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Tech It Out: the Real Deal on Reel Maintenance A young angler was cured of his wrongheadedness when his new reel seized up after two trips. by Capt. Chris D. Dollar

See the Bay: Smith Island

When you visit Maryland’s southernmost town (not connected by a bridge, that is), there’s much to find besides the yummy cakes. by Tom Hale

Chesapeake Bay Marinas 2014 Should you give your marina the slip? Some tips from a captain who’s done his homework, the latest marina news, and an 80-year-old marina through the eyes of its happy owners. by Paul Bollinger and Beth Crabtree

New Year, New Boat Part 3: Service and Maintenance

Find tips and tricks for keeping your new (or new to you) boat running well for many years to come.

Summer Camps for Kids What kind of adventures are available for your young boater this summer?

The Buy Boat Peggy The 1925 buy boat Peggy was known for being fast… now she’s back in action on the Bay. by Trey Shinault

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Is It Spring Yet?

An essay on the weather in which the words “polar vortex” are not mentioned once.

rowing up in Northern would often follow closely behind him. Michigan, I was accustomed You don’t hear Capt. Eddie complaining. to leaving the faucets dripThere are, of course, the Darwin ping when I went to sleep at night. I Award Winners for those who decided helped my brother spray paint Styrofoam to roll the dice when it came to winterizballs bright yellow, and we attached ing their boats. A marina in the Narthese to car antennae so that they’d be rows brought out the Sandusky to help seen from behind snow banks. I’ve waited for a school bus in -19 degree weather and lived to tell the tale. And I’ve told that tale to multiple therapists, whenever I’m asked about my relationship with my mother. So possibly because of all of that “character development,” I’m not particularly fond of listening to folks kvetch on and on about how this winter has been so darn cold. Yes, it’s ##Photo by Beth Crabtree cold. But you’re the idiot who refuses to wear long underwear because it adds an extra five pounds out a boat that was iced in at the dock to your frame. and taking on water. Dave Hannam at At the Maryland Department of Chesapeake Watercraft Restoration was Natural Resource’s office of Hydrocalled in to assist on a fiberglass Trojan graphic Engineering and Ice Breaking whose owner went down to the dock and Operations, no one has time to comfound it frozen. Hannam worked with a plain about the weather, because they’re dipstick heater to heat the oil, but then all too busy dealing with it. Standing found that the sea cocks were frozen in behind a fleet of four ice breakers is the open position. After taking a torch to John Gallagher, who coordinates with the through hull, Hannam got the boat watermen, marinas, and even school thawed out, much to the owner’s appredistricts to make sure the ice doesn’t ciation. “It would have cost him $5000 become insurmountable. When the Bay if that boat had sunk, but instead it cost started freezing over, the Kent Narrows him three quarts of oil. I’m happy. That’s dredging project was 90% complete. The one less boat on the bottom,” he says. A.V. Sandusky was brought in to alleviate In Punxsutawney, PA, ten thousand the hold up, keeping the ice away and people gathered on a wintery February the Narrows open so that the dredging morning to watch a rodent be pulled contractor could finish off the project. out of a cage and determine whether or On the J.M. Tawes, which runs out of not he saw his shadow. A tradition since Crisfield, Capt. Eddie Somers got into 1887, it was recorded as the 101st time the habit of spending the night on Smith the groundhog has seen his shadow, Island to make sure he could maintain a sending us home with six more weeks track each day for the school ferry, which of winter. All I can say to that is that on

page 22 of this magazine, Allison Nataro has written an article about better things to do with animals like Phil. In comparing winters, Bay Country residents love to harken back to the winter of 1977, when the Bay froze over entirely and caused much of Maryland to come to a screeching halt. In his first week in office, President Carter declared Maryland and Virginia disaster areas. Over 5000 watermen were out of work, spiking the prices of a bushel of oysters to $10 (roughly $37.50 in today’s market). Bethlehem Steel shut down its shipyard for days on end, and the cutter ships were the only things able to operate on the Bay. Whether one winter is worse than the next is all subjective, really. But throughout it all, the one certainty is that the winter is bound to end sometime. The socks will be burnt, the gin and tonics will be poured, and we’ll all start complaining about cutting the grass. Before this time is lost, before the bitter cold disappears and the ice melts, don’t you want to enjoy it? Go sledding one more time with the kids, pour a hot toddy before you hit the sheets, wear your favorite sweater before it gets packed away for the next ten months. It will be over before you know it; you may as well enjoy it. A co-worker’s husband came into the office earlier in the week to drop off some food, and as we chatted, I looked at him funny and asked, “Do you have a black eye?” “Yup,” he said. “I do. Got it when I jumped in front of a puck playing pond hockey,” he said. Honestly, some people just have the right idea.

