On the Water
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On the Water / News & Events
OEM To Release 85 MPH, Zero Emissions PWC
Apr 1, 2010While many industry observers claim true PWC innovation will be somewhat stagnant until the economy truly rebounds, one major OEM has given me a sneak peak at a late-2010 model that legitimately hits 85 mph...and does not use gasoline. …Read More
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On the Water / Fishing
Tigress Rail Mount Outrigger Bases and Carbon Fiber Outrigger Test
Apr 1, 2010Yesterday the carbon fiber outriggers arrived from Tigress for this season’s outrigger test, along with a pair of rail mount outrigger bases. (See my old post at http://www.boats.com/boat-content/2010/03/a-new-breed-of-outrigger/ for a run-down on the new carbon-fibers I saw at the Miami Boat Show; Tigress agreed to send me a pair to test out over the summer.) The [...] …Read More
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On the Water / News & Events
Clarion CMV1, anyone tried one?
Mar 31, 2010href="http://www.panbo.com/assets_c/2010/03/Clarion_CMV1_sample_install-1934.html"> …Read More
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On the Water / News & Events
Dog Rescued From Empty Yacht
Mar 31, 2010Here’s yet another post about dogs on boats, again courtesy of dog lover Kim Kavin. According to this post from the blog OhMiDog, a rescue vessel found Jaunita, a retreiver mix, aboard the yacht Tafadzwa, which had been adrift off the coast of New Zealand for over two weeks. Her owner disappeared overboard and is [...] …Read More
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On the Water / Fishing
Are Polyethylene Built Boats Good for Fishing?
Mar 31, 2010The first boat I ever owned was built of polyethylene, and it was a good fishing boat. In fact, it was awesome – for a 10-footer, that is. You can’t find a boat much smaller then the Leisure Life Bass Tender, and you sure wouldn’t want to take one of these out into an open [...] …Read More
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On the Water / Entertainment
Fraser Yachts: 'Back to Business as Normal'
Mar 31, 2010href="http://www.charterwave.com/yachtworld/2892-fraser-yachts-most-charter-rates-stable.html" target="_blank">Fraser announced …Read More
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On the Water / Entertainment
Loaloat Al Behar Now Available for Charter
Mar 30, 2010href="http://www.fraseryachts.com" target="_blank">Fraser Yachts …Read More
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On the Water
Sushi Run Boats Prepare for 2010 Continuation
Mar 30, 2010Ken Williams, who, with his wife Roberta, owns the Nordhavn 68 Sans Souci, reports that the 2010 cruising season for the boats of the Great Siberian Sushi Run (GSSR) is approaching. In an email today to followers of his blog, Williams reports that the boats, which traveled from Seattle, Washington to Osaka Japan last year, [...] …Read More
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On the Water / Entertainment
Big Fish to Launch, Charter in Tahiti
Mar 30, 2010href="http://www.charterwave.com/find-a-broker/reputable-brokers.html" target="_blank">reputable charter broker …Read More
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On the Water / News & Events
PLB and EPIRB Non Distress Messages Now Possible
Mar 30, 2010If you have a PLB or an EPIRB aboard you feel safer knowing that you can send out a distress message, but wouldn’t it be nice if you could also send out non distress messages? That’s an ability offered by satellite messengers like the SPOT, and it’s the one advantage the SPOT had over traditional [...] …Read More