Absent were many of the national marine equipment manufacturers such as
Harken, Sailrite, Forespar, Edson, PYI, etc. The show is about 1/4
the size of what was there 10 years ago. The ony reason I went was to
take a good look/comparison of windlasses, radar, windvanes, spinnaker
poles, etc. ..... none to be found at all; but, plenty of overpriced
foul weather gear, topsiders and sunglasses. The engine dealers had no
idea of their current products and definitely would offer NO
information on maintenance or rebuilding of older equipment - "Wanna
make a deal for a new engine, "No i dont know where the horspower curve
peaks vs. rpm".
The only forum that had real merit was the Lin & Larry Pardy Show:
Heavy weather tactics otherwise the depth and expertise offered in
other forums was quite elemental or evolved into infomercials on
captive products. I did learn that for over $180 per night I can keep
my boat at the Farley State Marina in AC -- fat friggin chance.

The AC show was an intense disappointment for me and I dont think that
I will be going back again in the near future as I can find out more
information on products from a West Marine Catalogue!!!!!
.....arrrrrrgh.





In article ,
wrote:

On Fri, 16 Jan 2004, Gogarty wrote:

Has anyone gone to the Sail US Boat Show in
Atlantic City? We had planned to go but wether
confines us to home. If we are typical, the show
must really be hurting.

Except that there was a large crowd on Sat., the show seemed
comparatively smaller and also less well attended than in recent past
years (there were even some empty booths that appear to have been set
up for exhibitors who/which didn't show), and some of the exhibitors
so indicated.

I did learn that for over $180 per night I can keep
my boat at the Farley State Marina in AC -- fat friggin chance.

Is this the marina with a Trump casino on location? Is it a worthwhile
destination for a few couples on a weekend (I live in NY).

$180 per night for what size boat?

John Buscema

In article m, John
Buscema wrote:

I did learn that for over $180 per night I can keep
my boat at the Farley State Marina in AC -- fat friggin chance.

Is this the marina with a Trump casino on location?
******* Yup!

Is it a worthwhile
destination for a few couples on a weekend (I live in NY).
******** not as much mugging as in NYC but probably just as rude ;-)


$180 per night for what size boat?
****** 43 ft. includes ALL overhangs including protruding gear!!!!

John Buscema

In article ,
says...

Is it a worthwhile
destination for a few couples on a weekend (I live in NY).
******** not as much mugging as in NYC but probably just as rude ;-)

You haven't been keeping up. New York is the safest large city in the
nation, probably a lot safer than Atlantic City. Of course, the Trump
Marina is pretty much a severe mugging in itself.

In article ,
says...

Is it a worthwhile
destination for a few couples on a weekend (I live in NY).
******** not as much mugging as in NYC but probably just as rude ;-)

You haven't been keeping up. New York is the safest large city in the
nation, probably a lot safer than Atlantic City. Of course, the Trump
Marina is pretty much a severe mugging in itself.

In article m,
says...


I did learn that for over $180 per night I can keep
my boat at the Farley State Marina in AC -- fat friggin chance.

Is this the marina with a Trump casino on location? Is it a worthwhile
destination for a few couples on a weekend (I live in NY).

$180 per night for what size boat?

Last I heard they were charging $4 a foot.

Harrah's on the other side of the bridge had a very nice and reasonably
priced marina adjacent to the casino but they closed it. AC is no
longer a decent stop, just too costly.

Last I heard they were charging $4 a foot.

Harrah's on the other side of the bridge had a very nice and reasonably
priced marina adjacent to the casino but they closed it. AC is no
longer a decent stop, just too costly.

I've never been to Atlantic City, aside from the cost, is it worth visiting
(by boat)? Is it a nice place?

Nantucket Boat Basin if I remember is $5.00 per foot. So expensive, but is
an awesome place to visit.

John Buscema

In article m,
says...

I've never been to Atlantic City, aside from the cost, is it worth visiting
(by boat)? Is it a nice place?

Interesting place for a copule of days. It was a good place to stop between
Cape May and New York, You can take the intracoastal to Manesquam Inlet from
AC but yu can't go south to Cape May because of a fixed bridge. Lots of
casions with headliner shows.

Nantucket Boat Basin if I remember is $5.00 per foot. So expensive, but is
an awesome place to visit.

It is indeed. Buit you don't have to take a slip. You can anchor out or take
a mooring and use the launches to get around. That option does not really
exist at Atlantic City. The hell of it is that the marina at the Trump
casino is state-owned and should be inexpensive. Trump just operates it.

I've never been to Atlantic City, aside from the cost, is it worth visiting
(by boat)? Is it a nice place?

Interesting place for a copule of days. It was a good place to stop between
Cape May and New York, You can take the intracoastal to Manesquam Inlet from
AC

Huh?

but yu can't go south to Cape May because of a fixed bridge. Lots of
casions with headliner shows.


yeah, sure, in a shallow water boat with limited vertical clearance.

On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 19:55:42 -0500, Gogarty wrote:

In article m,
says...
Nantucket Boat Basin if I remember is $5.00 per foot. So expensive, but is
an awesome place to visit.

It is indeed. Buit you don't have to take a slip. You can anchor out or take
a mooring and use the launches to get around. That option does not really
exist at Atlantic City. The hell of it is that the marina at the Trump
casino is state-owned and should be inexpensive. Trump just operates it.

There's a great place to anchor right next to AC. As you're going down
the inlet, before you get to the bridge, the main harbor will be to your
left. But look to your right for a marked cut in the beach. Take that
cut and follow the channel along the left side of the little bay you're
in, past all the houses that'll be on your left, and go back to a second
area opening up to a nice basin for anchoring. You'll be in Brigantine
only a short cab or bike ride from AC. There's a landing area for a
dink right across the street from a shopping center.

Steve