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The July 4th holiday is expected to bring record numbers of boaters, sailors and anglers to the water. Along with hot dogs and apple pie, alcohol will
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Lake Powell Resorts & Marinas is offering winter rates for fall houseboat rentals. Discounts apply to trips of at least five days for travel Sept. 1-D
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Ship Equip recently received its 1,000th order for its SEVSAT system. The SEVSAT solution provides cost-effective satellite communications for a wide
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"We've had massive community support for this, basically bringing the Bay back into the public's hand."
That from West Kelowna Mayor Doug Findlater
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Every Tuesday night this July is a Cary Grant night at Wesleyan, though he'll be joined by some very attractive company.
"Cary Grant and his Leadin
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In the weeks following the BPr/Transocean's Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Yamaha has received many calls from concerned consumers who wish to learn mor
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In August, we visited Utah's national parks, then rented a houseboat on Lake Powell (pictured, at Rainbow Bridge Arch). We stopped at Arches (don't mi
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After some anxious moments early Friday morning in Gallatin County, an overturned, partially-submerged houseboat on the Ohio River turned out to be ab
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Threatening skies and an approaching thunderstorm delayed the 4th-annual Conley Bottom PWC Poker Run Saturday morning June 19th. After about an hour a
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Renmark-Paringa Council in Australia has defended the operation of a marina at Lock Five after houseboat owners complained about rising rates.
Chief
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Boat dealers, along with auto and RV dealers, will be exempt from oversight by a new federal consumer financial protection bureau in a bill agreed upo
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MarineMax announced today it secured a new $100 million financing facility with GE Capital, replacing its previous financing facility.
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Find the ignition switch. Master the gearshift lever. Rev up the throttle. You now are ready to captain a houseboat, taking your family, friends and e
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Marine law enforcement officers will be out in full force this weekend for Operation Dry Water, a nationwide crackdown on boating under the influence
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"It's like going on vacation every weekend."
That's how Patty and Doug Gerdel describe life on their 38-foot, twin-engine Nautaline houseboat docke
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The National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) has announced important changes in the NMEA Board of Directors. David Gratton, a dealer director an
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Great news, outdoor enthusiasts! The Sportsman's Guider, a sporting goods brand in the portfolio of Redcats USA, announced today the grand (re)opening
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The Marine Retailers Association of America, in an advisory to members, said it is pleased that the redirection of 85 percent of the Grow Boating Engi
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Are you tired of dragging your fishing boat, ski boat, or wake board boat back and forth to the lake? Are those slip fees getting to be too expensive
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The Environmental Protection Agency will delay until the fall a decision on whether more ethanol than the current 10 percent limit can be blended into
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There's the usual scurry round, the divesting of work accoutrements and snippets of talk about what the day has brought.
The morning's coffee cups
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Josie Curran has her six-month-old son strapped to her front, one hand on the wheel of a small tugboat and the other holding grimly to a mooring post
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An amendment to the Senate tax extenders bill introduced by Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., would allow fishing and tourism-related businesses, including re
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As the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico continues to grow, some companies are offering information on new or refined products to help boaters and indus
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Families are flocking to the hills of Tennessee and enjoying the incredible vacation packages from Sunset Marina and Resort on Dale Hollow Lake. House
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Maine Gov. John E. Baldacci recently signed into law a provision that ensures non-resident boaters will pay less in sales tax on boat purchases in the
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A U.S. sailor has returned to shore after reportedly spending more than three years at sea without touching dry land, and the Guinness World Records i
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As part of a Yamaha Motor Corp. press event held Wednesday and Thursday in the Florida Keys, more than a dozen marine journalists aboard five Yamaha-p
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West Virginia's tourism industry hangs its hat on natural beauty.
The state's parks and lakes provide a wonderful landscape, while creating economic
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Two floating homes sold in Seattle in May, a 2 bed 1 bath home in Westlake, and a 2 bed, 1.75 bath home in Eastlake. That brings the total floating ho
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Lake Powell is in the Colorado River in Arizona and Utah, extending some 186 kilometers, and offers 1986 of beautiful coastline to explore. The backdr
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Wisconsin's flagship jobs program has committed up to $135.6 million in incentives during the last two years to four major employers, including Mercur
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The houseboat trip officially started wednesday the 28th of July. My dad, cousin Dianne, Aunt Brene, husband Troy and daughter Rhiannon met my Aunt Ja
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Seasoned skippers and first-time fishermen alike have taken to the water for boating season, and Tim Figgins has worked with the gamut of them.
