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Live From The Tiara Booth! @MiamiBoatShow #mibs

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The Miami Boat Show is in full swing with a whole slew of announcements going on today. The only thing better than warm weather and a boat show, is warm weather, a boat show, and an announcement of a new model from a fellow Michigan business!

Tiara just formally announced their new 31′ Coronet [...]

Live From Miami – #MYBS Photo Album!

A few pictures of the convention center not enough? Well here are a few pictures from the Miami Yacht Brokerage Show! We have it all in our preview photos! Big boats, hanging hullside washers, bikini boat washers, teak sanding, big boats being moved into position, and of course the First Mate Crew! Enjoy!

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Miami Boat Show – Beyond Boats!

Headed to the Miami International Boat Show (not to be confused with the Miami Yacht and Brokerage Show!), but want more to do than just looking at boats? No problem, there are a lot of people to meet and events going! Here is a brief overview from the show website:

Meet Russell Newberry, [...]

Photo of the Day - Boat Show Fun!

What are you likely to find at boat shows? Everything you see in that picture above! Boats, fast cars, beautiful women, and hard working First Mate Yacht Care employees! Maybe this is the year Pete will finally have his midlife crisis and pick up a sports care instead of just leaning on one!

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First Mate Yacht Care Boat Show Calender!

Just in case you need a detailer, want free t-shirt, or want a job, here is our tentative boat show schedule for the ’10-’11 boat show season!

Newport Boat Show – September 16-19, 2010

Cedar Point Boat Show (tentative) – September 15-19, 2010

Norwalk Boat Show – September 23-26, 2010

Passagemaker Baltimore Trawlerfest – September [...]

Al Copeland’s Phenomenon

Looking for speed? Al Copeland’s Phenomenon is the definition of speed and then some. Check out the video below for a walk-through of the boat that was designed to be the world’s fastest boat and go 250 mph.

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Scout Introduces New Products

From MIBS 2010

Scout started off the Miami Boat Show by introducing 5 of their 9 new models. The main focus was on their new 34′ center counsel.

From MIBS 2010

In short the highlights include:

- A well thought out transom, with “fly by wire” steering, so no need for cumbersome and [...]

Smart Plug – Gaining Steam?

Adam and I stopped by the Smart Plug booth at the convention center this morning. Greg gave us a rundown of how the movement towards Smart Plug is going. In short, they are putting up more movies (here are some how to installation videos), working closely with some manufacturers (including Nordic Tug, a First Mate [...]

Downtime Between Boats Shows

Following the wise words of Hell’s Bay’s Chris Peterson, after dark, we free-spooled live shrimp under an illuminated bridge into the shadows. We didn’t hook any tarpon or snook, but we didn’t get skunked. And though it was tight quarters riding three deep in the S.S. Coot, there was enough room for a couple [...]