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  • Speaker urges broader marketing horizons

    October 29, 2010
    News
    Beth Rosenberg - Trade Only Today
    Believing that boat shows are the only way to reach a mass of potential customers might be outdated in the age of the Internet and social media. Expa
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  • FLIBS 2010: Show opens with eye to the future

    October 28, 2010
    News
    Beth Rosenberg - Trade Only Today
    Hopes were high among organizers and exhibitors, and lines were long with show-goers this morning, as the 51st Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show
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  • I Knew I Had To Travel

    October 28, 2010
    Feature
    Gary Kramer
    Jerry Troyanek has had a variety of marine-related occupations for the past 20 years that have taken him on an incredible number of waterways. He has
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  • Survey to assess industry's labor needs

    October 27, 2010
    News
    Trade Only Today
    The Marine Industry Training & Education Council is conducting a labor-needs assessment survey. The National Skills Coalition will meet Nov. 15 wit
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  • Houseboat fees to jump by 80 percent

    October 26, 2010
    News
    Dylan Darling, Jim Schultz - www.redding.com
    Permit costs for operating privately owned houseboats on a pair of north state lakes are going up for the first time in about 12 years. The U.S. Fo
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  • Candlewood Lake boat length regulation sparks outcry

    October 25, 2010
    News
    Susan Tuz, Staff Writer - www.newstimes.com
    State Department of Environmental Protection officials met Wednesday with an often hostile group of 25 residents from the five towns surrounding Candl
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  • Historic yacht to be auctioned at Fort Lauderdale show

    October 25, 2010
    News
    Trade Only Today
    Tucked among acres of fiberglass yachts, the 63-foot, wood-hulled motoryacht Elegante will be at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show this week
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  • Stardust In The Wilderness

    October 23, 2010
    Feature
    Brandon Barrus
    Charlie Summerville has owned Alaska Adventures since 1995. For years, wildlife lovers with a taste for adventure came to Summerville for fishing trip
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  • Michigan lawmaker honored for marine industry support

    October 22, 2010
    News
    Trade Only Today
    The Michigan Boating Industries Association gave U.S. Rep. Candice Miller, R- Mich., the 2010 Mayor's Cup Award for her career in public service and a
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  • New Coast Guard law includes E15 study

    October 22, 2010
    News
    Trade Only Today
    President Barack Obama recently signed the Coast Guard Authorization Act into law, the National Marine Manufacturers Association reports.
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  • BoatUS reports top three items stolen from boats over the winter

    October 21, 2010
    News
    BoatUS
    Boats stored over the winter can be easy targets for thieves. Many boat owners don't find out they have been a victim of theft until long after, often
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  • Houseboat crash still under investigation

    October 21, 2010
    News
    Martha Wickett - Salmon Arm Observer
    It will likely still be a couple of months before a decision will be made on charges regarding the fatal speed boat-houseboat collision that occurred
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  • Houseboat issue on Okanagan Lake

    October 20, 2010
    News
    Matt Folkard - Kelowna
    The houseboats issue on West Kelowna waters is going to be decided by the courts. Keith Newcomb, who is currently moored near Kalamoir Park, says W
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  • Consumer watch: Get away on a houseboat

    October 19, 2010
    News
    Karen Jowers - www.armytimes.com
    If you're looking for an offbeat vacation experience, here's one: a houseboat excursion. Authorized military exchange shoppers can go to the Exchan
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  • Soundings Online: Ethanol and winter storage - Video

    October 19, 2010
    News
    Chris Landry - Soundings Online
    Boaters in colder climates are starting to winterize their boats - or they're at least thinking about it. Considering the problems that ethanol-blende
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  • Hearing set on proposed E15 pump-label rule

    October 18, 2010
    News
    Trade Only Today
    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will host a public hearing in November on proposed gasoline pump-label rulemaking in connection with its rece
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  • Lassie Come Home

    October 18, 2010
    Feature
    Janet Groene
    We were the only boat tied up at a remote dock when we heard a plaintive meow. Near exhaustion from his stay in the mangrove swamp, the emaciated cat
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  • Oshkosh houseboat captain headed for the Mississippi

