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Sailboat Buying Guide - International Buying
Sailboat Buying Guide - International Buying
Sara Clemence
International Buying
Buying a boat overseas presents its own problems, but when you fall in love with a boat, it can be worth it.
There are special considerations to take into account if you are buying a boat abroad, especially if you plan to hire it out for charter.
A foreign-built boat that is registered in the United States cannot legally be chartered with a crew, says Bob Leslie of Northrop and Johnson. It can be hired out for "demise charter"--without a crew--and the difference is sometimes just a question of paperwork. If you're going to charter a boat in the U.S, say the experts, it's far simpler to buy a hull built domestically.
Boats bought in Europe may be subject to local taxes, says Leslie. A boat purchased abroad is also subject to import taxes (1.8% of the cost of a new boat or the appraised value of a used boat). You can bring a boat over and get a six-month renewable cruising permit, but if you plan to keep it in the U.S. permanently or sell it, you have to register it and pay the tax.
Sailboat Buying Guide
1. Intro
2. Location
3. Brokers
4. Bigger can be better, but..
5. Pedigree Counts
6. Turning a Profit
7. Used? New? Custom? In-Between?
8. International Buying
Sara Clemence
International Buying
Buying a boat overseas presents its own problems, but when you fall in love with a boat, it can be worth it.
There are special considerations to take into account if you are buying a boat abroad, especially if you plan to hire it out for charter.
A foreign-built boat that is registered in the United States cannot legally be chartered with a crew, says Bob Leslie of Northrop and Johnson. It can be hired out for "demise charter"--without a crew--and the difference is sometimes just a question of paperwork. If you're going to charter a boat in the U.S, say the experts, it's far simpler to buy a hull built domestically.
Boats bought in Europe may be subject to local taxes, says Leslie. A boat purchased abroad is also subject to import taxes (1.8% of the cost of a new boat or the appraised value of a used boat). You can bring a boat over and get a six-month renewable cruising permit, but if you plan to keep it in the U.S. permanently or sell it, you have to register it and pay the tax.
Sailboat Buying Guide
1. Intro
2. Location
3. Brokers
4. Bigger can be better, but..
5. Pedigree Counts
6. Turning a Profit
7. Used? New? Custom? In-Between?
8. International Buying
Sailboat Buying Guide - Used? New? Custom? In-Between?
Sailboat Buying Guide - Used? New? Custom? In-Between?
Sara Clemence
Used? New? Custom? In-Between?
Shop around at the Annapolis Sailboat Show.
When you buy a new boat "off the rack," you may be able to choose the color and a few of the features, but most of the details will have been decided by the manufacturer. On the other side of the boat-buying spectrum is a vessel built entirely from scratch to your specifications: "It's a blank piece of paper, and the sky's the limit," says Gibbons-Neff of Sparkman and Stephens.
"What kinds of tolerance do you have for decision making?" asks Hinckley's Bennett. If the answer is "none," then a custom-built yacht it not for you, unless you're willing to hire a manager to oversee the project.
The middle option is the semi-custom boat, which has an off-the-rack hull but fittings designed to your specifications. You can choose the sail plan, the fittings and the layout of the boat. (Do you want your stateroom to be in the center of the boat or the stern?)
A custom boat can take two years or more to build, but a previously owned boat--once you find the one you want--can be delivered immediately. You might not be getting the latest equipment, but it can be replaced. A used boat with a beautiful exterior and aging parts can be refitted, though at a cost. And a used boat has already proven its ability to weather the water.
It may not make sense to set your heart on a new, used or custom boat at the start of the decision-making process. Looking at used boats on the market may steer you towards a custom-built boat.
To get a feel for different looks and layouts, hit the boats shows that are held around the country year-round. The Annapolis Sailboat Show, the largest in the U.S., takes place in October; Strictly Sail Chicago is at the end of January, and Pacific Sail Expo is in April.
Sailboat Buying Guide
1. Intro
2. Location
3. Brokers
4. Bigger can be better, but..
5. Pedigree Counts
6. Turning a Profit
7. Used? New? Custom? In-Between?
8. International Buying
Sara Clemence
Used? New? Custom? In-Between?
Shop around at the Annapolis Sailboat Show.
When you buy a new boat "off the rack," you may be able to choose the color and a few of the features, but most of the details will have been decided by the manufacturer. On the other side of the boat-buying spectrum is a vessel built entirely from scratch to your specifications: "It's a blank piece of paper, and the sky's the limit," says Gibbons-Neff of Sparkman and Stephens.
"What kinds of tolerance do you have for decision making?" asks Hinckley's Bennett. If the answer is "none," then a custom-built yacht it not for you, unless you're willing to hire a manager to oversee the project.
The middle option is the semi-custom boat, which has an off-the-rack hull but fittings designed to your specifications. You can choose the sail plan, the fittings and the layout of the boat. (Do you want your stateroom to be in the center of the boat or the stern?)
A custom boat can take two years or more to build, but a previously owned boat--once you find the one you want--can be delivered immediately. You might not be getting the latest equipment, but it can be replaced. A used boat with a beautiful exterior and aging parts can be refitted, though at a cost. And a used boat has already proven its ability to weather the water.
It may not make sense to set your heart on a new, used or custom boat at the start of the decision-making process. Looking at used boats on the market may steer you towards a custom-built boat.
To get a feel for different looks and layouts, hit the boats shows that are held around the country year-round. The Annapolis Sailboat Show, the largest in the U.S., takes place in October; Strictly Sail Chicago is at the end of January, and Pacific Sail Expo is in April.
Sailboat Buying Guide
1. Intro
2. Location
3. Brokers
4. Bigger can be better, but..
5. Pedigree Counts
6. Turning a Profit
7. Used? New? Custom? In-Between?
8. International Buying
Sailboat Buying Guide - Turning A Profit
Sailboat Buying Guide - Turning A Profit
Sara Clemence
Turning A Profit
Top-quality boats not only look terrific, they also hold their value better.
While some experts say that you should never expect to profit on the sale of a boat, others believe that with the proper maintenance, a boat can retain or increase its value.
"Very high-quality boats hold their values and don't depreciate much," says Northrop and Johnson's Bob Leslie. While smaller medium- and lower-quality boats do depreciate, the drop in value is not as dramatic as with a car, taking place mostly over the first two or three years. The percentage of depreciation varies widely from boat to boat.
A boat's condition can change its value by as much as 30%. "As you're using the boat, you're consuming it," Leslie says. "You're wearing out the sails, the pumps."
"If a boat is kept in excellent condition and upgraded constantly, there's a good chance it will hold its value or be worth even more than [the owner] paid," Leslie says. "But the owner has to have a very high commitment to maintaining the boat."
Nevertheless, a boat is still a precarious investment. As with art, the main return on your money, if all goes as planned, will be in pleasure.
"The only reason to buy a boat is therapy," says Mitchell Gibbons-Neff of Sparkman & Stephens. "When you go to bed at night, instead of thinking about the hassles in your day, you think about where you're going to go next on your boat."
Sailboat Buying Guide
1. Intro
2. Location
3. Brokers
4. Bigger can be better, but..
5. Pedigree Counts
6. Turning a Profit
7. Used? New? Custom? In-Between?
8. International Buying
Sara Clemence
Turning A Profit
Top-quality boats not only look terrific, they also hold their value better.
While some experts say that you should never expect to profit on the sale of a boat, others believe that with the proper maintenance, a boat can retain or increase its value.
"Very high-quality boats hold their values and don't depreciate much," says Northrop and Johnson's Bob Leslie. While smaller medium- and lower-quality boats do depreciate, the drop in value is not as dramatic as with a car, taking place mostly over the first two or three years. The percentage of depreciation varies widely from boat to boat.
A boat's condition can change its value by as much as 30%. "As you're using the boat, you're consuming it," Leslie says. "You're wearing out the sails, the pumps."
"If a boat is kept in excellent condition and upgraded constantly, there's a good chance it will hold its value or be worth even more than [the owner] paid," Leslie says. "But the owner has to have a very high commitment to maintaining the boat."
Nevertheless, a boat is still a precarious investment. As with art, the main return on your money, if all goes as planned, will be in pleasure.
"The only reason to buy a boat is therapy," says Mitchell Gibbons-Neff of Sparkman & Stephens. "When you go to bed at night, instead of thinking about the hassles in your day, you think about where you're going to go next on your boat."
Sailboat Buying Guide
1. Intro
2. Location
3. Brokers
4. Bigger can be better, but..
5. Pedigree Counts
6. Turning a Profit
7. Used? New? Custom? In-Between?
8. International Buying
Sailboat Buying Guide - Pedigree Counts
Sailboat Buying Guide - Pedigree Counts
Sara Clemence
Pedigree Counts
The classic Lightning, one of the great day sailers of all time.
Years ago, the choice of boat builder was extremely important. "You had some lousy boat builders," says Jacques Mac Donald, agent for Mac Donald Yacht Brokerage in San Diego, Calif. "Today, all manufacturers are paying much more attention to the way they build their boats."
But a boat's origins still matter. A top naval architect and builder will not only give you a better boat. "Names influence the value of a boat," says Gibbons-Neff of Sparkman & Stephens. "It's like a Mercedes is better than a Ford." A boat designed by a big-name architect will often hold its price better, even though the design makes up only 4% to 10% of the original cost of a boat. Still, warns Bob Leslie of blue-chip yacht brokers Northrop and Johnson, a good builder can turn out a bad boat if the buyer wants to cut corners on the construction.
If you're having a boat made to your specifications, you want to deal with a boat-building or design company that has and will be around in the long term, in case there is ever a problem. "You don't want the first boat ever produced by a company," says Phil Bennett of Hinckley, which has been building ships since 1928. "The number of small builders that literally produce a couple of boats and then go bankrupt is tremendous."
Sparkman & Stephens, which has been designing boats for 70 years, has created everything from military boats and classic day sailers such as the Lightning and Blue Jay, to America's Cup defenders and multimillion-dollar pleasure sailboats.
Equally impressive is the record of Farr Yacht Design in Annapolis, Md., which has planned more than two dozen boats for the Volvo Ocean Race--formerly known as the Whitbread Round-the World Race.
Ron Holland, formerly with Sparkman & Stephens, is particularly known for big boats. He designed the largest single-masted boat ever, the 245-foot Mirabella V, which is currently under construction.
The Hinckley Company, based in Maine, is one of the premiere builders of semi-custom boats. Their classic, elegant sailing yachts are built with lavish attention to details.
Finnish company Nautor Swan builds luxury sailing yachts, many of which are designed by Sparkman & Stephens, German Frers and Ron Holland. Nautor also owns U.K.-based Camper and Nicholsons, which specializes in refittings and restorations.
http://www.forbes.com/2002/07/24/0724sport_5.html
Sailboat Buying Guide
1. Intro
2. Location
3. Brokers
4. Bigger can be better, but..
5. Pedigree Counts
6. Turning a Profit
7. Used? New? Custom? In-Between?
8. International Buying
Sara Clemence
Pedigree Counts
The classic Lightning, one of the great day sailers of all time.
Years ago, the choice of boat builder was extremely important. "You had some lousy boat builders," says Jacques Mac Donald, agent for Mac Donald Yacht Brokerage in San Diego, Calif. "Today, all manufacturers are paying much more attention to the way they build their boats."
But a boat's origins still matter. A top naval architect and builder will not only give you a better boat. "Names influence the value of a boat," says Gibbons-Neff of Sparkman & Stephens. "It's like a Mercedes is better than a Ford." A boat designed by a big-name architect will often hold its price better, even though the design makes up only 4% to 10% of the original cost of a boat. Still, warns Bob Leslie of blue-chip yacht brokers Northrop and Johnson, a good builder can turn out a bad boat if the buyer wants to cut corners on the construction.
If you're having a boat made to your specifications, you want to deal with a boat-building or design company that has and will be around in the long term, in case there is ever a problem. "You don't want the first boat ever produced by a company," says Phil Bennett of Hinckley, which has been building ships since 1928. "The number of small builders that literally produce a couple of boats and then go bankrupt is tremendous."
Sparkman & Stephens, which has been designing boats for 70 years, has created everything from military boats and classic day sailers such as the Lightning and Blue Jay, to America's Cup defenders and multimillion-dollar pleasure sailboats.
Equally impressive is the record of Farr Yacht Design in Annapolis, Md., which has planned more than two dozen boats for the Volvo Ocean Race--formerly known as the Whitbread Round-the World Race.
Ron Holland, formerly with Sparkman & Stephens, is particularly known for big boats. He designed the largest single-masted boat ever, the 245-foot Mirabella V, which is currently under construction.
The Hinckley Company, based in Maine, is one of the premiere builders of semi-custom boats. Their classic, elegant sailing yachts are built with lavish attention to details.
Finnish company Nautor Swan builds luxury sailing yachts, many of which are designed by Sparkman & Stephens, German Frers and Ron Holland. Nautor also owns U.K.-based Camper and Nicholsons, which specializes in refittings and restorations.
http://www.forbes.com/2002/07/24/0724sport_5.html
Sailboat Buying Guide
1. Intro
2. Location
3. Brokers
4. Bigger can be better, but..
5. Pedigree Counts
6. Turning a Profit
7. Used? New? Custom? In-Between?
8. International Buying
Sailboat Buying Guide - Bigger can be better, but..
Sailboat Buying Guide - Bigger can be better, but..
Sara Clemence
Bigger Can Be Better, But...
Pretty but needs a crew of four.
