AntiqueBoatAmerica - Clayton, New York

Rabbit R. R.

Good folks selling and servicing gorgeous “floating furniture”, some of which was made nearly 100 years ago. If you don’t know your boats . . . know your boatmen!

Geof L. ?. G.

Wow, this place has an amazing collection of vintage wooden boats

William G.

Very beautiful boats. I saw the Elvis and was like hell yeah!!!!! .....lol n

Tom B.

After fulfilling a long time “bucket list” dream of owning a classic wooden boat and sharing it with our family, friends and most importantly, grandchildren; I decided it was time to find a new caretaker for this classic. I did not want to run an ad and publish my phone number as I already get too many unwanted calls, so I checked out a number of sites and found Antique Boat America. It worked perfectly for me with no hassles and I think they found a new owner that appreciates having an 80 year old classic boat that is in good shape that is mostly all original. Certainly check out Antique Boat America is you are looking to either buy or sell a classic boat in the NE.

Tom W.

I am a wooden boat restoration company. I made my first phone call to Fritz. After cutting me off mid sentence to tell me he's to busy preparing for an upcoming show to talk to me he tells me to go browse thier website. So I let that go because I've gotten ready for trade shows. It's hectic, I get it. So I browse the website find 4 boats that I'm interested in. After 4 phone calls and a few emails from 2 different people at my company with no response what's so ever. This is hands down the worst broker I have ever had to deal with. What a joke. Sad just sad. BUSINESS = COMMUNICATION
My advice
If you not going to spend six figure on a boat, go somewhere else. This
company has lost site of its roots

Deb F.

Beautiful boats on display. The staff is always friendly and accommodating. Their knowledge of the boat's history is superb. I have bought two antique boats from them and will continue to purchase from them as long as they are in business and I have money to shop.

Don

Made an offer on a boat which was accepted. Peter agreed I could wire the funds to be held in escrow until I inspected the boat so I wired the money to their account on Monday. On Wednesday I got an email from him telling me the seller is not comfortable with escrow despite the fact that the money would be held by their broker. Apparently they never checked with the seller before offering it and instead of trying to finalize the deal Pete just returned my money. I'm glad to have the money back but I took a day off of work to do the wire transfer and paid the wire transfer fees all of which I am out. I also missed out on a different boat I was going to buy because I thought this was a done deal.

I've worked with brokers before and this is hands down the least professional experience I have had. There is no excuse for offering something like escrow without checking with the seller first. Clear lack of communication between them and their sellers.

William O.

I recently had a business dealing with Antique Boat America and Peter Mellon. There was a misunderstanding with the seller of the boat and the condition of the engine. Even though Peter had nothing to do with the situation, he spent a lot of time and effort to look out for my interests and make me happy. I have worked with many brokers over the years and Peter is by far the most professional that I’ve worked with. He is the consummate professional and I give him the highest recommendation.