Lakeland Boating June 2013

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COASTAL ESCAPES Leland, Michigan and the surrounding communities of Suttons Bay and Northport along the Leelanau Peninsula boast offerings of fine wine, scrumptious eats and first-class shopping — not to mention all the boating, biking and fishing you can stand to enjoy. by Jodie Jacobs

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Formula 350 CBR A hybrid design with mass appeal.

by Bing O’Meara

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What the Heck is a Deck Boat?

Unraveling the myths and misconceptions about this increasingly popular — and versatile — vessel. by Capt. Ken Kresisler

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Even Better than the Real Thing More and more, boaters are choosing synthetic teak over natural options to spruce up their decks and interiors. by Elizabeth Altick

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They Didn’t Give Up the Ship Summer festivites around Lake Erie commemorate the brave soldiers that fought and died during the War of 1812’s Battle of Lake Erie, and the 200 years of enduring peace that followed. by Heather Steinberger

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194LX ❖ 204LR ❖ 214LR ❖ 234LR Easy loading and unloading with a side-entry walkway ❖ Large bow platform that houses an anchor locker, slide out steps, and an ice chest ❖ A wide-body design with room for lots of passengers ❖ Storage and more storage—the entire area under the sun deck is open and there's floor storage for skis and life vests ❖ Large sun deck pods for easy boarding or kicking back and relaxing ❖ Fiberglass cockpit floor liner for easy cleanup ❖ 214LR and 234LR models have entertainment centers and large, functional head compartments, so you're ready for a day on the water! ❖ A cockpit (or bow) table (optional for the 204LR, unavailable on 194LX) stows easily under the sun deck.

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or the last few months, we have been working on designing and building our new and improved website, lakelandboating.com. Thanks to Lindsey Johnson, Christy Bauhs and our web designer/developer Dave Spoehr for the incredible job, which is finally complete and ready for your viewing and browsing pleasure.

We are very proud of the results.

The website will complement the magazine in several ways, including providing video clips of some of your favorite boats, ports of call, news stories, and other happenings in and around the Great Lakes. You will also find our popular ports of call features are now archived on the site. Our digital magazine is available and easily accessed through the site as well.

In case you didn’t know, we’ve also made Lakeland’s digital issue available for viewing on tablets like the iPad and smartphones.

And check in for regular Twitter and Facebook updates on our homepage. If you’re not following us on Twitter or haven’t “liked” us on Facebook yet, please do so.

Feedback is always welcome, so we encourage you to check out the new site and let us know your thoughts. We love hearing from you!

Our port of call this month takes us to a beautiful area on the northwest Michigan shoreline.

Chicago-based writer Jodie Jacobs highlights this breathtaking area leading off with a gorgeous photo spread of Leland, Michigan’s iconic Fishtown (p. 48).

If you’re planning a cruise this summer and can only get to one area, this just might be the place. Drop anchor for an afternoon, or get a slip and stay the week.

Lakeland Boating editor-at-large Heather Steinberger has done a great job overviewing the history of and events surrounding the War of 1812’s Battle of Lake Erie Bicentennial Celebration (p. 44), which takes place this summer in various places throughout the U.S. and Canada. This is a

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Publisher Walter “Bing” O’Meara editorial staff Editor: Lindsey Johnson Editor-at-large: Heather Steinberger Creative staff Art director/production manager: Christy Tuttle Bauhs Contributors Elizabeth Altick, Richard Berg, Keith Burnham, Mark Corke, Markus Eriksen, Dietrich Floeter, Mike Harris, Michael Hauenstein, Jodie Jacobs, Capt. Ken Kreisler, Capt. Frank Lanier, Mark Lindsay, Roger McAfee, Floyd Miller, Cheryl Parker, Meggen Watt Petersen, David L. Ryan, Capt. Tom Serio, Justin Sorensen, Colleen H. Troupis, Dave Wallace business staff Advertising sales representative: Mark Conway Regional/classified sales manager: Patti McCleery Marketing director: Linda O’Meara Accounting: Tracy Houren

big deal on both sides of the border (U.S. and Canada).

If you are thinking of doing a rehab project on your boat and it includes replacing tired decking, check out Elizabeth Altick’s story, “Even Better than the Real Thing,” on p. 40.

With the high cost and availability of real teak challenging for the average boater, synthetic teaks, which today are very hard to distinguish from the genuine article, should seriously be considered. Synthetics are a less expensive, readily available and more environmentally responsible option. This product has come a long way over the last decade.

With low lake levels causing concern on the part of boaters when it comes to their running gear, definitely plan to check out the good advice provided by Tom Wood of North Coast Prop Tech in this month’s “Ask the Expert” on p. 22. Tom’s the man for all things propeller related. Should you need prop service or even a replacement, he’s truly the Great Lakes authority on the subject.

See you on the water!

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Algae Aggravation My homeport and boating area are the islands of western Lake Erie, so I read Elizabeth Altick’s article in the April 2013 issue (“It’s Not Easy Being Green,” p. 34) with a great deal of interest and understanding. By the end of the summer of 2011, the algae was so thick that we actually longed to see the more typical brown water. In fact, the algae problem was so bad that we made jokes, like why you didn’t need to take a boat from Catawba to South Bass when you could just walk right over.

And the algae not only looked bad, it smelled bad, too.

The winter before last, I attended a seminar hosted by Kenneth J. Alvey, president of the Lake Erie Marine Trades Association and former director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, who spoke about the causes of extreme algae outbreaks. He cited all of the same situations Elizabeth did in her article, but he spoke at length about one Elizabeth didn’t mention: The City of Detroit’s outdated and basically useless sewage treatment facilities. Alvey said that probably 40 percent of the “nutrients” in Lake Erie causing the algae outbreak were untreated human waste that had passed through Detroit’s antiquated and overtaxed treatment systems. And worse, nothing was likely going to change because Detroit officials refused to act on the EPA’s required repairs and upgrades due to lack of available funds. Further, Alvey warned that the algae problem would continue as long as the federal government gave Detroit a free pass.

I’m curious why Elizabeth didn’t speak to this part of the problem in her article.

—John Swope, Tiffin, OH

Justin Chaffin, Ph.D., Ohio Sea Grant senior researcher, responds: Sewage was the primary cause of blooms back in the 1950s and 1960s, but today the situation is different. Cyanobacteria require high concentrations of nutrients in order to begin a bloom. An algal or cyanobacterial cell does not care what a load is; it just cares about the concentration.

Lake Erie receives about half of its phosphorus (P) load from the Detroit River (from the Detroit Waste Treatment Plant and the upper Great Lakes), but that P is diluted to a concentration that cannot support a bloom. The highest concentrations flowing out of the Detroit River are 10 times less than the average Maumee River P concentration.

The 2011 bloom was record-breaking because high P concentrations (and calm weather during the start of the bloom) allowed the cyanobacterial bloom to reach the northern half of the western and central basin. The bloom was likely using nutrients from the Detroit River once it reached the central and northern half of the western basin, so the Detroit River can be blamed for sustaining the bloom in areas outside Maumee Bay — but the bloom was caused by the Maumee River.

Furthermore, the main cyanobacterium in Lake Erie is Microcystis. Why is this important?

Microcystis requires nitrogen. Sewage has a low nitrogen-to-phosphorus ratio. Maumee River has a very high N:P ratio. If Detroit was the reason for the blooms, the blooms would be of a nitrogen-fixing species, such as Microcystis Anabaena or Aphanizomenon. Nitrogen-fixing species are only in water that have low N:P ratios. The Lake Erie blooms during the mid-1900s were due to sewage, and the blooms were the nitrogen-fixing species.

I don’t agree with letting Detroit off the hook, but the city should not be blamed for the blooms.

Raw sewage is never a good thing. I would be more concerned with the pathogens associated with the sewage rather than the nutrients.

In addition to high nutrient concentration, the Maumee River also provides high concentrations of suspended sediments that create a more favorable light climate for photosynthesis near the surface.

Furthermore, the circulation patterns of Maumee Bay favor cyanobacteria. The Detroit River does not provide sediments and the flow is too great for blooms.

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finally s ’ r e Summ ere! h may 31 – June 2 Detroit River 18 Lighthouse Excursion Port Clinton, OH gllka.com

June 1 Port Huron Museum 5K Tourist Trot Port Huron, MI phmuseum.org

June 7 – 16

June 14 – 15

Mackinac Island Lilac Festival Mackinac Island, MI

Presque Isle Wooden Boat Show Presque Isle, MI

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presqueisleharborwoodenboat show.com

June 8

June 14 – 16

Jumpin’ June Sister Bay, WI

Bay Harbor In-Water Boat Show Bay Harbor, MI

sisterbaytourism.com

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Leland Wine & Food Festival Leland, MI

Cherry Roubaix Bike Race Traverse City, MI

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Spring Lake Wooden Boat Show Spring Lake, MI springlakevillage.org; visitgrandhaven.com

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June 3 – 30

Paddlefest Sister Bay, WI

Ghost Tours of Door County Door County, WI zerve.com/doortrolley/ghost

Bust out your sweet tooth for the upcoming National Cherry Festival June 29-July 6 in Traverse City, Michigan. The event has been named one of USA Today’s top ten festivals for several years running.

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National Marina Day Nationwide

June 6 – 9 Phlocking of the Phaithful Put-in-Bay, OH

GLCC Lake Erie Rally Leamington, ON glcclub.com

Washington Island Canoe & Kayak Event Door County, WI

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June 8 – 9

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Big Mac Shoreline Spring Bike Tour Mackinaw City, MI mackinawcity.com

Free Fishing Weekend State of Michigan

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Door County Lighthouse Festival Sturgeon Bay, WI

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Nautical Mile Blessing of the Fleet & Parade St. Clair Shores, MI

Port Washington Pirate Festival Port Washington, WI portpiratefestival.com

June 14 – 16 Lightkeeper Program DeTour Village, MI

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June 15 Fry Bal Festival Ephraim, WI ephraim-doorcounty.com

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June 9

Trout Tournament Charlevoix, MI

Colantha Walker Dairy Festival Traverse City, MI

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Historic Festival & Taste of the North Petoskey, MI petoskeymuseum.org

Leelanau Peninsula Vintners Assoc.

“Small Plates Tasting” Traverse City, MI

June 12 – 16 North by Northeast (NXNE) Toronto, ON

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harbourfrontcentre.com

Wooden & Classic Boat Show Sandusky, OH

June 13 – 16 Progressive Insurance Chicago In-Water Boat Show Chicago, IL

sanduskymaritime.org

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Cleveland Race Week Cleveland, OH

Steel Bridge Songfest Sturgeon Bay, WI

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Waterfront Film Festival Saugatuck, MI

June 15 – 23

June 16 Father’s Day St Marys River Cruise DeTour Village, MI drlps.com

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June 14 Splash-In Grand Marais, MI

Lilac Parade Mackinac Island, MI mackinacislandlilacfestival.org

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June 23

White Bear Lake Classic & Vintage Boat Show White Bear Lake, MN

Old Town Arts & Crafts Fair Traverse City, MI

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June 23 – 28

Passport to Fishing Sandusky, OH

Southern Lake Michigan 60 Lighthouse Excursion Charlevoix, MI

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June 20 Taste of the Great Lakes Chicago, IL

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June 20 – 29 TD Toronto Jazz Festival Toronto, ON torontoJazz.com

June 21 Divas Uncorked! Women’s Wine Tasting Traverse City, MI wineriesofoldmission.com

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Antiques on the Bay Auto Show St. Ignace, MI stignace.com

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June 21 – 23 Lightkeeper Program DeTour Village, MI drlps.com

June 22 Bay Harbor Vintage Car & Boat Festival Bay Harbor, MI bayharbor.com

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June 26 – 30 Summerfest Milwaukee, WI summerfest.com

June 27 – 29 St. Ignace Auto Show St. Ignace, MI

June 28 – 29 Olde Ellison Bay Days Ellison Bay, WI doorcountynorth.org

June 28 – 30 Lightkeeper Program DeTour Village, MI drlps.com

June 29 Lake Wawasee Classic Boat Show Syracuse, IN acbs.org

Portage Lakes Antique Boat Show Portage Lakes, OH Waterfront Wine Festival Harbor Springs, MI waterfrontwine.org

Port Clinton to Mackinac Solo Challenge Chicago, IL and Port Huron, OH

June 29 – 30

solosailor.org

Mackinaw City Arts & Crafts Show Mackinaw City, MI

Thompson Antique & Classic Boat Rally Marinette, WI

mackinawcity.com

acbs.org

Offshore Fishing Challenge Grand Marais, MI

Traverse City Wine & Art Festival Traverse City, MI

grandmaraismichigan.com

“Where It All Began” Antique & Classic Boat Show St. Clair, MI

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Little Sturgeon Days Sturgeon Bay, WI

northcoastohio.org

Classic Wooden Boat Show Festival South Haven, MI

traversecitywinefestival.com

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June 25 – 26

stignace.com

Gallery Walk Petoskey, MI

June 21 – 22

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June 29 – July 6 National Cherry Festival Traverse City, MI cherryfestival.org

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Suttons Bay Floatilla Be a part of history! Join the “Guinness Book of World Records” Challenge for the World’s Largest Raft of Kayaks and Canoes Saturday, Aug. 31 in Suttons Bay, Michigan.

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Traverse City, Michigan was recently named one of “America’s Top 10 Tourist Towns” by FamilyFun magazine. The publication also voted Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore as one of “America’s 10 Best Vacation Spots” and as one of its “Top 10 Nature Escapes.”

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Marquis Yachts Receives “Best of the Best” Award

B. Hardy Bedford Jr., 73, of Spring Lake, Michigan, lost his long battle with cancer on April 2.

Bedford was a more than 30-year veteran of the recreational marine industry and former Michigan marina owner who loved the water and was truly passionate about boating.

A resident of the tri-cities area for nearly 50 years, Bedford was a former officer in the U.S. Navy and served on the U.S.S. Cook as a Lt. JG Engineering Officer. He was part of two deployments to the Pacific during the Vietnam era and the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Following his military service, Bedford worked for Kraft Foods in New Jersey before joining with his brother, Bill, to purchase what became Wharf Marina in Grand Haven, Michigan. Under their ownership, the marina more than tripled in size before he sold it in 1992. Bedford was a member of the West Michigan Marina Association and remained active in the marine business.

At the time of his passing, Bedford was working as a sales rep in the Great Lakes region for Kanberra Products.

“Hardy was a great overall person to be with,” says David Levesque, business development manager for Kanberra. “He was very knowledgeable about the boating industry and really helped us expand our product base throughout the Great Lakes during his time working for Kanberra.”

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Marquis Yachts was recently awarded the highly-coveted Asian Yachting “Best of the Best” yacht award. Sponsored by BMW and Asia Boating magazine, the award recognizes a single company for designing and building the ultimate best quality yacht on the market.

“The panel of experts chose Marquis because the yachts we build represent superior design, world-class engineering, ultra-premium quality materials and expert craftsmanship,” says Robert VanGrunsven, president of Marquis Yachts and a 37-year veteran of the yacht building industry. “It’s an honor to be recognized as having accomplished our goal of designing and building the undisputed best yachts in the world.”

For more information, visit marquisyachts.com.

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Tiny plastic bits have been found in Lake Erie! — >

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Microscopic Plastic Threatens Great Lakes The Great Lakes are becoming increasingly clogged with microscopic bits of plastic that potentially threaten the lakes’ natural ecosystem, including resident fish and plant life, according to a recent report published in The Huffington Post, huffingtonpost.com.

Apparently this phenomenon is not new and scientists have been examining it for decades, particularly in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the report states.

The “Great Pacific Garbage Patch,” which is probably the best known of these floating plastic and debris collections, is estimated to be roughly twice the size of the state of Texas, according to The Huffington Post article.

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disposal has made plastic debris an important and constant pollutant on beaches and in oceans around the world,” Lorena M. Rios Mendoza, a University of Wisconsin-Superior scientist researching the impact of such pollution, was quoted as saying in the news article.