A bigger boat means more space, stability and speed. "Sailboats today have the necessary horsepower to behave like a motorboat," says Mitchell Gibbons-Neff of Sparkman & Stephens. Long passages are far more comfortable on larger boats, and hydraulic systems and roller-furling sails have made it possible to handle boats with fewer people.
It doesn't make sense to build a custom boat that is less than 40 feet. "It's not anywhere near cost-effective," says Gibbons-Neff. "If you take the nicest production boat and try to make an equivalent custom boat, you'll spend at least twice as much." The cost of a 70-foot custom boat could be comparable to a high-end production boat.
But extra footage can also mean extra headaches. The Zingaro, a 114-foot luxury sailboat currently for sale at Sparkman & Stephens, requires a crew of four: a captain, engineer, mate and cook. The captain alone would be paid $90,000 per year, says Gibbons-Neff, and "a professional crew is harder to find than a good boat."
The larger a boat, the harder it can be to maintain and repair. Not all boatyards can handle large boats, so you may find yourself moving the boat around just to find a place that can accommodate it.
"You can have as much fun in a 15-footer as in a 45-footer," Gibbons-Neff says. For example, he volunteers that Sparkman & Stephens makes a 15-foot high-performance dinghy for $50,000.
Sailboat Buying Guide
1. Intro
2. Location
3. Brokers
4. Bigger can be better, but..
5. Pedigree Counts
6. Turning a Profit
7. Used? New? Custom? In-Between?
8. International Buying
Sara Clemence
Bigger Can Be Better, But...
Pretty but needs a crew of four.
A bigger boat means more space, stability and speed. "Sailboats today have the necessary horsepower to behave like a motorboat," says Mitchell Gibbons-Neff of Sparkman & Stephens. Long passages are far more comfortable on larger boats, and hydraulic systems and roller-furling sails have made it possible to handle boats with fewer people.
It doesn't make sense to build a custom boat that is less than 40 feet. "It's not anywhere near cost-effective," says Gibbons-Neff. "If you take the nicest production boat and try to make an equivalent custom boat, you'll spend at least twice as much." The cost of a 70-foot custom boat could be comparable to a high-end production boat.
But extra footage can also mean extra headaches. The Zingaro, a 114-foot luxury sailboat currently for sale at Sparkman & Stephens, requires a crew of four: a captain, engineer, mate and cook. The captain alone would be paid $90,000 per year, says Gibbons-Neff, and "a professional crew is harder to find than a good boat."
The larger a boat, the harder it can be to maintain and repair. Not all boatyards can handle large boats, so you may find yourself moving the boat around just to find a place that can accommodate it.
"You can have as much fun in a 15-footer as in a 45-footer," Gibbons-Neff says. For example, he volunteers that Sparkman & Stephens makes a 15-foot high-performance dinghy for $50,000.
Sailboat Buying Guide
1. Intro
2. Location
3. Brokers
4. Bigger can be better, but..
5. Pedigree Counts
6. Turning a Profit
7. Used? New? Custom? In-Between?
8. International Buying
Sailboat Buying Guide - Broker
Sailboat Buying Guide - Broker
Going For Brokers
Sara Clemence
Let the brokers do the work.
The more expensive a boat you are considering, the more essential it is to have a good broker. Not a good broker selling the boat to you, but a good broker working for you in the marketplace, helping you find a used or custom-made boat that fits your needs, is well built and is priced fairly.
A broker will bring a huge body of knowledge to the process, understanding about different makes and models of boats, and a network of other brokers to draw upon for information.
If you act on your own, searching the boating magazines and online listings (such as those on yachtworld.com), any broker you call about a vessel will be working for himself, trying to sell you that particular boat. Instead, call many brokers and find one to work with exclusively.
"It doesn't matter what boat you buy. He wants to meet your needs and specifications," says Bob Leslie, managing director for the Massachusetts office of Northrop and Johnson, a 50-year-old yacht brokerage that specializes in large boats. "Let the broker do all the work."
A good broker will be a member of the Yacht Brokers Association of America (YBAA) or the local equivalent (a European broker should be a member of the Mediterranean Yacht Brokers Association). A member broker must be an individual contractor working for a brokerage firm and must follow a set of guidelines, most of which are designed to protect the consumer.
YBAA members have at least one year of professional experience, but make sure yours has at least five years and is backed by an established brokerage with a strong reputation, says Leslie. Advertisements in a national or international publication such as Yachting or Boat International indicate that a brokerage is solid. California and Florida brokers must be licensed, and other states have certification requirements. As in all cases, however, personal references are often the most valuable.
Prospective brokers should ask lots of questions, trying to assess your needs. "They should be in input mode instead of output mode," Bennett says. "If it appears that they are trying to sell you something, just hang up. It should not be an adversarial relationship."
As with real estate, there is usually a boat broker on the seller's side and on the buyer's side. When a sale is completed, the seller pays the broker's commission, usually 10%, with 3% going to the buying broker.
http://www.forbes.com/2002/07/24/0724sport_3.html
Sailboat Buying Guide
1. Intro
2. Location
3. Brokers
4. Bigger can be better, but..
5. Pedigree Counts
6. Turning a Profit
7. Used? New? Custom? In-Between?
8. International Buying
Going For Brokers
Sara Clemence
Let the brokers do the work.
The more expensive a boat you are considering, the more essential it is to have a good broker. Not a good broker selling the boat to you, but a good broker working for you in the marketplace, helping you find a used or custom-made boat that fits your needs, is well built and is priced fairly.
A broker will bring a huge body of knowledge to the process, understanding about different makes and models of boats, and a network of other brokers to draw upon for information.
If you act on your own, searching the boating magazines and online listings (such as those on yachtworld.com), any broker you call about a vessel will be working for himself, trying to sell you that particular boat. Instead, call many brokers and find one to work with exclusively.
"It doesn't matter what boat you buy. He wants to meet your needs and specifications," says Bob Leslie, managing director for the Massachusetts office of Northrop and Johnson, a 50-year-old yacht brokerage that specializes in large boats. "Let the broker do all the work."
A good broker will be a member of the Yacht Brokers Association of America (YBAA) or the local equivalent (a European broker should be a member of the Mediterranean Yacht Brokers Association). A member broker must be an individual contractor working for a brokerage firm and must follow a set of guidelines, most of which are designed to protect the consumer.
YBAA members have at least one year of professional experience, but make sure yours has at least five years and is backed by an established brokerage with a strong reputation, says Leslie. Advertisements in a national or international publication such as Yachting or Boat International indicate that a brokerage is solid. California and Florida brokers must be licensed, and other states have certification requirements. As in all cases, however, personal references are often the most valuable.
Prospective brokers should ask lots of questions, trying to assess your needs. "They should be in input mode instead of output mode," Bennett says. "If it appears that they are trying to sell you something, just hang up. It should not be an adversarial relationship."
As with real estate, there is usually a boat broker on the seller's side and on the buyer's side. When a sale is completed, the seller pays the broker's commission, usually 10%, with 3% going to the buying broker.
http://www.forbes.com/2002/07/24/0724sport_3.html
Sailboat Buying Guide
1. Intro
2. Location
3. Brokers
4. Bigger can be better, but..
5. Pedigree Counts
6. Turning a Profit
7. Used? New? Custom? In-Between?
8. International Buying
Sailboat Buying Guide - Location
Sailboat Buying Guide - Location
Sara Clemence
Where you sail (which is related to how you sail) will influence the size of the boat and the systems you have on board.
In the Northwest or Maine, for example, the water is deep enough that you don't have to worry about how far your keel goes into the water. But try squeezing a 16.5-foot draft into Long Island Sound or Chesapeake Bay, and you may be in for an unpleasant grounding. A very tall mast can also restrict your sailing area, as it may not clear low bridges. Conversely, while you can take a 30-footer across an ocean, you probably don't want to.
If you're sailing in Bora Bora, says Phil Bennett of Hinckley, you'll want to carry a single sideband radio, which can communicate over thousands of miles. "If you're sailing in Annapolis, all you need is a VHS and a cell phone."
Location can also determine your water and fuel systems. In most of the United States, you can refill your water tanks with a hose at a dock. If you're traveling to the Caribbean, where water sources may not be reliable, you had better have a water-making system on board.
If you're buying a used boat, where it has been sailed can affect its condition. Saltwater is far more corrosive than fresh water. In the United States, the freshwater sailing season, which takes place in the Great Lakes, is relatively short. More-expensive boats are often stored indoors, so they have less exposure to the elements, says Mitchell Gibbons-Neff, president of Sparkman & Stephens, a venerable boat design and brokerage firm based in New York City and Ft. Lauderdale. But beware freshwater with wooden boats, which are prone to rot.
http://www.forbes.com/2002/07/24/0724sport_2.html
Sailboat Buying Guide
1. Intro
2. Location
3. Brokers
4. Bigger can be better, but..
5. Pedigree Counts
6. Turning a Profit
7. Used? New? Custom? In-Between?
8. International Buying
Sara Clemence
Where you sail (which is related to how you sail) will influence the size of the boat and the systems you have on board.
In the Northwest or Maine, for example, the water is deep enough that you don't have to worry about how far your keel goes into the water. But try squeezing a 16.5-foot draft into Long Island Sound or Chesapeake Bay, and you may be in for an unpleasant grounding. A very tall mast can also restrict your sailing area, as it may not clear low bridges. Conversely, while you can take a 30-footer across an ocean, you probably don't want to.
If you're sailing in Bora Bora, says Phil Bennett of Hinckley, you'll want to carry a single sideband radio, which can communicate over thousands of miles. "If you're sailing in Annapolis, all you need is a VHS and a cell phone."
Location can also determine your water and fuel systems. In most of the United States, you can refill your water tanks with a hose at a dock. If you're traveling to the Caribbean, where water sources may not be reliable, you had better have a water-making system on board.
If you're buying a used boat, where it has been sailed can affect its condition. Saltwater is far more corrosive than fresh water. In the United States, the freshwater sailing season, which takes place in the Great Lakes, is relatively short. More-expensive boats are often stored indoors, so they have less exposure to the elements, says Mitchell Gibbons-Neff, president of Sparkman & Stephens, a venerable boat design and brokerage firm based in New York City and Ft. Lauderdale. But beware freshwater with wooden boats, which are prone to rot.
http://www.forbes.com/2002/07/24/0724sport_2.html
Sailboat Buying Guide
1. Intro
2. Location
3. Brokers
4. Bigger can be better, but..
5. Pedigree Counts
6. Turning a Profit
7. Used? New? Custom? In-Between?
8. International Buying
Sailboat Buying Guide - Intro
Sailboat Buying Guide - Intro
Sara Clemence
Buying a boat can seem a lot like buying a car. Choose the model, color and accessories, cut a check and you're done. In fact, it's far more complicated that that--more like buying a house. A house that floats.
There are a limited number of car manufacturers and a seemingly infinite number of boat companies. All cars have four wheels, while sail configurations can vary widely. There are dozens, even hundreds, of factors that come into play when buying a boat. What size? What brand? New? Used? Custom-built? Will it have racing sails? A washer and dryer? Wood trim? What kind of wood? What kind of stain?
"A boat can be a very emotional purchase," says Phil Bennett, senior sales director for The Hinckley Company, which has been building luxury boats since 1928. But because it can be a complicated process, fraught with fantasy, buying a sailboat is part love, part logic. You may imagine yourself at the helm of that 70-foot wooden racing boat, but it may not suit your real-life needs. Bennett advises: "Make sure that you use a little bit of rational thinking, or you may end up with more boat than you need."
As with cars, safety is paramount in a boat. "You don't try to get the best price on a parachute," says Bennett. "This boat is going to be carrying you and your family offshore. It is in itself a safety item."
http://www.forbes.com/2002/07/24/0724sport.html
Sailboat Buying Guide
1. Intro
2. Location
3. Brokers
4. Bigger can be better, but..
5. Pedigree Counts
6. Turning a Profit
7. Used? New? Custom? In-Between?
8. International Buying
Sara Clemence
Buying a boat can seem a lot like buying a car. Choose the model, color and accessories, cut a check and you're done. In fact, it's far more complicated that that--more like buying a house. A house that floats.
There are a limited number of car manufacturers and a seemingly infinite number of boat companies. All cars have four wheels, while sail configurations can vary widely. There are dozens, even hundreds, of factors that come into play when buying a boat. What size? What brand? New? Used? Custom-built? Will it have racing sails? A washer and dryer? Wood trim? What kind of wood? What kind of stain?
"A boat can be a very emotional purchase," says Phil Bennett, senior sales director for The Hinckley Company, which has been building luxury boats since 1928. But because it can be a complicated process, fraught with fantasy, buying a sailboat is part love, part logic. You may imagine yourself at the helm of that 70-foot wooden racing boat, but it may not suit your real-life needs. Bennett advises: "Make sure that you use a little bit of rational thinking, or you may end up with more boat than you need."
As with cars, safety is paramount in a boat. "You don't try to get the best price on a parachute," says Bennett. "This boat is going to be carrying you and your family offshore. It is in itself a safety item."
http://www.forbes.com/2002/07/24/0724sport.html
Sailboat Buying Guide
1. Intro
2. Location
3. Brokers
4. Bigger can be better, but..
5. Pedigree Counts
6. Turning a Profit
7. Used? New? Custom? In-Between?
8. International Buying
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
1999 Grady - Used Boat
1999 Grady - Used Boat
For More Info : 1999 Grady - Used Boat
Birmingham, Alabama
DON’T PASS UP THIS GRADY WHITE ADVENTURE POWERBOAT IN GOOD CONDITION!! It includes a boat trailer in good condition, canvas top, new tires on trailer, plastic side curtains, porta potty-v-berth. Additional features include a Loren/ GPS, swim step, 2 base wells. YOU MUST SEE TO BELIEVE!!
