Summer 2003 Issue

Summer 2003 Issue

On the Cover:
A couple of the PDQ MV/34s that took part in the Spring Flotilla. See the article on page 21.

Contents:

Editorial
A Farewell to Jerry

Featured Products
• US SAILING Releases New Book on Powerboating
• Hardener & Resin Mixture Buys Time on Large Products
• Charles Introduces The "On the Go" Kit
• Nautical Outfitters has new Deep Step
• Microbe Solution’s Oil Spill Eaters

News Briefs
• ABYC Taking Over Westlawn, Hires Gerr
• Moose Boats Awarded Contract by US Park Police

Boatersworld.com Offers Tips for Teaching Novices How to Fish
Have patience, know the tools, and practice!

Prowler 9000 Launching
She’s very light, strong and fuel efficient. Two Honda 50 HP outboards are all it takes to push her unique slim hulls along at around twenty-one knots.

Crowther Design’s 43' Sportfisher
The boat, with the impressive 5.53 m beam, offers privileged room in cockpit, saloon, master cabin, guest cabins, and even a crew cabin.

Nightingale
With her powerful bows and fine entry, and her very generous un-derwing clearance, there is no mistaking the fact that she was designed to please her occupants in both calm and wind, sun and rain.

Asante Wavepiercers in the US!
Wavepiercer is a term that describes a vessel whose main hull is lifted above the static waterline by laterally integrated buoyancy hulls.

PDQ MV/34 Spring Flotilla
For the first time ever, we took six boats on our 1st Annual PDQ MV/34 Spring Flotilla from Whitby to Annapolis, and like all great successful events, a new tradition was born. Photos by Salwa Farah

Dealer/Customer Innovations Encourage Cat’s Evolution
This is the story of how the owner and sales manager of I-90 Marine Center, worked with customer Randy Sheldon, to incorporate a half-tower with canvas and a modified L-lounge seat into the Glacier Bay 2270 cuddy cabin cat.

Design:

Enduro 5500
This Offshore Sportsfisher features an owner’s cabin with a double-island berth beneath what would normally be the foredeck, with easy steps on either side into the hulls.

Kai ‘Oli’ Oli and Sea Breeze
Two of the latest Kurt Hughes’ designs which are both constructed of foam/glass.

Jutson 59 Underway
Jutson Powercats has been commissioned to design a 59-foot express cruiser.

Paritet Introduces the Ellips
After 6 months of hard tests in the windy Baltic Sea, we can say that this cat is really fast, seaworthy, stable and strong enough.

Multicap 43
Multicap 43 is designed to transport 40 divers. It’s strong, fast, and easy to maintain with a small draft and great stability.

Baha King Cats
by Bill Bushwaller
Designed with fishing in mind but also mindful of the family, the King Cats are a pleasure-full, all-around, no-nonsense fish-ing and cruising catamaran.

Hot, New Mini-Cat
Experience the wild side of boating with Aksano’s new 13-foot cat.

Sea Sport Pacific 3200
Sea Sport has taken the same proven hull design and added yet another interior floor plan for Pacific 3200.

Felix the Catman
by Charles Chiodi
He is a custom boat builder specializing in cats and tris, a kind of tradesman very hard to come by.

Sea Tow’s Reports on 4th of July Activity
Company reports low incident level for busiest time of the year.

Powerplay Review
by Bruce Hodgens
“The things that really caught my eye were the cream leather upholstery, the dark cherrywood timber veneer finish, and the Aztec bench tops. The effect was stunning."