“The Great Lakes are not an exception.”

Rios told the paper that the plastic buildup, which makes up roughly 80 to 90 percent of all ocean pollution, could be particularly bad in the Great Lakes because the particles are so tiny.

In samples Rios’ team collected from Lake Erie, 85 percent of particles were smaller than two-tenths of an inch, and many were microscopic. Her group found between 1,500 and 1.7 million of these particles per square mile, according to the news story.

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B&E Marine Signs Go-Float Electric Boats B&E Marine of Michigan City, Indiana is now a dealer for Go-Float Electric Boats. The all-electric vessel is quiet, easy to operate and fun for the entire family to enjoy. It’s also affordable; since the Go-Float requires no gas, that amounts to a significant savings on fuel costs, engine maintenance and winterization. Plus, no fuel means no emissions, making the craft environmentally friendly.

The complete Go-Float line-up includes one-, two- and three-person models; there’s even models that are safe for small children. Run time on the battery is approximately 2 to 4 hours with “mixed use,” depending on conditions. Pricing starts at $3,695 for a single-person unit (including freight and prep) and runs upwards of $4,805 for the two-person model with Bimini top.

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Boston Whaler, Brunswick Donate Funds to Replace Boat Damaged in Shootout With Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect

Boston Whaler and the other 14 brands belonging to Lake Forest, Illinois-based Brunswick Corp. made a Crowdtilt donation to help raise funds to replace David Henneberry’s boat, which was recently damaged in a police shootout to apprehend a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings. The Brunswick contribution brought the total amount raised for Henneberry’s replacement boat past the $50,000 mark, which was the initial Crowdtilt goal.

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MarineMax Hires New, Promotes Employees MarineMax has announced the hire of a new employee in the Great Lakes region, as well as the promotion of an existing one.

Industry veteran Jeff Pierce was named sales associate for MarineMax in the Chicago market, offering new Azimut and brokerage sales.

MarineMax is now the exclusive dealer for Azimut in the Great Lakes.

Pierce An avid boater and member of the Chicago Yacht Club, Pierce has more than 10 years of brokerage experience and is one of only five Certified Professional Yacht Brokers in the City of Chicago. He also holds a Florida Salesmen and Broker’s license. Pierce can be reached at Hardy 312-440-9500; jeff.pierce@marinemax.com.

MarineMax has also promoted Trey Hardy to general manager of its Ohio location in Port Clinton, Ohio. Hardy brings with him 20 years experience and an extensive background in both sales and service. He can be reached at 419-797-4492.

MarineMax has 55 locations throughout the country representing several different boat brands and models.

For more information, visit MariNEMax.coM.

headshots courtesy of marinemax

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Light up the Night It’s unavoidable that sometimes, you’re pulling up to your boat dock after the sun sets. Keep the area constantly alight with glow-in-the-dark boat dock bumpers visible both on water and land.

Safety was top-of-mind when manufacturer GaMra Composites of Hudson, Wisconsin developed the bumpers, which are constructed out of recycled TPE (Thermoplastic Elastomer) material, making them extra durable and capable of withstanding extreme temperatures and the elements. The 8-foot rubber-like pieces come straight out of the box for simple, easy installation. Glow strips recharge during the day for all night use, with or without direct sunlight.

Prices start at $3.15/sq. ft. for the small-size bumpers and $4.22/sq. ft. for large-size bumpers.

For more information, visit boatdockbuMPErs.coM.

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bay Harbor Lake marina welcomes boaters in 2013 With concerns mounting over historic low water levels throughout the Great Lakes heading into this spring and summer, the folks at Bay Harbor Lake Marina in Bay Harbor, Michigan want boaters to know their facility is still going strong and will have no issues whatsoever welcoming boaters throughout this upcoming 2013 boating season.

The marina can accommodate vessels and yachts in excess of 150 feet in length. Its floating docks, adjustable cleat system and protected site makes Bay Harbor Lake Marina one of the safest choices on Lake Michigan.

Amenities abound at this world-class facility, and expertly trained staff are on site to take care of visiting boaters’ every need, whether they be in port for just the afternoon or evening, or vacationing on a multiple-night holiday.

Seasonal and transient slips are still available for the 2013 boating season.

For more information, visit bayHarbor.com.

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Catawba Moorings Takes on Key West Catawba Moorings of Port Clinton, Ohio, recently announced it will carry the Key West line of boats.

“We are excited to offer a value boat line that delivers the quality our customers expect,” says Paul Ochs, Catawba Moorings sales manager.

Since 1986, Key West has built highquality, value-priced, mid-size fishing boats from 15 to 24 feet.

“Each hull is designed and built for a smooth, fast ride with positive control and efficiency,” says Hutch Holseberg, Key West founder. “Every boat meets or exceeds U.S. Coast Guard standards.”

Celebrating its 26th year in business, Catawba Moorings offers new and brokerage boat sales, as well as a full-service marina featuring 200 slips, newly remodeled clubhouse, large fuel dock, and both heated and cold inside and outside storage.

For more information, visit catawbamoorings.com.

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shoreleave | by Michael Hauenstein

Onekama Marine The oldest family-owned and -operated marina on the Great Lakes celebrates its Golden Anniversary in 2013.

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n 1963, the Mrozinski family set out to found the first marina on Portage Lake in Onekama, Michigan. The small village, located 120 miles to the north of the family’s home in the boating Mecca of Holland, had a relatively inactive boating scene at the time. But the Mrozinskis saw potential in the sleepy Northern Michigan outpost, with its 3.3-square miles and access to Lake Michigan, and took a leap of faith.

Fifty years later, Onekama Marine can claim to be the oldest continuously operating family-owned marina on the Great Lakes. The business now comprises five total facilities and offers wet slips, indoor and outdoor storage, complete repair services, and new and used boat sales, with locations from Manistee to Petoskey.

Success, however, did not come overnight.

“Up in Onekama, there wasn’t much boating being done,” says Jim Mrozinski, who started the business with his parents, his brother, and his wife. “We came up from the Holland area where that’s what everybody did. We thought it was a good opportunity, but we didn’t realize how long it was going to take to build it up.”

Mrozinski, who is 69, was a young man when he and his family made the move. It was quite a culture shock for a kid who grew up in and around boats on Holland’s storied Lake Macatawa.

“You come up here and people are in row boats and 18-foot

“It took a lot of hard work, a lot of seven-day weeks — as any marina owner knows.”

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aluminum boats,” says Mrozinski, who says it took about 20 years — and a lot of determination — to get the business on a solid footing. “We had a lot of friends who became shareholders to help us get started and we weren’t going to let it fail.”

A family affair Walter and Clara Mrozinski started out in the construction industry, first in Chicago and then in Holland, Michigan, where they raised their two sons, John and Jim. “Boats had always been what I did,” says Jim Mrozinski, who hung around Holland’s many boatyards as a kid. During summers in high school, he picked up some money working in the service yards, where he learned to fix engines, rebuild transmissions and install the planking on wooden boats.

The boys were young adults when Walter and Clara retired from the construction business to start Onekama Marine.

The four of them along with Jim’s bride, Jane — a city girl who adjusted to the bucolic setting of her adopted home — got the business off the ground.

“It took a lot of hard work, a lot of seven-day weeks — as any marina owner knows,” says Mrozinski.

Jane eventually stepped aside when she and Jim started a family. Walter was actively involved in the marina until the late 1970s, while Clara worked at Onekama Marine for nearly 45 years, until shortly before her death.

“She loved it,” Jim says of his mother. “And she just wanted to be a part of it.”

Walter has since passed away, and John preceded both parents in death.

Jim became president of the corporation in 1979.

Onekama Marine had started selling boats in the mid-1970s: The first brand it carried was the now-defunct Winner Runabouts, followed by Century Boats, which were built in Michigan at the time. The company would later sell Larson Boats for about 25 years, parting with the company around the time Larson landed in bankruptcy during the Great Recession, Mrozinski says.

In addition to the brands it carried, Onekama Marine even built its own sailboat — a 22-footer called the Portager — in the 1970s.

Today, Onekama Marine employs 25 people who operate four local marinas and a sales office in Bay Harbor. The company sells and services a complete range of boats up to 70 feet; the boat lines include Riviera Yachts, Rampage Yachts and Premier Pontoons. The latest addition to the Onekama Marine lineup is Monterey Boats, which builds sportboats and express cruisers from 18 to 40 feet. Mrozinski says the company hopes to have a 40-foot Monterey in the water at the Bay Harbor In-Water Boat Show in June.

“One of the things we’re very proud of is that in the first year of the Boating Industry Top 100, we were ranked 66th despite being a northern marina with a short season,” he says.

The annual Top 100 Dealers program recognizes the best marine businesses across the United States.

“A lot of it was the way we run our business,” says Mrozinski of receiving the 2005 award. “It’s not just volume.”

That’s not to say Onekama Marine hasn’t made moves to compete with the big boys in the marina industry. In 2007, the company expanded its operations to accommodate the largest yachts offered by Australian boatbuilder Riviera.

This included adding a 50-ton marine TraveLift to move yachts up to 70 feet, and ensuring that storage facilities could house the same vessels, too.

“We wanted to do big boats in a serious way,” says Mrozinski.

He has brought along the third generation to help carry on the tradition.

photos courtesy of onekama marine

His son, Matt, joined the family business about 10 years ago after graduation from Michigan State University to run the company’s Lake Michigan Yacht Sales facility on Bay Harbor in Petoskey. Jim’s son-in-law, Ted Bromley, joined the company as service manager in Onekama.

Ted is married to Jim’s daughter, Jennifer, an Onekama schoolteacher. Jim and Jane have another son, Todd, who is in the medical field, and seven grandchildren.

“I have my grandkids already saying they want to work at the marina, so that’s good,” says Mrozinski. “They’re water rats — they’re as comfortable on the water as they are on land.”

To preserve the company for future generations, he says expansion has been a necessity for survival when competing against the large corporations that dominate the marina industry.

Starting construction in the early 1960s, the Mrozinski family helped build the local pleasure boating scene from the ground up (top left). Onekama Marine hosts several events throughout the summer for customers and the community (top right).

Building a community Over its 50 years, the company has grown deep roots in the local community. It was instrumental in the formation of the Portage Lake Association, supports numerous other civic groups and community events, and established the Onekama Marine Scholarship Fund for local high school students nine years ago.

In addition, the company sponsors the Onekama Marine Memorial Weekend “Shake Down” fishing tournament each year, and will mark its 50th at two more longstanding annual events: Its traditional Fourth of July and Labor Day celebrations.

The Onekama Marine empire now encompasses three marinas on Portage Lake, a marina on the Manistee River in nearby Manistee, and the LMYS store in Bay Harbor.

Among its marinas, the company offers more than 200 wet slips in addition to outdoor storage and more than 85,000 square feet of indoor storage.

Satisfaction goes beyond the numbers, though.

“I have people come in with their families and I’m able to meet their children,” says Mrozinski. “A lot of people stay in their slips for years, and they’ll come back later as adults and say, ‘Those were the best years of our lives.’ And that’s really personally satisfying for me.” LB

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don’t hesitate to renovate | by Capt. Frank Lanier

Save Your Electronics Keep things that go “beep” running smoothly on board.

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oday’s tough economic climate provides more incentive than ever for boaters to stretch their recreational dollars.

One area that easily lends itself to the economics of marine penny pinching is extending the service life of your vessel’s electronics. Maintaining equipment not only provides more bang for your initial purchasing buck, but it also helps get the most from your electronics while extending the time between replacement.

Let’s take a look some simple tips that can help keep your electronics operating at peak efficiency until you either hit the Lottery or strike oil in your backyard: 1. Protect electronics by mounting them where they are easy to view and work with, but shielded from the elements to the greatest extent possible. Saltwater (not an issue here in the Great Lakes, obviously) and sunlight combine to make the marine environment particularly brutal with regard to maintaining electronics. If electronics are mounted in an exposed location, protect them with suitable covers.

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Photos 1 and 2: Proper routing of cables and wire runs provides protection, reduces the chance of unwanted interference, and makes troubleshooting a whole lot easier.

Photo 3: Who knows what issues are generated by this Hell’s broth of corrosion!

The only thing we know for certain: The end result won’t be good.

Photo 4: Always power down electronics before removing chart and other data storage cards; otherwise, you risk system lock-ups and loss of valuable data.

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electronics below decks or even ashore when possible; it’ll protect them from both the elements and thieves.

2. Never use a dock or washdown hose to rinse off your electronics. Even gear rated as waterproof can easily be damaged by a spraying with pressurized water. The best advice is to avoid use of high pressure hoses near your electronics — barring that, remove your electronics (and don’t forget to protect all plugs and connectors!) or make sure they are adequately covered prior to washdown.

3. Clean your electronics regularly, but do it correctly.

Dust, dirt and grime can cause problems with buttons, screens and even watertight seals. Never use glass cleaners or harsh chemicals to clean display monitors. Most feature special coatings (to enhance viewing quality) that can be easily damaged if the wrong cleaner is used. Clean displays using a soft microfiber cloth and clean water or an optics cleaner designed for use on anti-glare coatings. Always verify the compatibility of any cleaner with the equipment manufacturer prior to use.

4. Verify each piece of equipment is protected by its own properly sized fuse or breaker. Treat recurrent blown fuses as a symptom rather than the problem. Never try to “fix” the situation by replacing blown fuses with those of higher amperage than called for by the manufacturer; doing so can damage your electronics or even result in a fire. Now’s also a good time to verify that you have spare fuses on board for each piece of gear.

5. Turn off electronics (chartplotters, multifunction displays, etc.) or place them in “safe mode” prior to removing chart cards or other storage devices. Popping out a chart card with the unit running can cause anything from system lock-ups to accidental deletion of waypoints. To expand on this a bit more, always use the on/off button at each unit to turn them off; never use a circuit breaker to kill power to a piece of equipment or console.

6. Inspect all connectors, terminal strips and fuse holders regularly for problems such as loose screws, broken wires and corrosion. Bad connections cause more problems with electronics than any other issue. Corrosion causes resistance, which in turn can lead to a wide variety of problems — from low equipment voltage to fires.

Application of dielectric grease or other suitable corrosion inhibitor after cleaning will help prevent corrosion, as will the use of only marine-grade connectors and components.

7. Download the latest software updates. The ability to do this will vary between products, but most major

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manufacturers (Garmin, Raymarine, Nobeltec, etc.) typically offer updates, bug fixes and the like with minimal effort or expense. Updating your electronic charts and other digital data (marina info, points of interest, etc.) will increase both cruising safety and convenience.

8. Familiarize yourself with the installation of each system.

Many modern electronics (autopilots, single sideband radios, etc.) may have “hidden” components located in some out-ofthe-way space or locker. Learn where these are and make sure they’re kept protected from damage due to loose gear, bilge water, etc. Never store metal objects near electronic compass sensors (or magnetic compasses, for that matter). Cell phones, tools, canned goods and even metal coat hangers and jacket zippers can all induce compass error.

9. Check your antennas for possible degradation.

Many of the complaints that boaters typically attribute to their electronics (poor VHF transmission and reception, fluky GPS fixes, etc.) can often be traced to faulty antenna systems. Look for loose or corroded RF connectors, as well as damaged or improperly routed cables (which can introduce unwanted noise and interference). Weatherproof exposed connectors using vulcanizing (a.k.a. “self fusing”) tapes and a coating of liquid electrical tape or some other suitable product; just remember to check and re-tape them annually as part of your regularly scheduled maintenance

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Photo 5: Gentle cleaning with a soft, optics-quality cloth reduces the chances of scratches and damage to monitor coatings. Photo 6: Covers help protect your electronics from dirt, moisture and UV damage. program. You can also monitor the health of your VHF antenna system by installing an inline forward/reflected power meter.