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Letters

Wrong Ray

have seen and hooked a lot of cownose rays and released most and lately a few clearnose skates. I believe that the fish pictured in the article “What’s Up with the Cownose Rays?” (page 30 of the January issue) is a clearnose skate and not a cownose. The writer is

correct in his description of what a problem they are, and they sure can ruin a good day when fishing in shallow water, or just about anywhere. We try to release them in good condition when possible. I look forward to your magazine every month and especially

have measured cownose rays that are nearly a Thank you for setting us straight. Yours meter in length (three-plus feet). The spine of was not the only letter correcting our error; a cownose ray is situated at the base of the tail, although the other letter suggested that the close to the body. image was that of a southern stingray. We “While stingrays are not aggressive consulted Stacey Havard, field biologist with animals, there is a risk of being stung the Smithsonian Education Research Center. by their spine if they are handled or She thought the illustration resembled that of removed from water, as sciena southern stingray. She writes: “It’s not the tists must do briefly in order clearnose skate. Skates do not have stingers/ barbs, though they may have thornlike projections down their backs, and the front half of the clearnose skate’s body is quite triangular in shape… “The cownose ray has a blunt snout with an oxbow shape to it, and the wings extend far from the body and have pointed tips. These pointed wing tips, which are sometimes ##Cownose Ray. mistaken for a shark’s dorsal fin, can often be seen breaking the surface of the water in the early summer when rays are feeding in shallow waters of Middle Chesapeake Bay. Rays are ##Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC biologist typically measured from wingtip to wingtip. On the Rhode River, we

the articles about fishing and the Bay. I get my copies at DIY Marine in Fruitland, MD. Please continue to put out a great magazine. Regards from an Eastern Shore fisherman. Barry W. Vickers Via e-mail to identify and measure them, or if they are stepped on or threatened. Avoid contact and just appreciate them from a distance. If you are in the water in an area where stingrays are common, doing the ‘stingray shuffle’ disturbs the sediment and warns these easily- startled animals to move out of your path. ##Southern Stingray. While the toxins of these particular rays are not usually life threatening to healthy adults,the sting is extremely painful, and you should seek medical treatment immediately if you are stung. Bacteria counts may be high in warm, brackish water, and even small wounds can result in secondary infections.”

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t’s easy sometimes, to put on blindland counties must create fees to raise ers and earmuffs when it comes to money for stormwater pollution control what’s going on in our government. projects. In Virginia, 17 local governEven those who enjoy following local ment stormwater utilities are already in and national political conversations operation. And in both Maryland and are occasionally guilty of tuning it out Virginia, bills have been introduced this as background noise. For every flashy, year to delay or modify implementation simple (or seemingly so) issue that of previously passed laws. sparks copious letters to the editor, there are multiple complex and technical ones that are tough for the average person to wrap his head around. As boaters, we should stop and remind ourselves that the Maryland and Virginia state legislatures are only in session for a few weeks every year, and that means that now is the time to take heed of what’s going on in Annapolis and Richmond, especially as it pertains to the waters of the Bay and the interests of boaters. When it comes to the health of the Bay, in Maryland and Virginia (Pennsylvania too), the issue of stormwater regulation is front and center. Stormwater, or runoff, is water from precipitation that flows ##As boaters who enjoy spending time on the water, we have a over land, often from big stake in the health of the Bay. Photo by Al Schreitmueller streets and parking lots in developed areas. It can carry pollution into the Bay. Its regulation is a complex John Page Williams, senior naturalanimal, and just putting a name on the ist with the Chesapeake Bay Foundabeast can spark controversy. Some have tion, encourages more people to get dubbed the required revenue relating involved. He says, “Ask your readers to thereto to be a rain tax, while others call get educated on the issue and help work it a fee for controlling polluted runoff. out something that solves a complex Because of legislation passed last problem. It takes careful work to figure year, Baltimore City and nine Maryout what’s fair and also effective. As 14 March 2014 PropTalk