For More Info : 1999 Grady - Used Boat
Birmingham, Alabama
DON’T PASS UP THIS GRADY WHITE ADVENTURE POWERBOAT IN GOOD CONDITION!! It includes a boat trailer in good condition, canvas top, new tires on trailer, plastic side curtains, porta potty-v-berth. Additional features include a Loren/ GPS, swim step, 2 base wells. YOU MUST SEE TO BELIEVE!!
FINANCING ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE!!
Fishing: Snook season ending May 1
Fishing: Snook season ending May 1
By John Preeg
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
This will be the last weekend that you can invite a snook back to your house for dinner. Snook season closes on Tuesday, and from then until Sept. 1 you are welcome to work out with a snook but you can’t eat him.
This closed season will have little effect on most anglers since the snook is such an esteemed fish that the majority of fishermen practice catch-and-release when snook fishing, even when they are lucky enough to catch a fish in the slot. This is good for the snook, but tough on cows or other fish since these same conservationists tend to come home and eat a rare steak or three salmon filets after a long, famishing day on the water.
Typically, April is an excellent month for snook fishing, but this has been an extremely windy April, so the snook have done quite well. Unfortunately, for those snook that have avoided the frying pan so far this season, this weekend coincides with the approaching full moon. This a time when snook just can’t keep their mouths shut and stop eating. Women anglers might be better able to sympathize with this feeling than men. Anyway, the snook and the snook fishermen will be gathered in the passes south of Marco Island testing each others skills.
Personally, this weekend, I will be rooting for the snook. I don’t want to influence anyone on whether to keep or release, but any pretty ladies (all big snook are females) that make it till Tuesday will then get a chance to spawn this summer and preserve the species.
NAPLES: Capt. Tommy Robinson reported that it has been very windy, but he has been getting out, and the fishing is fairly good, especially wreck fishing. On Sunday, Robinson’s party landed gag grouper up to 33 inches as well as amberjack to 20 pounds. Many more amberjack would have been boated except for the goliath grouper that were so aggressive that they were chasing the amberjack all the way to the surface. One 200-pound plus goliath actually raced so fast to the surface that it blew its own swim bladder before hobbling back towards the bottom.
Earlier in the week, Robinson had been finding “smoker” kings up to 30-pounds on these same wrecks along with a few snapper. Cobia and permit, however, have been completely absent.
MARCO ISLAND/TEN THOUSAND ISLANDS: Capt. Bill Jones says that it has been windy and the water is dirty, but there are plenty of snook around the south end of Marco Island for anyone who has good bait. Jones has been going offshore early in the morning before the winds kick up to get his bait, and then bringing it back in shore to catch the snook.
On Tuesday, Jones guided John Stevens tarpon fishing. Stevens hooked up early and landed a 100-pound fish. After that battle, Stevens had had enough tarpon fishing so they moved into the backcountry to fish for snook. Stevens first snook measured 34 inches, and he added another six large fish before the morning was over.
Jones said that the snook fishing should get even better this weekend, and the tarpon fishing will improve as the waters warm.
EVERGLADES CITY: Capt. Tony Brock has not been fishing that much this past week because of the wind and dirty water, but said that there are a few big snook on the outside north of Everglades City and redfish far to the south. Before last week’s front, the snook were extremely plentiful but small. Brock said that he was catching a dozen small snook for every legal fish. The fish should get bigger over the next week as the waters warm.
Typically, large, “gator” trout move back into the rivers in March and April, but this year, they never arrived. Smaller trout, however, are plentiful on the outside and in some of the back bays. Tarpon have been scarce because of the wind, but rolling fish will be common as soon as the winds subside.
Brock expects the fishing to improve considerably over the next few weeks.
WIGGINS PASS: Capt. Dave Hanson has had a difficult time getting offshore this week because of the wind. He did manage to get out 36 miles one day while fishing with Ron Musack. They caught a five-foot blacktip shark, and had several legal grouper on, but the sharks attacked the big grouper, and only the heads were brought to the surface. Hanson said that luckily they landed enough Spanish mackerel and snapper so that they had plenty of fish to eat.
Capt. Larry Regienczuk also tried getting offshore to tarpon fish last week. He did get out, but said the waters were very dirty and there were no tarpon sighted. He did manage to catch a few small sharks.
FRESHWATER: The Golden Gate canal system is holding lots of fish but very little water, according to Jess Edwards of the Golden Gate Tackle Box. Water levels are three to four feet below last year’s level, and boaters need to be extremely cautious. The fish are stressed, and concentrated in the deep holes where they are tacking mostly live baits because of the clear water. If you can get to a deep hole, the fishing can be spectacular.
Panfishing is also good. This is the time of the year that the bluegill and brim move up onto their beds, so the fish are large. Live worms or Missouri minnows are the best baits.
By John Preeg
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
This will be the last weekend that you can invite a snook back to your house for dinner. Snook season closes on Tuesday, and from then until Sept. 1 you are welcome to work out with a snook but you can’t eat him.
This closed season will have little effect on most anglers since the snook is such an esteemed fish that the majority of fishermen practice catch-and-release when snook fishing, even when they are lucky enough to catch a fish in the slot. This is good for the snook, but tough on cows or other fish since these same conservationists tend to come home and eat a rare steak or three salmon filets after a long, famishing day on the water.
Typically, April is an excellent month for snook fishing, but this has been an extremely windy April, so the snook have done quite well. Unfortunately, for those snook that have avoided the frying pan so far this season, this weekend coincides with the approaching full moon. This a time when snook just can’t keep their mouths shut and stop eating. Women anglers might be better able to sympathize with this feeling than men. Anyway, the snook and the snook fishermen will be gathered in the passes south of Marco Island testing each others skills.
Personally, this weekend, I will be rooting for the snook. I don’t want to influence anyone on whether to keep or release, but any pretty ladies (all big snook are females) that make it till Tuesday will then get a chance to spawn this summer and preserve the species.
NAPLES: Capt. Tommy Robinson reported that it has been very windy, but he has been getting out, and the fishing is fairly good, especially wreck fishing. On Sunday, Robinson’s party landed gag grouper up to 33 inches as well as amberjack to 20 pounds. Many more amberjack would have been boated except for the goliath grouper that were so aggressive that they were chasing the amberjack all the way to the surface. One 200-pound plus goliath actually raced so fast to the surface that it blew its own swim bladder before hobbling back towards the bottom.
Earlier in the week, Robinson had been finding “smoker” kings up to 30-pounds on these same wrecks along with a few snapper. Cobia and permit, however, have been completely absent.
MARCO ISLAND/TEN THOUSAND ISLANDS: Capt. Bill Jones says that it has been windy and the water is dirty, but there are plenty of snook around the south end of Marco Island for anyone who has good bait. Jones has been going offshore early in the morning before the winds kick up to get his bait, and then bringing it back in shore to catch the snook.
On Tuesday, Jones guided John Stevens tarpon fishing. Stevens hooked up early and landed a 100-pound fish. After that battle, Stevens had had enough tarpon fishing so they moved into the backcountry to fish for snook. Stevens first snook measured 34 inches, and he added another six large fish before the morning was over.
Jones said that the snook fishing should get even better this weekend, and the tarpon fishing will improve as the waters warm.
EVERGLADES CITY: Capt. Tony Brock has not been fishing that much this past week because of the wind and dirty water, but said that there are a few big snook on the outside north of Everglades City and redfish far to the south. Before last week’s front, the snook were extremely plentiful but small. Brock said that he was catching a dozen small snook for every legal fish. The fish should get bigger over the next week as the waters warm.
Typically, large, “gator” trout move back into the rivers in March and April, but this year, they never arrived. Smaller trout, however, are plentiful on the outside and in some of the back bays. Tarpon have been scarce because of the wind, but rolling fish will be common as soon as the winds subside.
Brock expects the fishing to improve considerably over the next few weeks.
WIGGINS PASS: Capt. Dave Hanson has had a difficult time getting offshore this week because of the wind. He did manage to get out 36 miles one day while fishing with Ron Musack. They caught a five-foot blacktip shark, and had several legal grouper on, but the sharks attacked the big grouper, and only the heads were brought to the surface. Hanson said that luckily they landed enough Spanish mackerel and snapper so that they had plenty of fish to eat.
Capt. Larry Regienczuk also tried getting offshore to tarpon fish last week. He did get out, but said the waters were very dirty and there were no tarpon sighted. He did manage to catch a few small sharks.
FRESHWATER: The Golden Gate canal system is holding lots of fish but very little water, according to Jess Edwards of the Golden Gate Tackle Box. Water levels are three to four feet below last year’s level, and boaters need to be extremely cautious. The fish are stressed, and concentrated in the deep holes where they are tacking mostly live baits because of the clear water. If you can get to a deep hole, the fishing can be spectacular.
Panfishing is also good. This is the time of the year that the bluegill and brim move up onto their beds, so the fish are large. Live worms or Missouri minnows are the best baits.
Monday, April 23, 2007
Huge Shark Almost Too Much For Fishermen's Boat
Huge Shark Almost Too Much For Fishermen's Boat
Shark May Be World Record
POSTED: 4:28 am PDT April 22, 2007
DESTIN, Fla. -- They knew they were gonna need a bigger boat.
The crew of the Sea Ya Later II hooked a 1,063-pound mako shark in the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday. The 12-foot-6-inch shark was half the size of their 23-foot boat.
They called in The Mother Lode, a 45-foot charter boat, to help bring in the shark.
The fishermen harpooned the shark with flying gaffs, a large hook attached to rope used to pull in a fisherman's catch. The gaffs were tied the Sea Ya Later II, which was tilting and close to taking on water.
"If (the shark) hadn't been as tired as she was, this boat would be sitting on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico," said Lindsey Stanley, the Sea Ya Later II's captain.
After the shark died, it took eight men to pull it aboard the charter boat and take it to Destin on the Florida Panhandle. The mako was too heavy for the first set of scales at Fisherman's Wharf.
"I'm investigating it as a world record," said Jim Roberson, who represents the Florida Panhandle for the International Game Fish Association.
The registered weight of 1,063 pounds makes the catch eligible for the world record in the 30-pound line class for a short-fin mako. The class record is a 997-pound, 11-ounce shark caught in Sydney, Australia, in 1995.
Shark May Be World Record
POSTED: 4:28 am PDT April 22, 2007
DESTIN, Fla. -- They knew they were gonna need a bigger boat.
The crew of the Sea Ya Later II hooked a 1,063-pound mako shark in the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday. The 12-foot-6-inch shark was half the size of their 23-foot boat.
They called in The Mother Lode, a 45-foot charter boat, to help bring in the shark.
The fishermen harpooned the shark with flying gaffs, a large hook attached to rope used to pull in a fisherman's catch. The gaffs were tied the Sea Ya Later II, which was tilting and close to taking on water.
"If (the shark) hadn't been as tired as she was, this boat would be sitting on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico," said Lindsey Stanley, the Sea Ya Later II's captain.
After the shark died, it took eight men to pull it aboard the charter boat and take it to Destin on the Florida Panhandle. The mako was too heavy for the first set of scales at Fisherman's Wharf.
"I'm investigating it as a world record," said Jim Roberson, who represents the Florida Panhandle for the International Game Fish Association.
The registered weight of 1,063 pounds makes the catch eligible for the world record in the 30-pound line class for a short-fin mako. The class record is a 997-pound, 11-ounce shark caught in Sydney, Australia, in 1995.
Extra Storage Announces “Storage Facility for RV and Boat”
Extra Storage Announces “Storage Facility for RV and Boat”
Riverside, CA, April 22, 2007 --(PR.com)-- Extra Storage Riverside, located at 6455 Van Buren, is a premier self storage provider for major Southern California locations since 1986. Today they are proud to announce “the offering of outdoor Boat and RV Storage.” The company is dedicated to maintaining safe, clean, and affordable self storage space for the valued possessions of their customers.
Extra Storage provides perfect solution for those who love aquatic sports and own, or planning to buy, a boat or recreation vehicle (RV), but unable to store it, due to space shortage and community restrictions. Self storage units can help protect valuable, spacious items like RV and Boat from harsh weather conditions. The onsite managers, Nick and Sandy Lopez provide a stress-free, convenient solution for storing extra furniture or household items and possessions.
Extra Storage Riverside, which is accessible 7 days a week except major holidays, facilitates their customers by offering electronic gate access from 7am to 7pm. The size of storage units range from 4’X4’ to 12’x20’ and 8’X40’ with important features like security monitoring cameras, managers who live onsite, drive up access, clean and well lit space to meet every individual requirement for safe and sound storage of ones belonging.
About Extra Storage: It’s a premier self storage provider for major locations like Huntington Beach, Riverside, Orange County, Burbank, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Rancho Cucamonga, Wildomar, Lake Elsinore, etc. in CA. Since 1986, the company has been dedicated to maintaining clean, affordable and secure self storage rental units.
Riverside, CA, April 22, 2007 --(PR.com)-- Extra Storage Riverside, located at 6455 Van Buren, is a premier self storage provider for major Southern California locations since 1986. Today they are proud to announce “the offering of outdoor Boat and RV Storage.” The company is dedicated to maintaining safe, clean, and affordable self storage space for the valued possessions of their customers.
