We went to the Chantilly Boat Show last night at the Dulles Expo Center
near Dulles Airport and didn't come away very impressed. One of my main
goals was to hopefully get a look at the new Crownline open-bow boat -
either model 315 or 316, I don't remember what our salesperson at Shy
Beaver (James Creek, PA) said. Anyway, there was only ONE Crownline
dealer at Chantilly and he didn't have anything over 25' at the show and
stated he would probably not even order a 315/316 unless it was a
specific customer order. He then proceeded to (lightly) pressure me
into ordering one. Fat chance !

Lots of nice ski boats there - the wife really liked the 25' Malibu.
Nice floor design, plenty of motor (425hp 8.1L Vortec), and awesome
music - 13 speaker system.

--
G.D.Smith
Harpers Ferry, WV

FOR SALE: 2003 Swee****er 22' Pontoon Boat
http://icanhelp56.homestead.com/gs_pontoon01.html

FOR SALE: 1999 Fleetwood Mallard 37' Travel Trailer
http://icanhelp56.homestead.com/Mallard001.html

On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 11:30:33 -0500, "Glenn S."
wrote:

We went to the Chantilly Boat Show last night at the Dulles Expo Center
near Dulles Airport and didn't come away very impressed. One of my main
goals was to hopefully get a look at the new Crownline open-bow boat -
either model 315 or 316, I don't remember what our salesperson at Shy
Beaver (James Creek, PA) said. Anyway, there was only ONE Crownline
dealer at Chantilly and he didn't have anything over 25' at the show and
stated he would probably not even order a 315/316 unless it was a
specific customer order. He then proceeded to (lightly) pressure me
into ordering one. Fat chance !

Lots of nice ski boats there - the wife really liked the 25' Malibu.
Nice floor design, plenty of motor (425hp 8.1L Vortec), and awesome
music - 13 speaker system.

I've heard the Bay Bridge show is pretty good. I'm going to try it this year.

24th Annual
Bay Bridge Show
Bay Bridge Marina
Kent Island, MD
April 21 - 24, 2005

More info at: http://www.usboat.com/baybridge/information.htm

Thanks for the info on the Chantilly show. I'd decided not to waste the time.
Now I'm glad I did.

My Marina, Harbor Cove in Deale, was supposed to have some Anglers there. Did
you look at them by any chance?
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

John H wrote:
I've heard the Bay Bridge show is pretty good. I'm going to try it
this year.

24th Annual
Bay Bridge Show
Bay Bridge Marina
Kent Island, MD
April 21 - 24, 2005

More info at: http://www.usboat.com/baybridge/information.htm

Thanks for the info on the Chantilly show. I'd decided not to waste the time.
Now I'm glad I did.

My Marina, Harbor Cove in Deale, was supposed to have some Anglers there. Did
you look at them by any chance?

We usually go to the Annapolis show (hate parking at USNA and getting
shuttled !) but I've never seen/heard of the Bay Bridge show. We might
have to check it out!

Travel Channel had their Top 10 Florida 'spots' this past week and the
Miami show was mentioned (don't remember what number) so we've added it
to our calendar as a possible trip next winter. Only 341 more days til
it starts (16 Feb).

Only thing I know about "Anglers" is that they catch fish I am
thinking that you are referring to a certain type/brand of boat. Do you
have a website?


--
G.D.Smith
Harpers Ferry, WV

FOR SALE: 2003 Swee****er 22' Pontoon Boat
http://icanhelp56.homestead.com/gs_pontoon01.html

FOR SALE: 1999 Fleetwood Mallard 37' Travel Trailer
http://icanhelp56.homestead.com/Mallard001.html

On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 14:10:44 -0500, "Glenn S."
wrote:

John H wrote:
I've heard the Bay Bridge show is pretty good. I'm going to try it
this year.

24th Annual
Bay Bridge Show
Bay Bridge Marina
Kent Island, MD
April 21 - 24, 2005

More info at: http://www.usboat.com/baybridge/information.htm

Thanks for the info on the Chantilly show. I'd decided not to waste the time.
Now I'm glad I did.

My Marina, Harbor Cove in Deale, was supposed to have some Anglers there. Did
you look at them by any chance?

We usually go to the Annapolis show (hate parking at USNA and getting
shuttled !) but I've never seen/heard of the Bay Bridge show. We might
have to check it out!

Travel Channel had their Top 10 Florida 'spots' this past week and the
Miami show was mentioned (don't remember what number) so we've added it
to our calendar as a possible trip next winter. Only 341 more days til
it starts (16 Feb).

Only thing I know about "Anglers" is that they catch fish I am
thinking that you are referring to a certain type/brand of boat. Do you
have a website?

Yeah, he http://www.anglerboats.com/

I'm not all that wild about the boats, but then I know little about them. The
manager at the marina says he'll give me a break on storage fees if I buy one
from him. I haven't done it though. I thought maybe you'd seen them and had an
opinion.

Do you fish in the bay?
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

John H wrote:
On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 14:10:44 -0500, "Glenn S."
wrote:
Yeah, he http://www.anglerboats.com/

I'm not all that wild about the boats, but then I know little about them. The
manager at the marina says he'll give me a break on storage fees if I buy one
from him. I haven't done it though. I thought maybe you'd seen them and had an
opinion.

Do you fish in the bay?

Thanks for the Anglerboats info.

No, we don't fish. We're recreational boaters and most of our time is
spent skiing, tubing, or just plain cruising at Raystown Lake in PA.
We've also done Deep Creek Lake in Western MD. Last year we even towed
the Baja up to Lake Erie to spend some time w/ my brother's family -
great trip. We've only been on The Bay once and it was 'ok'.

--
G.D.Smith
Harpers Ferry, WV

FOR SALE: 2003 Swee****er 22' Pontoon Boat
http://icanhelp56.homestead.com/gs_pontoon01.html

FOR SALE: 1999 Fleetwood Mallard 37' Travel Trailer
http://icanhelp56.homestead.com/Mallard001.html

On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 11:30:33 -0500, "Glenn S."
wrote:

We went to the Chantilly Boat Show last night at the Dulles Expo Center
near Dulles Airport and didn't come away very impressed.

I go to about 100 boat shows a year, and this one falls about right in
the middle.

I was asked to promote it one year (given my sucess running previous
boat shows), but had to turn it down, as I was sailing around
Australlia that week.