10. Pick up used spares. Canvas marine consignment stores and online shopping venues such as Ebay and Craigslist (the electronic equivalent of dumpster-diving) for spare components or even complete backup units. I purchased a used GPS that matched one located at my navigation station for a fraction of what I paid for the original. After testing the new (to me) unit, I loaded all my data (waypoints, etc.) and now have a ready spare when the need arises. LB

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Capt. Frank Lanier is an award-winning journalist, boat maintenance guru and owner of Capt F.K. Lanier & Associates, Marine Surveyors and Consultants (CAptFKLAnier.CoM).

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ask the expert | by Elizabeth Altick

Prop Talk Tom Wood, president and founder of North Coast Prop Tech, takes the guesswork out of choosing, maintaining and replacing propellers.

Contact

North Coast Prop Tech 2401 Sawmill Pkwy.

Huron, Ohio 44839 419-433-9550 northcoastproptech.com

LB: What is the best approach for choosing the right propeller for a particular boat?

LB: Can you offer some pointers to help boaters avoid prop damage from low water?

Wood: There are two methods: One is to gather information such as length, beam, draft, dead rise, weight, horsepower, rated wide open throttle (WOT) rpm, and gear ratio. This information is fed into a software program to calculate optimum propeller size. The second way is to evaluate the performance of a boat with a known set of propellers. If the engines are not turning the recommended WOT rpm, we can calculate exactly what adjustments are necessary, or if a different style or size propeller should be installed.

Wood: Lake levels tend to drop at the end of boating season. Removing extra gear, emptying water tanks and letting fuel run down will likely reduce draft just enough for a boat to gain clearance over more shallow areas.

LB: Can you provide some pointers on how to best care for propellers?

Wood: Propellers should receive as much attention as brightwork.

Look for small nicks, surface pits, cavitation erosion, loose nuts, loose propellers, fishing line, and so on. We recommend removing propellers every couple of years for closer inspection and an electronic evaluation by Prop Scan. We offer this free of charge.

LB: What is Prop Scan and how does it work?

Wood: Prop Scan is a computerized instrument that measures the hydrodynamic features of a propeller within 1/1,000th of an inch. It gives us a complete analysis compared to ISO 484 International Accuracy Standards. Prop Scan also serves as a “road map” to make corrections and repairs. A Prop Scan propeller will always out-perform a standard propeller, providing fuel savings, increased boat speed, reduced vibration, and correct engine rpms and loading.

The more accurate the propeller and the closer it’s matched to the boat and power train, the more economical and smoother it becomes.

Elizabeth Altick specializes in recreational marine, cultural and humaninterest subjects. She was formerly executive editor of a recreational boating magazine.

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LB: Is there ever a point where a damaged prop is unsalvageable?

Wood: Yes. Severe bends near the root of the blade can be nearly impossible to repair. Missing blades should not be welded back on. Cracks and cavitation erosion near the root of the blade is generally considered irreparable. And propellers do wear out, just like tires. Over time, metal fatigue will cause propellers to become brittle and increasingly difficult to repair. Also, multiple repairs will decrease the thickness and size of the propeller blades, ultimately making it necessary to replace them.

LB: Are there any new advances in prop technology boaters should be aware of?

Wood: One of the most exciting advances is the introduction of the Interceptor Propeller by the Veem Engineering Group. This propeller features an interchangeable trailing edge strip that can change the effective pitch of the propeller. Pitch is one of the major factors influencing the efficiency and performance of propellers. Correct pitch and, therefore, correct rpm will protect engine warranty, improve efficiency and increase speed. The best part is that when a change in pitch is required, a set of inserts of a different height can be used, eliminating the need to either change to a new propeller or mechanically alter the existing one. LB

LB: How have low lake levels affected boaters?

Wood: Unfortunately, low water has resulted in many more groundings, the severity of which have been much worse than we’d traditionally see with more normal water levels. Too many have been “hard” groundings, meaning struts, rudders, shafts and props have sustained damage beyond repair.

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North Coast Prop Tech is a full-service shop offering propeller tuning, modification, repair and correction, as well as performance analysis and sizing calculations.

Other services include straightening of shafts, welding, sand blasting and polishing.

photo courtesy of tom wood

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corke board | by Mark Corke

Food for Thought Good cooking on board takes just a bit of prep work.

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itchens often have the same basic components but vary greatly in size and complexity. This is no more true than inside the galley of a boat. I’ve sailed on some lavish yachts that feature all the comforts of home and then some. At the other end of the spectrum, I’ve also been aboard more modest vessels where the galley arrangement consisted of a single-burner cooktop and water from a jug.

What I’ve found over the years, however, is that the quality of the food on board has less to do with the facilities available and more to do with the resourcefulness of the resident cook.

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Barbecue bliss During the summer months it’s fun to cook on the barbeque, which is often clipped to the boat’s back rail or slipped into a rod holder in the cockpit. Just like firing up the grill at home, barbecuing on board makes for a great social gathering, and the person doing the cooking can be part of the fun and not tucked out of the way below deck, slaving over a hot stove.

What I like best about grilling is that smells, grease and heat are kept outside the cabin and cleanup is easier — but if you are grilling aboard, do keep a fire extinguisher handy in case of a sudden flare up.

When the weather is less than ideal, cooking is more often a task performed inside the boat.

On many boats propane is the fuel of choice, and with good reason: It’s widely available, has a high calorific value and is relatively cheap. Propane’s major drawbacks, however, are that it’s heavier than air and odorless, so it can collect in the bilge of a boat. And under the right circumstances it can potentially cause an explosion, although onboard gas detectors and other safety devices go a long way towards mitigating such disasters.

Other types of stoves can be operated on board using electricity, alcohol, kerosene and even solid fuel.

Whatever the cooking apparatus is powered by, it must be suitable for marine use. Unlike your kitchen at home, boats move constantly, so only appliances designed for marine-specific use should be installed.

Mark Corke is an accomplished journalist, author and sailor. He’s the creator of the popular blog onboardwithmarkcorke.com, which focuses on various DIY boating projects.

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Tools of the trade What and when you eat depends on the type of boating that you do. If most of your trips are day outings, save time by doing some prep work before you leave home or the dock.

In calm weather conditions, making meals either while at anchor or underway — similar to what you’d normally be eating at home, on land — is entirely possible. But routine galley tasks quickly become troublesome when the wind picks up and the boat is bouncing around.

If a rough passage is expected, I like to cook in a single pot.

A hearty soup is always appreciated by the crew. It’s easily prepared and ensuring that everyone aboard is well fed and warm will go a long way towards making passengers happy.

One item that’s vastly overlooked, in my opinion, is the pressure cooker. With the lid securely in place, the pot’s contents cannot spill, and food cooks faster and uses less fuel. A stew prepared before you leave home can be heated easily and quickly on board the next day.

In fact, as much thought should be given to the cooking utensils as the cooker itself. Knives with rounded ends are frequently safer than pointy-ended ones. If you do a lot of eating while the boat is underway, consider serving dinner in bowls rather than on fancy plates; that way, food is less likely to end up on the cabin sole if the boat suddenly lurches.

Regular readers of this column know that I’m a big believer in lists; organizing your thoughts on paper is a great way to ensure that nothing is overlooked, and so it is with meals on board. For anything more than a half-day trip, my wife, Rita, and I plan out complete menus, listing what we’ll have for breakfast, lunch and dinner — including the odd snack or occasional treat. We can then provision the boat knowing that we won’t run out of food when we’re miles from the nearest available provisions.

My boat doesn’t have refrigeration, and so we must make do with an icebox. This works well enough and the ice lasts for several days — even in the heat of summer. But for longer trips, we plan on using milk, butter and other fresh produce quickly before it spoils. We like coffee in the morning, so we keep some milk with a longer shelf life on hand so we can still enjoy our java even if we’re some distance from the nearest grocery and our fresh milk has run out. LB Photos generously donated by Carolyn Shearlock and Jan Irons, authors of “The Boat Galley Cookbook.”

The book features more than 800 recipes made from readily-obtainable ingredients and essential tips for cooking aboard. It is available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and in the U.S. iTunes store.

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electronics | by Roger McAfee

New and Improved Raymarine brings hot (and cool) products to market.

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oat shows are great events to sharpen one of the most oft forgotten, yet critical boating skills: Research. The 2013 Miami International Boat Show was no exception.

With more than 100,000 people attending the show this year — making it one of the largest consumer boat shows in the world — manufacturers had their latest offerings front and center. In fact, one of the best known and most respected marine electronics manufacturers, Raymarine/ FLIR, not only had its newest depthsounder complete with CHIRP technology on display, it also previewed a product that hasn’t yet been released to the public.

Evolution

Dragonfly depthsounder Raymarine began as Raytheon in 1923 with one of the world’s first depthsounders. By the time the company was acquired by FLIR in 2010, it had established an impressive worldwide dealer network of more than 1,100.

Raymarine’s latest depthsounder, the Dragonfly, muscles its way into a crowed and highly competitive fishfinder field, emerging victorious as winner of the coveted National Marine Manufacturers Association’s Innovation Award.

One of the most significant things about this new sonar is its price — about $650 — including transducer. Until this unit hit the market, transducers with CHIRP technology cost in the $1,000 range; complete depthsounder units including CHIRP cost thousands more.

Without getting into the mind-numbing, eye-glazing technical details, CHIRP sounders — rather than sending out a single frequency with each pulse — send out a pulse that ranges across a wide frequency spectrum, resulting in a high-resolution image return. Depending on the items being scanned, the return image can be almost photo-like in appearance.

Dragonfly is equipped with dual channel CHIRP technology.

There’s an ultra-high-resolution channel that shows incredibly detailed bottom features, and the second channel focuses in on fish targeting. The output of each channel can be separately displayed full screen on the color 5.7-inch LCD display, or the screen can be split to show both channels simultaneously.

But Dragonfly isn’t a one-trick pony. It has a built-in, 50-channel fast acquisition GPS, a bright, crisp, high-res display, and what Raymarine refers to as a “uni-controller,” which is a joystick cursor and rotary dial all in a single unit. A built-in micro SD slot can handle all the Navionics cartography.

The unit is intuitive and simple to use, with most of the

Dragonfly

Roger McAfee has been boating for more than 60 years. He contributes to many of North America’s boating magazines and judges the industry’s Innovation Awards.

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functions being automatic. It takes up very little space on a dash and is waterproof to IPX6 and IPX7 standards, meaning it can stand up to driving rain and splashing spray as well as complete submersion in 3 feet of water for 30 minutes.

Evolution autopilot Also at the 2013 Miami boat show, Raymarine/FLIR did something highly unusual: It previewed a major product before having a firm release date or price set. That product is the impressive-sounding new Evolution autopilot.

Raymarine is no stranger to autopilots. In 1974, it was involved in the design of the first Autohelm tiller autopilot system, and in 1984 the company developed the world’s first digitally-controlled autopilot.

Evolution adds advanced aerospace guidance technology to earlier autopilot functionality. The new unit does not require a setup compass swing, nor does it need to be specifically adjusted to the boat on which it’s installed.

The heart of the new system is a sensor core composed of a nine-axis heading sensor and a fully functioning course computer, contained in a single unit. The sensor core can precisely monitor heading, pitch, roll and yaw, and sophisticated computer algorithms allow quick delivery of core inputs to autopilot controls.

Evolution delivers course-holding accuracy within 2 degrees, automatically compensates for magnetic fields, and has enhanced accuracy in high north or south latitudes. It can be mounted above or below decks.

One version of the new Evolution operates on a drive-by wire system that can be used with Volvo IPS, ZF Pods or SeaStar Solutions’ Optimus 360 outboard joystick control system.

While it’s true Raymarine/FLIR offered only a preview of Evolution in Miami and much of the information currently circulating is based on technical data released by the company, Raymarine has a solid reputation for producing products that do what it says they’re going to do. So I’m satisfied that when Evolution is finally released, it will perform as expected.

When FLIR acquired Raymarine in 2010, many industry pundits predicted that FLIR made the acquisition only to gain access to Raymarine’s worldwide dealer network, and that research money allocated for Raymarine would be diverted to FLIR. In fact, the opposite has happened — and recreational boaters the world over are the direct beneficiaries.

Raymarine continues bringing top-flight electronics into the marketplace year after year, and 2013 is going to be a very good year, indeed. LB

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Simple elegance that delivers.

ith stylish, “easy on the eyes” downeaster lines, economical operation, and comfort for either a getaway weekend or just day-tripping, the Abaco 40 by Bruckmann Yachts is an ideal family cruiser.

Boarding access is easy via a transom gate to the large cockpit, with three different seating areas to enjoy the outdoors. Double sliding doors to the salon along with large house windows allow for great visibility and being one with the environment.

Salon layout is clean and simple, with settees lining the port and starboard sides that convert to berths. An off-center hi-lo table offers seated dining. Put an additional table outside for alfresco options.

Forward of the couches are twin Stidd helm seats. To starboard is the helm, with a satin varnished curved wood dash large enough for a chartplotter display and flat enough to accommodate a console for engine monitor, switches and the like. To port is the companion seat, complete with paper chart area.

Flooring in the salon is varnished teak and holly, adding a warm touch to the wood trim and laminate finish.

Down a few steps is the galley cove to port, with double sink, microwave, two-burner cooktop, 12-volt fridge, ample counter space, and storage. A standard V-bunk is forward,

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Specifications

LOA: 39'3" Beam: 12'9" Draft: 3'11" Weight: 19,000 lbs.

Fuel Capacity: 300 gals.

Water Capacity: 30 gals.

Power: Cummins QSM11 610 hp diesel (670 hp optional) Base Price: $738,000 w/610 hp ($746,900 w/670 hp) or opt for the island double berth. The head has a separate shower stall and 11-gallon water heater.

The real magic of the Abaco 40 is in the numbers. Thanks to a Mark Ellis designed hull with broad chines and a modified deep-V form, the single 670-hp Cummins diesel engine sips fuel. At 1000 rpm, it’s a leisurely cruise at 9.7 knots burning only 4.2 gallons per hour (gph). Open her up, and at 22.6 knots it’s 16.5 gph. At wide open throttle (WOT), the burn is 30 gph at nearly 30 knots. Sweet!

“The Abaco was designed as an efficient weekender capable of offshore duty,” says Mark Bruckmann, president of Bruckmann Yachts in Mississauga, Ontario. “The three unique characteristics of the boat are hull performance, fuel efficiency and quality of build. The new hull shape is capable of being on plane at 12 knots, allowing an extremely comfortable ride in a [rough] sea.”

Be the envy of everyone at the dock with a simple, elegant ride that delivers. LB

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ersatility is the name of the game with Hobie’s Mirage Tandem Island. It’s a kayak, sailboat, trimaran and fishing boat all in one. Let’s break it down.

The Mirage Tandem Island model can carry one or two passengers (Hobie’s Mirage Adventure Island is strictly a one-person ride). In kayak mode, it’s a touring vessel powered by paddles or the patented MirageDrive pedaling system, which connects pedals to turbo fins that create propulsion. Foot power frees your hands for other things, like trimming the sail or fishing.

There’s a 90-square-foot roller-furl sail that converts the kayak into a sailboat. The lower part of the sail is boomless and tapered in design to easily clear the operator when tacking.

Transform the kayak into a super-stable trimaran by adding a set of akas and amas on each side (essentially a pair of outriggers designed to increase stability). The akas and amas retract, aiding in docking, embarking/disembarking or just rafting up. Fully extended they can hold paddles, surfboards or other large gear. The Tandem Island also offers a fishing platform complete with built-in rod holders.

Durability and buoyancy come from the closed deck seamless design. Construction of Hobie's Mirage Tandem Island is of rotomolded polyethylene (also called rotational molding).

Self draining scuppers keep seating dry and sealable hatches keep gear dry. Padded seatbacks with lumbar support add a level of comfort.

“The Tandem Island was designed for all users, from the novice who has never sailed before, experiencing the thrill of a fresh breeze on a small lake, to the hard-core adventure couple traveling a week or more along remote ocean coasts, to the family of three or four spending a relaxed afternoon enjoying each other’s company and the beauty of nature,” says Jim Czarnowski, Hobie’s director of engineering.