boaters who enjoy spending time on the water, we have a big stake in the health of the Bay, and as citizens of a democracy we all need to participate.” To get started, you can find your state legislator in Virginia at viginiageneralassembly.gov (and click on the blue tab at the top of the page), and in Maryland at mdelect. net. For ways that you can limit stormwater runoff on your own property, visit mde. state.md.us/programs/ Water/StormwaterManagementProgram/ SedimentandStormwaterHome/Pages/Programs/WaterPrograms/ sedimentandstormwater/ home/index.aspx. Here are two additional issues you should know. First, the current Maryland law regulating the operation of a motorized boat under the influence (OUI) doesn’t apply to sailboats, or at least it leaves room for debate. Maryland SB 94 provides that specified alcohol- or drug-related offenses would apply to a person operating a vessel propelled only by sail, thus closing the so-called loophole. Second, in Virginia, the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries has been gradually phasing in a mandatory boater education requirement. Beginning July 1, all boaters ages 45 years and younger need to complete a boating safety course and keep their Boater Education Card aboard when operating a vessel. dgif.virginia.gov/ boating/education/requirement. proptalk.com

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So who should attend the career fair? Everyone! There’s something for every passion and interest, with exhibitors ready to talk Bay conservation, engineering, publishing (hey, that’s us!), environmental policy, boat building and fixing, product design, oceanography, and safe boating. The Career Fair isn’t just a great way to get young boaters out of the house on a cold February afternoon. For many it means summer employment and internships. Mitch Manders, an Arnold native, found Marty and Erik Lostrom of Scandia Marine Services through the Career Fair and reached out about a potential internship. “We have a hard time finding qualified people or those who want to work in the trades,” says Marty Lostrom. “We offered Mitch an internship after his first year at the Landing School (a boatbuilding southeast Maine) and we were lucky to have him return three times. We’ve offered him a position to be with us full-time in July.” The career fair is meant to showcase Maryland marine trades, and as such is offered primarily to Maryland students. However, this is not meant to discourage students from other areas, so be sure to register friends, cousins, neighbors, and more. For more information, visit eycfoundation.org proptalk.com

Volunteers Needed To Teach Environmental Awareness In Schools

o you have a passion for Maryland’s natural environment? Would you be willing to share your enthusiasm with young people in Maryland’s schools? The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is looking for volunteers to join the Teaching Environmental Awareness in Maryland (TEAM) program, which educates elementary and middle school students about Maryland’s natural resources. “TEAM volunteers give presentations on five topics,” says conservation education specialist and TEAM program coordinator Chris Hintz. “The programs are: the Chesapeake Bay watershed; oyster reefs; horseshoe crabs; Maryland watermen; and streams and macro invertebrates.” After an initial training period of one day per week for three consecutive weeks, TEAM volunteers work in pairs in the schools giving scripted presentations that last about an hour. When teaching the streams program, a second class, Part II, is conducted outdoors at a stream near the school.

“The program started in 1998 in Anne Arundel County and just took off,” says Hintz. “We had so many requests from schools in other counties that we expanded, and now the program is statewide.” She continues, “Most volunteers are people who are active in their communities and enjoy being outdoors. Some are retired, and others have flexible jobs that allow them to volunteer during the day. Many are retired teachers, professors, or military, but we’ve had volunteers that were stockbrokers, lawyers, worked for NASA, or held jobs related to the environment. One of our volunteers started with us when TEAM began as a pilot program, and many others have been with us for five or more years. Most of our volunteers say they get a lot out of the work and are encouraged to go out and do more. Right now, we have about 35 regular volunteers, but we need more in certain counties.” Hintz emphasizes, “It’s important for teachers who are interested in bringing TEAM to their classrooms to know that there’s no cost to the school and that all

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five programs are all correlated to the Common Core, Next Generation Science Standards, and Maryland’s environmental literacy standards.” Individuals who’d like to volunteer and teachers who are interested in bringing TEAM to their classrooms may contact Hintz at (410) 260-8809 or chintz@dnr. state.md.us. The next training session begins February 21, and another will be offered in August.

