Many of you may be familiar with the Managing the Waterway cruising guides and resources. They have some good stuff. Diane passed on that they are having a sale to clear some inventory, so you might want to check it out.

Our son is going off to college and Mark and I have moved back aboard full-time.

Unfortunately, we're in Virginia and our fulfillment house in Minnesota is relocating. We need to move our inventory out the door rather than paying other people to move heavy boxes of books for us. read more »

Maybe I should have built a little heavier and just skipped the whole trailer thing :-)

Triumph Boats takes pride in their boats, and how tough they are. They have other humorous videos on their site.

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January 2 9-31

Escape the winter blues—come celebrate the cruising lifestyle in the Sunshine State!

90-minute seminars: 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Boat Show Hours
Friday-Saturday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Looks to be a fun event... thanks to Boatsmith for the pointer.

WHARRAM USA SPRING RENDEZVOUS - MAY 15, 16, 17 IN ISLAMORADA, FL (THE FABULOUS FLORIDA KEYS)

COME JOIN US AT THE SPRING 2009 WHARRAM RENDEVOUS IN ISLAMORADA, FLORIDA ON MAY 15-17.

We are expecting Wharrams of various sizes and descriptions including Melanesia 17, Tiki 21, Tiki 26, Tangaroa 29, Tanenui 29, Tiki 30, Pahi 31, Tangaroa 36, Tiki 38, Narai 42…and maybe more. read more »

Anybody familiar with Kipor generators, such as:

Kipor Sinemaster Quiet 2600 Watt Portable Inverter Generator read more »

Some time back I covered Kolstrand Marine Supply as a possible source of goods. That sparked a fairly busy flurry of comments that seemed to show that Kolstrand has/had gone out of business. read more »

As I've mentioned in a couple of recent build posts, I've been doing some looking/researching on "bedliner" material. This is the rubbery paint type stuff that is sprayed, rolled or brushed on pickup truck bed as a protective layer. Several builders on various mailing lists have recommended it as a good coating for decks, and I think I'll be giving it a try. read more »

Trawler Fest is coming to Solomons, Maryland next week!

September 25-28

Don't miss this unique cruising-under-power event.

www.trawlerfest.com