Desire to cruise with other Hobie owners? Then join the Hobie Island Club and share your waterborne passion with likeminded, equally passionate individuals.

Clubs are located throughout the country. Learn more at HobIecaT.coM and on Hobie’s Facebook page under “Hobie Island Club.”

For fun and versatility only limited by your sense of adventure, the Mirage Tandem Island may be the ticket. LB

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Versatile adventur

LOA: 18'6" Beam (w/amas in/out): 4'/10' Width: 30" Weight (fully rigged): 190 lbs.

Capacity: 600 lbs.

Mast Length: 18' Sail Area: 90 sq. ft.

Base Price: $5,249

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Sea Ray 370 Venture S

Raising the bar.

ea Ray must be doing something right, as the industry bestowed a coveted 2013 National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) Innovation Award on its latest Sport Cruiser, the 370 Venture. At first glance, she’s a sharp looking 37-footer, from the unbroken sheer to the swept-back windshield and swept-forward arch.

Once on board, innovation is evident with the “upper” galley on the cockpit deck, complete with sink, fridge, stove and storage. There’s also a galley inside the cabin, but with the upper galley you’re truly one with the environment.

Serve meals at the teak cockpit table to port, surrounded by a C-shaped settee. Drop the table and fill in with cushions to create a large sunpad.

Additional seating is found next to the upper galley to starboard. And there’s more seating forward of the dining area, across from the helm.

Sea Ray fitted the 370 Venture helm with its SmartCraft complement of multi-gauges, diagnostic instruments and digital throttle/shift controls.

Below, the master stateroom mid-ship is full beam (yes, you read that correctly — full beam). With a cantilevered queen berth, sofa lounge seating and privacy curtain, it’s a great touch.

Forward in the peak is a U-shaped settee surrounding a folding dinette table. Drop the table, fill in with cushions and you have another berth large enough to sleep two or more.

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Specifications

LOA: 37'2" Beam: 11'3" Draft (drives down): 2'5" Weight (dry): 15,432 lbs.

Fuel Capacity: 222 gals.

Water Capacity: 31 gals.

Power: T-Mercury 300CXL Verado 4-stroke outboards 300 hp Base Price: Contact dealer

What really earns that Innovation Award are the boat’s engines and mounting configuration. You would expect the 370 to have inboard engines, or at least a sterndrive propulsion setup.

Nope; it’s powered by twin 300-hp Mercury Verado 4-stroke outboards. Yes, it’s true. This is an outboard-powered boat!

Under the two aft sunpads flanking the center transom walkthrough are hinged cowls that lift to reveal the concealed engines. The patent-pending Concealed Outboard Propulsion design offers quieter operation, more room for the cockpit and interior space (hence the full master), lower operating cost of outboards versus other propulsion types, and improved shallow water access (draft is a mere 2 feet, 5 inches with the drives down). Maintenance is easy, as there’s full access to the powerplants without disrupting the rest of the boat.

“Our goal is nothing short of reimagining the boating experience; not just to elevate Sea Ray, but to raise the bar industry-wide,” says Joe Cacopardo, Sea Ray’s director of marketing.

Builders beware. The bar has been raised. LB

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Specifications

LOA: 23'10" Beam: 8'6" Weight (dry): 2,295 lbs.

Fuel Capacity: 30 gals.

Water Capacity: N/A Power: Yamaha F60LA 60 hp (up to 150 hp) Base Price: $26,295 (w/60-hp Yamaha; does not incl. trailer, freight or prep)

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ersonal time is at a premium these days, with work, school, events and technology keeping us occupied, both physically and virtually. There’s a need to get family and friends back together for some R&R. Problem solved: The Sylvan 8522 Mirage LZ Port is the perfect place to gather loved ones and escape pressures of the daily grind.

With comfortable seating for 12 on a 23-foot open layout, cruising the lake or anchoring out in a cove may just be your reconnection to life. You’ll feel large and in charge in one of three captains chairs located forward to port that swivel and recline. Opposite is a generous wraparound bench seat with pedestal table. A boarding gate in the bow area provides easy access for anchoring or swimming.

The helm features a low profile dash with windscreen, wood panel with chrome-bezeled gauges, and it’s conveniently located mid-ship, so the captain can be part of the conversation.

Aft are two wraparound rear bench seats with seating for six. There’s also a center boarding gate offering access to the outboard engine and swim platform/boarding ladder combo.

Sylvan 8522 Mirage LZ Port On hot days you’re never far from a cold drink, thanks to the insulated cooler and integrated cup holders recessed within the seatbacks. Cool idea, indeed!

Too much sun? A standard Bimini top is ready to deploy at a moment’s notice. Step up the ride with options such as vinyl teak flooring, underwater/underdeck lights, drop-in gate seat, camper back and full canvas.

The 8522 is no slouch when it comes to handling and speed. Sylvan has designed its patented RPT tubes (Revolutionary Planning Technology, see close-up at right) to look like a boat hull. A wide (27 inches across) tube with V-design and flat chines makes for a fast, stable ride and is optional on the 8522. Outboard motor size is up to 150 hp (and 200 hp with the optional tritoon configuration).

“Of note is the model’s space and personal capacity,” explains Steve Huber, Sylvan marketing coordinator.

“Comfortably sit 12 people in the unique port layout that offers two high-back helm chairs in the bow. To really make this boat stand out, opt for the LE package that gives you an upgraded console, upgraded furniture and exterior D-railing.”

What are you waiting for? Gather the family and friends and have some fun! LB

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350 CBR A hybrid design with mass appeal.

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t’s mid-April in Detroit. Mike Raguso, a new Motor City Formula dealer, and I are waiting for a break in the rain to put the Formula 350 Crossover Bowrider (CBR) through her paces.

While waiting out the deluge, Mike tells me that he’d been a sales rep for Formula for several years on the East Coast, until he felt it was finally time to come back home to the Midwest and establish a dealership specializing in boats built by the Decatur, Indiana-based manufacturer.

Eventually the weather broke and we headed towards the slip. Traffic would not be a problem this day, as Mike and I appeared to be the only pair that would be venturing out of Emerald City Harbor.

I was anxious to get aboard and see how this hybrid looked and performed for myself. In this day of increasingly specialized boats, perhaps building a three-in-one model (equal parts bowrider, cabin cruiser and sport boat) might be a bit like squeezing 10 pounds into a 5-pound bag.

To my pleasant surprise, when she was unveiled she looked amazing.

Sleek, sexy lines, roomy and fun arrangement… a real winner! I’m more of a traditional trawler guy, and the Formula 350 CBR normally

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wouldn’t be my cup of tea. However, by the time we finished the walk-through I found myself connecting with this classy vessel on several levels.

First off, the boat is big. Length overall is a generous 35 feet.

She boasts a 10-foot, 9-inch beam and 39-inch draft, making her definitely large and robust enough to handle the Great Lakes, yet small enough to ship southward for year-round enjoyment during the winter months, if you so choose.

Full disclosure: I’m a grandfather whose grandchildren get bored pretty easily — and quickly. The grandkids need three-ring-circus-level stimulation to keep their little minds active and engaged. While my beloved trawler would most likely be considered an “indoor” boat, the 350 CBR is definitely more of an “outdoor” vessel. So in a fistfight for my grandkids’ admiration, attention and overall enjoyment, there’s no question the 350 CBR would win by TKO. There are several reasons to buy a boat. The biggest are family and friends. This boat is super action-packed and affords the opportunity to do a lot of “stuff” — everything from relaxing and sunbathing, to swimming and watersports.

SublIme deSIgn John Adams, Formula’s exclusive designer for many years now, has done a remarkable job seamlessly incorporating all elements into the 350 CBR. Essentially, the layout includes two large seating areas, one at both the bow and stern, with the helm positioned center. The cabin is on the centerline below.

The walkway that extends from bow to stern creates easy traffic flow between the two main entertainment areas. And let’s just say that with a total of 24 cup holders topside, no one should ever feel parched.

The cabin is accessed from a centerline entryway adjacent to the helm. Floating wood steps lead to a wood grain-finished deck. The cabin’s interior is finished in high-gloss cherry wood, giving indoor spaces a warm and inviting, yet modern feel. Cabin headroom is a generous 5 feet, 10 inches.

The double-wide lounge, cedar-lined hanging locker and AM/FM/CD stereo changer are to starboard. A mini galley, similar to that found on a private aircraft complete with microwave, sink and a stainless steel pull-out refrigerator, provides more than favorable accommodations for the resident chef. And if there’s one area where this boat excels, it’s storage; owners will enjoy a full bank of galley

drawers, a storage cupboard and plenty of other stash-worthy nooks and crannies located throughout.

The spacious head compartment features a molded vanity with Corian countertop, sink, shower and Vacuflush head unit. Oh, and there’s plenty of storage here, too. The 350 CBR features a full-size double bed aft, complete with sensuous memory foam mattress. The cabin is ideal for overnight trips or taking a siesta from the sun.

Superior handling The extended swim platform makes for a fun place for the whole gang to gather and hang out, given its impressively large size. A rear-facing convertible aft sun lounge provides the perfect location for sunbathing, socializing or watching the kids or grandkids play in the water.

Housed underneath the aft sun lounge is the engine room, which is spacious enough for any work that needs doing. Our test boat featured the optional twin MerCruiser 8.2 MAG 320-hp engines. With no help from flaps, the 350 CBR leaped out of the hole and jumped on plane almost immediately.

The afternoon of our test we faced a 3-foot chop and 15-knot winds on Lake St. Clair. She cruised efficiently at 32 to 35 miles per hour and at WOT topped out in the low 50s.

At the wheel, you can feel Formula’s performance DNA bursting through. The platform on which she is based makes her unshakable at top speed, clearly the hallmark of the Formula models that preceded her. In this boat, you know you are in control.

If you’re looking for a roomy, comfortable and well laid-out dayboat that’s got some real pep in her step and can easily accommodate overnight guests at a moment’s notice, look no further than the 350 CBR. She’s ready to handle whatever you throw at her, with style, grace — and just a bit of attitude. LB

Formula 350 CBR Standard Equipment Imron® graphic A, B or C w/cockpit accent striping; PVC gunwale w/ stainless steel insert; concealed fiberglass anchor locker; offshore bow rail; stainless steel hardware and 316L stainless steel welded rails; 10 stainless steel custom Formula logo-cast cleats; fuel fill w/integral vent; polished steel vent trim; two venting polished portlights w/screens; oversized HarbourView® portlights w/ screens; non-skid foredeck; tinted; tempered curved glass windshield w/ center walk-thru; Clarion® waterproof transom-mounted stereo control w/ two transom-mounted 6.5" speakers w/polished stainless grilles; extended integrated swim platform w/concealed stainless steel swim ladder; transom shower w/hot/cold controls; 120V shorepower and two 30-amp cords; 120V water heater; molded head compartment w/Vacuflush head unit, 37-gal. holding tank, dockside

pump-out, molded vanity, custommolded sink, Corian countertop, and retractable shower head; automatic bilge pump w/high water alarm; twin engine configuration; motorized hatch lift; automatic fire extinguisher; carbon monoxide detector; starting and auxiliary marine batteries; 60-amp batter charger; active and passive galvanic corrosion protection systems; bilge blowers; Bennett® hydraulic trim tabs; polished stainless steel props.

Specifications LOA: 35'0" Beam: 10'9" Draft: 39" Displacement: 13,470 lbs.

Fuel Capacity: 172 gals.

Water Capacity: 29 gals.

Power: T-MerCruiser 8.2 MAG ECT Bravo Three X DTS Base Price: $340,320 formulaboats.com

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onsider the plight of the deck boat. Mention a sportfish, motoryacht, cruiser, bowrider, center console, or even a canoe or kayak in your nautical chat, and everyone will know exactly what you’re talking about. Mental picture easily conjured.

Yet what other vessel, perhaps in all of “boatdom,” is more misidentified and mislabeled, or just plain gets the wrong end of the stick when it comes to recognition than the deck boat? The confusion is, most likely, a common one.

Although early deck boats did somewhat resemble the boxy pontoon layout with an extended and “fenced in” fore section and fiberglass hull instead of support from a pair of “floating aluminum thingies,” today’s models bear no resemblance to those initial rectangular platforms. These deck boats are roomy, stylish, versatile and often performance-based vessels with a family profile in mind. From sporty runabouts and day boats to those providing exciting ski, wakeboard, fishing and other fun, on-the-water activities, these adaptable craft are available from a wide range of quality builders offering equally comprehensive packages with standard and optional features to fit into individual lifestyles and budgets. And all are trailerable.

There are as many varieties of deck boats as those of the aforementioned other boat species. However, each does have a common design characteristic: A large, more-rounded-than-sharp bow area providing maximum seating forward with similar-use spaces amidships as well as aft. But the best way to really understand what a deck boat is, and what it can provide, is to take a look at what some of the top builders in the industry have to offer.

If you’re in the market for a family-oriented boat, one that combines ease of operation with any kind of water borne activity such as adrenaline-pumping wake boarding, or finding that special anchorage for an afternoon out, one of these fine deck boats just might fit the bill. LB

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What the Heck is a Deck Boat?

Unraveling the myths and misconceptions of this increasingly popular — and versatile — vessel. by capt . ken kreisler

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Bayliner The Bayliner 190 from Brunswick is the entry level into its deck boat lineup. This lively performer gets its spunk from the standard 115-hp EFI 4-stroke Mercury outboard. Mercury’s 150-hp EFI 4-stroke is an optional upgrade.

“Our recreational day boats came about as a result of corporate research and consumer preference, designed and built for a fun day out on the water,” says Bayliner product manager Mike Yobe.

Bayliner offers the 190 in two configurations: The Flight Series and the Fish Package, each with a long list of standards and options. Other models in the product line include the 210 and I/O-powered 215.

“It’s a boat with the right features at the right price,” says Bayliner’s marketing manager Shelby Deck.

Base price on the 190 is $20,699 with 115-hp Mercury EFI 4-stroke. bayliner.com

Glastron Glastron offers three deck boats in its series: The outboard-powered DS200, and the DS205 and DS215, both with I/O engines. All models can be configured for recreational activities or fish-rigged.

The DS205 lies right in the middle of the pack and, as with her siblings, comes equipped with Glastron’s custom-matched trailer. Designed with the more traditional deck boat owner in mind, it features padded sun lounge, snap-in carpet, carry-on cooler and Bimini top. An optional cockpit table is available.

Power options include MerCruiser 350 MPIC/Alpha 300 hp, 4.3 MPIC/ Alpha 220 hp and 5.0 MPIC/Alpha 260 hp; or Volvo Penta V8-225C/SX 225 hp, V8-270C/SX 270 hp and V8-300C/SX 300 hp.

For pricing, visit glastron.com and click on the “Build A Boat” tab.

Stingray Stingray’s 214LR is one of nine boats in its sport deck series and is the outboard version of its 215LR I/O model.

“Being totally immersed in product development gives us a competitive advantage and avoids going beyond our means,” says Stingray vice president of global sales Mark Skeen.

“We do not need to be everything to everybody but instead want to be really good at what we’re doing. Taking the feedback from our owners on how they use their boats, and how we can make the product better, is our concern.”

The Stingray 214LR is a perfect example of this philosophy and offers an exciting mixture of boating opportunities. With its long list of standard features and Mercury or Yamaha outboard power rated up to 200 hp — for both price point, performance and economy, a 150 hp is recommended — she can be jazzed up with optional wakeboard tower and racks, various canvas sets and a wide variety of hull graphics, among others.

Base price on the 214LR is $42,311 with Mercury M150 4-stroke. stingrayboats.com

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Chaparral The Chaparral Sunesta 264 is one of a quartet in a series of deck boats. “All the hulls in our deck boats are Kevlar-reinforced and use our patented Wide Tech design,” says Chaparral’s Bill Pegg.

“We take the ‘W’ shape up forward and work with the widest outside point, and then blend it into the side of the boat rather than the bottom. The result is all the benefits of a wide deck boat with that of the ride of a V-bottom sport boat.”

