SPY BOATS

December 21st, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in 123triad

SPY BOATS is the joint venture between leading ski boat specialist Peter Webbs Performance Marine, and multi-award winning boat builder, Whittley Marine Group. The contemporary Australian-designed and built SPY BOATS was launched in July 2007. Within the first twelve months, SPY BOATS received its first award with the SPY RX22 wake boat taking out the prestigious Ski Boat Of The Year title at the 2008 AMIF (Australian Marine Industries Federation) Awards. Whittley Marine Group is one of Australias most admired and awarded boat manufacturers. Since 1953 the Whittley Group has become a benchmark for quality cruising, fishing and ski boats, with ultra-modern research and development facilities at factories in both Australia and the USA.

The winning SPY BOAT combination of Performance Marine and Whittley mixes Peter Webbs unrivalled understanding of ski boat performance with Whittleys unique design and engineering capabilities and is a partnership based on each partys absolute commitment to quality. SPY BOATS are researched and developed by Performance Marine. The hulls are designed and manufactured at the Whittley Plant in Campbellfield and are the only Australian ski boats designed using industry-leading CAD technology. Performance Marine then takes over to completely fit-out and market the boats. SPY BOATS are preparing to launch onto the international scene, utilising Whittleys building facilities its plant in Willacooche (Georgia, US) where the Whittley Cruiser, Sea Legend and Clearwater ranges are being built and distributed throughout the US and Canada.

For more information, please visit http://www.skiboats.com.au

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Smoker Craft boat

December 20th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in 123triad

It all started with our family’s love for boats and the water. In 1961, the first Smoker Craft boat was launched, marking the beginning of a tradition of quality and craftsmanship that can be achieved only through the pride and attention to detail that a family-owned company can provide. Three generations and over 45 years later, we continue to produce solidly built, top quality boats under the Smoker Craft brand. They invite you to experience the pride of ownership that comes with owning a great Smoker Craft fishing boat - and share in a time honored family tradition. Reverse chine design keeps the bow down for better hole-shots. Flared bow and spray rail provides a dryer ride. Greater lift enhances top-end performance and fuel economy.

One-piece .125 gauge bottom and AIRS hat-shaped ribs combine for incomparable strength. 5 keels enhance performance and protect the hull. Twice-baked urethane paint process provides tough, long-lasting finish. Open floor plans for more room to fish. Tracking keels for straighter trolling. Toe-kicks and deep freeboards for enhanced safety. Tournament-quality livewells and other features. Elevated console for more leg room. Ergonomically organized gauges and switches for better safety and control. Adjustable helm slider/swivel seat. Smoker Craft has more standard features and the best fishing packages on the water. Open floor plans for more room to fish. Tracking keels for straighter trolling. Toe-kicks and deep freeboards for enhanced safety. Tournament-quality livewells and other features.

For more information, please visit http://www.smokercraft.com

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ClackaCraft Drift Boats

December 19th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in 123triad

For over 30 years, ClackaCraft has been producing drift boats for Professional Fishing Guides and Anglers alike. Engineered to last a lifetime, their fiberglass drift boats are skillfully built by true craftsmen from state of the art materials and ever-evolving technology. Whether you fly fish or use gear and tackle, Clacka has a boat to fit your needs. From their fishermen friendly interiors to their revolutionary GulfStream Bottom, be assured that upon purchasing a new or used ClackaCraft you will be rowing the best rowing and most comfortable drift boat. ClackaCraft is a family owned business that is committed to producing a quality, comfortable and long lasting product.

As the world’s largest manufacturer of drift boats, they have been building quality fiberglass drift boats for over 30 years. Other boat manufacturers, desperate for publicity, may try to make a splash in the industry by claiming to introduce new materials or expensive add-ons to make their boats stronger. Shouldn’t they have built their product strong enough in the first place? ClackaCraft does it right from the get-go. At ClackaCraft, rather than hyping up so called new materials or expensive add-ons to sell their boats, they instead make actual design improvements; such as our Tunnel Hull and tracking channels that improve the way the boat handles.

