What did you see at the boat show?

Robbi · Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 12:36 am Post subject:

Jon, Anyone who owns part of the AquaSoxs is all right by me!

SPLASH

starcrafttom · Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 1:59 am Post subject:

while I was at the show I sat in on some of the fishing seminars. I have been to a lot of these but always learn something new. Some little tidbit worth sitting thru all the rest of it. So here this years tidbit. Over the last year several out door retailers have been selling large plastic flasher at "on sale" prices. I saw 5 for $20 alot. Well they were cheap for a reason. All the ball bearing swivel where installed up side down. I thought that it did not matter which way the swivel pointed as long as it spun. The swivel is two parts one cupped over the other. If the half cupped over the other half is facing down, with the lip facing up or into the current there is enough pressure to force water into the swivel and destroy it. Now I had two that did not spin right this year, now I know why. I would have never guess that it matter but it does. So go check your swivels, both of them, and make sure they face in the right direction and change out the ones that don't.

Jon - CLou · Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 10:50 am Post subject:

Robbi, are the Everett Aqua Sox a double A ball club?

tom&shan · Joined: 21 Sep 2006 Posts: 316 Photos: Dakota

I finally made it to the boat show - went at lunch time - walked over from work. Checked out the new C-Dory's of course, salivated over the SeaSports, walked through the Ranger Tugs, stayed away from the Meridan Yachts.
I did sit in on Tom Nelson's fishing seminar - really enjoyed it - "How to catch puget sound chinook and coho salmon". He mentioned having dinner with the inventor/manufacturer of the "modern" flashers and how his first models were in three different colors. He asked the guy which color worked best - the reply was that he didn't know - he just used three different colors so that folks would buy three of them.
The new color now to use is UV - can only see it under a blacklight but apparently it is very visible to the fish.
Cheers,
Tom

Robbi · Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 2:44 pm Post subject:

Jon, They are a Short Season A team that plays in the Northwest league with Spokane, Vancouver, Yakima, Boise, Salem-Kaiser and a few more. Great ball parks if you like baseball.

At the boatshow, I really fell in love with "Nutmeg", a Nexus Marine Eastsider, 22 feet long and all wood. Beautiful!

Robbi

Jazzmanic · Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 3:11 pm Post subject:

Yeah Robbi, Caryn fell in love with the Nexus boats as well. I didn't like the fact that they didn't have a pilot house boat but according to them, all of their boats are customizable.

I have to admit, we thought about the 24' Skagit Orca, last year's model at a very good price. It had a huge cockpit and a Suzuki 175, but the cabin was no bigger and no fancier than our current CD22. The huge price reduction was tempting however.

I like the Venture 26' but was shocked at the price. I think it was $109,000! On that note, I think the 22' CD Cruiser was $70k plus. Like Pat said earlier, our purchase 4 years ago is sure looking good now.

I might go over this afternoon for another peek at things I missed the first time and maybe buy some more fishing tackle.

dotnmarty · Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 4:05 pm Post subject:

Leo Smith · Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 7:53 pm Post subject:

It was a good day to drop by the boat show today for for an extended lunch break. Compared to last year's show, a few builders have fallen off the radar screen. Glacier Bay was not at the show this year. Larry Graf (the founder of Glacier Bay) has established a new boat company featuring a prototype power catamaran on display with asymmetrical hulls with only one inboard engine located in one of the hulls.
At the north end of the display area under the stadium bleachers, a sharp looking power catamaran was on display. www.arrowcatmarine.com This is a Roger Hill design. It has clean lines with a double berth and private head forward, galley and convertible dinette in the main cabin, and a single quarter berth in each hull. Like the tomcat, it is powered by two outboards mounted the transom. After seeing the price tag on the 25' Tomcat, I didn't even ask about the price on this one.

It was nice to see the C-Dory display sitting in a prime location directly in front of the boat show entrance. I hope Fluid Marine has a successful show.

Best Regards,
Leo

hardee · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 12:27 am Post subject: Nexus 21

Marty said:

starcrafttom · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 2:01 am Post subject:

if you love wood boat you need one of these.

Not much up keep I'm sure

Sea Wolf · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 2:30 am Post subject:

Leo-

Go back and price out the ArrowCat 30, please! You have to replace the Toland 18-8 with something, right?

All you TomCat owners are prohibited from watching the videos when visiting their website! Unless, of course, you have the Admiral's permission!

That's one big, tall, 30 foot cat! Looks like it rides the chop and waves very nice with the tall hulls and tunnel design.

Open cabin back makes it a tropical boat until you add a bulkhead or at least a canvas enclosure.

Top speed of 46 with twin 175's, cruise at 27, and ~13 gph. That ='s ~ 2mpg, but I forgot to note whether they were talking statute miles, nautical miles, or US or Imperial gallons!

How fast do you think it'll go with twin 250's and 500 hp?

Wonder how it compares with a TC 255 or the ChiliKat 30 Cruiser for amenities and performance? (Can't find any photos of a completed ChilKat 30 Cruiser with any more than a bench layout inside.)

How about a three way race across the Juan de Fuca Straight in the chop?

What do all you TomCat owners think? How about Thataway's Dr. Bob?

Might get it for less in New Zealand, and just might be time to bail out o' here anyway! (I kid...?) Laughing

Back to the videos.......

Joe. Teeth

dotnmarty · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 10:58 am Post subject:

Joe- I can certainly appreciate the beauty and emotion of a wooden boat. For me, looking in the window of the Nexus boat at the show was like looking up at the rafters in a grand cathedral. It's beauty could make me cry. Dotty, on the other hand, remembers the cotton and the caulk. For us, just tooling around Mercer Island in our 16 foot C-Dory, brings us lots of happiness and contentment. Very Happy

chromer · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 11:29 am Post subject:

I went to about 5 fishing seminars last Saturday, and 1 last night.

dotnmarty · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 12:02 pm Post subject:

Fascinated by the "Junk boat" display, which sailed from California to Hawaii this past summer

Read about it here http://yachtpals.com/junk-boat

starcrafttom · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 7:20 pm Post subject:

Moose boats where very interesting. If I ever decide to invade a small country I will have to go get one.http://www.mooseboats.com/g_vid_01.html