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A few other shows that may be of interest:

July 17-18  Boston Antique and Classic Boat Festival
            at Marina Bay

July 31     Antique and Classic Boat Show
            Weirs Beach, Laconia NH

August 5-8  Antique Boat Show at the Antique Boat Museum
            Clayton, NY

August 8    Lake Sunapee Antique Boat Show and Parade
            Newbury Harbor, Newbury NH

August 14   Bay State Woodies Boat Show Regatta
            Charles River, Boston

    
    Is there a boat show coming up in Denver soon?
    
    Craig

Denver Shows:

January 7-10  Boat Spree '93
              Denver Convention Complex

March 3-7     Annual Colorado RV Sports, Boat, and Travel Show
              National Western Complex


I have a copy of the Boat and Motor Dealer " 1992 Market Manual", which
lists all scheduled shows for 1993, nationwide.  If anyone else wants info
for a specific city, let me know and I'll post it here.

Rick

    
    	Thanks
    
    	Craig
    

    Does anyone know if there will be a Boston show this year ?

    re: .5
    Yes, the "New England Boat Show", listed in .0 is in Boston.
    
    The January show traditionally called the "Boston Boat Show" 
    at the World trade Center is canceled, as far as I can tell. 
    It's missing from several listings that I've checked.
    
    Rick

    For those on the west coast the Grandaddy of shows at the LA Convention
    center is 29-Jan thru 7-Feb 93. This usually has something for
    everyone. My wife and I used it several years ago to determine we 
    couldn't afford a new boat. We still go every year to see what is new
    though.
    

    Any boat shows in Albuquerque N.M.???
    
    Steve T.

    are camels aren't they?
    
    

    As strange as it may sound...There are a few large mud holes in the
    desert!!!  With strippers no less... state record is 54lbs!!!

    54-pound strippers?
    
    Must be the underage/underweight dancers practicing for the tryouts in
    Vegas next year. 
    
    <grins>
    

For any Trailer Boats Magazine readers who are planning on attending 
the New England Boat Show at the Bayside Expo Center in Boston, there's 
a *major* typo in the show schedule published in their February issue.

In the "Calendar of Events", they list the show as being from 
February 13 thru the 21st.  The show is actually from February 
20th thru the 28th.  I've verified this, and the magazine's listing
is wrong.  If you go this coming weekend, you'll find the Sportsman's 
Show, not the Boat Show.

Rick

    1st Annual New England Water Ski Expo...
       (also known as New England Fishing & Water Ski Expo)
    
    April 1 - April 4, 1993 at the Byfield Expo Center, Rt 95, Newbury, MA
    
    Admission: Adults-$5.00, Children under 12-$2.00
    
    Expo Hours:   Thurs April 1:  4-8
                  Fri   April 2:  1-8
                  Sat   April 3:  10-8
                  Sun   April 4:  10-4
    
    Expected guests include:  Banana George Blair
                              Camille Duvall-Hero
    		              Chris LaPointe
    			      Carl Roberge
    			      Dave Reinhart
    			      Pat Connelly (founder of Connelly Skis)
    
    for more info call Vernon Promotions @ 508-777-2311
    
    
    
    Sounds like a good place to "browse"...
    Doug

I received an invitation to attend a sales event at Valley Marine, Rindge NH.
They enclosed a 'discount check' should you buy a boat that day and a 10% coupon
on other purchases.

Has anyone attended these kinds of sales gatherings before? Are they worthwhile
to attend?

Anyone else get one of these letters?

Doug.

    Yup, $2000 discount check... Got mine yesterday...
    I never have attend one of these boat sales...
    I figure they just mark up the starting price then take the 2K off...
    
    Jean

    Didn't you notice the ** next to the $2000 in the letter?  The fine
    print said that the check was worth half of face value.
    Wayne

re: .16 
>> Didn't you notice the ** next to the $2000 in the letter?  The fine
>> print said that the check was worth half of face value.
   
If that's the case, then bring it in and tell them you'd like them to 
cash it.  Half of a $2000 check isn't bad at all for a drive to Rindge.

I suspect these things are somewhat of a scam.  Not that you won't get
$2000 off the *list* or inflated price of a boat, but that you could 
probably get the same discount if you walked in any other day without 
the "check".

This is prime selling season for boats.  Dealers haven't started giving
anything away just yet.  

Also, the 10% off on accessories for boat buyers is pretty much standard.
Nearly any dealership will give you that if you ask.

Rick

    I really didn't pay much attention to it, once I saw it was a
    non-negotiable check used as a selling gimmick... I've gotten them
    before... Once I signed up once or twice at boat shows for prizes, you
    get alot of marine junk mail...
    Jean

    got it, trashed it... didn't read it..

He had a lot of boats. They had 'Market Value' numbers and 'Sale price' numbers
on each of them. Some where marked 'minus half the value of the promo check'.

His prices were HIGH! But surprisingly, many of the boats were sold!

No wonder he was smiling ...

Doug.

    Has anyone heard if there will be an end of season boat show in the
    Boston area before the end of this year. Someone told me that they
    heard mention of a show coming to the Bayside Expo Center.
    
    Has anyone else heard this?
    
    								Thanks
    								-mike-

    
    
    	The fall boat show at the Bay Side is October 8 - 10th.  I am
    	going tonite.  
    
    	george

    
    	Anyone going to the Worcester Boat show tonite?

    Thinking of going Saturday.. hope there's lots there.

	Time permitting may go Fri night or Saturday

	Wonder if they will have vendors on LORAN or GPS units?
	
	-< Tuna Tail >-

    I take it that there is a boat show this weekend.  Is it at the 
    Centrum?  Anyone know the general hours and admission for adults
    and children?
    
    Thanks, Mark

    
    	The Boat show at the Centrum January 13 thru the 16th(I think)
    hours are 4-10 weeknights and 11-9 weekends. The price is 6 bucks.
    
    	BTW: If anyone is looking for a barefoot wetsuit, and can wear
    an XL, Valley Marine has one BI suit leftover for 97 bucks. A real
    steal that is just a little to large for me! ARGH! It's a shortie,
    of course, with half sleeves and padding in all the correct places.
    
    	The boat show itself was a bit sparse. That means; "THERE WERE
    NO NAUTIQUES!!!!!", but the deals on ski gear were pretty good. 
    Another member of this conference picked up and HO XL? wakeboard
    for 150 clams.
    
    	Not to mention that the Carver was marked down to only 100k! :-)
    
    Rick
    

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    Any information on upcoming boat shows in the New England area
    would be appreciated.
    
    Thanks
    
    Gary
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    The 38th Annual Boston boat show for powerboats and sailboats will be
    held at Bayside Expo Center in Boston Feb.19-27 1994
    
    Show hours 
    
    Monday-Friday  1:00 pm- 10:00 pm
    Saturdays Noon-10:00 pm
    Sundays 11:00 am- 7:00 pm
    
    Admission $ 5.00 adults    $ 2.50 Children (6-12 yrs.)
    
    Have fun.

    For those on "the other coast"
    The 38th Annual Southern California Boat Show is at the L.A. convention
    center,(still standing), Feb 5-13 1994. The hours are weekdays 1-9 pm,
    Sat 11 am - 9 pm and Sun 11 am - 7 pm cost is $8 for adults children
    under 12 free

    1995 Miami Boat Show and Sailboat Show

    Trade Day:		Thursday Feb 16
    Red Carpet Day:	Friday Feb 17
    Public days:	Saturday Feb 18 - Wednesday Feb 22