Extra Storage provides perfect solution for those who love aquatic sports and own, or planning to buy, a boat or recreation vehicle (RV), but unable to store it, due to space shortage and community restrictions. Self storage units can help protect valuable, spacious items like RV and Boat from harsh weather conditions. The onsite managers, Nick and Sandy Lopez provide a stress-free, convenient solution for storing extra furniture or household items and possessions.
Extra Storage Riverside, which is accessible 7 days a week except major holidays, facilitates their customers by offering electronic gate access from 7am to 7pm. The size of storage units range from 4’X4’ to 12’x20’ and 8’X40’ with important features like security monitoring cameras, managers who live onsite, drive up access, clean and well lit space to meet every individual requirement for safe and sound storage of ones belonging.
About Extra Storage: It’s a premier self storage provider for major locations like Huntington Beach, Riverside, Orange County, Burbank, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, Rancho Cucamonga, Wildomar, Lake Elsinore, etc. in CA. Since 1986, the company has been dedicated to maintaining clean, affordable and secure self storage rental units.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
1999 Sea Ray - Used Boat
1999 Sea Ray - Used Boat
For More Info : 1999 Sea Ray - Used Boat
Chicopee, Massachusetts
AN EXCELLENT 21.5 FOOT 1999 SEA RAY EXPRESS CRUISER POWERBOAT!!!
With a 305 Mercruiser Inboard/Outboard 270 HP gas engine and about 272 hours with fuel capacity of 50 gallons and a cruising speed of about 40 mph. This boat has a stainless steel prop with lock and includes an extra prop. Holds approximately 6 people and features a marine radio, AM/FM stereo, Humminbird fish finder, rod holders, a fish well and trim tabs. The cuddy cabin sleeps 2 and includes a sink, table, aft shower, fresh water tank and enclosed head with a pump out black water tank. It also includes a bimini top, mooring cover and camper cover. A galvanized boat trailer with a Strong Arm Electric Winch goes with it. This boat is completely outfitted.
For More Info : 1999 Sea Ray - Used Boat
Chicopee, Massachusetts
AN EXCELLENT 21.5 FOOT 1999 SEA RAY EXPRESS CRUISER POWERBOAT!!!
With a 305 Mercruiser Inboard/Outboard 270 HP gas engine and about 272 hours with fuel capacity of 50 gallons and a cruising speed of about 40 mph. This boat has a stainless steel prop with lock and includes an extra prop. Holds approximately 6 people and features a marine radio, AM/FM stereo, Humminbird fish finder, rod holders, a fish well and trim tabs. The cuddy cabin sleeps 2 and includes a sink, table, aft shower, fresh water tank and enclosed head with a pump out black water tank. It also includes a bimini top, mooring cover and camper cover. A galvanized boat trailer with a Strong Arm Electric Winch goes with it. This boat is completely outfitted.
FINANCING ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE.
Madison Bay Holdings, Inc Drives 100% Growth of New Dealer Distribution for Fish-Rite Boats
Madison Bay Holdings, Inc Drives 100% Growth of New Dealer Distribution for Fish-Rite Boats
SEATTLE -- Madison Bay Holdings, Inc. (Pink Sheets: MDBY), a holding company engaged in the acquisition and merger of leisure product manufacturers, Recreational Vehicle manufacturers, boat manufacturers and other related businesses announced today that the company expects a continued increase in revenues as a result of an increase in the dealer and distribution base of Fish-Rite boats. This increase is expected to double within 10 months.
Management also anticipates sales momentum will continue to surge as dealers are strategically established in major markets throughout the US and internationally. The increase is predicted to occur due to most dealers being well established retailers with 20 to 30 years of history and an existing customer base.
In a relatively short period Madison Bay Holdings has been able to establish prestige, recognized dealers in strategic areas such as Brooks Marine, Chambersburg, PA, Brinsfield Boat Basin, Portland, OR, Alusport, Oslo, Norway, Wolf Auto Group in MT., ID., CO and many others.
About Madison Bay Holdings, Inc.
Madison Bay Holdings, Inc. is a marketer and distributor of Recreational Vehicles, Powerboats and Leisure Watercraft. The Company owns all equipment, designs and trademarks of Summit Coaches, the Recreational Vehicle (RV) division that specializes in manufacturing, marketing and selling upscale and feature-oriented RV trailers, including a flagship 38-foot RV, the "Stiletto." Madison Bay Holdings' marine division is involved in boutique leisure product distribution. Madison Bay Holdings also provides a variety of financial, marketing, and sales consulting services to boat manufacturers, dealers, distributors and leisure product/water sport companies.
For more information on the company and its newly appointed advisory board please visit the website http://www.madisonbayholdings.com.
SEATTLE -- Madison Bay Holdings, Inc. (Pink Sheets: MDBY), a holding company engaged in the acquisition and merger of leisure product manufacturers, Recreational Vehicle manufacturers, boat manufacturers and other related businesses announced today that the company expects a continued increase in revenues as a result of an increase in the dealer and distribution base of Fish-Rite boats. This increase is expected to double within 10 months.
Management also anticipates sales momentum will continue to surge as dealers are strategically established in major markets throughout the US and internationally. The increase is predicted to occur due to most dealers being well established retailers with 20 to 30 years of history and an existing customer base.
In a relatively short period Madison Bay Holdings has been able to establish prestige, recognized dealers in strategic areas such as Brooks Marine, Chambersburg, PA, Brinsfield Boat Basin, Portland, OR, Alusport, Oslo, Norway, Wolf Auto Group in MT., ID., CO and many others.
About Madison Bay Holdings, Inc.
Madison Bay Holdings, Inc. is a marketer and distributor of Recreational Vehicles, Powerboats and Leisure Watercraft. The Company owns all equipment, designs and trademarks of Summit Coaches, the Recreational Vehicle (RV) division that specializes in manufacturing, marketing and selling upscale and feature-oriented RV trailers, including a flagship 38-foot RV, the "Stiletto." Madison Bay Holdings' marine division is involved in boutique leisure product distribution. Madison Bay Holdings also provides a variety of financial, marketing, and sales consulting services to boat manufacturers, dealers, distributors and leisure product/water sport companies.
For more information on the company and its newly appointed advisory board please visit the website http://www.madisonbayholdings.com.
Friday, April 13, 2007
How to buy a boat without getting burnt!
How to buy a boat without getting burnt!
Or most things you need to know about buying a boat but have no one to ask.
(by Rod Lynch)
G'day, my name's Rod Lynch and I live beside the sea, in a place called Wollongong, about 50 miles south of Sydney, Australia.
I went to sea as a deck boy back in 1964 and I've spent the last 20 odd years sailing on and off, cruised Australia's East Coast a couple of times, done a bit of boat building and run a brokerage for a while.
Why am I writing this? 'Cos I hate seeing people's dreams turn into nightmares. It's always intrigued me why 19 out of 20 first time boat owners buy a pup. They simply buy their first boat for all the wrong reasons. (As I did, I might add!)
What's the best type of boat to buy? Well, 'best' is one of those 'relative' words. 75% or 80% of boats on the market today are neglected. The average Joe (or Jo-ann) assumes a coat of paint or polish will restore it, W-R-O-N-G! Let's talk about a neglected yacht.
Most people's first boat is in the $20,000 to $50,000 range. Buying the wrong powerboat can cost you big time later. The wrong sailboat the same.
A collapsing rig could put you in dire peril so you must re-rig it and step the mast and overhaul it and also replace halyards, say $5000. You can bet because the boat will be, on average, 15 to 20 years old, the sails will need to be replaced, at least a Main and a Jib or Genoa. Say $3500 Then there's the motor/s.
Now it or they may sound OK to you now, but the odds are sometime in the first couple of years it will probably die. Another $5000 to $10000.
Then we've got the hull, which, as time goes on will look uglier and uglier to you to the point where you'll want to spend more money to restore it.
Then there's the crappy wiring, the cushions are worn out, the timber- work is scuffed and the galley and head stink.
Need I go on? Does this reasonably describe the last few boats you've looked at, (check with your partner before you answer!)
Sounds depressing doesn't it, don't despair, just follow some sensible advice and you'll be out on the water in your new boat, sailing or cruising with new friends and having a ball.
The golden rule when buying a boat is: BUY QUALITY!!! NOT QUANTITY!!!
Look at those words! Stare at them till they're engraved in your brain!
I have never in my life, met any boat owner who's ever had enough money to buy the boat they had in mind. whether it's $20,000 $50,000 or $250,000
It's amazing but true.
I've owned a lot of different boats and I can tell you it's a fact. I guess it's true every time we make a major purchase, we just seem to be short of dollars for that thing we want to buy.....
http://www.firstboat.com/howtobuy.html
Or most things you need to know about buying a boat but have no one to ask.
(by Rod Lynch)
G'day, my name's Rod Lynch and I live beside the sea, in a place called Wollongong, about 50 miles south of Sydney, Australia.
I went to sea as a deck boy back in 1964 and I've spent the last 20 odd years sailing on and off, cruised Australia's East Coast a couple of times, done a bit of boat building and run a brokerage for a while.
Why am I writing this? 'Cos I hate seeing people's dreams turn into nightmares. It's always intrigued me why 19 out of 20 first time boat owners buy a pup. They simply buy their first boat for all the wrong reasons. (As I did, I might add!)
What's the best type of boat to buy? Well, 'best' is one of those 'relative' words. 75% or 80% of boats on the market today are neglected. The average Joe (or Jo-ann) assumes a coat of paint or polish will restore it, W-R-O-N-G! Let's talk about a neglected yacht.
Most people's first boat is in the $20,000 to $50,000 range. Buying the wrong powerboat can cost you big time later. The wrong sailboat the same.
A collapsing rig could put you in dire peril so you must re-rig it and step the mast and overhaul it and also replace halyards, say $5000. You can bet because the boat will be, on average, 15 to 20 years old, the sails will need to be replaced, at least a Main and a Jib or Genoa. Say $3500 Then there's the motor/s.
Now it or they may sound OK to you now, but the odds are sometime in the first couple of years it will probably die. Another $5000 to $10000.
Then we've got the hull, which, as time goes on will look uglier and uglier to you to the point where you'll want to spend more money to restore it.
Then there's the crappy wiring, the cushions are worn out, the timber- work is scuffed and the galley and head stink.
Need I go on? Does this reasonably describe the last few boats you've looked at, (check with your partner before you answer!)
Sounds depressing doesn't it, don't despair, just follow some sensible advice and you'll be out on the water in your new boat, sailing or cruising with new friends and having a ball.
The golden rule when buying a boat is: BUY QUALITY!!! NOT QUANTITY!!!
Look at those words! Stare at them till they're engraved in your brain!
I have never in my life, met any boat owner who's ever had enough money to buy the boat they had in mind. whether it's $20,000 $50,000 or $250,000
It's amazing but true.
I've owned a lot of different boats and I can tell you it's a fact. I guess it's true every time we make a major purchase, we just seem to be short of dollars for that thing we want to buy.....
http://www.firstboat.com/howtobuy.html
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Kevin VanDam: The Face Of Bass Fishing
Kevin VanDam: The Face Of Bass Fishing
By BRETT HONE
Staff Writer
LAKE FORK - He's not as well known on a national scale as Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan or Jeff Gordon. But in professional bass fishing circles, his name is the equivalent of any of those.
For years Kevin VanDam has dominated bass fishing circuits. His resume as an angler is full of success: 10 wins and 69 total top 10 finishes in 187 B.A.S.S. events. It is a career as dominating as any champion in their sport.
Fishing professionally since 1990, VanDam started his career winning B.A.S.S. Angler of the Year honors his first year on the pro circuit in 1992. He repeated that feat in 1996 and 1999 and then dominated the FLW circuit in 2001, becoming the Angler of the Year.
That same year, he won the Bassmaster Classic, a feat he repeated in 2005. This year, VanDam is currently second in the Angler of the Year points race through three tournaments.
This week VanDam will captain one of 40 teams of four anglers from the Professional Anglers Association competing in the million-dollar Toyota Texas Bass Classic at Lake Fork.
"We've been at some phenomenal fisheries the last couple of events where there is a potential to catch giant bass at all of them, and then we come to Lake Fork, which is arguably the best bass fishing lake in the country," VanDam said. "This will definitely be fun and it will be exciting to see how things turn out."
For VanDam, the TTBC is an excellent busman's holiday.
"I'm having a pretty good season even though it is early on," VanDam said. "This week will be different, though. The most exciting thing about this tournament is that we aren't fishing for points that count toward the Bassmaster Classic or the FLW championship. This is a one-time event, it's for all the marbles and it's unique.
"For us as anglers it's time to take some chances. We don't ever get to fish with another guy so it's going to be fun and it's going to be a learning experience and I can tell you, my team is excited about this. At the same time, it's still about winning."
The Toyota Texas Bass Classic, which runs Friday through Sunday, will feature several differences from normal tournaments. Those include grouping anglers into four-person teams and putting an onboard observer on each boat to weigh and measure fish so the tournament can be held while embracing the lake's slot limit.
Each team will send two members out during a four-hour morning or afternoon session to fish. Every fish caught will be weighed and each angler will be credited for their top five weights of the day. All of the team's weights will be added together at the end of the day to determine the tournament leaders. After two days of fishing, the field will be narrowed to the top five teams for Sunday's finals.
