If you want to bypass the hefty commission fees charged by boat and yacht brokers you may want to consider going to one of the buy owner sources. We have some like this in my local area but you can find numerous locations online such as eBay and iBoats.There is a large selection of vessels of all kinds and all sizes to be found online and you can buy them straight from the owner. This will also expose you to a wide variety of styles...more
Before you even shop for a boat, really even before you consider buying a boat you should know what type of use you are buying it for. Is it a fishing boat or a pleasure boat? If it is for fishing, are you using it inshore or will you be going in the ocean? If it is for pleasure, do you want an easy going deck boat or a go fast type of boat?Once you have these choices narrowed down and you have an idea of what type of boat you want...more
Solar boat skipper and chief executive Raphael Domjan will be touring around the world with Gerard d'Aboville beginning in April to promote solar power and the sea transport's part in reducing global carbon emissions. The solar boat will be visiting Abu Dhabi, Hamburg, London, Paris, New York, San Francisco, and Singapore in early 2011. SunPower (Nasdaq: SPWRA) is the supplier of around 38, 000 black photovoltaic cells which will transform at least 22 percent of sunlight into electricity. The 470-square-meter solar energy array will be producing 103.4 kilowatts to fuel the boat's electric engine. Even though PlanetSolar do not have the components of a traditional boat, it is a way towards clean sea transport. Japanese shipping firms Nippon Yusen Kaisha and Nippon Oil Corporation also developed a boat that is partly fueled by solar power called the Auriga Leader in 2008. The Auriga Leader has 328 solar panels which can produce 40 kW of energy, which is 10 percent of the energy used by the ship when it is docked. The ship is capable of containing 6,400 automobiles and will be transferring vehicles that will be sold abroad by Japanese car company Toyota Motor...more
Kerala is one of the most desired destinations for celebrating honeymoon. It offers unique opportunity to experience romance in the beautiful backwaters which consists of a complex network of brackish lagoons, lovely springs, silvery waterfalls, wee lakes and long canals. Houseboat is the prominent way to experience the unscathed and virginal...more
(1888PressRelease) Budget savings and ahead-of-schedule progress by Hardin Construction Company on Windward Commons made other campus enhancements possible, including a 1,000-foot pedestrian walkway connecting the new parking lot to campus; revitalization of a student amphitheater and a fitness trail; and an overhaul of the existing parking...more
Two nautical charts are spread out on the nautical table. They showed these waters have yet to be surveyed. The captain relies on a heading of depth soundings. This is a new channel, one he's never sailed; although he's safely traveled the Antarctic innumerable times before. Dusk sets in and reduces visibility. Then is starts to snow in earnest. The icebergs encumbering the channel are even harder to track as the giant snowflakes cling to the windows. Radar clearly shows them, even with our diminished eyesight. The screen shows the icebergs in frigid orange. One enormous glob dominates the channel ahead on the monitor. The ice is only three kilometers from us. The captain finally issues a quiet order at one kilometer. The ship changes direction with the adept handling of the helmsman. Through the falling snow and deep fog, we glimpse a tabular iceberg. This kind of berg can only be seen in the southern ocean. These bergs resemble the American plains; they have very flat, wide tops and the sides are straight. They can be over one hundred feet tall. Not for the first time, has the sheer magnitude of Antarctica stopped me in my tracks. Hopefully we will reach the Antarctic Circle in...more
Are you still undecided on the kind of wedding you want to have? An outdoor wedding is one fun alternative that you can choose. Known for romantic and beautiful atmosphere, outdoor weddings can come in many different types. Whether you...more
Let me start his review by saying if you are looking for a place full of 21+ patrons out to have fun and meet new people then simply put... you have found a home. Funnily enough, we ended up at Pontoon by accident. Me and 3 mates were supposed to...more
Boats have been used to travel over water since about 3500 BC and have helped form the development of our human civilization. With a large variety of different boat building kits available, both the professional and the do-it-yourself...more
For an individual who takes great pleasure in the sailing experience, the possibility of investing in sailboats for sale can be a very thrilling venture. The thought of owning your own sailboats for sale and having the opportunity to take it out...more
The ‘Stitch and Glue' method, or ‘Tack and Tape' as it can also sometimes be referred to, is one of the most popular boat building techniques among amateur boat builders. This is because it uses relatively little wood, which makes...more
Most people build wood boats because they are cheap to make. Wood is an easily available material that can be used to make cheap boats that would be very buoyant and durable. As a matter of fact, wooden boats are normally used for...more