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Hi Guys Do any of our members who cruise in the Chesapeake have recommendations on a marinas / slips / for dockage? I would like within easy range (a hour or so) from BWI Airport. The logical spot may seem to be Annapolis area but are there alternatives you all like? I am also interested to...

I have been offered very good prices on 2 very nice Hatt 53MY. One is a fresh water boat mid to late 70s (old layout). Recent paint and documented rebuilds low hour very nice boat. The second is on a mid 80s 53MY mid teens on the hours, nice shape. Both boats have the 8-71 rather than the 6-92s...

OK, I am sitting up here in New England on the boat in the rain. It rained 27 days out of 30 in June. July does not look that much better. It is almost August and I don’t feel like summer has even arrived yet. The admiral is thinking about jumping ship. What has the boating weather been like...

Have any of the board members used a surveyor in the West Palm / Stuart area that they would recommend for a purchase survey? Many thanks Spin

I was with a friend today in Saudi. He just topped up his Ferretti for 70 cents a gallon! He then filled up his BMW 740 for $13. To the heck with crusing at hull speed. Am looking at some marinas here on the Red Sea on Monday. Spin

Stopped by the Boston Boat Show last Friday afternoon for a couple of hours. Really a grim sight. A lot more people working the booths than customers. One dealer (I used to be rag sailor) offered me a left over 2007 at below dealer cost, roughly 30% off current retail. Thus, even sailboat...

While none of us are completely happy with the new stimulus package, let's hope it provides a positive psychological impact to get people spending money again. As a matter of fact, I did this myself this morning. Rather than having breakfast at home, I went to Louis Family restaurant just off...

I have been very impressed with the spirit of cooperation among the members of this board. I noted a few times when a fellow yachtsman needs help, such as Dave’s recent shore power problems, many of you are there to help. Despite this cooperation, I see a real shortfall to this ad hoc...

I just spent a couple of hours reviewing the recent press releases for Brunswick Corporation and MarineMax. I also listed to the two late November investor conference calls. Interesting stuff. You can access these by going to Yahoo financial.com and then hit search for MarineMax and Brunswick...

Here is the link to the Dubai Yacht Club. I thought you might enjoy seeing a nice club adjacent to the desert. Spin http://i41.tinypic.com/11mett1.jpg

Ok, the Admiral has made some wonderful Bouillabaisse and opened a bottle of 98 Dom Perignon. Her New Year’s resolution is for me to work less than 70 hours per week and enjoy life more. I think that means more cruising. Hope I can let go and do this. Made an offer on a second boat today...

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A good friend of mine and fellow YC member works for a chain of dealers that represents Hatt among other builders. He told me that at the Ft. Lauderdale show he was advised that if new boat sales do not imporve significantly for Hatteras sales at the upcoming Miami show, that Brunswick may shut...

Has anyone in S. Florida looked at this boat? She is under agreement at 75K. Spin

Has anyone tried to buy a boat from this company? Seems that they represent a lot of bank owned boats. Thanks Spin

FYI. I heard from one of my good friends that works for KeyBank and another at Marine Max that KeyBank has pulled out of the marine lending business. This is surprising as they were at the Newport Boat Show making a big push to obtain business. The explinantion that I recieved is that senior...

Just got back with the Admiral from Nantucket. Noticed that there were a few more empty slips than usual (not what you would expect in August) at the Nantucket boat basin and a quite a few empty moorings in the harbor. At $ 6.50 per foot per night .. plus electicity... at the Boat Basin you...

Does anyone have a source they would recommend to make a radar arch for a 53 Classic with the new style flybridge? Steve from Sams advises me that the arch should be made in aluminum as it is much lighter than fibreglass. Thanks Spin

A 1973 Hatt 53 MY was on Ebay the last couple of days. One of my boat buddies took a look at her for me... and said she was a decent boat. There were 9 bidder, 26 bids with a high bid price of $71K. Did not meet the reserve. Also noted that the 1980 Chicago area boat on Ebay was bid to $199k...

I picked up this month's Yachting Magazine today and noted that there is an excellent article on Mr. Jack Hargrave. Some of the same facts from the Hargrave book but in a much shorter version. Spin