"The format of the event is a little bit challenging in that each team member has to catch five fish and you only have four hours to do that. That's a little bit limiting, but this lake has more 4- to 7-pound bass than probably any lake in the country," VanDam said. "Consistency is going to be one of the most important things, for guys to come in with quality fish every time. I know Texas Parks and Wildlife would love to see some ShareLunker fish come in, but I think that a lot of guys are going to see that, under this quick time format, they have to take more five pounders."
VanDam's team includes Matt Reed, Dave Lefebre and Therron Caldwell. If they make Sunday's finals they will be competing for the top team prize of $250,000.
Just don't expect anything to come easy this week, even for VanDam, who enters the week trying to fight off the flu. He was told by his wife jokingly to "get up and go to work."
"I can tell you I don't think the Bassmaster Elite tour guys or the FLW guys are going to be used to what they are see here this week," VanDam said. "The FLW Tour guys have been fishing some tough lakes and had some tough fisheries already this season so it's going to be a welcome change for them because they are going to get their rods jerked quite a bit."
VanDam will bring a certain familiarity of the lake to his team. He has filmed several Bass Pro Shop Outdoor World shows on the lake, giving him a good idea of what Fork can be like in varying conditions.
"I've been down here probably seven or eight times, usually every time in the fall, and most of the guys just can't imagine the number of 4- to 8-pounders there are in this lake," VanDam said. "That's what is mind-boggling to me. We fish all the best lakes in the world and this place gets a lot of pressure from year-around fishing and yet continues to produce year after year.
"The great thing about this lake is that Texas Parks and Wildlife saw very early on that they had a very special set of natural circumstances when (the Sabine River Authority) built this lake. They kept a close eye on it from the get go and have continually tweaked the regulations around this lake, and because of that there are tons of people that come from all around the country. It's crucial that the rules are followed to help preserve this lake."
While VanDam expects a 5-pound per fish average necessary to advance to Sunday's finals, he added that with the warmer weather that estimate may be on the low side.
"This transition from cold to warm weather is perfect," VanDam said. "The cold held some fish back from running and as the week gets warmer there will be a big wave of fish move up. That's when you catch the big ones. If you could have scripted a scenario, currently with what I've seen, this is what you would want."
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By BRETT HONE
Staff Writer
LAKE FORK - He's not as well known on a national scale as Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan or Jeff Gordon. But in professional bass fishing circles, his name is the equivalent of any of those.
For years Kevin VanDam has dominated bass fishing circuits. His resume as an angler is full of success: 10 wins and 69 total top 10 finishes in 187 B.A.S.S. events. It is a career as dominating as any champion in their sport.
Fishing professionally since 1990, VanDam started his career winning B.A.S.S. Angler of the Year honors his first year on the pro circuit in 1992. He repeated that feat in 1996 and 1999 and then dominated the FLW circuit in 2001, becoming the Angler of the Year.
That same year, he won the Bassmaster Classic, a feat he repeated in 2005. This year, VanDam is currently second in the Angler of the Year points race through three tournaments.
This week VanDam will captain one of 40 teams of four anglers from the Professional Anglers Association competing in the million-dollar Toyota Texas Bass Classic at Lake Fork.
"We've been at some phenomenal fisheries the last couple of events where there is a potential to catch giant bass at all of them, and then we come to Lake Fork, which is arguably the best bass fishing lake in the country," VanDam said. "This will definitely be fun and it will be exciting to see how things turn out."
For VanDam, the TTBC is an excellent busman's holiday.
"I'm having a pretty good season even though it is early on," VanDam said. "This week will be different, though. The most exciting thing about this tournament is that we aren't fishing for points that count toward the Bassmaster Classic or the FLW championship. This is a one-time event, it's for all the marbles and it's unique.
"For us as anglers it's time to take some chances. We don't ever get to fish with another guy so it's going to be fun and it's going to be a learning experience and I can tell you, my team is excited about this. At the same time, it's still about winning."
The Toyota Texas Bass Classic, which runs Friday through Sunday, will feature several differences from normal tournaments. Those include grouping anglers into four-person teams and putting an onboard observer on each boat to weigh and measure fish so the tournament can be held while embracing the lake's slot limit.
Each team will send two members out during a four-hour morning or afternoon session to fish. Every fish caught will be weighed and each angler will be credited for their top five weights of the day. All of the team's weights will be added together at the end of the day to determine the tournament leaders. After two days of fishing, the field will be narrowed to the top five teams for Sunday's finals.
"The format of the event is a little bit challenging in that each team member has to catch five fish and you only have four hours to do that. That's a little bit limiting, but this lake has more 4- to 7-pound bass than probably any lake in the country," VanDam said. "Consistency is going to be one of the most important things, for guys to come in with quality fish every time. I know Texas Parks and Wildlife would love to see some ShareLunker fish come in, but I think that a lot of guys are going to see that, under this quick time format, they have to take more five pounders."
VanDam's team includes Matt Reed, Dave Lefebre and Therron Caldwell. If they make Sunday's finals they will be competing for the top team prize of $250,000.
Just don't expect anything to come easy this week, even for VanDam, who enters the week trying to fight off the flu. He was told by his wife jokingly to "get up and go to work."
"I can tell you I don't think the Bassmaster Elite tour guys or the FLW guys are going to be used to what they are see here this week," VanDam said. "The FLW Tour guys have been fishing some tough lakes and had some tough fisheries already this season so it's going to be a welcome change for them because they are going to get their rods jerked quite a bit."
VanDam will bring a certain familiarity of the lake to his team. He has filmed several Bass Pro Shop Outdoor World shows on the lake, giving him a good idea of what Fork can be like in varying conditions.
"I've been down here probably seven or eight times, usually every time in the fall, and most of the guys just can't imagine the number of 4- to 8-pounders there are in this lake," VanDam said. "That's what is mind-boggling to me. We fish all the best lakes in the world and this place gets a lot of pressure from year-around fishing and yet continues to produce year after year.
"The great thing about this lake is that Texas Parks and Wildlife saw very early on that they had a very special set of natural circumstances when (the Sabine River Authority) built this lake. They kept a close eye on it from the get go and have continually tweaked the regulations around this lake, and because of that there are tons of people that come from all around the country. It's crucial that the rules are followed to help preserve this lake."
While VanDam expects a 5-pound per fish average necessary to advance to Sunday's finals, he added that with the warmer weather that estimate may be on the low side.
"This transition from cold to warm weather is perfect," VanDam said. "The cold held some fish back from running and as the week gets warmer there will be a big wave of fish move up. That's when you catch the big ones. If you could have scripted a scenario, currently with what I've seen, this is what you would want."
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2006 Horizon - Used Boat
2006 Horizon - Used Boat
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Wentzville, Missouri
A MUST HAVE!!! INBOARD/OUTBOARD POWERBOAT, W/FIBERGLASS HULL, IN EXCELLENT CONDITION!!! THIS POWERBOAT HAS IT ALL!!! ONLY 41 HRS. ON THE ENGINE...Includes: Integrated Siren Platform System, Depth Sounder, Power Extinguisher System, Bilge Pump (in rear), Dual Batteries w/Switch, Docking Lights, Cockpit and Forward Bimini Top, Moor Cover Enclosure, Port-a-Potty and Custom Fit Trailer. Relax with a drink from the REFRESHMENT CENTER W/SINK and AM/FM CD. Also Includes a 5 YR. EXTENDED WARRANTY.
THIS EXCEPTIONAL POWERBOAT WILL NOT LAST!!! FINANCING AVAILABLE!!!
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Wentzville, Missouri
A MUST HAVE!!! INBOARD/OUTBOARD POWERBOAT, W/FIBERGLASS HULL, IN EXCELLENT CONDITION!!! THIS POWERBOAT HAS IT ALL!!! ONLY 41 HRS. ON THE ENGINE...Includes: Integrated Siren Platform System, Depth Sounder, Power Extinguisher System, Bilge Pump (in rear), Dual Batteries w/Switch, Docking Lights, Cockpit and Forward Bimini Top, Moor Cover Enclosure, Port-a-Potty and Custom Fit Trailer. Relax with a drink from the REFRESHMENT CENTER W/SINK and AM/FM CD. Also Includes a 5 YR. EXTENDED WARRANTY.
THIS EXCEPTIONAL POWERBOAT WILL NOT LAST!!! FINANCING AVAILABLE!!!
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
1998 Motor Yacht - Used Boat
1998 Motor Yacht - Used Boat
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Overall Length 43' 9"; Beam 14'1"; Hull Draft 3' 3"; Vertical clearance 18' 6"; weight (dry) 23,577 lbs.; fuel capacity: 286 gals; water capacity 100 gals; holding tank capacity 60 gals. Headroom: 6' 7". Extended swim platform with swim ladder and hot water shower.
Two staterooms with queen beds. Ultra-leather upholstery. Two heads with full separate showers. Vacu-flush toilets. Sleeps six (with sofa bed in salon). Full galley with Corian counters; three burner electric stove with oven; microwave; toaster oven; coffee maker. Full-size refrigerator. New Raritan Ice maker. Cherry wood interior. Extra interior lights. Improved running lights for safety. Canvas runners protect carpets. "Sidewalks" permit immediate access to bow from bridge. Molded steps throughout, no ladders. Wet bar. Sunbrella windshield cover. All manuals and maintenance log. Many accessories.
Mechanical:
Two Caterpillar Model 3116 350HP engines,. Kohler 8 KW generator. Trim tabs. Halon Firefighting system. Dripless shaft seals. Racor fuel filters. Electric oil changing system. Side exhausts. Three CO detectors. Sea strainers.
Bottom repainted and new zincs in 2005.
Electronics:
On Bridge: New Garmin 172C color chart plotter; Standard Horizon Series 30 Depth Finder; Standard Horizon Eclipse Plus VHF Marine Radio; Jenson MCC 8320 60w. AM/FM Cassette Bridge Stereo.
In Salon: JVC MX-D 302T AM/FM/CD/Cassette Component Stereo System with extra Bose speakers on aft deck, JVC 2081 20" color TV set. JVC HR-A43U VCR.
In Captain's Cabin: 13" color TV.
Extras:
Full canvas bridge enclosure. New Bimini top. Dual electric A/C and heat. Electric windlass with remote control on the bridge. Inflatable dingy. EV Double tube - Double floor Emergency life raft in canister with full "E" pack emergency equipment (12 year warrantee). Upgraded with Delta plow anchor and stainless steel lined bowsprit. Spare Danforth-type anchor with chain and nylon rode. Electronic TV antenna. Boat in tip-top condition. Original owner (a retired USCG officer).
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Overall Length 43' 9"; Beam 14'1"; Hull Draft 3' 3"; Vertical clearance 18' 6"; weight (dry) 23,577 lbs.; fuel capacity: 286 gals; water capacity 100 gals; holding tank capacity 60 gals. Headroom: 6' 7". Extended swim platform with swim ladder and hot water shower.
Two staterooms with queen beds. Ultra-leather upholstery. Two heads with full separate showers. Vacu-flush toilets. Sleeps six (with sofa bed in salon). Full galley with Corian counters; three burner electric stove with oven; microwave; toaster oven; coffee maker. Full-size refrigerator. New Raritan Ice maker. Cherry wood interior. Extra interior lights. Improved running lights for safety. Canvas runners protect carpets. "Sidewalks" permit immediate access to bow from bridge. Molded steps throughout, no ladders. Wet bar. Sunbrella windshield cover. All manuals and maintenance log. Many accessories.
Mechanical:
Two Caterpillar Model 3116 350HP engines,. Kohler 8 KW generator. Trim tabs. Halon Firefighting system. Dripless shaft seals. Racor fuel filters. Electric oil changing system. Side exhausts. Three CO detectors. Sea strainers.
Bottom repainted and new zincs in 2005.
Electronics:
On Bridge: New Garmin 172C color chart plotter; Standard Horizon Series 30 Depth Finder; Standard Horizon Eclipse Plus VHF Marine Radio; Jenson MCC 8320 60w. AM/FM Cassette Bridge Stereo.
In Salon: JVC MX-D 302T AM/FM/CD/Cassette Component Stereo System with extra Bose speakers on aft deck, JVC 2081 20" color TV set. JVC HR-A43U VCR.
In Captain's Cabin: 13" color TV.
Extras:
Full canvas bridge enclosure. New Bimini top. Dual electric A/C and heat. Electric windlass with remote control on the bridge. Inflatable dingy. EV Double tube - Double floor Emergency life raft in canister with full "E" pack emergency equipment (12 year warrantee). Upgraded with Delta plow anchor and stainless steel lined bowsprit. Spare Danforth-type anchor with chain and nylon rode. Electronic TV antenna. Boat in tip-top condition. Original owner (a retired USCG officer).
Mirage - Used Boat
Mirage - Used Boat
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Ottawa, Ontario
Clean, well maintained, in excellent condition. Many extras not found in similar boats. Located in 1000 Islands, Ivy Lea. Slip fees paid until Sept/05 (included). New Bimini, side and back curtains, hatch cover and rain fly in fall 2004, 12V refrigerator/freezer, 2-burner alcohol stove, gas bbq, original sails in fairly good condition. Electronics: SR Mariner windspeed, depth and Speedometer, compas, VHF, JRC radar, full engine instrumentation gauges, Stereo CD, TV and more. Demand water in galley & head, cockpit shower. Sleeps 5, lots of storage, Danforth anchor with 80 ft chair and 100 ft. rode, 2 deep cycle batteries & 1 engine battery with selector swtich. Cradle. Call or e-mail for pictures. Owner selling reluctantly. It's a great sailboat.