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It's a work of love, built in California, trucked north to Coeur d'Alene, assembled piece-by-piece. Now "Monty's Cruisin'" is almost ready for its mai
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This was one of the family adventures we partook of last year. I have heard about the amazing Lake Powell my whole life and we had a window of time la
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Dometic Marine, supplier of sanitation systems, air conditioners, and other amenities for vessels, launched a new online dealer locator.
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From the old Valavara Kettuvallam (houseboat) transporting goods through the lakes and rivers to various destinations of Kerala in the olden days to t
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Sunday is supposed to be the nicest day we have had in Seattle this year so far! I am hearing 75 degrees and sunny -- anyone hear any differently? We
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Australian search-and-rescue authorities say Abby Sunderland was just like "a small dot on the ocean" when they spotted her alive on the back deck of
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Local marine repair business owner Capt. John Bloch has opened TowBoatUS St. Charles, Missouri, an on-the-water towing company that recreational boate
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There's something that seems a little renegade-ish about living on a houseboat. No property taxes, a lawn of water, and a tiny living space aren't typ
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If Srinagar's lakes vanish, so would the livelihoods of the Kashmiri people, called Hanjis, who live on the region's 1,200 houseboats.
Around the t
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The National Marine Manufacturers Association announced the top 10 boating states, based on annual sales, and Discover Boating identified affordable,
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Everyone has a different take on summer. Grown-ups are itching to ditch work for a week or two. The kids already are complaining about being bored.
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With great flourish and pageantry, the third Korea International Boat Show opened today, and organizers said they are well on their way toward the goa
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Alaska's tallest man-made structure has become the tallest ever felled in a controlled demolition. Watch the planned demolition of Alaska's tallest ma
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A cool-headed 5-year-old girl and some resourceful neighbors teamed up to avert what could have been a boating tragedy involving a White Bear Lake fam
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A bipartisan group of eight U.S. senators last week sent a letter to Senate Banking chairman Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., and House Financial Services c
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There is NO question that wake creation and responsibility by all (large or small) vessels is a factor that must be recognized, however the statement:
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Houseboat magazine readers can win a hat by participating in a short survey.
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As the effects from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion continue to spread, engine manufacturer Volvo Penta of the Americas issued a statement reg
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After a successful 2009 season, Niemela Industries has added a second model to its popular Adventure Craft houseboat line the 2850 DeckYacht. The new
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Keith Morgan has found his own version of paradise on a small houseboat on Utah Lake.
"Why would you want to wake up anywhere else?" said the 60-ye
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The American Boat and Yacht Council is offering a four-day course in marine electrical certification July 13-16 at the College of the Albemarle in Man
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It's a long way to travel for a glass of beer.
The Old Forge pub in Knoydart is on a small peninsula off the west coast of Scotland and it's only acc
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Health insurance professional Robert Driscoll will speak at a June 29 roundtable discussion hosted by the American Boat Builders & Repairers Associati
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Houseboat owners are being forced off their moorings on an East Yorkshire waterway.
Planners say they are in breach of planning guidelines on Driffie
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Designing your own houseboat can often be really tricky. You still need to comprehend more concerning houseboats. Soon after, you still need to think
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As the industry explores recasting its Discover Boating campaign, the NMMA's boat manufacturers divisional board voted June 1 to end the redirection o
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The latest analysis from the Cleveland-based market research firm Freedonia Group predicts an industry rebound from depressed 2009 boat sales with dem
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A short while ago I noticed a new job title on a friends LinkedIn account. My friend Ben Jackson had become VP of Sales at Houseboats.com. I knew righ
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THE Mildura Jewel proposal has another supporter in Sunraysia's houseboat industry.
In a letter read at Thursday's council meeting last Thursday, the
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration again expanded the closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico.