Another Boat Show

From the time we started researching boats, until we boarded Two Fish, we were boat show groupies. (See posts Miami 2011, Miami 2012, Miami 2013, and Annapolis 2011. No post but we did visit Annapolis again in 2012). This would be our first time as boat owners so it was also my first time realizing I had no more space for most of the cool stuff on offer.

We enjoyed meeting Rod Johnstone, the designer and originator of J Boats and the Uncle of Gunboats. He patiently explained to me the reason for the flicker at the top of the J70 mast; it keeps the backstay away from the large roached main. We don’t need that, since Two Fish doesn’t have a backstay.

We also took advantage of the time by grilling the reps for Furuno, Max-Prop and other dealers. Furuno told us how to turn off our fishfinder via the TZ Touch screens and Max-Prop confirmed our need to grease the props a few times a year.

I think the Vesper rep was glad that we were finally able to stop bugging him about when the Vision would be out. He was excited to see how much we liked the product but was surprised to hear that we don’t take advantage of the filter feature.  We also finally got to meet in person our Facebook friends Holli and John on Shiloh. Thanks to Eric for keeping us up past our bedtime and drinking with the local cadets. Breakfast at Chick and Ruth’s Deli helped us get going the next day.