    October 18, 2010
    News
    Chris Hrapsky - www.wbay.com
    Jeff Jacobs has run into issues with the city ever since the ice of the Fox River trapped his houseboat last winter. But Jacobs is finally fulfilling
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  • Industry braces for E15 impact

    October 15, 2010
    News
    Beth Rosenberg - Trade Only Today
    Marine engines are excluded from the Environmental Protection Agency's decision to allow the sale of fuel that is more than 10 percent ethanol, but th
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  • Innovation on Lake Powell

    October 13, 2010
    Feature
    Brandon Barrus
    Marty Zwisler is a rare individual, a man who lives to find ways to do things no one has done before. In fact, when faced with a task he wants to comp
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  • West Marine hands out conservation grants

    October 13, 2010
    News
    West Marine announced the recipients of its first marine conservation grants program. Grants totaling $30,000 were awarded to non-profit organization
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  • At home on the New Westminster waterfront

    October 12, 2010
    News
    Mary Frances Hill - The Sun
    When Jim Dorval told friends he was building a float home that would sit on the Fraser River, they were surprised and assumed the retired electrician
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  • World floats away on a houseboat holiday

    October 12, 2010
    News
    Golden sunsets spread across the sky, reflecting on still waters as loons make their plaintive cry and beavers chew on the bark of fallen branches.
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  • Attendance doubles at Jersey fall show

    October 11, 2010
    News
    Trade Only Today
    Organizers of the second annual Fall Jersey Shore Boat Sale & Expo reported an increase in attendance at this year's show, which was held Sept. 24-26
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  • Block party goes green in New York

    October 08, 2010
    News
    Cherise Fong - CNN
    On October 2, 2010, GreenHomeNYC's first "New New York Block Party" showed residents not only how much is being done through green initiatives and bus
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  • Rybovich sues activists who oppose marina lease

    October 08, 2010
    News
    Trade Only Today
    Rybovich is seeking $10 million in damages from each of two community activists who have fought to block the company's plans to lease part of the Rivi
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  • His and Hers houseboat

    October 07, 2010
    News
    Hannah Elliott - blogs.forbes.com
    Dallas luxury purveyor Neiman Marcus has unleashed its annual Christmas Book, and the customary fantasy gifts in it this year are as creative as ever.
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  • Ralph's Vision

    October 07, 2010
    Feature
    Roy Sparks
    In 1951, Ralph Moore purchased a section of land on the western shore of the Tennessee River at approximately mile marker 30. This land was undevelope
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  • Houseboats can stay on Peace River

    October 06, 2010
    News
    www.winknews.com
    ARCADIA, Fla. - Time is ticking for houseboat owners along the Peace River to find a new place to drop anchor. They've been told they are trespassing
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  • New houseboat facility gets green light in Ireland

    October 06, 2010
    News
    www.afloat.ie
    Following receipt of planning permission, Waterways Ireland is progressing with the development of a houseboat facility in Shannon Harbour where the G
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  • Houseboat owners told they have to go

    October 05, 2010
    News
    www.winknews.com
    Houseboat owners along the Peace River are getting the boot. They've been given two weeks to pack up and move out or face the authorities. For Bill Y
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  • Poll finds slight uptick in boat-buying interest

    October 05, 2010
    News
    Trade Only Today
    A new Harris Poll finds no significant changes in consumer expectations regarding how Americans will, or will not, spend their money on big-ticket ite
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  • Bainbridge Island's liveaboard tradition facing extinction

    October 04, 2010
    News
    Matt Markovich - www.komonews.com
    For nearly a century, boaters have been allowed to anchor in Eagle Harbor for free, and for as long as they want. But now this historic floating commu
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  • Rental FAQs

    October 02, 2010
    Feature
    You heard your schoolteachers tell you all the time, "There's no such thing as a dumb question, just the question that doesn't get asked." While there
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  • IBEX 2010: Louisville show deemed a success

    October 01, 2010
    News
    Beth Rosenberg - Trade Only Today
    Exhibitors at the International BoatBuilders' Exhibition & Conference, which wrapped up Thursday, were generally pleased with the event's new Louisvil
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  • KVH secures 10-year Coast Guard contract

    October 01, 2010
    News
    Trade Only Today
    The Coast Guard selected KVH Industries Inc. to supply the next-generation satellite communications solution for its small cutter fleet. KVH's TracPho
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