Pacific Marine Expo
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A friend and I went once as "Yacht Operators" :wink: It was very enjoyable. Lots of big boat stuff, like a $125,000 jet drive that you could have crawled through!
There are lots of freebies and high end electronics, safety gear and diesels as Roger said. I may do it again this year.
There are lots of freebies and high end electronics, safety gear and diesels as Roger said. I may do it again this year.
Registration is free if you register on or before 11/17 and includes some freebees like WorkBoat Magazine among others. I just registered and am planning on going with Ken(BC) again this year. FYI Ken and I are attending as educators but boat owners can register as "Yacht Owners" as Roger said. Think of the show as the "Industrial Strength Boat Show" The show runs Nov 18th - 20th, th-sat.
Don
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Don and I had a grand time on our tri-annual trip to the expo (we try to go annually). we looked at, and fiddled with, the latest in Xtratuff wear, grundens, hydraulic components, electronics and other industrial grade marine gadgets. I had my blood psi raised at the NOAA enforcment booth where I found that I can't get a copy of the federal halibut regulations to keep on the boat because they change the rules so often they don't print one.
We attended the EXPO on Thursday. Walked around that place for over 4 hours. Some of our former business customers had booths set up and it was great getting to visit with them. We hadn't seen them since we retired in 2005.
Picked up a lot of magazines and other literature not to mention a stunning 2011 calendar. A really enjoyable day plus we got out of there in time to miss the Husky game traffic. At times we were the only vehicle in the HOV lane.
Ruth and Joe
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Picked up a lot of magazines and other literature not to mention a stunning 2011 calendar. A really enjoyable day plus we got out of there in time to miss the Husky game traffic. At times we were the only vehicle in the HOV lane.
Ruth and Joe
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my god has toilet paper gotten that expensive??
that goes back to my youth when I worked at my uncle's dairy north of Edmonton. He had a sign in the outhouse (yes he had an outhouse & was to cheap for any fancy indoor pluming) that read "use the fine tissue like greedy hogs and we'll go back to using catalogs". His kid has since bought the dairy and now has fancy indoor pluming, along with one of the largest registered Jersey herds in North America.
The only problem is most of the stuff I picked up is made of that slick, glossy paper, only good for reading
The only problem is most of the stuff I picked up is made of that slick, glossy paper, only good for reading
At the last moment this morning, I drove down to attend the event, since I had my annual free ticket. (Unfortunately, I've missed the past year or two). Checked out the latest in Fire/Rescue "toys" and did find a vendor that featured a parbuckling net that I'd never seen before. (However, I like the parbuckling net system that we set up for our own F/R Boat better). Another vendor had a rapid response "person in the water" rescue system in a Pelican case designed for land based law enforcement and fire units. A good idea, but quite expensive. ( I could probably put it together myself for less money).
For the radio controlled boating enthusiasts, there was a large water filled tank with several radio controlled tugs and barges for entertaining the young and old in attendance.
Just before departing the show, there was a fella playing a guitar and singing modern fishing ballads. I don't know if he composed the ballads himself, but I'd never heard them before and they were quite entertaining. It was a peaceful/relaxing way to end the show, before my drive home.
For the radio controlled boating enthusiasts, there was a large water filled tank with several radio controlled tugs and barges for entertaining the young and old in attendance.
Just before departing the show, there was a fella playing a guitar and singing modern fishing ballads. I don't know if he composed the ballads himself, but I'd never heard them before and they were quite entertaining. It was a peaceful/relaxing way to end the show, before my drive home.
For those who live in the South, there is the International Work Boat Show--900 exibiters. "for trade only"--but it is free if you register before the 1st of Dec.
If you want to spend some bucks, there are also professional seminars.
Dec 1-3 at Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA
If you want to spend some bucks, there are also professional seminars.
Dec 1-3 at Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA