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Boat owner getting that sinking feeling

GLOBE NORTH 2 / GLOUCESTER Some whispered that it was a ghost ship; others said that the Rosalia just needed a little love and tenderness to set sail again. But Gloucester harbormaster James Caulkett Jr. said there is no mystery about the boat that twice broke free from its lines over the past

Publication: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)

Boat & yacht insurance helps us hook more personal-lines accounts

ITS MARCH. Every year around this time, boat sales begin to pick up and so, consequently, does our agency's insurance business. We are located near a large, manmade lake in Virginia, and writing coverage for boating risks comes with the territory. In this article, I'll explain how boats and

Publication: American Agent & Broker

Boat yards feel loss as owners turn to winterizing at home

FALMOUTH -- Jack and Ricky Forani, father and son, aged 71 and 45, go through the familiar fall motions. Out of the chilly autumnal sea comes the family boat, a 26-foot outboat-powered fishing boat they use through the summer around the family's Cape Cod vacation home. With a winch whining, slowly

Publication: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)

Boat dealers hope to net sales at show.

Byline: Rebecca Ferrar Feb. 4--Several years ago, boat dealers Rico Silvera and Steve Sloan were dissatisfied with area boat shows because of what they saw as inadequate advertising, facilities and timing. So with the help of the East Tennessee Marine Trade Association, the two started The Boat

Publication: The Knoxville News-Sentinel (Knoxville, TN)

BOAT BUSINESS BOOMING, AS IS SEATTLE BOAT SHOW CUSTOMERS BUY BIG AND OFTEN PAY CASH.(Business)

Assuming they were just curious, Gene Jordeth of ABC Yacht Sales let a stream of people tour the 64-foot Wendon luxury yacht as he and his crew were setting it in place for the 2000 Seattle Boat Show this week. The Wendon yacht is the most expensive boat in the show, sporting a $1.5 million price

Publication: Seattle Post-Intelligencer

BOAT CRASH ARREST PLANNED.(News)

Byline: Post staff report Police today intend to arrest the driver of a "cigarette" boat which ran over a smaller pleasure boat on the Ohio River Friday night and kept going, leaving six people injured. "The only thing I can tell you about the suspect is he basically caught himself because of his

Publication: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)

Navigating boat dealer and marina classifications

CLASSIFYING RISKS Boat dealers and marinas are similar-- but different-classifications When asked to define a boat dealer and marina, is your answer something like, "I can't describe it exactly-but I'll know it when I see it"? Marina operations are not easily categorized because most good marina

Publication: Rough Notes

BOAT INSPECTORS AT COLORADO STATE PARKS HAVE CHECKED MORE THAN 200,000 BOATS SO FAR THIS YEAR AND CONFIRMED AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES (ANS), INCLUDING ZEBRA AND QUAGGA MUSSELS, ON EIGHT VESSELS, ALL FROM OTHER STATES.

DENVER, CO -- The following information was released by the Colorado Department of Natural Resources: Boat inspectors at Colorado State Parks have checked more than 200,000 boats so far this year and confirmed aquatic nuisance species (ANS), including zebra and quagga mussels, on eight vessels, all

Publication: States News Service

BOAT CRASH AFTERMATH: "SIR? YOU ALL RIGHT?'; FAMILY HAPPENED UPON DAMAGED BOAT, SPOTTED THE VICTIM AND CALLED FOR HELP.(News)

Byline: Catie O'Toole Staff writer Mike Gunther knew the wind was picking up, the sky was growing dark and the waves were getting choppier. He and his family had just finished dinner at Fisher Bay Restaurant in Bridgeport on Aug. 9, and were heading home to Brewerton. They had taken their boat

Publication: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)

BOATS ARE KING IN CLAYTON

"If we're not riding in boats, you can bet we're talking about them," declares Bob Cox, one of the founders of a museum in Clayton dealing with St. Lawrence River boat history. For trivia about sailing or rowing skiffs, ask Cox, a lifetime summer resident of nearby Grindstone Island. And for the

Publication: The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY)