a World War II amphibious landing craft. Additional engines dating from 1889 to 1963 manufactured by Evinrude, Johnson, Herreshoff, Kriebel and others can be viewed in the North Boat Shed.

This year features a unique gathering of engines from the Palmer Engine Company of Cos Cob, Conn., one of the early pioneers of gasoline marine motors beginning in 1894. This will be the biggest public display of Palmers since the factory shut down.

Visitors will have special access to view the Museum’s Marine Engine Collection in the Collections and Research Center over the weekend. The Collection contains more than 300 unique examples of marine engines and is not normally open for general visitors.

Weekend activities include a set-and-weigh anchor demonstration featuring a 1914 Economy Sparta donkey engine aboard the schooner L.A. Dunton and the firing of several engines in the Shipyard, including a six-cylinder D-90 Lathrop diesel and a huge two-cylinder Wickmann semi-diesel from Sweden. There will also be a 1917 Hercules engine demonstration behind the Museum’s Hoop Shop.

In addition, the Shipyard’s Paint Shop will display many outstanding marine engine models, many of them fully-functioning.