01/25 - 01/26 - 2020 Seattle Boat Show CBGT

Due to the limited response to the Boat Show CBGT on January 25th, I'm going to cancel the reservation for the "sky lounge" in my building, but not the CBGT. There is a charge for the sky lounge and it does have room for +30 people with fridge, etc. It just doesn't seem like there is going to be enough people this year. 5 or 6 Brats would feel weird in that space. We can still use the general area, but without exclusive use. So the CBGT is still on, but there might be other residents there. Or, there is a conference room that can seat 15 and has a fridge (but no fireplace).

Now, if 20 more people sign up, I can run back down to the front desk.

Mark
 
Mark, I am totally surprised at the low response. The SBS has been a popular event. We had more than a busload going up to the brewery at Snoquallmy Falls. If I were able, I'd be there for sure.

Harvey
SleepyC :moon
 
Marco - Did you want to still get fancier catered appetizers? Otherwise we all could bring a small plate* of appetizers - I would be glad to bring veggies, or meats, or cheeses or something to heat up in the microwave. Wife and I are only good for a couple hours. We likely will head up to our little town condo by kids and zoo about 8.

Or alternately, we could meet up at the boat show, and head out to a restaurant.


*my rule for potlucks, don't bring more than twice as much as you could eat it that is all you eat. No one seems to like leftovers ('cept at Thanksgiving)
 
I think that I'll just handle the munchies to save everyone from having to carry anything. Plenty of time to think that over.

The Boat Show has now released the official Seminar Schedule. Be sure to choose carefully which of the 265 seminars you want to attend. I might go to the Haida Gwaii seminar twice just to look at the pictures.

https://seattleboatshow.com/seminars/

I just made an offer on a boat. Survey is Monday. I'm having a Google-a-thon researching everything that can go wrong. Makes one wonder what kind of idiot buys a boat.

Mark
 
Mark, Congrats on the new boat. Hope that all goes well for you.

Last year, I did almost 100% of my time in the classes. What a great opportunity. Worth it for sure.

Harvey
SleepyC :moon
 
I just ran through all the seminars and have them all mapped out. If it says Radar, diesel, or VHF in the title, I'm interested. I bought the full meal deal "every day" ticket just in case.

One of the things that was missing (and I think is always missing) is a MOB seminar. There is a general medical emergency seminar (fish hooks, heart attacks, broken bones, etc.), but it sure seems like it would be easy to spend an hour discussing throw bags, PDFs that have hoist rings, hand holds for boarding ladders, etc. All the emergency medical training in the world won't help if you can't get the victim back on board. Just sayin.

I've also thought that every class called something like "Onboard BBQ Basics" should have half the seminar devoted to fire extinguisher use.

Mark
 
Susan and I are in. Having hosted this event in the past I can tell you that a lot of people will chime in at the last day or just show up. You will get more then 5 or 6 people.
 
Tom,

Okay, the sky lounge is back on. We have room for another 20 people, so latecomers are welcome. Maybe the problem is that the subject line for this post doesn't reference that it is the Boat Show CBGT??

Mark
 
Marco,


"Fly-Fishing Puget Sound with a Dry Fly" finally did it for me. I will be attending SBS and come to your CBGT if there is still room for 1

Dwight
 
Dwight,

Plenty of room. I've also got that seminar highlighted. I fish from our beach for cutthroat, but the most fun I've had fly fishing is for black rock fish off the West side of Vancouver Island. A strike almost every cast. Plus, I lose some of the hundreds of flies that I tied years ago.

Mark
 
Brother and a friend joined wife and I for our visit to the boat show. It was a lot of fun. Here are my observations:

C-Dory booth people were not impolite, but not at all interested in owners coming and visiting.

Ranger Tug people as always very welcoming. I was fascinated that they are switching to outboards for all boats under 30 feet (actually about 35 feet). Outboards are coming back across the boating industry, and in spades.

Some of the most interesting booth hosts are, as before, in the East Hall. Boat Surveyors had a booth, and I had an informative conversation there. He was familiar with C-Dorys and agreed that the only really important surveyor service they need is checking out the integrity of the balsam hull for moisture. He does that on a non-written basis for less than a couple hundred dollars.

There is a folding boat, 8 foot and less than 40 pounds, folds to 4 inches thick which looks like a real winner. A sail boat fellow, one of our party has the 10 foot model and really likes it. The 8 foot could fairly easily fit aboard, along side, the 22 foot C-Dory. It will also plane with well under 5 horsepower engines.
 
Rob said,
"There is a folding boat, 8 foot and less than 40 pounds, folds to 4 inches thick which looks like a real winner. A sail boat fellow, one of our party has the 10 foot model and really likes it. The 8 foot could fairly easily fit aboard, along side, the 22 foot C-Dory. It will also plane with well under 5 horsepower engines."
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Rob, is that the Port-a-Bote you are looking at. Yup, I think they are cool but they have been discussed here often. It would be really tough to set them up in a C-Dory cockpit. Yours might be different, at 40 pounds that seems lighter than a Port-a-Bote. Mine is closer to 75#.

Harvey
SleepyC :moon
 
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