maine boat builders show

[bill@ariel231]

Are any of the NorthEast Ariel/Commander folks planning to attend the Maine BoatBuider's show (Mar 16-18)?

good chance to talk to boat building suppliers.. http://www.portlandcompany.com/boatShow/

Alyce an I attended last year. its a small show but lots of cool stuff..

cheers,
bill@ariel231
:)

[mbd]

Hey Bill, I was thinking about posting something myself. We could meet up at a local watering hole. :)

[bill@ariel231]

good show.

In addition to meeting Mike after the show. Alyce and I have some fun poking around a couple project boats... of note, Portland Company is still looking for a good soul to take ownership of saving John Alden Schooner design #390 "Tar Baby". While i was walking around her in a transe like state thinking, "hey I could quit my job and save this boat", I heard some one behind me saying , "put down the camera and step away from the rotten boat....". it wasn't aimed at me, it was someone else being rescued from the old girl's spell...

[bill@ariel231]

a couple more images of her decks and cabin...

As beautiful as she is, I'll stick with vintage plastic for now.

[mbd]

Bill, I think "Tar Baby" (http://www.portlandyacht.com/tarbaby.html) was there last year too. Me and the little ones scrambled around on it for awhile.

Nice to meet you guys!