For more information, please visit http://www.clacka.com

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Mail Boats

December 18th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in 123triad

Since 1895, the mail boats have been braving the rapids from Gold Beach on the Oregon Coast up the Rogue River. While mail delivery remains one of their functions, providing scenic trips on the river in their jet powered mail boats has become their main attraction. The Rogue River was selected as part of the federal “Wild & Scenic Rivers Act” of 1968. Rivers that “posess outstandingly remarkable scenic, recreational, geologic, fish and wildlife, historic, cultural or other similar values” were chosen for preservation. The Rogue certainly stands out and our tours maximize the scenery, recreation, and historic interest.

114 YEARS OF UNINTERRUPTED MAIL SERVICE TO THE UPRIVER AREA! “One of the oldest and most popular traditions on the Oregon Coast began in 1895 on the Rogue River. It was born humbly, arising out of the need of remote settlers and miners living in the vast wilderness of the Rogue River Canyon to communicate with the outside world, to send and receive letters and packages to and from distant relatives, to stay associated with friends far away. From this need to communicate, intensified by isolation, evolved a tenacious human enterprise, struggling to overcome forces of nature in a whitewater world. The history of that achievement is a chronicle of dedication and vision of heroism, punctuated by tragedy, accented with humor. It is a tradition that has endured and grown into one of the most unique and famous visitor attractions in the West.

For more information, please visit http://www.mailboat.com

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Hangzhou Flying Eagle Boat Co

December 17th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in 123triad

Hangzhou Flying Eagle Boat Co., Ltd is a privately owned company which produces high quality affordable racing shells, rowing boats, oars and accessories. Flying Eagle was founded in 1985 by Mr. Xiong Zhangyou and more recently became a joint venture with Oarsport Ltd. (U.K.). Flying Eagle uses the brand name WUDI. About 6000 boats are produced annually. This ranks Flying Eagle as one of the largest rowing shell manufacturers in the world, as well as the largest in China. Flying Eagle has 56000 square meters of workshops and hi-tech facilities to produce rowing, kayaking, canoeing, sailing and motor boats.

Flying Eagle is located in Fuyang City, situated in the hills surrounding the Fuchun River. The factory is 38 KM to Hangzhou and 250KM to Shanghai. It is located at NO.81 Golf Road,Gaoqiao Town, Fuyang City, Zhejiang Province 311402 P.R.C. International transportation is available and convenient to both cities. Production technologies all include vacuum-bagged and heat-cured laminates, and sandwich structures for a superior product. Prepreg and traditional epoxy wet-layup constructions are available for most boats, using carbon, Kevlar and fiberglass to suit the needed level of performance, usage and price. Both single skin and sandwich structure construction, with Nomex honeycomb and high-density foam core, are available to meet weight and stiffness criteria.

For more information, please visit http://www.wudiboat.com

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Britannia Yacht Club

December 16th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in 123triad

Britannia Yacht Club has its roots as an association of cottagers who spent their summers at Britannia-on-the-Bay. What was known as the Britannia Aquatic Club was formed in 1887 and met for the first nine years in an old saw mill on the water between Rowatt and Jamieson Streets. The name was changed to the Britannia Nautical Club and then to the Britannia Boat House Club, and was incorporated in 1895. The following year the members built a fine building for storing their canoes and rowboats. The club flourished and paddlers won many national championships. Frank Amyot won a gold medal for Canada at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.

The members decided that they would like a larger, more elegant place to hold their dances and other social functions. A new clubhouse was built in 1907 on the end of the Ottawa Electric Railway pier at Britannia Park, but was unfortunately destroyed by fire in August 1918. The social affairs of the club were then moved back to the old clubhouse and remain in the same building to this day. At this point the club was known as the Britannia Boating Club. Gradually paddling declined and we became a sailing club with a few motorboats. Membership reached a peak of 2000 people just prior to the First World War, but dropped off dramatically after the war. With the advent of fiberglass boats, which require far less maintenance than wooden ones, the numbers rose once again about forty years ago.

For more information, please visit http://www.byc.ca

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Morton Boats

December 8th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in 123triad

Morton Boats is a wholly owned family business formed in 1987 by Peter and Paul Richards. Initially it began as a boat repair business but rapidly expanded into marine retail. A successful boatbuilding operation began in 1993 having now built and marketed over 60 of our Eagle 525s, a high quality trailer sailer. Over the years they have built up a very loyal customer base, this being achieved by offering a personal service and, by keeping overheads to a minimum, their prices have always been most competitive.

