Best Boat Show that has no boats!

Dreamer · Once a C-Brat, always a C-Brat Dreamer- Sold 25 Feb. 2013

Nov. 19-21 is the annual Pacific Marine Expo at CenturyLink Field Event Center in Seattle. Although this show is aimed at professional Yacht operators and Fishing Fleets, it has myriad items of interest to all boaters. It's free and you can register online at www.PacificMarineExpo.com

A few examples would be safety gear, Navigation equipment, electronics, fishing gear, led lights. I enjoyed just looking at a jet drive that I could have crawled through were I younger. It was $ 125k

The freebies are handed out generously and are not just key rings, floaties and bottle openers.

hardee · Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2014 9:09 pm Post subject:

Hi Roger,

I have heard you mention this one before and it sounds cool. OK, I'm interested this time. Let's keep in touch on this one.

Harvey
SleepyC Moon

Aurelia · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2014 12:57 pm Post subject:

I am planning to attend Friday from about 10-1. Never been, but planning to keep my eyes open and mind racing. Driving up from Gig Harbor.

Greg

Captains Cat · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2014 1:05 pm Post subject:

Kind of on topic but what are the dates for the SBS in Jan 2015? Trying to make it this year.

Charlie

Dreamer · Seattle Boat Show: Jan. 23- Feb. 1, 2015

Seattle Boat Show: Jan. 23- Feb. 1, 2015

RobLL · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2014 4:00 pm Post subject:

I tried to register, but it said that a condition to register is that company name or title appear on the credit card being used.

Aurelia · Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2014 11:01 pm Post subject:

Should be free unless you are exhibiting. I didn't pay a fee to register.

Greg

Dreamer · Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2014 12:23 am Post subject:

Yesterday was the last day for free registration! Sad

Aurelia · Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2014 7:17 pm Post subject:

Still planning to be there about 10-1. I will report back on the experience in this thread.

Greg

B~C · Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2014 8:23 pm Post subject:

if you run into some schmuck with a brown cap that says Elfin Cove on it...that would be me. Knotty-C Don and I go up every year, it's a tradition. We go, we gawk at all of the engines, hydraulics and other cool stuff. I usually piss off the old guy guarding the Grundens stickers cuz I grab to many of them to give out to students..............so if you see a guy in a brown hat running from the Grundens sticker cop, say hello Smile

redbaronace · Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2014 8:36 pm Post subject:

Tried to get there today but work got in the way.
Thought about going Friday, but fishing is getting in the way.

Always something.....

Da Nag · Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2014 8:58 pm Post subject:

I'd hoped to go, but am not going to make it.

I registered early enough for the free admission, and have an email that can be printed out for badge pickup. Obviously, it's in my name - and that may be enough for folks to take a pass on it. Mr. Green

Whether they ask for ID or not when you pick up the badge, I don't know - but I'd be happy to forward the email to anyone who might be interested in going.

First PM gets it.

DaveS · Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2014 10:51 pm Post subject:

Today I managed to get to the show. (Been attending it for years. Several years ago they had it at the Seattle Convention Center over the top of I-5).
I didn't see any C-Brats there but I did see several folks from my past. One of them is Casey McManus. Casey was a volunteer fireman in our department a few years back and is now a Co-Captain on the FV Cornelia Marie that is one of the vessels on Deadliest Catch. Those that follow Deadliest Catch will remember that the Cornelia Marie was formerly owned and operated by Phil Harris until his untimely death a few years back. Phil lived part time in our fire district and came to the fire house one evening to cook King Crab for us.
Meanwhile back to the show, it appeared that they had a few interesting seminars scheduled for the three day show, but I just had a brief window of opportunity to go so didn't get to sit in on any of them.

DaveS · Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2014 10:56 pm Post subject:

Pat Anderson · Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2014 12:33 am Post subject:

Dave, where the heck have you been, friend? Good to see you posting! I now occasionally hang out at a law office in Snohomish right on the river, right where we cruised by more than a few years ago! Maybe we should do that again, but we need you as our leader through that labyrinth of channels and sloughs! What say you?