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Ottawa, Ontario
Clean, well maintained, in excellent condition. Many extras not found in similar boats. Located in 1000 Islands, Ivy Lea. Slip fees paid until Sept/05 (included). New Bimini, side and back curtains, hatch cover and rain fly in fall 2004, 12V refrigerator/freezer, 2-burner alcohol stove, gas bbq, original sails in fairly good condition. Electronics: SR Mariner windspeed, depth and Speedometer, compas, VHF, JRC radar, full engine instrumentation gauges, Stereo CD, TV and more. Demand water in galley & head, cockpit shower. Sleeps 5, lots of storage, Danforth anchor with 80 ft chair and 100 ft. rode, 2 deep cycle batteries & 1 engine battery with selector swtich. Cradle. Call or e-mail for pictures. Owner selling reluctantly. It's a great sailboat.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Young and old watch state Fish and Boat Commission crews stock lake with trout
Young and old watch state Fish and Boat Commission crews stock lake with trout
Tuesday, 10 April 2007
By ALAN GREGORY
alangregory@standardspeaker.com
Devin Wiepa doesn’t talk much.
But then, he is only 3 years old.
His dad, Josh, serves as the family spokesman. Father and son showed up at Lily Lake up the road a piece from Wapwallopen Monday afternoon to watch state Fish and Boat Commission crews stock hundreds of hatchery-raised rainbow trout into the lake.
“Say yes, it is,” Josh told his son when a reporter asked if it was Devin’s first time to watch a trout-stocking operation.
Father and son, from Nanticoke, were there with Devin’s grandmother, Lynn Wiepa, his great-grandmother, Elsie Kuloski, and Devin’s fishing friend, Andy Swallo.
The Wiepa clan, and dozens of other would-be anglers, got to Lily Lake a few minutes ahead of the two white tanker trucks from Fish and Boat’s Benner Springs hatchery in Centre County.
“Another truckload of family fishing fun,” a big sign on the rear of each truck proclaimed.
Kadin Thompson, a waterways conservation officer for the state agency, arranged for Devin and a couple of other youngsters to release rainbow trout from buckets into the cold lake water.
Devin, propped up by his father’s knee, had the first honor, tipping over a bucketful of trout as a crowd looked on from atop the boat ramp.
“Look at all the fish, buddy,” Josh told his son as the fish – their flanks showing the colors that give a rainbow trout its name – splashed into the shallows before racing out to deeper water.
“See all the fish?” father asked son.
Devin said little, but a wide grin spread across his face, telling the story just as well as any speech would have.
Out came another bucket and this one included a “palomino,” or “golden” trout – perhaps 3 to 4 pounds of fish.
“Did you see that big yellow carp?” one man said with a laugh as the trout zoomed into the depths.
The stocking at the lake in Slocum Township was one of dozens the agency is accomplishing in the last few days leading up to the opening on Saturday of the trout season in Luzerne and the rest of the state, save for the 17 counties in the southeast region in which the season opened March 31.
But the agency isn’t saying beforehand how many fish it’s putting in selected waterways.
“They’re keeping it hush-hush. That’s why I came over to see,” one veteran angler said while waiting for the tankers to arrive at Lily Lake.
Devin and his dad will be among the hundreds of thousands of anglers expected to fish Pennsylvania waters as trout season gets under way.
Fish and Boat sells nearly 1 million licenses a year, about 10 percent of them going to out-of-staters.
And the agency likes to point out fishing’s economic impact – more than $1.5 billion.
But it’ll be a while yet this year before the agency knows for sure just how many people bought a 2007 license.
“It’s truly too early to read much into license sales,” said Dan Tredinnick, Fish and Boat’s spokesman in Harrisburg.
“At this point – compared to last year – they are up over 15 percent. However, that is not an apples-to-apples comparison for several reasons. One, with the opening of the season two weeks earlier in part of the commonwealth, we’ve undoubtedly shifted sales in those regions up as well.
At Lily Lake, the men, women and kids gathered to watch the stocking operation weren’t the only would-be anglers on hand.
A fish-eating osprey – perhaps newly arrived in Pennsylvania after completing a migration of hundreds if not thousands of miles – soared overhead.
Insect-eating tree swallows, also just arrived from the South, zipped back and forth over the ripples, searching for bugs in the 36-degree weather.
Across the way, a blue jay cried out.
Stocking operations will resume at Lake Irena in Hazle Township’s Community Park on Friday and additional trout will be stocked into Lake Frances at Nescopeck State Park April 17.
The entire trout-stocking schedule can be viewed at Fish and Boat’s Web site, www.fish.state.pa.us
Tuesday, 10 April 2007
By ALAN GREGORY
alangregory@standardspeaker.com
Devin Wiepa doesn’t talk much.
But then, he is only 3 years old.
His dad, Josh, serves as the family spokesman. Father and son showed up at Lily Lake up the road a piece from Wapwallopen Monday afternoon to watch state Fish and Boat Commission crews stock hundreds of hatchery-raised rainbow trout into the lake.
“Say yes, it is,” Josh told his son when a reporter asked if it was Devin’s first time to watch a trout-stocking operation.
Father and son, from Nanticoke, were there with Devin’s grandmother, Lynn Wiepa, his great-grandmother, Elsie Kuloski, and Devin’s fishing friend, Andy Swallo.
The Wiepa clan, and dozens of other would-be anglers, got to Lily Lake a few minutes ahead of the two white tanker trucks from Fish and Boat’s Benner Springs hatchery in Centre County.
“Another truckload of family fishing fun,” a big sign on the rear of each truck proclaimed.
Kadin Thompson, a waterways conservation officer for the state agency, arranged for Devin and a couple of other youngsters to release rainbow trout from buckets into the cold lake water.
Devin, propped up by his father’s knee, had the first honor, tipping over a bucketful of trout as a crowd looked on from atop the boat ramp.
“Look at all the fish, buddy,” Josh told his son as the fish – their flanks showing the colors that give a rainbow trout its name – splashed into the shallows before racing out to deeper water.
“See all the fish?” father asked son.
Devin said little, but a wide grin spread across his face, telling the story just as well as any speech would have.
Out came another bucket and this one included a “palomino,” or “golden” trout – perhaps 3 to 4 pounds of fish.
“Did you see that big yellow carp?” one man said with a laugh as the trout zoomed into the depths.
The stocking at the lake in Slocum Township was one of dozens the agency is accomplishing in the last few days leading up to the opening on Saturday of the trout season in Luzerne and the rest of the state, save for the 17 counties in the southeast region in which the season opened March 31.
But the agency isn’t saying beforehand how many fish it’s putting in selected waterways.
“They’re keeping it hush-hush. That’s why I came over to see,” one veteran angler said while waiting for the tankers to arrive at Lily Lake.
Devin and his dad will be among the hundreds of thousands of anglers expected to fish Pennsylvania waters as trout season gets under way.
Fish and Boat sells nearly 1 million licenses a year, about 10 percent of them going to out-of-staters.
And the agency likes to point out fishing’s economic impact – more than $1.5 billion.
But it’ll be a while yet this year before the agency knows for sure just how many people bought a 2007 license.
“It’s truly too early to read much into license sales,” said Dan Tredinnick, Fish and Boat’s spokesman in Harrisburg.
“At this point – compared to last year – they are up over 15 percent. However, that is not an apples-to-apples comparison for several reasons. One, with the opening of the season two weeks earlier in part of the commonwealth, we’ve undoubtedly shifted sales in those regions up as well.
At Lily Lake, the men, women and kids gathered to watch the stocking operation weren’t the only would-be anglers on hand.
A fish-eating osprey – perhaps newly arrived in Pennsylvania after completing a migration of hundreds if not thousands of miles – soared overhead.
Insect-eating tree swallows, also just arrived from the South, zipped back and forth over the ripples, searching for bugs in the 36-degree weather.
Across the way, a blue jay cried out.
Stocking operations will resume at Lake Irena in Hazle Township’s Community Park on Friday and additional trout will be stocked into Lake Frances at Nescopeck State Park April 17.
The entire trout-stocking schedule can be viewed at Fish and Boat’s Web site, www.fish.state.pa.us
Monday, April 9, 2007
2005 Tahoe - Used Boat
2005 Tahoe - Used Boat
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Mount Olive, Alabama
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS NEW 19.6 FOOT 2005 TAHOE Q4 S/F POWERBOAT!!! Includes a FIBERGLASS Hull and a Mercruiser Inboard Engine with less than 50 Hours and has 190 Horsepower. Features include a Trailer, Boat Cover, Bimini Top, an AM/FM/CD STEREO SYSTEM, a Wake Tower, a Trolling Motor,STAINLESS STEEL PROP, 7 Ski Vests, and Personal Flotation Devices.EXCELLENT CONDITION.
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Mount Olive, Alabama
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS NEW 19.6 FOOT 2005 TAHOE Q4 S/F POWERBOAT!!! Includes a FIBERGLASS Hull and a Mercruiser Inboard Engine with less than 50 Hours and has 190 Horsepower. Features include a Trailer, Boat Cover, Bimini Top, an AM/FM/CD STEREO SYSTEM, a Wake Tower, a Trolling Motor,STAINLESS STEEL PROP, 7 Ski Vests, and Personal Flotation Devices.EXCELLENT CONDITION.
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Fishing boat hauls in 100-year-old giant rockfish
Fishing boat hauls in 100-year-old giant rockfish
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A commercial fishing boat hauled in what may have been one of the oldest creatures in Alaska -- a giant rockfish estimated to be about a century old.
The 44-inch, 60-pound female shortraker rockfish was caught last month by the catcher-processor Kodiak Enterprise as it trawled for pollock 2,100 feet below the surface, south of the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea.
The Seattle-based vessel, owned by Trident Seafoods, pulled up an estimated 75 tons of pollock and 10 bright-orange rockfish.
Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center in Seattle measured, photographed and documented the fish. They removed an ear bone, the otolith, which contains growth rings similar to rings in the trunks of trees.
They estimate the rockfish was 90 to 115 years old.
That's toward the upper end of the known age limit for shortraker rockfish, said Paul Spencer of the science center. Other estimates put the fish's maximum age at 157 years, Spencer said.
The contents of the rockfish's stomach were examined and scientists took tissue samples to measure her reproductive potential. "The belly was large,'' Spencer said. "The ovaries were full of developing embryos.''
Scientists said the specimen is not the biggest on record. A 47-inch shortraker rockfish was recorded, according to the book "Fishes of Alaska.''
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A commercial fishing boat hauled in what may have been one of the oldest creatures in Alaska -- a giant rockfish estimated to be about a century old.
The 44-inch, 60-pound female shortraker rockfish was caught last month by the catcher-processor Kodiak Enterprise as it trawled for pollock 2,100 feet below the surface, south of the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea.
The Seattle-based vessel, owned by Trident Seafoods, pulled up an estimated 75 tons of pollock and 10 bright-orange rockfish.
Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center in Seattle measured, photographed and documented the fish. They removed an ear bone, the otolith, which contains growth rings similar to rings in the trunks of trees.
They estimate the rockfish was 90 to 115 years old.
That's toward the upper end of the known age limit for shortraker rockfish, said Paul Spencer of the science center. Other estimates put the fish's maximum age at 157 years, Spencer said.
The contents of the rockfish's stomach were examined and scientists took tissue samples to measure her reproductive potential. "The belly was large,'' Spencer said. "The ovaries were full of developing embryos.''
Scientists said the specimen is not the biggest on record. A 47-inch shortraker rockfish was recorded, according to the book "Fishes of Alaska.''
Thursday, April 5, 2007
Convertible - Used Boat
Convertible - Used Boat
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Mastic Beach, New York
Owner's General Description
Twin Crusaders - 270 hp one rebuilt in 2000, one new in 2000.
Less than 300 hours each.
Fiberglass mufflers installed at that time.
Good windlass, A/C, Heat, 8 gallon hot water heater.
New twin 115 gallon tanks for total of 230 gallons of fuel.
Cutlass bearings and packings all replaced in 2003 with tanks.
Risers and elbows on both engines replaced in 2004.
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Mastic Beach, New York
Owner's General Description
Twin Crusaders - 270 hp one rebuilt in 2000, one new in 2000.
Less than 300 hours each.
Fiberglass mufflers installed at that time.
Good windlass, A/C, Heat, 8 gallon hot water heater.
New twin 115 gallon tanks for total of 230 gallons of fuel.
Cutlass bearings and packings all replaced in 2003 with tanks.
Risers and elbows on both engines replaced in 2004.
Sail Craft - Used Boat
Sail Craft - Used Boat
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Modesto, California
THIS SAILCRAFT is a 26.5-FOOT SAILBOAT that is in EXCELLENT CONDITION!!! The 200lb Swing Keel, with a 6.3ft Cabin Head. The TWO BLADE PROPELLER. With fiberglass Hull. It has an 5 HORSE POWER PETTER ENGINE REBUILT and is Inboard, with a FUEL CAPACITY of 11-GALLONS. Boat features 2100 lb Balast, 1 Jib sails, 1 Main Sail and 1 Gevrga Sail with a single mast. The Galley has Stove, Ice Box Built In, ONE ENCLOSED HEAD with Bathroom Sink, 200-GALLON FRESH WATER TANK. It is equiped with Liquid Cristal Depth Finder and Tilt Gauge Compass, One VHF/RADIO, and One solar Panel. Two Anchors One with Locker Forward and one Anchor Aft No Locker. Safety features include Two fire extinguisher, safety flares, life vests, and a first aid kit. Boat also comes with Extra Lines, Fenders, Steering Rutter,Rubber Life Boat,Dishes. All COMPLETE WITH TRAILER.
