Dania Beach, FL - 3/24/11

Wow ... another boat show day! We left the marina at 11:30 this morning and traveled up I-95 approximately 40 miles to West Palm Beach for their annual boat show. As we approached the downtown marina area, we started seeing boats, boats and more boats. Just guessing there must have been several hundred yachts all crammed into the marina. The marina was closed from March 11 to April 1 to allow for the movement in and out for all these mega yachts. The actual show was only today thru Sunday so you can see how long it must take to move these monsters. The first area you pass thru on the way to the docks was a large air conditioned tent that had hundreds of exhibits. Of course we purchased several "must have" items that included a hat with our boat name and some German Glue that the demonstrator proved would hold anything together. This Volvo Penta duo prop that fits on BIG boats caught my eye right off.









After leaving the tent we started down one of the many docks to the boats. A lot of the vessels could not be boarded without a prior appointment. Go figure ... how could I buy one without boarding!

This boat had an interesting swim platform area. It actually had a lounge chair in it.

This is the boat I decided I wanted .......

Until I saw the PRICE !!!!

Any takers?

Another interest swim platform storage area. All the toys you might want ....

Check out the fuel capacity ... 9,900 gallons!

Ricki took this one for all those wanting "Hot Hunky Guys" ......

This must be for the water cops ... 1,200 HP

No blog entry is complete without reference to food ..... this is where we put the food bag on.

Tomorrow is a boat cleaning day. I need to finish washing all the salt off the hull and plan to do the starboard side which will finish that job. Hanging on to the hull with a suction cup out of the dinghy while washing it with the other hand has created a whole new adventure.