The sleek profiled Sunesta 264 has an extensive list of standard features including a Volvo V8-300C, color coordinated Bimini with windscreen, bow ice chest and carry-on cooler, premium sound system and MP3 holder at the helm, and enclosed head, to mention just a few.

You can create your own personal statement with additional available options such as teak and holly decks and arch board racks and a custom-hinged arch tower in black or white.

Additional Mercury and Volvo power up to 380 hp is available.

For pricing, visit chaparralboats.com and click on the “Build Boat” tab.

Four Winns The Four Winns Funship Series has a pair of deck boat offerings: The F224 and her big sister, the F244.

According to FourWinns’ Doyle VanderPol, “These boats are designed and built for watersports, entertainment and just having fun.”

With a sizable swim platform and showers both fore and aft, an enclosed head and custom trailer among others as standard items, the F224 can be further customized with a stainless steel arch, wakeboard tower, premium sound system, and selection of hull graphics.

Power options include MerCruiser 350 MPIC/Bravo I 300 hp and 350 MPIC/ Bravo III 300 hp; or Volvo Penta V8-300C/DP 300 hp or V8-300C/SX 300 hp.

For pricing, visit fourwinns.com and click on the “Build A Boat” tab.

Regal Given its length, the Regal 27 FasDeck comes with a long list of standard and optional features.

“As we build boats up to 53 feet, we have a good handle on how to maximize the use of space,” says Regal marketing manager Paul Kuck.

Along with a host of premium options, you can order up your 27 FasDeck with an electric toilet with pump-out fittings, PowerTower in either black or white, multi-function RegalVue touch screen display, high performance stereo package and satellite tuner, cruise control, underwater lights, and power choices including an extensive list of both Volvo and Mercury engines up to 380 hp.

The 27 FasDeck runs on Regal’s FasTrak stepped hull design, allowing extra lift to help with fuel economy and, with inverted strakes, better control while underway and during sporting maneuvers.

Base price on the 27 FasDeck is $82,426. regalboats.com

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than the Real Thing D

urable and beautiful, teak has graced sailing and passenger ships since the Middle Ages.

Today, many boaters still value the classiness and regal lines of this pricey and luxurious hardwood. There are, however, serious drawbacks to its use.

“Some of the only remaining old-growth teak forests are in Burma, renamed Myanmar by the military regime controlling it,” explains Tom Jacques, president of Flexiteek Americas Inc., a Pompano Beach, Florida-based synthetic teak manufacturer specializing in the recreational marine industry.

“Because of that reigning government’s alleged human rights abuses, importing Burmese teak is illegal in several countries, including the United States.”

Concerns over teak importation are not only legal, but environmental as well.

“The environmental effects of the teak industry are staggering,” says Jennifer LittleBear, international sales coordinator for PlasTEAK/PlasDECK, another successful synthetic teak manufacturer headquartered in Akron, Ohio, that does all its manufacturing here in the U.S. “In Myanmar alone, two-thirds of the forests have been wiped out in the past eight years with few bounds or restrictions. Of the 160,000 tons of teak drawn from this country’s forests, it has been reported that fewer than 50,000 trees have been replanted.”

And the problems don’t stop there.

“The deforestation leads to massive flooding caused by soil erosion,” LittleBear continues. “Descriptions of forced labor, displaced forest hunters and gatherers, abused working elephants, species extinction, violent uprisings, and harsh military intervention are just a few of the negative factors that surround the harvesting of teak.”

With the unattractive aspects of teak use stacked high, it’s no surprise the slow-growing wood is falling out of favor as a prime building material in the marine industry.

“I’ve heard that real teak for marine decking is becoming more and more expensive, and the quality is just not the same as old-growth wood,” Jacques maintains. “The growth rings are spaced farther apart and the wood is softer when [it’s] from a plantation.”

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More and more, boaters are choosing synthetic teak over natural options to spruce up their decks and interiors.

by Elizabeth Altick

Another drawback of using natural teak is the necessity for meticulous and incessant maintenance.

“Very few boat owners will let their deck go ‘grey’ and only wash it with saltwater, like in the old days,” says Jacques.

“They want their decks to look fresh and new, so there’s constant application of oils or preservatives.”

Regular sanding, staining, oiling and sealing are all part of the upkeep.

Synthetic teak revolution

Lucky for today’s boaters, there are environmentally responsible, attractive, less expensive and less labor-intensive alternatives to natural teak.

The first of the modern-day synthetic teak manufacturers, Flexiteek, was founded in 2000. “A workman handling a PVC-extruded part noticed that, when sanded, it looked like a piece of wood,” says Jacques. “He added color, and the teak-like product was born. One of our investors, owning a large stake in cruise lines, was aware of the amount of money spent on maintaining real teak decks and recognized the importance of Flexiteek.”

Flexiteek’s virtues made it a hit on the global market. Their synthetic panels are made of composite materials and are 100 percent recyclable. Jacques says the non-slip deck will not fade, dry out, split or crack and requires minimal upkeep.

“No regular maintenance is necessary,” ensures Jennifer White of SeaJay Marine Group, a distributor and installer of Flexiteek in St. Clair Shores and Boyne City, Michigan.

“Flexiteek can simply be cleaned with soap and water, and difficult stains can be sanded right off.”

“It’s completely impervious to anything you can throw at it,” echoes Mark Mattozzi, a Chicago, Illinois boat owner who had PlasTEAK installed on the cockpit and swim platform of his 1992 30-foot Rinker last year. “I mean, you could throw acid on it. I’ve spilled oil, gas, bleach… try doing that with real teak. It’s extremely resilient and very easy to clean. That’s the beauty of it.”

Not only are synthetic teaks easy to clean and stain-resistant, they’re also dead ringers for the real thing.

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Flexiteek is available in a variety of colors, including (listed left to right): Scrubbed; Weathered; Bleached; Carbon; Off-White; and Teak. PlasTEAK requires minimal maintenance and is easily cleaned (right, top). A thin, clear plastic overlay provides an exacting template for cutting and fitting PlasTEAK panels (right, middle). Boat owner Floyd Miller installed Flexiteek himself on his boat, Miller Time, and is delighted with the results (right, bottom).

Flexiteek is natural wood,” says Jacques. “We have to show them samples so they can see that it is, in fact, a PVC composite.”

PlasTEAK/PlasDECK distributor and installer Jeff Melgard of Great Lakes Teak in Chicago, Illinois has been installing the synthetic alternative for two years. Melgard agrees that with the naked eye, it’s tough to spot the genuine article from the durable and more affordable synthetic alternative.

“Unless you get down on your hands and knees and touch the deck, it’s hard to tell the difference between our panels and real teak, even from eye level,” he says.

Great Lakes Teak did the PlasTEAK installation on Mattozzi’s boat. Mattozzi says he was thrilled with the results, as it transformed his vessel into like-new condition.

“It made my boat look like a million bucks,” he says.

“People think that the boat’s brand new.”

As an added bonus to its great looks, Mattozzi says PlasTEAK’s non-skid properties have improved safety aboard and even provided some much-needed sound insulation.

Placement of the synthetic teak on his swim platform has “helped deaden the sound of the motors,” he maintains.

Installation

On the popular online boating forum “The Hull Truth,” one boater commented, “I liked the idea of [synthetic teak] until I realized that you have to assemble every strip, cut the corners, glue it all together, then glue it down. Seems like a whole lot of work.”

Making it a do-it-yourself project is the least expensive way to install faux teak, but the process can be rather daunting.

“Yes, it’s true that it takes a lot of work,” says Denis Hamel, president of Nuteak Decking Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

“That’s why we offer our product three ways. You can buy the product in strips and build your own panels; you can give us templates and we’ll build ready-to-glue-down panels; or we can do the full installation [for you].”

Many companies offer online videos with step-by-step instructions for the clever and resourceful DIYer.

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“Synthetic teak can be installed by anyone who is fairly handy,” says PlasTEAK’s LittleBear. “The most important thing is to take your time. Dry-fit everything before you glue it down, because the glue is very strong and once it has cured, it will not be easy to remove.”

Floyd Miller of Brunswick, Georgia chose Flexiteek because “I could install it myself,” he says.

Miller, the owner of a 2004 Regal 2000, says he’s satisfied with the end result.

“This is our first adventure with Flexiteek,” he explains.

“We used it to cover our swim deck, walk-through and swim ladder hatch. I didn’t need to supply a template, as Flexiteek already had one for my model and year. The pieces arrived pre-cut and ready to glue down. My particular project required five individual pieces. Flexiteek delivered exactly what they promised, when they promised it. I am one very happy boater!”

Still, some boaters prefer having synthetic teak installed by a professional. Mattozzi argues that if you want the job done right, that’s really the only way to go.

“This is not a do-it-yourselfer,” he cautions. “I mean, I do all my own carpentry work, and I would never have attempted this myself. [The material] is very difficult to work with and you want someone who knows what they’re doing.”

Mattozzi found that expertise in Melgard and Great Lakes Teak. “They are the best,” he says of Melgard and his team.

“I can’t say enough good things about them or the product.

I’ve told all my friends about it.”

Color options

Faux teak varies from company to company, so boaters must do their research to seek out the right product for their individual boats.

“Our product is made from a soft, yet durable EVA material not much different from sandal material,” explains Jason Gardner, vice president of advertising for SeaDek Marine Products in Rockledge, Florida. “It has a brushed, non-skid surface. Since all our parts are cut on CNC machines, the

photo courtesy of flexiteek

finished look is aesthetically pleasing, with beveled edges, cut teak lines and custom options such as logos and boat names.”

All faux teak manufacturers do, however, have one thing in common: They each offer their products in a variety of colors.

“Real teak comes in three colors,” says Jacques. “There’s new teak color, grey after it’s been outdoors for a few months, and then a light teak once you’ve spent hours scrubbing it.

Then back to grey again!

“Flexiteek comes in the same colors to mimic [natural] teak; however, unlike natural teak, Flexiteek stays the color you chose without the scrubbing and endless maintenance.”

Miller chose Flexiteek’s teak color with black caulking. “It looked most like what I envisioned [natural] teak to be,” he says.

PlasTEAK/DECK is offered in 18 color combinations. “Still, the most popular is the traditional, freshly oiled teak color with black or off-white caulk lines,” Melgard says. “The new aged teak and natural colors are quickly becoming favorites as well, for customers who prefer a weathered or lighter look.”

Mattozzi went traditional on his Rinker and opted for natural teak-color PlasTEAK with black caulking. The ease of upkeep on the product, he says, is sublime.

“Real teak looks great for the first couple of weeks; then it turns silver with oxidation,” Mattozzi explains. “You’ve got to scrub and sand to keep it looking fresh… PlasTEAK looks great all the time.”

Melgard adds that a new product, a National Marine Manufacturers Association Innovation Award-winner, is PlasTEAK/DECK’s Glowing Azure.

“New phosphorescent technology is incorporated into the caulk lines,” he explains. “Charged by daylight, the lines glow a soft azure blue from dusk to dawn. This brings a new level of comfort, security and safety after dark.” LB

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They Didn’t Give Up the Ship! did you know ?

Summer festivities around Lake Erie commemorate the brave

The painting “Battle of Lake Erie,” which hangs outside the Senate chambers in the U.S. Capitol building, is a copy that William H. Powell made of his “Perry’s Victory on Lake Erie.” The artist painted the original work for the Ohio Statehouse in 1865.

soldiers that fought and died during the War of 1812’s Battle of Lake Erie, and the 200 years of enduring peace that followed. by heather steinberger

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ruising into famous Put-in-Bay, Ohio, it’s impossible to miss the 352-foot-tall Doric column that towers over South Bass Island. Located just 5 miles from the longest undefended border in the world, this is the Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial, built in 1912-15 to commemorate Oliver Hazard Perry’s victory over the British in the War of 1812, to honor the servicemen who died or were injured on that historic day in September 1813, and to recognize the lasting peace between Canada, the United States and Great Britain.

This summer, the memorial will be open again after years of repair and restoration work. Visitors will be able to take the elevator to its observation deck and take in the sweeping views of the Lake Erie shores and islands, views that reach the Canadian side on a clear day.

But this year, there will be something more. Two hundred years after Perry and 557 patriots sailed to defeat the British, tall ships will gather in nine U.S. and Canadian ports for a variety of bicentennial celebrations. And, on Labor Day, they

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will sail from those ports and gather at the original battle site approximately 9 miles from Put-in-Bay to reenact the Battle of Lake Erie.

Meet Oliver Hazard Perry Born in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, Perry became a midshipman in the U.S. Navy in 1799, at the age of 13. During the War of 1812, he took command of U.S. Naval forces on Lake Erie, traveling to Presque Isle Bay at Erie, Pennsylvania, where merchant seaman Daniel Dobbins was building an American fleet. Perry was named chief naval officer.

In the early 19th century, waterways were lifelines for the young United States. Yet U.S. Naval forces were small, and the British had made many advances in the Great Lakes and in northern New York.

“We were a young country, and we needed to prove our independence from Great Britain,” explained Peter Huston, historian and blogger with the Perry Group, also known as the Friends of Perry’s Victory and International Peace

photo courtesy of ohio state photo archive

did you know ?

Our national anthem is a product of the War of 1812, not the Revolutionary War. Young lawyer-poet Francis Scott Key wrote “The StarSpangled Banner” on a ship off Baltimore in the Chesapeake Bay, after he witnessed the 1814 British bombardment of Fort McHenry.

Scheduled for Aug. 29Sept. 10, the Battle of Lake Erie Bicentennial festivities will include tall ships (left) in nine U.S. and Canadian Ports — Put-in-Bay, Middle Bass Island, Kelleys Island, Catawba Island, Port Clinton, Pelee Island, Kingsville, Amherstburg and Windsor — and historical reenactments on land and sea (below).

Memorial. “Water was the highway of the world, and the British controlled the Great Lakes. We thought the war would be short, but we got our head handed to us early on.”

So in late March 1813, Perry built the fleet that would engage the British on Lake Erie. Both sides recognized that whoever won this battle likely would win the war and determine the course of U.S. westward expansion.

Perry’s fleet was nearly complete in July, and when the British turned their eyes elsewhere for four short days, he decided to move the ships across the sandbar and sail to Sandusky, Ohio. From there, he established an anchorage at Put-in-Bay. For five weeks, he managed to blockade the British and their Native American allies, cutting off supplies to their encampment at Amherstburg, Ontario.

“When the British ran out of supplies, they had to engage the United States,” Huston noted. “But they had never lost a naval engagement, so the odds were very much against Perry.”

The Battle of Lake Erie Perry and his fleet of nine ships, including the brigs Lawrence and Niagara, sailed from Put-in-Bay on September 10, 1813 to meet Commander Robert Heriot Barclay and his fleet of six British ships.

Their paths collided roughly 9 miles northwest of Put-in-Bay. Neither side, Huston said, was particularly up to the challenge.

The British had been blockaded for weeks, and their opponents were suffering from the ill effects of Lake Erie’s algae blooms.

“They’d been drinking the water and swimming in it,” Huston commented. “The men got really sick, and many weren’t capable of fighting that day. Think about it: The starved British sailing to meet the nauseated, ill Americans!”

The long guns on Barclay’s HMS Detroit battered Perry’s Lawrence;

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roughly 80 percent of the latter’s crew was killed or badly wounded. Perry decided to transfer his flag and rowed about a half-mile through gunfire to the Niagara.

“It was an iconic moment,” Huston reflected. “He got into the longboat holding his personal battle flag, with the motto ‘Don’t give up the ship.’”

When Perry was a midshipman, he served under a man named James Lawrence aboard the U.S.S. Chesapeake.

Lawrence was killed in battle earlier that summer, but before he died, he uttered the famous last words, “Don’t give up the ship!” These words, which adorned Perry’s flag, are now the celebrated motto of the U.S. Navy.

Perry relieved the captain of the Niagara and sailed the brig into the British line, releasing a barrage of broadsides cannon fire. Huston said the British surrendered in about 15 minutes, after which Perry sent a now-famous dispatch to Major General William Henry Harrison that said: “We have met the enemy and they are ours.” It was the first British surrender in naval fleet engagement.