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Modesto, California
THIS SAILCRAFT is a 26.5-FOOT SAILBOAT that is in EXCELLENT CONDITION!!! The 200lb Swing Keel, with a 6.3ft Cabin Head. The TWO BLADE PROPELLER. With fiberglass Hull. It has an 5 HORSE POWER PETTER ENGINE REBUILT and is Inboard, with a FUEL CAPACITY of 11-GALLONS. Boat features 2100 lb Balast, 1 Jib sails, 1 Main Sail and 1 Gevrga Sail with a single mast. The Galley has Stove, Ice Box Built In, ONE ENCLOSED HEAD with Bathroom Sink, 200-GALLON FRESH WATER TANK. It is equiped with Liquid Cristal Depth Finder and Tilt Gauge Compass, One VHF/RADIO, and One solar Panel. Two Anchors One with Locker Forward and one Anchor Aft No Locker. Safety features include Two fire extinguisher, safety flares, life vests, and a first aid kit. Boat also comes with Extra Lines, Fenders, Steering Rutter,Rubber Life Boat,Dishes. All COMPLETE WITH TRAILER.
Boat Race Cancelled
Boat Race Cancelled
This weekend's annual Boat Race between the world's two most famous universities, Oxford and Cambridge, has been cancelled, due to boredom.
The race, from Putney to Mortlake, is absolutely pointless, and only ever holds any excitement for the public if one of the boats sinks.
In an effort to 'spice up' the contest two years ago, organisers fitted an outboard motor to each of the boats.
Last year, both crews were coxed by naked black women with enormous breasts and a basket of fruit on their heads, but even this last-ditch attempt didn't spark any interest amongst the public, although winning crew Oxford managed to shave nearly 8 minutes off the Race record.
In the first Boat Race in 1651, the Oxford boat, skippered by R. Crusoe was swept down the Thames and out to sea. The crew were found clinging to French rocks, but Crusoe was never seen again.
Then, in 1851, Capt Ahab of Cambridge became distracted by a large brown trout in the river, and pursued his quarry all the way to the coast of Greenland, eventually finishing the race a distant second.
Oxford coach Bob Woolman, and his Cambridge counterpart Bob Woolhouse, were downcast at the news of the race's cancellation.
"This looks like the end of the Boat Race. It's a shame for a couple of old dodderers like us. I don't know what will become of us" said Bob.
"We'll probably end up collecting trolleys at Tesco."
This weekend's annual Boat Race between the world's two most famous universities, Oxford and Cambridge, has been cancelled, due to boredom.The race, from Putney to Mortlake, is absolutely pointless, and only ever holds any excitement for the public if one of the boats sinks.
In an effort to 'spice up' the contest two years ago, organisers fitted an outboard motor to each of the boats.
Last year, both crews were coxed by naked black women with enormous breasts and a basket of fruit on their heads, but even this last-ditch attempt didn't spark any interest amongst the public, although winning crew Oxford managed to shave nearly 8 minutes off the Race record.
In the first Boat Race in 1651, the Oxford boat, skippered by R. Crusoe was swept down the Thames and out to sea. The crew were found clinging to French rocks, but Crusoe was never seen again.
Then, in 1851, Capt Ahab of Cambridge became distracted by a large brown trout in the river, and pursued his quarry all the way to the coast of Greenland, eventually finishing the race a distant second.
Oxford coach Bob Woolman, and his Cambridge counterpart Bob Woolhouse, were downcast at the news of the race's cancellation.
"This looks like the end of the Boat Race. It's a shame for a couple of old dodderers like us. I don't know what will become of us" said Bob.
"We'll probably end up collecting trolleys at Tesco."
Boat Launch Changes Set For The Coming Season
Boat Launch Changes Set For The Coming Season
By Kendra Bobowick
Boaters will soon be tuning up their inboards and outboards, and planning a day afloat now that Newtown's winter-hardened lakes have warmed with spring. Launch season begins April 15, and brings with it a few differences from last year, which will become clear to boat owners as they approach the water. The fees have changed, for one.
Parks and Recreation Director Barbara Kasbarian had said in a past meeting that "not one" single launch pass was purchased for the Eichler's Cove Marina. Passes were $350, while Lake Lillinonah was $45. Both season passes are now $100, and include the option of purchasing a dual permit for $150.
Boat slip rental for residents with boats under 19 feet are $1,000, and $1,200 for larger vessels. Nonresidents' fees are $1,200, and $1,450, respectively.
As the fall and winter of 2006 approached officials had considered turning Eichler's Cove Marina management over to Parks and Recreation staff for this spring.
First Selectman Herb Rosenthal confirmed Tuesday that last year's management contract with previous marina owner Carol Marchetti has been renewed for another year.
Neither he nor recreation department members believe that now is the right time for the town department to assume management of the previously private marina, which is now the only public launch onto Lake Zoar.
Mr Rosenthal noted, "They would have to hire someone and they don't have enough existing personnel." He also indicated that the recreation department does not have room in its budget for the work required to renovate the swimming area and make upgrades to boat slips and the launch, among other improvements. "The selectmen are not asking Parks and Recreation to take care of something they can't take care of." He will wait to transfer management "until Parks and Recreation tells me they're ready."
The town purchased the cove from prior owner Carol Marchetti, who managed the property last year. There is also a beach and picnic area at Eichler's Cove that need to be renovated.
Recreation Chairman Edward Marks confirmed that at some future date, the management might shift to his department. "I think at some point Parks and Recreation would be ready to manage the facility." The slated repairs are not something Mr Marks wants to inherit.
He said, "Our concern is we hesitate to take over management if improvements are not done."
Devoting improvement funds from his department budget "would be tough," he explained. He would like to see renovations or money secured for intended work ahead of time, he said.
Mr Rosenthal has been considering various funding sources including the Local Capital Improvement Program (LoCIP) grants. "Mostly, we're applying for state grants," Mr Rosenthal said. The scope of work involves relocating the launch area and small office to broaden the beach, repair a retaining wall, purchase additional slips, and prepare the cove for swimmers.
"We're hoping to open the beach for this summer," Mr Rosenthal said. Since the Dickinson Pond was filled in for health reasons, residents and the Parks and Recreation Department have struggled with Newtown's swimming demands. Mr Rosenthal stressed, "I hope the public knows we're trying to do something...it's not Dickinson, but it helps. It wouldn't be a huge swimming area, but it would provide another opportunity."
Plans to make more room for boat traffic at the end of the brief and winding Old Bridge Road are also among discussions. Last year, the town purchased a small parcel near the cove's entrance, which will be used to widen the traffic area. The parcel also opens up more room for parking. Town employees will conduct as much work as possible, in the interest of saving money, Mr Rosenthal said.
Lake Lillinonah Boat Launch
Late last season residents had approached the Parks and Rec commission members with complaints that during the week, boaters from out of town and without permits were crowding the Lake Lillinonah launch and inhibiting access to residents with passes. Without the ability to police the launch, recreation members decided on a different safeguard - a lock and key issued this year to those with launch passes.
As described in the park rules for Lake Lillinonah in the Parks and Recreation 2007 Spring and Summer catalog, "Vehicles entering the park must display a current permit. Car and boat registration must be shown the first time a pass is purchased. At this time a key will be issued, which will unlock the launch gate. It will be the responsibility of the key holder to lock the gate behind them. The key is not to be shared or transferred to others." The replacement fee for lost keys is $25.
By Kendra Bobowick
Boaters will soon be tuning up their inboards and outboards, and planning a day afloat now that Newtown's winter-hardened lakes have warmed with spring. Launch season begins April 15, and brings with it a few differences from last year, which will become clear to boat owners as they approach the water. The fees have changed, for one.
Parks and Recreation Director Barbara Kasbarian had said in a past meeting that "not one" single launch pass was purchased for the Eichler's Cove Marina. Passes were $350, while Lake Lillinonah was $45. Both season passes are now $100, and include the option of purchasing a dual permit for $150.
Boat slip rental for residents with boats under 19 feet are $1,000, and $1,200 for larger vessels. Nonresidents' fees are $1,200, and $1,450, respectively.
As the fall and winter of 2006 approached officials had considered turning Eichler's Cove Marina management over to Parks and Recreation staff for this spring.
First Selectman Herb Rosenthal confirmed Tuesday that last year's management contract with previous marina owner Carol Marchetti has been renewed for another year.
Neither he nor recreation department members believe that now is the right time for the town department to assume management of the previously private marina, which is now the only public launch onto Lake Zoar.
Mr Rosenthal noted, "They would have to hire someone and they don't have enough existing personnel." He also indicated that the recreation department does not have room in its budget for the work required to renovate the swimming area and make upgrades to boat slips and the launch, among other improvements. "The selectmen are not asking Parks and Recreation to take care of something they can't take care of." He will wait to transfer management "until Parks and Recreation tells me they're ready."
The town purchased the cove from prior owner Carol Marchetti, who managed the property last year. There is also a beach and picnic area at Eichler's Cove that need to be renovated.
Recreation Chairman Edward Marks confirmed that at some future date, the management might shift to his department. "I think at some point Parks and Recreation would be ready to manage the facility." The slated repairs are not something Mr Marks wants to inherit.
He said, "Our concern is we hesitate to take over management if improvements are not done."
Devoting improvement funds from his department budget "would be tough," he explained. He would like to see renovations or money secured for intended work ahead of time, he said.
Mr Rosenthal has been considering various funding sources including the Local Capital Improvement Program (LoCIP) grants. "Mostly, we're applying for state grants," Mr Rosenthal said. The scope of work involves relocating the launch area and small office to broaden the beach, repair a retaining wall, purchase additional slips, and prepare the cove for swimmers.
"We're hoping to open the beach for this summer," Mr Rosenthal said. Since the Dickinson Pond was filled in for health reasons, residents and the Parks and Recreation Department have struggled with Newtown's swimming demands. Mr Rosenthal stressed, "I hope the public knows we're trying to do something...it's not Dickinson, but it helps. It wouldn't be a huge swimming area, but it would provide another opportunity."
Plans to make more room for boat traffic at the end of the brief and winding Old Bridge Road are also among discussions. Last year, the town purchased a small parcel near the cove's entrance, which will be used to widen the traffic area. The parcel also opens up more room for parking. Town employees will conduct as much work as possible, in the interest of saving money, Mr Rosenthal said.
Lake Lillinonah Boat Launch
Late last season residents had approached the Parks and Rec commission members with complaints that during the week, boaters from out of town and without permits were crowding the Lake Lillinonah launch and inhibiting access to residents with passes. Without the ability to police the launch, recreation members decided on a different safeguard - a lock and key issued this year to those with launch passes.
As described in the park rules for Lake Lillinonah in the Parks and Recreation 2007 Spring and Summer catalog, "Vehicles entering the park must display a current permit. Car and boat registration must be shown the first time a pass is purchased. At this time a key will be issued, which will unlock the launch gate. It will be the responsibility of the key holder to lock the gate behind them. The key is not to be shared or transferred to others." The replacement fee for lost keys is $25.
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Come-from-behind win
Come-from-behind win
BMW Oracle Racing wins first race of Act 13
By PAUL LOGOTHETIS The Associated Press
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VALENCIA, Spain — BMW Oracle Racing overtook America’s Cup champion Alinghi on the final drag Tuesday to complete a come-from-behind victory in the first fleet race of the Louis Vuitton Act 13.
The American team rounded the first windmarker in 10th place after skipper Chris Dickson chose to tack left. Dickson slowly worked the USA 87 boat back up the leaderboard, before jibe-peeling to a spinnaker on the final drag to propel it past the defending champions.
"We were just back from the main bunch of about six boats and they were just playing cat and dog ... and it was soon just a matter of which way around we were going to go as they slowed each other up," BMW Oracle Racing team manager Craig Monk said. "When we first gybed we were bow to bow (with Alinghi), but we were quite happy with a second at that point, and then we bounced them off."
The wind was the biggest factor on the first day of racing, testing teams to come up with new strategies — quickly.
"We were surprised we were that far back from the fleet. We had a good start but when we tagged, the breeze had done a kind of right shift and we were pretty stunned," Monk said. "We were looking for a bit of a shift to come back with and it wasn’t happening. It just wasn’t happening."
Alinghi started from the back after being penalized for crossing the starting line early. The Swiss team, which includes midbowman Curtis Blewett of Kelowna, B.C., recovered quickly and was on course for a second-place finish before the shifty winds slowed the SUI 91 boat to a near halt near the end of the final drag.
"Weathermen for the big teams like Luna Rossa and Emirates Team New Zealand decided to go to the left side of the course, and they lost big time," Alinghi runner Dean Phillips said. "It’s a difficult place to sail this time of the year, so there’s definitely going to be some upsets in the Louis Vuitton Cup."
Trailing surprise leader +39 Challenge by less than a minute through the third marker, Alinghi gybed past Italian boat Mascalzone Latino at the halfway mark of the final drag before BMW Oracle Racing — which was seventh after the final turn — sped past the Swiss team on starboard gybe for the win.
Shosholoza of South Africa gybed past Alinghi to finish second, three minutes 34 seconds behind. Mascalzone Latino was third, 4:18 behind.
Alinghi finished 5:04 back in fourth, 12 seconds ahead of Emirates Team New Zealand, the ACC Season Championship winner two of the past three years.
