October 2008

Fort Lauderdale Boat Show Coverage

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Mad Mariner™ is providing some detailed coverage of the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show in the form of a blog by writers they have attending the show. Lots of pictures and articles.

If you can't be there in person, might be worth a look, for the ideas if nothing else.

For full disclosure, I write some paid articles for Mad Mariner™.

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Pepper's Ark

Submitted by cac on Fri, 2008-10-31 10:02

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Dick Pepper has finished up a very nice 28' Bartender in Tennessee. He had the hull built at the Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building and then finished it out himself.

Very nice boat!

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News from the Boat Building Academy, Lyme Regis

{Above} Boat Building Academy alumnus Charlie Hussey’s latest project [below] Another Clyde 17/19 class racer in flight Principal Yvonne Green writes from the Boat Building Academy at Lyme Regis: ‘Hi Gavin, ‘Thought you might be interested that Charlie Hussey (the student who built Seapod’ the Peapod during the last academic year) has just started a job restoring [...]

Build the Babson Island 14 skiff, from Woodenboat and boatbuilding author Tom Hill

Tom Hill’s 14ft Babson Island skiff Views vary about the boat plans that have appeared in Woodenboat magazine, but I’m rather in favour of the trend. Boat plans that appear in magazines add to the sum total of happiness in the world, they help to make the case that real people can build boats and they [...]

Hunter's Edge 27

Submitted by cac on Thu, 2008-10-30 21:57

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Mad Mariner™ has posted a review (in their series of reviews... check out the others) of the Hunter Edge 27. This is a slick little boat. Its the first motorsailer of a "new breed" that seems to be coming out. Aimed at a younger crowd who are interested in trailerable boats for quick weekend trips, it aims to appeal to both powerboaters and sail boaters.

The only motorsailer I've ever seen with a picture of a water skier behind it :-) read more »

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Stop Ofcom billing the RNLI for its comms

I gather there are moves afoot to charge the Royal National Lifeboat Institution commercial rates for using its communications equipment. If, like me you think this isn’t right, please sign this petition on the issue. I think that in a country where the Lifeboats are the one essential rescue service manned by volunteers and supported wholly [...]

HDS, a major Lowrance refresh

Today Lowrance is announcing a new series of multifunction displays called HDS that I’m excited about seeing at the boat show (and trying when they ship in a few months). The acronym stands for High Definition System, and seems justified on several counts...

Jordan Boats supplies Iain Oughtred boatbuilding kits to the USA

Iain Oughtred’s Arctic Tern Cut-out ply component parts and MDF frames and full-sized patterns for Iain Oughtred’s legendary catalogue of boat plans are now available in the USA from Jordan Boats. Alec Jordan of Jordan Boats based in Fife, Scotland rang this week to say that the kits are being supplied in the USA by a [...]

All About Houseboats

Submitted by cac on Wed, 2008-10-29 22:09

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An interesting looking page with lots of houseboat links. I don't normally cover them here, since there are lots of communities online that specialize in houseboats, but don't ignore the possibility. Especially if you are interested in river and/or Great Loop cruising, lots of people find a houseboat just the think.

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A yacht as your tender

Submitted by cac on Wed, 2008-10-29 21:58

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A "shadow yacht"? A large, yacht size boat going along just for support services?

Seems a bit much. I'll be happy just to have a basic tender for when the need arises.

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