“There are some questions as to whether Perry followed protocol,” Huston said, “but thanks to his bravery and out-ofthe-box thinking, the U.S. won the battle.”

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The Treaty of Ghent, signed on December 24, 1814, marked the beginning of a 200-year peace between the U.S., the United Kingdom and Canada. It also secured the international boundary between the U.S. and Canada, which remains the longest undefended border between two nations in the world.

On both sides of the international boundary, Lake Erie communities will host parades, marching bands, historical activities, fireworks, arts and crafts, and food and entertainment to commemorate the Battle of Lake Erie’s 200th anniversary.

The Battle of Lake Erie was one of the biggest naval engagements in the War of 1812, and it marked a major turning point in the war for the fledgling United States.

Perry’s victory ensured U.S. control of Lake Erie, allowing the American’s to recover Detroit and to win the Battle of Thames in Ontario, which crushed the native coalition led

by Shawnee leader Tecumseh.

The Treaty of Ghent, signed on December 24, 1814, ended the War of 1812 and restored relations between the United States and Great Britain with no loss of territory for either side. It also marked the beginning of a 200-year peace between the U.S., the United Kingdom and Canada, and it established what has become the longest undefended border between two nations in the world.

In a sense, according to Huston, the War of 1812 ended with three winners. The British didn’t lose any territory and quickly turned their attention to the Napoleonic Wars, and the United States reaffirmed its independence. The Canadians, who defeated multiple invasions during the conflict, came together as a country, experiencing the currents of nationalism and solidarity for the first time.

“In a way, it’s like their war of independence,” Huston observed. “The Canadian government and communities put even more resources into the bicentennial celebrations than we did.”

Sadly, not all players in the War of 1812 were winners.

The native people in Tecumseh’s alliance stood to gain a large independent territory — much of what is now Ohio, Indiana and Michigan — if the British defeated the United States. This would have changed the course of U.S. westward expansion, but it didn’t happen.

“The Native Americans and First Nations were definitely displaced,” Huston said, “but they did play a role brokering a larger peace. In fact, the Black Swamp InterTribal Council and the First Nations of Canada are very involved in this summer’s bicentennial.”

The Bicentennial Celebrations The Battle of Lake Erie Bicentennial festivities are scheduled to take place from Thursday, August 29 through Tuesday, September 10 in Lake Erie ports on both sides of the international boundary. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to participate — from the United States, Canada and overseas.

Highlights will be the arrival of a large fleet of tall ships, a Battle of Lake Erie reenactment, a Parade of Sail, and festivals in nine ports on both sides of the border.

Put-in-Bay, Middle Bass Island, Kelleys Island, Catawba Island and Port Clinton on the U.S. side and Pelee Island, Kingsville, Amherstburg and Windsor in Ontario, Canada, will host marching bands, live music, historical activities, fireworks, arts and crafts, food and entertainment.

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flag photo by richard berg ; soldiers photo by justin sorensen

Plan Your Trip

did you know ?

In April of this year, the U.S. Mint released a new quarter featuring Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial. So many people came to the Put-in-Bay release event, they ran out of quarters!

When to go This summer’s Battle of Lake Erie Bicentennial Celebration will take place from August 29 to September 10 in nine U.S. and Canadian ports on Lake Erie. Most activities will take place on Labor Day weekend and on the weekend of September 6-8.

Where to go Put-in-Bay is ground zero for much of the bicentennial fun, since Perry sailed from this port to meet the British. Yet it’s not the only hot destination. Tall ships also will dock at Middle Bass Island, Catawba Island, Port Clinton and Kelleys Island, as well as at Pelee Island, Kingsville, Amherstburg and Windsor in Ontario, Canada, and each community will host its own special 200th anniversary events.

“Each location will have its own festival on Labor Day weekend,” Huston noted. “No matter what port you visit, you’re going to have a fun experience.”

On hand will be representatives from the U.S., British and Canadian governments and various native groups. And, there will be ceremonies to honor the many servicemen who lost their lives in the Battle of Lake Erie.

Huston said he expects that the tall ships, which will be in port for Labor Day weekend, will be a much-loved attraction. The ships will arrive at the nine U.S. and Canadian ports in August and will stay through September 2.

“People will be able to take tours and day trips, plus there will be the reenactments,” he said.

“We’re pretty excited.”

The Perry Group has been working closely with the National Park Service to prepare for the bicentennial celebration at Put-in-Bay. The renowned party spot is ground zero for the bicentennial festivities, since Perry sailed from this port to meet the British.

There, throughout the two-week celebration, residents and visitors will enjoy a tall ship parade, tours and trips aboard the U.S. Brig Niagara and Tall Ship Windy, a Regency-era benefit ball, 1812 fashion show, lecture series, September 2 tall ships’ reenactment of the Battle of Lake Erie, reenactment village with period crafts and demonstrations, military drills, fireworks, historic games, children’s activities, live concerts, and VIP guests.

The activity isn’t limited to the weekends. On Tuesday, September 10, representatives from the National Park Service, U.S. and Canadian military,

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First Nations, Native American nations and other groups will gather at 9 a.m. to commemorate the official 200th anniversary of the Battle of Lake Erie. At 10:30 a.m., dignitaries will lay a wreath at the battle site.

A commemoration parade will make its way through Put-in-Bay that afternoon, and at 4 p.m., a formal commemoration will take place on the steps of the memorial. It will include a military fly-over and posting of colors by the U.S. Navy.

And of course there will be the memorial’s observation deck, open for the first summer season since 2006.

“For so many people, getting to the observation deck is the major thing,” said Jeff Helmer, NPS park ranger. “It’s an outstanding view of the islands, and you’ll rarely get that view again. With the tall ships here, you’ll get a real perspective of the battlefield. It’s going to be a discovery.”

“You can even see the Canadian islands,” concurred Chad Whaley of the Miller Boat Line, which runs ferries between the U.S. mainland and the islands. “It’s crazy cool.”

Helmer also said he hopes that visitors will stop to pay their respects to the six officers who are buried at the memorial, as well as to the many others who were killed or wounded in the Battle of Lake Erie. Twenty-seven Americans died, and 96 were wounded; their names adorn the rotunda.

“This is a memorial,” Hemmel explained. “Our intent with the bicentennial is to impart that message. It’s why we’re here.”

It’s also a great spot to reflect on what they fought and died for — national sovereignty, and an enduring international peace. LB

Where to stay Cruising boaters who have spent time in the Lake Erie islands already know that finding a slip or mooring at Put-in-Bay on a summer weekend can be an exercise in futility. That challenge will now be compounded by the Labor Day holiday weekend and the bicentennial celebration.

If you can’t find a place for your boat, however, don’t worry. Chad Whaley of the Miller Boat Line suggests trying Kelleys Island, or docking at Sandusky, Port Clinton or Catawba. All three mainland destinations are within a 20-minute ride of the Miller ferry dock, and from there, it’s an easy 22-minute ride to the Bay. You also may decide to swap your cruiser for your car; the island and mainland communities have a variety of hotel, resort and rentalcottage options from which to choose.

Don’t forget to pack Your passports! The action isn’t limited to the U.S. side of the international boundary; you’ll find tall ships and a festival atmosphere at the Canadian ports of Pelee Island, Kingsville, Amherstburg and Windsor as well.

Online resources The Perry Group/Friends of Perry’s Victory & International Peace Memorial theperrygroup.org

Lake Erie Heritage Foundation battleoflakeerie-bicentennial.com

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Leland, Michigan and the surrounding communities of Suttons Bay and Northport along the Leelanau Northport Peninsula boast offerings of fine wine, scrumptious eats and first-class shopping â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not to mention all the boating, biking and fishing you can stand to enjoy.

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urquoise waters lap against dunes and cliffs as you cruise Lake Michigan along the Leelanau Peninsula. A breakwater’s outstretched arm appears ahead, enticing boaters into Leland Harbor.

Entrance reveals a picturesque fishing village huddled on a narrow river, complete with colorful flower- and banner-decked shops.

This is Leland, Michigan and its historic Fishtown, a charming vacation destination where visitors throng Brigadoon-style from early summer to mid-fall, and winter sports enthusiasts flock during colder months.

It’s easy to get lost in the quaintness of this coastal community.

Stop for a treat at Murdick’s Fudge Shoppe, ice cream at Harbor House Trading Company or Leland Toy Company, and lose track of time wandering through the unique local shops. Afterwards, pick up some smoked whitefish at Carlson’s Fishery, crackers from the “Merc” (Leland Mercantile to tourists) and watch the sun set over Leland Harbor while sipping a Pinot Blanc medalist from Verterra Winery.

So might end your first day in this tiny township of slightly more than 2,000 people on the west coast of Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula. That’s about the same number of boats that pull in here each summer.

To cap appetizers on the boat, you’ll want to snag a reservation at the historic upscale Riverside Inn, the casual Bluebird Restaurant or the lively Cove Restaurant. All three restaurants have great waterfront views. If you’re looking for overnight accommodations in the beating heart of downtown, Falling Waters Lodge is a one-of-a-kind lodge with views of the waterfalls, Fishtown, the Leland River and Lake Michigan.

Leland is more than just a pretty town; it’s home base to explore, fish, hike and bike the entire region.

“Leland is no longer a stop on the way. It is a destination.”

— russell dzuba, leland harbormaster

Coin toss: Heads, explore; tails, fish Leland is known for fishing and as a jumping-off point to South Manitou Island. Fish Hook, across from the harbor, has fishing licenses and other gear, and the Manitou Island Transit’s ferry leaves from Leland.

Visitors come from all over to fish for salmon because there’s no wait for a fall migration, according to Cris Telgard, Leland Township Harbor Commission chairman.

“Some years ago a charter captain out of Leland stumbled across great schools of salmon out by the Manitou islands,” Telgard says. “This is not like ports where salmon migrate in the fall. This is a prime salmon fishing port.”

Chamber president Linda Lindquist-Bishop, whose family has lived in Leland since the early 1900s, suggests visitors take a charter boat for a half-day of salmon or trout fishing.

“When you bring them in you can get pictures, have the fish cleaned and Carlson’s will pack them in ice for you,” she says.

Or spend the day at South Manitou Island for its grove of giant white cedars, considered the largest of their kind in North America, the beaches, and the 104-foot-high lighthouse.

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2013 Festivals

Come for the breathtaking scenery, but stay for the events!

LeLand and Lake LeeLanau May 29-Jun. 2 Birding Festival: Hosted at Fountain Point Resort on South Lake Leelanau.

Jun. 7 Grape Expectations: Pre-Leland Wine Festival Art Party at the Old Art Building; appetizers and local wines.

northport Jun. 28-Aug. 30 Music in the Park: Concerts every Friday.

Aug. 10 Northport Wine Festival: Features the peninsula’s 10 Northern Wine Loop Wineries.

Jun. 8 Leland Wine and Food Festival: 16 wineries join 11 local eateries for a tasty afternoon.

SuttonS Bay Jul. 20 Leelanau Wine & Music Festival and ISEA Classic Boat Show: Dame Street and Marina Park.

Jul. 3-4 Fourth of July celebration: Fireworks July 3; parade July 4.

Aug. 3-4 Suttons Bay Art Festival: Features 100 artists and food.

Sept. 21 Leland Heritage Festival: Classic boat show on the Leland River; Classic car exhibition at Van’s Garage.

Aug. 31 Floatilla 2: Rafting together of kayaks and canoes.

Oct. 26 Leland Fall Frenzy: Donuts, cider and store sales.

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Oct. 18 Suttons Bay Fall Art & Wine Walk

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Take the ferry over or anchor offshore. South Manitou Bay is a natural harbor that has a “harbor of refuge” designation.

North Manitou is primarily limited to three-day camping visits.

Watch for the square Manitou Shoals Lighthouse between the Manitou Islands when going over to South Manitou.

The island’s beaches, ridge-covered dunes and abandoned farmhouses draw swarms of summer visitors, so make ferry reservations ahead of time. Oh, and bring lunch. It’s a day trip. The Village Cheese Shanty near the ferry is a popular stop for sandwiches.

The ferry takes 1½ hours. It goes over in the morning and picks up in the afternoon. Work off sandwich calories climbing 117 steps to the South Manitou Lighthouse’s observation deck for spectacular views of the Manitou Passage and its boat traffic.

“It’s a main water highway like (Interstate) 196 is for cars. You see barges, ore boats and freighters on the Manitou Passage,” Lindquist-Bishop says.

The Manitou Passage is busy, but the scenery is picture-perfect.

If you originally approached Leland from the south you would have passed Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore of Good Morning America’s “Most Beautiful Places” fame (see feature story on Sleeping Bear Dunes entitled “American Beauty,” p. 28 of the July 2012 issue of Lakeland Boating). From the north you would pass Beaver Island and the Fox Islands before heading past Leelanau Peninsula’s rocky northwest

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scenery. While at Leland, cruise the part you haven’t seen before heading home.

“Leland Harbor is a jewel along our coastline of spectacular sandy cliffs and pristine tree-lined beaches,” Lindquist-Bishop says.

A revamped harbor What visitors see when they enter Leland Harbor is a new configuration that handles 69 boats, including large ones, because there’s 500 feet broadside. Redone in two stages during the past three years, the harbor has updated everything.

“Boaters came in spite of our outdated facility,” Telgard says.

“Leland was very popular. We wanted the Leland Township Harbor to be equal to the attractions of the village. We added new slips and new facilities. It was just completed last summer.

Boaters love it. Now there is a quality facility.”

The harbor building, sand-colored with a red roof, has a day room with TV and wireless internet access, eight showers and laundry. The marina has floating docks and a second launch site.

Past problems with shoals won’t be a problem in 2013, according to harbormaster Russell Dzuba. “We’re dredging the first of May,” he says.

Because Leland is 100 percent transient and a harbor of refuge, no one is turned away; however, the harbor is not on the state reservation system, so Dzuba encourages boaters to call when they are on the way.

“It never hurts to call,” he says. “Around the 4th of July is hectic. Early August is hectic. Leland is popular. We have historic Fishtown, shops, restaurants, beaches, a laid back atmosphere, and now, a first class facility.”

One can’t-miss stop is the newly renovated historic Leland Lodge, a four-block walk uphill from the harbor. Dine and wine admist sweeping views of North Lake Leelanau and the Leland Country Club, or book rooms for your next land-based visit.

“Leland used to be a stop up to the North Channel,”Dzuba says. “Now, Leland is no longer a stop on the way; it is a destination.”

Maritime exhibits and historic Fishtown After a day spent at South Manitou or out fishing, there’s still time to discover treasures at the wonderful shops and galleries in Leland and Fishtown before relaxing riverside with a “Chubby Mary” at The Cove Restaurant. It’s a bloody Mary with, well, catch a sneak peak at left (p. 52). Now pull out the camera; you’re sitting between the dam and the shanties of Fishtown, that jumble of well-weathered huts and narrow walkways you see dotted along the Leland River.

The dam at the east end is more than picturesque.

It regulates the water level of Lake Leelanau, which flows into the Leland River and out to Lake Michigan.

Look for still-working fishing tugs Janice Sue, built in 1958, and Joy, a trap-net boat from 1981. Between shanties gill nets dry on reels and are repaired.

According to Amanda Holmes, Fishtown Preservation Society’s executive director, commercial fishing boats have plied Lake Michigan waters from the Leland River for more than 150 years, and Fishtown, as it appears today, developed in the early 1900s. She notes that the Great Lakes was peppered with commercial fishing enclaves and shanties similar to Fishtown, but few remain.

“What we have is very rare,” Holmes says. “We have survived. We still have commercial fishing that carries on our maritime traditions.”

If interested in the area’s maritime history, including shipwrecks, cross the bridge over the Leland River on Main Street (M22) to Cedar Street, where the Leelanau Historical Society has a museum.

While there, take advantage of free Wi-Fi and computer access at the Leland Township Library located next door. The library serves both residents and tourists. You can pick up a book to read on Van’s Beach where Cedar dead-ends just west behind Van’s Garage (a local reference point).

