Annapolis power boat show this coming weekend.

willietrojan · Post by **willietrojan** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:03 pm

That works for me!

LSP · Post by **LSP** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 7:29 pm

Aaron .... did you spot your next vessel at the show?

aaronbocknek · Post by **aaronbocknek** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:56 am

LSP wrote:Aaron .... did you spot your next vessel at the show?

went on thursday as planned. it was NOT for the faint of heart. most of the vendors were closed but some of the boat displays were open provided one removed their shoes and rain gear prior to entering. tried to find a TROJAN ball cap for paul but no such luck. maybe we can get a hat maker, usa made please, to make custom trojan hats for the group. anyway, as usual grand banks was there...LOVED 41eu with the pod drives. nordic tugs too.... the 37 is perfect for phil and i,but at almost 600k, a new one is out of the question. loved the krogen 44, and spent 40 minutes just crawling around the engine room.... i love the fact that everything is there and so well lighted. the viking 67 motor yacht...way out of my league!! must admit though, if i ever won the power ball, i might actually consider the marine trader 36 euro sedan in the galley down style. a perfect blend of trawler yacht and cruiser. she too had an engine room that was a 'walk around' and the amount of teak in her is amazing. the wide side decks are perfect for maccabee to do the great loop on her. one thing that impressed me too was the construction of the newer vessels, even with cored decking. nordic and marine trader use divinycell core, but they also put a solid block of fiberglass in a module, secure it with resin in the seams, then glass over it, then use that module to through bolt and plate the exterior hardware. this virtually eliminates any water intrusion between the glass/core unite. i also liked some of the carvers that were there, and one of the genmar (carver) reps even admitted (he was and older guy from the factory in wisconsin)" the worst thing they (carver) did was destroy the molds for the f-32." he said that they could have improved on the construction techniques such as better bonding of a frameless cabin-window design (a carver and grand banks technique) and he firmly believes that a new and improved f-32 could still be selling today. he said to me that those of us with f-32's have a true classic and that a lot of owners are holding onto them and doing complete reworks such as engines, glassing the bilges for a more finished look, deck repairs, rewire and replumbing, etc.... he even said that he loves the classic looks of the f-32. imagine that. those of us that have one are in a unique catagory. all in all it was a good show, but the mood was as somber as the weather. with the weather as nasty as it was, wind, rain etc... you really got a feel for how these vessels behave in the REAL WORLD as opposed to a calm and sunny display day. with all of the boats so toasty warm, rain falling on the decks above and the rocking in the slips, the cabins well lit and appointed, it was hard not to just crawl into one of the bunks and take a nap!! believe me, i could have made a home on that krogan 44 for the day easily.
hopefully next year it will be nicer.
END OF REPORT.............
aaron in baltimore.

LSP · Post by **LSP** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:01 am

Aaron .... thanks for the report. Looks like I'll have to pass on the show this year. Thanks again