Letters Hi PropTalk:
What a surprise on page 11 of the March PropTalk. You have a letter from John and Sharon Sarle on Maharani from Marathon, FL. John and Sharon are long, long time members and supporters of the Silverton Owners Club. They own a Mainship, which is built on the same assembly line with the Silverton over at the factory in Millville. Their Mainship model was built back in the days between the trawler periods. Mainship started out in the late 1970s with all trawler-type boats, then they had a period in the early 1990s where they went contemporary and competed with Silverton. When the Luhrs Marine Group (they own Silverton and Mainship) realized they were their own competition, they took Mainship back to trawlers. But, owners of contemporary models have more in common with us than the trawler owners in the Mainship group. So we allow Mainships in our group, as well as those who don’t own a boat at all or those who are shopping for one. My boat is kept at Georgetown Yacht Basin on the Sassafras in Georgetown, MD. I don’t have anyone to go boating with, so I have to go by myself. (My husband died almost four years ago.) So, I need a marina with an excellent staff and plenty of them. In the summer, they hire lots of young high school and college kids to help out, and they are always available until 8 p.m. They help me tie up when I come in by myself, which is almost every time I go out. I have the marina on speed dial on my cell phone, and I give them a call when I am in front of the Granary Restaurant on my way in. They always have somebody down at my slip to catch the lines. They also arranged for me to have a T-head slip on the end of a floating dock up near the parking lot and near their office to help me out. Anyway, it’s a small world! Nyla Deputy New Castle, DE
Dear PropTalk:
Congratulations! I believe this March issue has the best content since PropTalk began publication, and I’ve read them all. Keep up the good work. Bruce Krause Annapolis Thanks, Bruce. We couldn’t put this magazine together each and every month without great readers and writers all over the Bay. Keep on reading us and don’t hesitate to give us a piece of your mind. -R.C.
Whoa, Boy!
Mother Nature: 1. The Bay: 0. Readers have been sharing their tall tales of damage from recent winter storms this year. Here are two photos that will give you pause. Send similar photos to gary@proptalk.com.
Carnage from the not-so-lucky roof collapse of J dock at Georgetown Yacht Basin. Photo courtesy of Dave van den Arend
Jack Deckelman’s crew pumping out a house boat, which sank at Bay View Marina in Fells Point, MD February 17. Photo by Thomas C. Scilipoti
Nyla Deputy’s Silverton
12 April 2010 PropTalk
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