Hike, bike or boat Leelanau County’s scenic country roads beckon to be biked or hiked. Harbor House Trading Co. carries some hiking brands, and George Bennett can supply the wheels from his Geo bike shop.

You might think you’re ready to go, but first carb-load at Stone House Bread Café on the south side of town. It’s on M22, the Michigan two-lane highway that rings the Leelanau Peninsula. Stone House Bread does breakfast, lunch and snacks as eat-in or take-out. They also often sell out of their goodies, so ask them to set aside what you’d like to pick up on the way back to town to ensure you’re taste buds aren’t left hanging.

Your adventure starts as you bike or hike south on M22 along the vast waters of North Lake Leelanau. But it’s decision time when you reach Leelanau County Highway 204.

Option 1: Wind east through summer’s dappled greens and fall’s glorious color as 204 dissects the peninsula from Leland to Suttons Bay. Your destination would be the small hamlet of Lake Leelanau, an easy 5 miles from Leland.

When you hear “Lake Leelanau,” you need to know it could reference either the town or the approximately 22-mile-long inland lake. The town is situated at the “narrows,” a strip of land bridging North and South Lake Leelanau. Here you will find Pedaling Beans Coffee Shop, a Mecca for bikers and caffeine junkies alike. Fill up on freshly-made pastries, fruit smoothies or a frozen mocha latte to fuel the rest of your trip.

You don’t have to wait until the sun is over the yardarm to sample the handcrafted spirits of Lake Leelanau’s Northern Latitudes Distillery. Their vodkas and Limoncello are good at any hour.

Biking all the way to Suttons Bay can be tough unless you have a ride back. The road’s steep slope downhill east means an exceptional uphill challenge back west. If you drove to Leland, continuing on to Suttons Bay’s yummy eateries and charming shops is worth the time.

Option 2: Continue south on M22 to the northern segment of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lake Shore, where you can dip toes in sand or water at Good Harbor Beach while gazing at the park’s famed Pyramid Point. On the way back, refresh with a wine-tasting stop at Good Harbor Vineyards.

Option 3 begins back in Leland. As a boater, you really would like to explore or fish on the peninsula’s long inland lake. Leelanau Water Sports rents a variety of boats and jet skis

chubby mary and suttons bay marina photo courtesy of traverse city convention and visitors bureau ; sunset photo by mark lindsay ; joy photo by meggen watt petersen ; top right photo courtesy of leland marina ; middle right photo by cheryl parker

Marinas LeLand Leland Township Harbor has a new marina with 69 slips, including large ones along 500 feet of broadside space.

Additional amenities include two launch sites, a new bathhouse with showers, day room, laundry facilities, Wi-Fi, new parking lot, public bathrooms, walkways, and a patio. Dredging took place in May 2013. It is a harbor of refuge, but requests for slips are strongly encouraged.

Call 231-256-9132 or 231-534-4580 during off-hours.

Coordinates: 45° 01’ 26” N 85° 45’ 51” W Radio channels: 9, 16, 68

northport G. Marsten Dame Marina at Northport has been renovated with 114 slips, including seven floating “shoppers” docks, a new bathhouse with showers, day room and laundry facility, and a new dock house. This is a harbor of refuge, but slip requests are encouraged.

Call 231-386-5411 or 231-386-5182 during off-hours.

Coordinates: 45° 07’ 48” N 85° 36’ 38” W Radio channel: 16

SuttonS Bay Suttons Bay Marina features a play park, public beach and many other amenities. It has 173 slips, but it’s not a harbor of refuge.

Reservations should be made early to ensure availability.

Call 231-271-6703 or 231-271-3051 during off hours.

Coordinates: 44° 58’ 32” N 85° 38’ 43” W Radio channel: 9

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Resources LeLand and Lake LeeLanau Chamber of Commerce lelandmi.com Fishtown Preservation fishtownmi.org South Manitou Island nps.gov/slbe/planyourvisit southmanitouisland.htm Manitou Island Transit manitoutransit.com/ day-trip-to-south-manitou Leelanau Historical Society and Museum leelanauhistory.org

northport City of Northport leelanau.com/northport Chamber of Commerce northportomenachamber.org Northport area michigan.org/city/northport Grand Traverse Lighthouse grandtraverselighthouse.com Northport Bay Boat Yard northportbayboatyard.com

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and will deliver them to wherever you want to launch. Should you need some repair work done, Stander Marine has certified technicians. This third-generation family-owned and -operated marine business has been serving the area since 1912. They sell and rent Avalon pontoon boats and offer fuel and a full line of boating accessories.

Take the launch site into the Leland River behind the Bluebird Restaurant and follow the bend upstream into North Lake Leelanau. Just don’t take a chance on boat availability; reserve ahead.

“We live in an extraordinary area,” says the Harbor Commission’s Telgard. “People come here and say they can‘t believe this is here, in Michigan, and they didn’t know it.”

North by Northport If Leelanau Peninsula’s outstretched arm of woods and hills seduce you into staying longer, head around its northern tip. You can refuel 30 miles northeast of Leland at Northport’s upgraded G. Marsten Dame Marina at the top of Grand Traverse Bay. Have the camera ready. Past Cathead Point and Cathead Bay, Grand Traverse Lighthouse’s red roof comes into view. It has been a guiding light since 1852.

“The bright inviting buildings greet you at Northport’s harbor,” says Greg King, Northport’s administrative coordinator. “The new bathhouse with six showers, laundry facilities, day room and a new dock house are white stucco with red roofs on purpose. We’re carrying out the lighthouse motif.”

Proud of the new boating and public spaces, King says, “We now have 10-foot boardwalks with bump-outs where people can stop and not interfere with others going to their boats. And we revamped the public beach. We have new sand and sidewalks.”

In addition to Northport’s 100 slips, half of

which are transient, the marina added seven floating docks that Martha Cook, a Northport Harbor supervisor, calls “shoppers’ docks.”

“Some people come by boat to shop and do lunch,” Cook says. “Everything is within walking distance. Later, we flip them for overnights.

“It’s beautiful here,” she continues. Cook says she never tires of looking out at the water. She also loves meeting boaters. “They are always happy.

Well, they are doing what they like to do.”

Northport is a harbor of refuge so no one is turned away, but Cook thinks radioing in ahead of time is good. “Then we will have a slip assigned and boys out to help,” she says.

If you encounter any problems along the way, Northport Bay Boat Yard is located just north of the marina. “We do service calls,” says Rae Ellen Thyer, who owns the operation with husband Don. “House” calls are intended for minor repairs; however, if major work is required, the boatyard can transport your vessel from the marina to its facility.

“We have the largest lift from Holland to Cheboygan, so if grounded, we can bring boats here.”

As former Chicagoans who often cruised with Rae Ellen’s parents and siblings around the Leelanau Peninsula, the Thyers understand about transients wanting to “get it fixed” and go. “We know that in summer, people are on vacation and want to go on their way as soon as possible,” she says.

Northport Bay Boat Yard, which is a sponsor of America’s Great Loop Cruisers Association, is a year-round operation.

Stop and shop at Suttons Bay Set a southern course to Suttons Bay to shop and visit wineries. The town is fun, but biking between it and Leland is difficult. Suttons Bay is only about 13 miles south of Northport. For a wine tasting interlude, pull in at Omena Bay, where slips are outside Leelanau Cellars.

Hopefully, you have reserved a slip at Suttons Bay Marina. Not a harbor of refuge, its 173 slips fill, particularly during July. A mere 38 slips are transient.

Harbor reservations are necessary, but you’ll know the town is informal when you see “Village Hall” on a shack at the harbor.

During off hours, Village manager Wally Delamater helps out at Suttons Bay Bikes.

“We are already taking summer reservations,” Delamater says while working on a bike’s spokes.

photos courtesy of traverse city convention and visitors bureau

Asked about the popularity, Suttons Bay Harbor supervisor Edie Aylsworth explains, “Everyone likes to shop and eat.”

That might as well be the town’s mantra, because when you exit the marina onto Saint Joseph Street (M22) you’re at North Country Grill, known for its juicy, ground-on-site hamburgers and delicious prime rib.

Martha’s Leelanau Table, where the locals go for soup or sandwiches, is across the road. VI Grill (formerly Village Inn), which does eggs the way you like ’em, is down a block. And those are just a few food choices. At Suttons Bay Trading Company, owner and Chamber president Karen Pontius mixes spices that can transform galley meals into gourmet.

The Visitors Center sits between the harbor and St. Joseph at Madison and Dame streets, by a red phone booth. Volunteers can direct you to galleries, boutiques and to Jon’s Barber Shop & Sports Shop for a hair cut or fishing license, and to Suttons Bay Bikes/Grand Traverse Bike Tours for winery tours by bike. About 11 wineries are south off a converted railroad bed bike trail and another couple are located north, reachable with a van or bike.

Restock the galley at Hansen’s Foods a few blocks south. Don’t worry if you didn’t pick up a bottle

from a Leelanau winery because this upscale grocery has a sommelier to help you select a lovely locally produced wine.

In addition, store staff will drive you back to the harbor with your groceries and clothes bundle if you used Suttons Bay Laundromat in Hansen’s Plaza. As you head back to the harbor, look for the Inland Seas Schoolship schooner.

When logging in your Leland, Northport and Suttons Bay experiences, you might want to add a footnote to scenery that reads: Shop, eat and drink wine. LB

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Address 09384 Boyne City Rd. Charlevoix, MI 49720

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pectacular doesn’t even begin to describe this impressive estate, located on 20 acres of prime Lake Charlevoix shoreline and just a five-minute boat ride to Lake Michigan.

Situated on the lake’s north shore, the property includes a nine-bedroom, seven-bathroom home that can comfortably sleep 24 people. Did someone say family reunion?

The home was originally an old farmhouse situated on 8 acres when it was purchased by its current owner in 1988.

But it underwent extensive renovations almost immediately.

“All but the fireplace was torn down and rebuilt,” says Pat O’Brien, broker/owner of Pat O’Brien & Associates. “Additional adjacent property was purchased when it became available.”

The home expanded yet again with another large addition and renovation in 2001, bringing the total square footage to 9,000 — 11,000 when you count the finished walkout lower level that boasts a kid-sized roller hockey rink, family room, bedroom and bathroom.

Fun and family have been kept in mind throughout.

On the second floor is a bunkroom that sleeps eight with

Specs Bedrooms: 9 Baths: 7 Square Footage: 9,000 (plus 2,000 lower level) Acreage: 20 Shoreline: 300 feet Price: $2,990,000 Contact Pat O’Brien, Broker/Owner Pat O’Brien & Associates 231-675-6677 patobrien.CoM

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a playroom right outside the door. The second floor also boasts an all-wood, cupola-like room overlooking the lake.

The master suite is on the main floor. “It’s really in its own separate wing of the house and has its own sunroom,” O’Brien says. Also on the main floor, a large galley kitchen runs from the living room to the family room.

The 30-foot-long lakeside porch is enclosed with ceilingto-floor windows, making it a lovely three-season spot for watching everything happening outside.

The beautifully manicured grounds of the home hold plenty of family-friendly enjoyment, including a 185-foot tee-green chip-and-putt hole. There’s also a custom-built log playhouse, playground equipment and a beautiful sand beach, perfect for swimming and sand castles. A large gazebo with an outdoor deck at the beach is a nice spot to entertain.

And for boaters, a dock goes in and out each spring and fall; it can accommodate a boat up to 35 feet on hoists.

Concludes O’Brien, “Private and beautiful best describe this incredible home.” LB

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estled into the south end of Grand Traverse Bay’s West Arm, Duncan L. Clinch Marina is within walking distance of everything downtown Traverse City has to offer, including restaurants, shops and entertainment.

The city-owned and -operated marina dates back to 1939, when a breakwater and boat wells were built adjacent to Clinch Park. The marina itself was built in 1961. It underwent a substantial $10 million renovation in 2002-2003 that included a new breakwater, all-new floating docks, a new harbor building, and a launch ramp.

“That renovation was made possible by a grant from the Michigan State Waterways Commission, so more boaters could access Traverse City by water,” says dockmaster Barry Smith.

Clinch Marina has a total of 119 slips, with 59 available for transient boaters. Slips range from 24 to 60 feet.

“There is also nearly 1,200 feet of broadside dockage that can accommodate up to 30 boats of different sizes, including boats up to 150 feet,” Smith says.

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for the season May 15 and closes October 20. Reservations can be made up to six months in advance through the Michigan DNR reservation system.

In addition to having downtown Traverse City at its doorstep, there are beaches on each side of the marina providing endless recreational opportunities, including swimming, volleyball, kayaking and paddleboarding.

Area attractions include winery tours, Sleeping Bear Dunes, tall ship sailing, a casino, fishing, cycling, hiking, and canoeing.

It’s also a great spot for those wanting to attend Traverse City’s two major summer events: The National Cherry Festival and the Traverse City Film Festival.

The marina is less than 35 miles from the entrance to Grand Traverse Bay, which means easy access to the rest of Lake Michigan and beyond.

“We pride ourselves on providing outstanding service,” Smith says. “Clinch Marina is shared by destination boaters from around the Great Lakes, local weekend boaters and even boaters on their way along the Great Loop.” LB

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Place a classified ad online at lakelandboating.com 21’ 2012 ranger tUg r-21ec Freshwater, 15 engine hours, bow thruster, marine head, electronics, trailer.

Asking $54,900. call Brent @ reed yacht Sales 616-402-0180. RYS

1995 carver 310 SantegO Very good condition, I/B T-Crusaders, low hrs., new interior, A/C heat. Sleeps six.

Great weekender with many extras. $28,000 OBO. Phil 312-343-8073, scubaman18@comcast.net JUL13

2010 ranger tUg r-29 Freshwater, Yanmar 260-hp diesel, 100 hours, generator, air conditioning, full electronics. Asking $209,900. call Brent @ reed yacht Sales 616-402-0180. RYS 23’ 1988 Slickcraft SS237 260-hp Mercruiser, 492 hrs., Eagle tandem axle trailer, one owner, complete documentation. $13,500. Northport, MI. 317-370-8705 or lhgardner@me.com. AUG13 32’ 2005 320 crUiSerS eXPreSS Mid-caBin T-320 Volvo inboards. Only 150 hrs. New bottom paint. Excellent condition. $99,900. 262-652-8866, captjimsyachts.com CJ, JUN13 1982 30’ carver Sedan New engines and rebuilt transmission. Stand-up shower, new sofabed, two refrigerators, bar. Extras. Excellent buy. 517-669-9159

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25’ 2011 hUnt harrier Single 300-hp Yanmar diesel with 71 hrs. Bow thruster, full canvas enclosure, Garmin 5212 Chart, V-berth with head. Wet bar with refrigerator.

Swim platform. Kept under cover, clean. Located in South Florida. contact wayne cannava 954-646-5099, wayne@gilmanyachts.com AUG13

2001 Mainship ruM runner 2001 MainShiP rUM rUnner 30’ 250 B Cummins, 560 engine hrs., stored inside winter/ summer. Like new, many extras. $88,000. call 920-517-3304 or 920-921-5038. SEP13

2009 32’ evergladeS 320cc Twin 350-hp 4-stroke Yamahas, 2 Garmin GPS Map 5212 displays, chartplotter/ radar, XM Weather, VHF, autopilot, Clarion CMD5 AM/FM/ CD, Taco outriggers, fresh/raw w/down, power windlass w/ ss anchor, livewell, head w/shower, bait station w/sink and 8 tackle drawers. AND MUCH MORE! $195,000. bjessi@sbcglobal.net SEP13

27’ 1988 fOrMUla 272Sr1 T-330 Mercs, 355 hrs., exceptional condition, fresh water, heated storage, Eagle trailer. $39,900. Located in KY. Bill 270-422-2076, carguyco@bbtel JUL13

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1989 Slickcraft 279Sc 330 hp, SS prop, water heater, video depthsounder, marine radio, camper canvas, and much more. Well kept. Dual axle float on trailer. Boat $9,500; trailer $2,000. 651-470-7548 SEP13

1987 31’ tiara flyBridge Completely rigged for Great Lakes fishing. Full complement of electronics.