+39 Challenge, which was 10th, was the surprise leader until it lost its spinnaker after rounding the third windmarker. The Italian syndicate was sailing in its new ITA 85 boat, which had only been outfitted with a new mast late Monday, and was the last team on the course after crew worked on the boat through the night.
"Things breaking and boat handling errors, that’s half the problem, it distracts you from the big picture of the wind," +39 Challenge helmsman Iain Percy said. "Today, at least, proved we’ve got a bit of potential, but it’s going to be a lot of work and not a lot of sleep for the team over the next couple of days."
Percy chose to tack to the strong right side wind on the first drag, a move that propelled +39 Challenge to a 48 second lead over Mascalzone Latino by the second marker.
Tuesday’s second of seven stages was cancelled, with BMW Oracle Racing leading the standings with 12 points, one more than Shosholoza.
BMW Oracle Racing wins first race of Act 13
By PAUL LOGOTHETIS The Associated Press
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VALENCIA, Spain — BMW Oracle Racing overtook America’s Cup champion Alinghi on the final drag Tuesday to complete a come-from-behind victory in the first fleet race of the Louis Vuitton Act 13.
The American team rounded the first windmarker in 10th place after skipper Chris Dickson chose to tack left. Dickson slowly worked the USA 87 boat back up the leaderboard, before jibe-peeling to a spinnaker on the final drag to propel it past the defending champions.
"We were just back from the main bunch of about six boats and they were just playing cat and dog ... and it was soon just a matter of which way around we were going to go as they slowed each other up," BMW Oracle Racing team manager Craig Monk said. "When we first gybed we were bow to bow (with Alinghi), but we were quite happy with a second at that point, and then we bounced them off."
The wind was the biggest factor on the first day of racing, testing teams to come up with new strategies — quickly.
"We were surprised we were that far back from the fleet. We had a good start but when we tagged, the breeze had done a kind of right shift and we were pretty stunned," Monk said. "We were looking for a bit of a shift to come back with and it wasn’t happening. It just wasn’t happening."
Alinghi started from the back after being penalized for crossing the starting line early. The Swiss team, which includes midbowman Curtis Blewett of Kelowna, B.C., recovered quickly and was on course for a second-place finish before the shifty winds slowed the SUI 91 boat to a near halt near the end of the final drag.
"Weathermen for the big teams like Luna Rossa and Emirates Team New Zealand decided to go to the left side of the course, and they lost big time," Alinghi runner Dean Phillips said. "It’s a difficult place to sail this time of the year, so there’s definitely going to be some upsets in the Louis Vuitton Cup."
Trailing surprise leader +39 Challenge by less than a minute through the third marker, Alinghi gybed past Italian boat Mascalzone Latino at the halfway mark of the final drag before BMW Oracle Racing — which was seventh after the final turn — sped past the Swiss team on starboard gybe for the win.
Shosholoza of South Africa gybed past Alinghi to finish second, three minutes 34 seconds behind. Mascalzone Latino was third, 4:18 behind.
Alinghi finished 5:04 back in fourth, 12 seconds ahead of Emirates Team New Zealand, the ACC Season Championship winner two of the past three years.
+39 Challenge, which was 10th, was the surprise leader until it lost its spinnaker after rounding the third windmarker. The Italian syndicate was sailing in its new ITA 85 boat, which had only been outfitted with a new mast late Monday, and was the last team on the course after crew worked on the boat through the night.
"Things breaking and boat handling errors, that’s half the problem, it distracts you from the big picture of the wind," +39 Challenge helmsman Iain Percy said. "Today, at least, proved we’ve got a bit of potential, but it’s going to be a lot of work and not a lot of sleep for the team over the next couple of days."
Percy chose to tack to the strong right side wind on the first drag, a move that propelled +39 Challenge to a 48 second lead over Mascalzone Latino by the second marker.
Tuesday’s second of seven stages was cancelled, with BMW Oracle Racing leading the standings with 12 points, one more than Shosholoza.
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Tuesday, April 3, 2007
1995 Grady White - Used Boat
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Type
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Grady White Engine Hours
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King Fish Length
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Condition
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Zip Code
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Description
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King Fish Length
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Condition
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Zip Code
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Description
25' GRADY WHITE WALK AROUND CUDDY TWIN 1995 YAMAHA 250 HP ENGINES. $16,500. PLEASE CALL 228-392-4363 OR EMAIL ME AT RY2KL@AOL.COM WE WILL EMAIL PHOTOS IF INTERESTED. THANK YOU.
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When boat and whale collide
When boat and whale collide
Human beings never cease to amaze me. Like the Juneau man who managed to snap a few quick shots of his pug getting whisked away by Romeo the Wolf, a tourist last summer managed to document his wife’s dramatic encounter with a humpback whale while aboard a tour boat in Stephens Passage.
On Aug. 15, 2006, Kimberly Kanaga was aboard the Awesome Orca (owned by Orca Enterprises) when a humpback whale collided with the boat and sent her careening forward, hitting the dashboard and apparently giving her a concussion.
Korry Keeker first reported the story Aug. 18.
After the story ran, he received an e-mail from Kimberly’s husband Mike, who detailed his version of what happened:
The boat slowed when approaching the area where other captains were watching a pod of Humpbacks. We had spotted 3 blasts (Two in front of us and one to the front-right of us. I have pictures of this whale.) The one I took pictures of was at the two o’clock position about 200 ‘ away. The captain continued to motor toward the ones directly in front of us. (He did not reverse the vessel at anytime.) The captain looked at my daughter and said, “Look, look there’s one coming under us!” (At this time we had people standing on the top deck and hanging out of the windows.) He did not take any evasive actions like turning to the left to deliver a glancing blow or yelling for us to hold on. (My 13 year old daughter was kneeling on the seat looking out the open window directly behind the captain’s seat and would have flown out if I had not grabbed her when he said that.) Instead, we collided head-on into the back of the whale as it was rolling, lifting the front of the boat to the left causing Kim to fly head-first from her standing position (Front left seat) to the captain’s area, hitting her forehead on the blunt, aluminum dashboard resulting in a concussion and interior/exterior stitching of her forehead. We were the only passengers in the front of the boat. The others had walked to the back to stand outside or climb up the ladder to the viewing platform.
Tour boats are obviously not supposed to collide with whales. It’s particularly bad when the whales are protected as an endangered species by the Endangered Species Act. As a result, Orca Enterprises was charged with violating the important rule that says boats must stay 100 yards from the whales. The company must pay a $9,000 fine ($2,000 was suspended if it avoids another similar incident for three years), said NOAA in a press release issued today.
“This case clearly demonstrates that failure to observe the proper whale watching restrictions can result in harm to both whales and humans,” said Scott Allee, a special agent with NOAA.
When I spoke this afternoon to Capt. Larry Dupler of Orca Enterprises, he said that clearly the captain on board the Awesome Orca, Scotty Davis, erred that day.
“Obviously the captain that was on the boat made a mistake,” he said.
Whales often dip out of sight under the water and can resurface anywhere, often close to boats, though collisions are extremely rare.
“This could happen to anybody at any time,” he said.
He also said that it would have been easy to fire the captain after the incident, but they company decided to keep him on because he was a good captain and this incident will only make him a better one.
Mike Kanaga e-mailed a series of photos, which start innocently enough with a series of spectacular whale photos. It ends with a few rather gory shots so beware.
Human beings never cease to amaze me. Like the Juneau man who managed to snap a few quick shots of his pug getting whisked away by Romeo the Wolf, a tourist last summer managed to document his wife’s dramatic encounter with a humpback whale while aboard a tour boat in Stephens Passage.
On Aug. 15, 2006, Kimberly Kanaga was aboard the Awesome Orca (owned by Orca Enterprises) when a humpback whale collided with the boat and sent her careening forward, hitting the dashboard and apparently giving her a concussion.
Korry Keeker first reported the story Aug. 18.
After the story ran, he received an e-mail from Kimberly’s husband Mike, who detailed his version of what happened:
The boat slowed when approaching the area where other captains were watching a pod of Humpbacks. We had spotted 3 blasts (Two in front of us and one to the front-right of us. I have pictures of this whale.) The one I took pictures of was at the two o’clock position about 200 ‘ away. The captain continued to motor toward the ones directly in front of us. (He did not reverse the vessel at anytime.) The captain looked at my daughter and said, “Look, look there’s one coming under us!” (At this time we had people standing on the top deck and hanging out of the windows.) He did not take any evasive actions like turning to the left to deliver a glancing blow or yelling for us to hold on. (My 13 year old daughter was kneeling on the seat looking out the open window directly behind the captain’s seat and would have flown out if I had not grabbed her when he said that.) Instead, we collided head-on into the back of the whale as it was rolling, lifting the front of the boat to the left causing Kim to fly head-first from her standing position (Front left seat) to the captain’s area, hitting her forehead on the blunt, aluminum dashboard resulting in a concussion and interior/exterior stitching of her forehead. We were the only passengers in the front of the boat. The others had walked to the back to stand outside or climb up the ladder to the viewing platform.
Tour boats are obviously not supposed to collide with whales. It’s particularly bad when the whales are protected as an endangered species by the Endangered Species Act. As a result, Orca Enterprises was charged with violating the important rule that says boats must stay 100 yards from the whales. The company must pay a $9,000 fine ($2,000 was suspended if it avoids another similar incident for three years), said NOAA in a press release issued today.
“This case clearly demonstrates that failure to observe the proper whale watching restrictions can result in harm to both whales and humans,” said Scott Allee, a special agent with NOAA.
When I spoke this afternoon to Capt. Larry Dupler of Orca Enterprises, he said that clearly the captain on board the Awesome Orca, Scotty Davis, erred that day.
“Obviously the captain that was on the boat made a mistake,” he said.
Whales often dip out of sight under the water and can resurface anywhere, often close to boats, though collisions are extremely rare.
“This could happen to anybody at any time,” he said.
He also said that it would have been easy to fire the captain after the incident, but they company decided to keep him on because he was a good captain and this incident will only make him a better one.
Mike Kanaga e-mailed a series of photos, which start innocently enough with a series of spectacular whale photos. It ends with a few rather gory shots so beware.
Monday, April 2, 2007
2002 Fisher - Used Boat
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Big Boat action at Warsash
Race officers at Warsash Sailing Club had a busy two days over 31 March and 1 April. Not only was the Raymarine Warsash Spring Series continuing for the fourth week but also the first Big Boat event got underway. All that involved nearly 200 boats and some 27 start sequences in weather that tested boats and sailors alike.
Big Boat Series Week 1
Conditions for the Big Boats on Saturday 31st March might be described as lively by those competing or scary by those watching. This was the first outing for this year’s fleet and it proved a good shakedown experience. The two classes comprised BB1 for 42 to 46 footers, especially Farr 45s and Swan 45s and BB2 for Beneteau First 40.7s, which were racing level rated.
The sky was wintry with a biting Force 4/5 north-easterly for the first race of five windward/leeward legs, starting off the Island shore. After a clean start, the BB1 class were divided in their opinion on the best way up the beat. Fraxious had gained a slight advantage by the first mark, which she held, but behind her the fleet was packed close together with Werewolf chasing second placed John Merricks, crewed from the RYA Keelboat Programme.
The second lap saw significant changes to the running order and by the last leeward mark Exabyte Four had taken second place. The First 40.7s were more spread out. Playing Around gained a significant lead over 'Grand Cru II' by the top mark and these two extended their lead quite comfortably over the others to the finishing line. By 12:30 hours, when the second race started, the wind had swung to the east, gained a force and the sea conditions were worsening.
Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing (WISC) made a good start from under the committee boat and was one of the early leaders.
But by the time the fleet was approaching the newly laid windward mark, there was a line of six boats abreast.
Having set off downwind, the fleet was hit by a big gust as most were deciding to gybe on to port. WISC and Shockwave were the heaviest losers.
The second run also caused problems - this time for Fever. She was leading at the time but broached and fell by the wayside. This allowed Exabyte Four to take control. Conditions were by now further deteriorating. In over 30 knots of breeze the race committee took the decision to stop for the day and abandon the third race.
The next morning saw lighter winds, still from the north-east. Fraxious again took an early lead until a mistake in reading the course took her to the wrong buoy. This allowed the pack to overtake and in a thrilling finish Exabyte Four snatched victory by two lengths from Henry Lloyd-Cutting Edge with Werewolf another length behind.
Meanwhile the 40.7s were racing with IRC2. Playing Around recorded a second place in the main race and another win in the Big Boat series. The wind increased again for the last race of the day and after some close battles Werewolf took both line and race honours.
In the 40.7 class, Robin Dollar in Grand Cru II finally got the better of Peter Robson to hold out some hope for the second Big Boat weekend on 21/22 April. The BB1 class boats can scored under IRM as well as the IRC rules and the difference in handicaps and results makes for interesting reading.
Provisional Results - Raymarine Warsash Big Boat Series, Weekend 1 (31 March/1 April)
BB1 using IRC Race 1 Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing Swan 45 Glynn Williams Race 2 Exabyte Four Farr 45 Shaun Frohlich Race 4 WISC Swan 45 Glynn Williams Race 5 Werewolf Farr 45 Jerry Otter
BB1 using IRM Race 1 Fraxious Farr 45 Jack Pringle Race 2 Fraxious Farr 45 Jack Pringle Race 4 Werewolf Farr 45 Jerry Otter Race 5 Werewolf Farr 45 Jerry Otter
BB2 - Beneteau First 40.7 Race 1, 2, 4 Playing Around Peter Robson Race 5 Grand Cru II Robin Dollar
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