Welcome aboard....drop anchor and stay awhile!
Thanks for cruising into our world of Lymans! The Lyman Boat Owners Association (LBOA) is proud to be the original and oldest Lyman boat enthusiast organization in the U.S. and Canada. As a 501c3 non-profit organization, the LBOA is deemed a Private Operating Foundation by the United States Internal Revenue Service. The LBOA's mission is to promote, educate, and preserve Lyman boats for the enjoyment of future generations.
The over 800 members and Lyman enthusiasts across the United States, Canada and parts of Europe, all enjoy membership benefits including an ever-changing web site that contains informative and relevant information on Lyman boats and restoration/maintenance tips; a quarterly news magazine of useful, relevant and important Lyman boat restoration tips; historical and educational articles and member news; as well as member events and public educational seminars across the country.
The LBOA is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio and can be contacted by e-mail at [email protected].
Jun 27
2026 Walleye Derby
Sandusky Bay
7:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Spend the day fishing on your Lyman - or just come for lunch!
Aug 7
27th Annual All Classics Festival
Huron Municipal Marina
3:00 PM - 12:00 PM
This wonderful weekend event kicks off on Friday, 8/7 at 3:00pm. The show is open to the public on SATURDAY, AUGUST 8 FROM 10A-4P.
Historic / Renovation articles
Excerpt from Petyr Beck, LBOA Member, Sagle, ID, article [2022-2023 Winter Clinker #4]:
The first official delivery from Ohio was two boats: one, a 25´ Sleeper (hull #K-1254) he would use on Lake Coeur d’Alene as a “demonstrator,” and a second 21´ Runabout (hull #N-1202) for “stock.” Both of these boats quickly sold. Over the next decade, Jim sold mostly the 21´-22´ Runabout, and the 25´-28´ Sportsman and Sleeper models. By the late ‘60s, Lyman Boat Works was referring inquiries from all over the Pacific Northwest to Jim McGoldrick as “our dealer nearest you.” My grandfather kept tabs on the Lymans he sold. Some of them have stayed in the same families for almost sixty years. Sometimes, when folks were ready to move on to a newer boat, my grandfather felt such an attachment to the wood Lymans that he would buy them back from the friends and customers that he had sold them to years earlier. This is one of the contributing factors to our proud family motto: “Lyman rich and cash poor.”
By 1973, a lot of change was underway at Lyman. Sales Manager Carl Doubledee became general manager early that year, and in their correspondence one of the main worries of my grandfather was the loss of wood options in a “hot bed” of fiberglass boat manufacturers. He wrote to Doubledee, “I sincerely hope that Lyman has not lost its identity only to become just another manufacturer in the bulging ranks of fiberglass boat builders.” To read more...Become a member and explore our treasure trove of historic archives, restoration articles and photo archives.
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Proud Supporters
Trading Dock Showcase
The LBOA is proud to provide a beautiful array of Lymans for sale.
Visit our Trading Dock to see all boats available for sale.
1957 Lyman Runabout 23'
This is one of the last in this classic line of Lymans.
Lyman Boating in Southern California
with Captain Zoltan Sarda, San Diego, CA
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