Excellent condition. Asking $49,000. call 920-265-3270 or captjohn652@gmail.com. AUG13

2012 cUtwater 28 Freshwater, Yanmar 260-hp diesel, 50 hours, generator, full electronics. LOADED – too many options to list! Asking $199,900. call Brent @ reed yacht Sales 616-402-0180. RYS

31’ 2004 310 dOral T-320 hp Bravo III’s, low hrs., one owner, generator, radar, GPS, plotter. Excellent condition. $99,900. 262-652-8866, captjimsyachts.com CJ, JUN13

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1997 crOwnline 330 eXPreSS crUiSer Mid-cabin, T-260 hp MerCruiser 5.7L Bravo III drives, air/heat, generator, cockpit ice maker, large swim platform, 2008 Garmin 8.4" chart, 18HD radar, GPS, VHF. 2013 new bottom paint. Located in MI. $49,000.

616-443-9759. AUG13

1997 Sea ray 330 SUndancer T-7.4 MPI (340 hp) V-drives, Raymarine electronics, one owner, meticulously maintained, freshwater, heated storage. 10' Zodiac. $58,900. 616-402-4087 or 616-402-4088 JUL13

1987 36’ tiara CONVertiBLe Heated storage, proserviced, 350 hp (910 hrs.), generator, all electronics, teak interior, 2 staterooms, 100% freshwater. Excellent condition.

Photos available. Reduced $79,900. 616-340-7300 Jul13

35’ 1986 seNatOr suNdeCK Very fuel efficient, economical trawler. T/diesels. Autopilot, radar, GPS, A/C, heat, dripless shaft seals. Always freshwater. Well maintained and clean. $69,500. 734-789-7534, boatislife@gmail.com aug13

1999 tiara 3500 OpeN LOA 35'6", beam 13'3", 7.4 Crusader Gas Engines w/485 hrs. Canvas like new, full electronics, teak/holly sole, air conditioning. Professionally maintained Lake Erie boat. $128,900. 419-433-8071 or pewman@mac.com SEP13

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1980 35’ ViKiNg CONVertiBLe 454 Crusaders, Kohler Marine airs, fully equipped w/numerous upgrades.

Freshwater, covered slip. $35,900. 513-574-1585 Jul13

1994 FOur WiNNs 365 express Cummins diesels, generator, Lowrance GPS/fishfinder. Radar. Freshwater/ heated storage. $79,500. More information/photos at diyachthaven.com or call 906-647-2400. Jul13

1999 siLVertON 37 CONVertiBLe T-Merc 400 hp closed Ccoling, 2-A/C & heat, genset, electronics, one owner, excellent condition. $89,000. Contact 815-4334218 or tom@starvedrockmarina.com. SEP13

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37’ 1985 C&C CML37 traWLer twin 165 Volvo Diesels, Onan gen, windlass, radar, GPS, stereo/CD, 2-VHF, fresh water, dual stations, 2 heads, full enclosure, low hours. $105,000. s93570@aol.com, 705-859-3990. oCt13

1995 giBsON spOrt 37 Low hours. Bottom refinished 3 years ago, Interior refinished 5 years ago. Perfect condition. Located on Shelbyville Lake. Price reduced to $53,000. Call 217-454-1657. aug13

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37’ 1993 CarVer MOtOr YaCht T-7.4 Crusaders, generator, new canvas, full electronics, very good condition. Owners retiring. $79,900. 262-652-8866, captjimsyachts.com CJ, oCt13

1995 sea raY 370 suNdaNCer Loaded for cruising.

Generator, plotter w/radar, hailer w/fog horn, VHF w/ DCS, 10' rib w/15 hp on davits, camper back w/screens, 454’s w/600 hrs. Professionally serviced/heated storage.

Sturgeon Bay, WI. $78,500. 608-274-3448. aug13

2008 3760 regaL Mid CaBiN express T-8.1 Volvo dual props, low hrs., hardtop, generator. $169,900.

262-652-8866, captjimsyachts.com CJ, Jun13

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2000 siLVertON 352 aFt CaBiN MY Excellent condition. 7.4L inboard Mercs w/low hrs. (700). Only in freshwater. Motivated seller, free delivery on Great Lakes.

Spacious interior w/ 2 staterooms and 2 heads, dual access bridge, electronics, etc. $99,000 OBO. Contact tomK4428@gmail.com or 814 572-4982 Jul13

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1996 372 siLVertON aFt CaBiN T-8.2 Crusaders, generator, electronics, fresh bottom paint, canvas in good condition. $89,900. 262-652-8866, captjimsyachts.com CJ, Jun13

1998 Cruisers YaChts 3375 esprit Original owner, freshwater, tow truck and trailer available. T-7.4 inboards, full electronics, generator, new canvas. $59,900.

262-781-6598 or happely2@aol.com SEP13

2001 37/39 NOrdiC tug Bristol! Never in salt. Stored indoor heated since new. Best overall value in the country @ $285,000. Long-range cruise equipped. George Wilson/ owner 920-495-9662 or gtandmj@hotmail.com aug13

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40’ 1967 CHRIS CRAfT CORInTHIAn Rare awesome award-winner. Needs nothing. Nov '08 survey. Please, serious inquiries only. 586-243-6861 Jul13

1986 CHRIS CRAfT 422 COMMAndER Immaculate, motivated seller. Diesels, heat/AC, generator, low hours. Best value on the Great Lakes! Call or text 616-389-0747. aug13

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2000 SEA RAY 410 SundAnCER T-7.4L Merc MPI Horizons.

Generator w/full electronics. In excellent condition. Reduced to $115,000. 814-881-0326, fpetruso@aol.com aug13

2000 380 Sea ray Sundancer

1978 43’ VIKIng MOTOR YACHT T-Detroit Diesels, generator, 11' Whaler w/davit, windless, washer and dryer, new top and carpet. Extremely well-built boat. Cruise ready. Excellent buy at $59,999. Soo, MI. Call Pat at 906-630-2448 Jul13

2000 SEA RAY 380 SundAnCER T-7.4 Merc. HorizonsGarmin. Fresh water only. 2010 GPS, low hrs. (280).

Excellent. Like new, new canvas. Best offer. 315-4691712 days, 315-476-3901 eve and weekends sep13 2000 REgAl 4160 ExPRESS 42 feet, Volvo diesels w/250 hrs. Full electronics, two heads/ staterooms, generator.

Excellent condition. 231-941-1284 Jul13

1979 AlbIn 43 TRAWlER Great liveaboard. Fresh water.

Well maintained. $105,000. Details and photos online at margoc43.com. Contact Ron at 269-568-8888. sep13

1989 39’ SEARAY EC Mercruiser Gas Engines 7.4L. Freshwater boat, 2nd owner for last 20 yrs. Clean boat inside & out — All amenities, electronic nav. equip. Asking $36,900 OBO. Call 630-418-2752. oCT13

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2007 42’ ISlAnd PIlOT 435 with IPS. Excellent condition.

Go to greatyacht.blogspot.com for details. $399,000.

248-787-2400 aug13

1995 SEA RAY 400EC Total refit inside and out (2005).

Loaded incl. genset. Pictures and survey available. $99,000. 231-313-2191 aug13

42’ 1996 HATTERAS COCKPIT MOTORYACHT T-420 hp Cats, low hrs., new bottom paint and canvas.

Excellent condition. $259,900. 262-652-8866, captjimsyachts.com CJ, Jun13

44’ 1992 SEA RAY SundAnCER Clean and fast with twin low-hour Caterpillar diesels. Full electronics, reverse cycle air conditioning, owner’s queen and guest staterooms.

Located Chicago. Asking $89,000. Call 312-671-1700 or e-mail jro@theyachtexchange.com for complete details. aug13

1939 40’ CYPRESS PlAnK on oak frames. Going bigger; must sell. MV ResTless. Excellent condition. For more info, visit putinbaycruises.com or call 419-304-2056. sep13

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2004 SEARAY 420 SundAnCER Cummins diesels, low hours, full electronics, turnkey. Excellent condition. Priced to sell. 630-918-3794. sep13

2000 WEllCRAfT 45 ExCAlIbuR Raytheon radar/ autopilot. Drive showers. Clean — never overnighted.

Summer on lift. Winter heated stored. 219-742-2234. sep13

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1999 450 sea ray sUndanCer Extremely clean and updated boat. T-450 hp cats with 400 hrs, always fresh water and heated winter stored. Would consider trading on a bridge boat over 48 ft. Call don at 586-738-5357 for additional details. sep13

2002 51’ sea ray sUndanCer T-3196 CATS T640 hp, 470 hrs. Loaded. Submersible platform. Sat TV. Immaculately clean. $359,900. 262-652-8866, captjimsyachts.com CJ, Jun13

either power or sail, for you in the Great Lakes, East Coast, Mississippi, or Gulf. Free quotes. Resume on request. 614-885-3601.

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Charters bareboat Canada’s FabUloUs north Channel, laKe hUron. 25 power and sailboats, 27'-50'. Cruise and learn, skippered. Canadian Yacht Charters, Gore Bay, Ontario. 800-565-0022. e-mail: info@cycnorth.com, cycnorth.com RuC

45’ 1997 450 sea ray sUndanCer Raymarine electronics, T/Cats 3126/450 HP, 1100 hrs.+, generator, TNT Lift, many upgrades including new refrigerator, icemaker in aft cockpit & VHF radio, full camper top in '09, slip available, located on the St. Lawrence River, Alex. Bay NY. Asking $162,500. 315-673-2900 oCt13

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1990 53’ JeFFerson MarqUessa walk around.

Detroit 6V92s, 3 staterooms, 3 heads. Extensive remodel/ upgrades. Custom pilothouse. Zodiac. Never salt. arkatie.com, 612-850-2000 Jul13

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1968 46’ Chris CraFt roaMer (alUMinUM) New exterior paint and extensive interior redecorating in 2011.

Attention getter continuously upgraded by same (now two-boat) owner last 24 years. Strong Ford 427 engines.

Located Detroit area. Reduced to $89,500. Contact Mark at 248-514-4250 or e-mail oakliftm@mi.rr.com for photos/specs. nov13

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1993 CUstoM-bUilt steel trawler 49'3", 16' beam, 180 H. Cummins Diesel. Always in freshwater, stored in heated building. Written up in passageMaker, Oct. 2010.

New electronics. Price negotiable. Call 906-786-2175 sep13

1993 40’ Mainship sedan bridge. Fresh water only. 7.4L XL Crusaders w/V drives @ 840 hrs. Meticulously maintained. Fully equipped and instrumented. Bridge is fully enclosed. Includes 10" RIB. $90,000. Call 248-321-7985. aug13

stUnning 2000 54’ neptUnUs express Fullyequipped, powerful and rare C-12 Caterpillars w/low hrs.

Never in salt water. Luxurious leather and cherry wood throughout, well-maintained, everything works and ready to go for summer! Steal it for $325,000. Contact Charles: 312-793-5480; lporter@court.state.il.us. aug13

55’ 1990 viKing MotoryaCht Desirable (4) stateroom layout. On-deck galley, walk-in engine room, private master w/king berth. Traditional teak interior, upgraded digital stabilizers, bow thruster. Must-see exceptional gel coat.

Fresh water 98% and shows. Located in the Great Lakes.

Realistic seller. Contact wayne Cannava 954-646-5099, wayne@gilmanyachts.com. aug13

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2005 gb eastbay 49 sedan Single owner!

Custom hard enclosure! Flag Blue hull! Only 335 hrs. Always fresh water! $689,000. Contact Mike@ waypointMarinesales.com, 419-344-7518. aug13

ReDuCeD! 1996 Carver 370 Aft Cabin, T-454 EFI Crusaders, 650 hrs. Gen set w/70 hrs. Lots of space for 6. Pictures available. Excellent condition.

419-367-8646 aug13

ReDuCeD again! ‘95 500 da sea ray Heated storage, T-550 Detroits. 502 hrs. Clean and equipped.

Freshwater only. $185,000 OBO. 216-469-7000 sep13

2005 oCean alexander 54 LOA T-500 hp Yanmars w/330 hrs. Dual stations, full Raymarine electronics,12KW gen, air, Zodiac H/B, deluxe bridge. $449,000.

920-739-7668 aug13

46’ 1999 MaxUM 4600sCb la paloma (the dove), Twin Cummins Turbodiesels, heat/ac generator, pristine, 1 owner, 770 hrs. Located on Lake Michigan in Muskegon. $179,000. visit lapalomayacht.com or call 231-557-7606. oCt13

1985 Carver 3227 Convertible Superbly maintained and runs great! 3000 hours trolling, includes electronics/updates/bottom paint. Great for cruising/fishing. margaretelchuk2@gmail.com for photos/specs. aug13

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above the waterline | by Dave Wallace

Battery Up Boatbuilders: Watch where you put those things.

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poiler alert: If your boat is equipped with autosized marine batteries, the information that follows may not apply to you. On the other hand, your next upgrade may put you in a position to appreciate my thoughts.

I was weaned on Great Lakes cruising with sailboats.

In those ancient days, the amenities below deck were minimal and, for the most part, non-electrical. That, combined with wimpy diesel auxiliary power, meant that the boat’s batteries were an incidental afterthought. Heck, our first cruiser didn’t even have a shore power plug!

I share this background information so you will understand why we finally committed to a full-featured, fully equipped Grand Banks trawler without my ever paying any serious attention to the batteries involved.

It’s true I was impressed by the fact that this boat had two of them, but I confess that I never bothered to check below deck — until the papers were signed.

When I finally made the trip down there to identify the fuel filters, I was stunned by the sheer, bright yellow mass of my 210-hp Caterpillar. This was also my moment of truth for understanding the wattage required to turn that puppy over. Forward of the engine, and very difficult to reach without skinning knees, bumping your head, or both, sat two fiberglass boxes. They looked more like footlockers than battery containers, and the fact that their lids were securely strapped in place with military-grade webbing suggested that the designer had been anticipating the possibility of a capsizing during an Atlantic crossing.

As our cruising seasons came and went without serious incident, I came to accept — and take for granted — the carefree efficiency of all that wattage strapped in below deck. It never occurred to me to wonder or worry about the possibility of replacing those batteries. I have no way of knowing how many of you have experienced the helpless feeling that comes from turning over the ignition and hearing nothing but a feeble clicking from the starter motor. The bad news is that it happened to us in the middle of our cruise. On the flip side, the good news is that we were in a slip in Michigan’s Lake Charlevoix, where professional services abound.

In my lifetime I have never witnessed the rebuilding of an Indy race car after a fiery crash, or the removal of a kidney from a circus elephant, but at this point in our cruising history I did witness the removal and replacement of two Grand Banks batteries by a team of shipyard mechanics who could have been linebackers in the NFL. The job required

Dave Wallace has been boating in the Great Lakes for more than 35 years. He’s written for Lakeland Boating since 1993 and helped develop Lakeland Boating’s Ports O’ Call cruising guides.

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removal of all floorboards in the main salon — and a relay team of lifters and helpers. It was painful even to watch. If it’s possible to get a sympathetic hernia, I was as close to experiencing it as I’d even been!

All of this brings me to the point of my story: Why is it that boatbuilders install so much critical operating gear below and leave us to do the head banging and heavy lifting many seasons later? That’s why I’m suggesting a user-friendly builder should consider the addition of strategically placed watertight doors at the waterline. This would save spines, arms and spontaneous cursing, while affording us the luxury of sliding the heavy stuff out rather than lifting it up and in.

I know this approach to hull access is possible because I’ve been on ocean-going cruises where waterline fitted doors provide easy access to launches alongside the vessel that allow passengers to disembark for trips to shore.

As for marketing ammunition, the sight of a watertight door on a cruiser hull says to the prospective buyer, “Hey there, skipper; I’m big and I’m easy!”

Sale assured. LB

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