This combined with a comprehensive stock holding amounting to over 10,000 items they feel makes Morton Boats one of the leading chandlers in the UK. They carry a large and comprehensive range of boats, chandlery products, accessories and have been in the marine industry since 1987 and have experience and knowledge which not many can claim! Mastep products are manufactured by Morton Boats; a company with many years experience in the production and distribution of glass-fibre, nylon and polyethylene products.

For more information, please visit http://www.mortonboats.co.uk

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E & R Boats

December 7th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in 123triad

E & R Boats is a small family owned business founded in 1990, even though their boating roots date back to 1981. Their staffs combined experience in the marine industry totals over 50 years. They strive to provide quality pre-owned boats at affordable prices. This endeavor began when they themself found it difficult to locate a nice clean used boat for my personal use and developed into an ongoing enterprise. They have expanded their business to include a vast variety of Runabouts, Cuddy’s, Cruisers, Performance Boats, Pontoon Boats, and all types of Fishing Boats, including a new line, Clearwater Sport Fishing Boats.

The question they get the most is “where do you get your boats from”? their answer is simple. Unlike some pre-owned boat dealers, their relationship with local Franchise Dealers are strong and built from years of solid business practices. They never purchase vessels at auction because you have no knowledge of the origin of the vessel. E&R Boats owns their entire inventory and only purchase the best possible vessels from reputable Franchise Dealers. This business has been built on the sound principle of treating people as they would expect to be treated in making a significant purchase such as a boat. It is their sincere desire to provide their customer with the boat that fulfills their need and not simply sell a boat.

For more information, please visit http://www.erboats.com

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Woodwind Boats

December 6th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in 123triad

Woodwind Boats are builders of fine classic wooden clinker sailing dinghies and sailing canoes as well as wooden kit boats and canadian canoes. Wooden boats, sailing dinghies, canoes, classic and lapstrake boats, repairs and restorations. Wooden sailng boats, clinker, canoes, sailing canoes,sailing dinghy, wooden sailing dinghy. The classical range of Oboe dinghies and Piccollo victorian sailing canoes are built in mahogany marine plywood and fitted out in solid mahogany and oak with the strength and beauty of copper riveted oak ribs. The Peer Gynt suite and kit boats show just what is possible from comparitively simple designs.

The 10ft Oboe dinghy, Designed by Howard Chappelle and built in Mahogany Marine Plywood and fitted out in Sappell Mahogany with copper riveted oak ribs. Available as a rowing boat or yacht tender, the upright transom makes it very suitable for use with an outboard motor, or as a sailing version with sprit, lug or gunter rigs. The Piccolo is a happy choice for todays market: light and simple, easy to maintain,transport and store, practical yet beautifully elegant. Based on the Victorian sailing canoe they range from 14ft to 16ft. Her construction is epoxy glued plywood clinker using mahogany marine plywood and oak fot the steam bent frames and solid timbers. She has a beautiful, gentle sheer with a marked forefoot to grip the water.

For more information, please visit http://www.woodwindboats.co.uk

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Waconda Boats

December 5th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in 123triad

Now in its second generation owned and operated by the Scott family for 34 years. The business was established in 1967 in Glen Elder, Kansas and another store was added in Republican City, Nebraska in 1994. Their unique small town operations have only been successful by offering a customer satisfaction second to none. They pride themselves in offering top name brands like Lund, Starcraft, Larson and Lowe boats and have accomplished award winning sales in many product years from these franchises. They have a wide variety of models including pontoons, fish and ski rigs and deckboats. They have factory certified technicians for Mercury, Honda, Johnson & Evinrude outboards as well as Mercruiser sterndrives.

Providing a pleasurable boat buying experience both before and after the sale is a role Waconda Boats takes very seriously. Their goal is to help you feel confident with operating and maintaining your new or used boat and equipment. Both of their stores are located close to the lake so they can provide an on the water demonstration for every sale. They stock a huge line of marine accessories at both locations with Lowrance electronics and Minnkota trolling motors, Connelly skiis and life jackets, CWB wakeboards, Sportstuff and Airhead tubes just to mention a few. Their knowledgeable staff can help you get your boat rigged with the latest in technology. Waconda Boats is here to serve you for many more years to come.

For more information, please visit http://www.wacondaboats.com

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