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he NOAA Office of Coast Survey announced that future editions of nautical charts of the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) will be updated to include an improved “magenta line” that has historically aided navigation down the East Coast and around the Gulf Coast. The magenta line’s function will change from the perceived “recommended route” to an advisory directional guide that helps prevent boaters from going astray in the maze of channels that comprise the route. The decision comes on the heels of a year’s investigation into problems; following reports of groundings by boaters who followed the magenta line into shoals, Coast Survey started to remove it from ICW nautical charts. “We cannot deliberately include chart features that we know may pose a danger to navigation,” explains Rear Admiral Gerd Glang, director of Coast Survey. “The problems of the magenta line’s misplace-

ment, which had been developing over the past seven decades, were aggravated when some boaters assumed that the line indicated a precise route through safe water—although it actually went over land, shoals, or obstructions.” The U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, a NOAA predecessor agency, first installed the magenta line on nautical charts in 1912, when the advent of motorboating produced a demand for charts of the inland waters and shallower waters along the East Coast, and updated it in 1935, thanks to funding from the Great Depression’s Public Works Administration projects. Charts rarely recorded magenta line updates in the ensuing 70 years. In 2013, Glang ordered a cartographic review of the magenta line’s function and issued a Federal Register Notice asking for public comments. Almost 240 individuals and organizations offered comments, saying that the line helped safe ICW navigation. “The response was 99.9 percent in

favor of keeping [the magenta line] on charts,” Glang says. “Today’s decision to reinstate the magenta line is not a quick fix,” cautions Captain Shep Smith, chief of Coast Survey’s Marine Chart Division. “It will take at least three years to fix problems that were 70 years in the making.” Of Coast Survey’s 1052 nautical charts, 52 depict the magenta line; these will be updated using charted information. Where no depth soundings are on the chart, the line will generally be positioned in the centerline of dredged channels and natural waterways, avoiding shoals or obstructions. Where the chart data is insufficient for determining the line’s preferred route, Coast Survey will gather additional data from partner agencies and reliable crowdsourcing. “We hope to get it done by mid-2015,” Smith explains. In cases where information is lacking and the line depiction can lead to risky navigation, Coast Survey will remove the line.

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’ve been on boats all my life but only as a go-along rider, not a participant. We got our trawler three years ago, and still all I know is how to drive the boat straight in the middle of the Bay and how to pick up a line and throw it to the dock attendant. The thought of being stranded in the middle of the Bay or river if my husband were to be incapacitated is a little scary. I attended the first of four sessions of Partner in Command given by the U.S. Power Squadron (USPS). The instructor, Mike Maszczenski, gave a lively and informative talk concentrating on safety, preparation, and communication. Other participants varied from a wife and husband who was an ex-Navy person with experience on large ships, other power boaters, and some sailors, some with offshore experience. It was a nice group. I felt comfortable sharing my lack of knowledge with all of them. We had some hands-on learning such as how to tie a couple of knots and how to shake a fire extinguisher to revive it. I would recommend this class to anyone who does not feel secure in running a boat. It probably would be a good idea also to take the three follow up classes to have more hands-on experience. usps.org

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DOCK TALK What Exactly Is This “Polar Vortex”?

hether you enjoy this weather or not, we can all agree that it’s wicked cold outside! As 2014 began, we were introduced to the term “Polar Vortex” by our local weathercasters. According to Dave Zahren, weekend weather forecaster for WJLA and News Channel 8 in Washington, DC, “The Polar Vortex is a counter-clockwise cyclone that exists year round at both the North and South Poles.” So why has the North Pole’s weather come to the Chesapeake Bay? Well, we have the Jet Stream to blame. The Jet Stream is a pressure system that usually sits over the Chesapeake region. This winter, it decided to move south, allowing the arctic air from the North to move into our area. The Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries are seeing more ice than they have in decades. The cold temperatures and

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Boating on Rivers, Locks, and Lakes 10 a.m. West Marine in Rockville, MD. Sponsored by the Rockville Sail and Power Squadron. Planning & Executing Long Range Coastal Cruises and Deliveries 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Annapolis Elks Lodge, Edgewater, MD. $35 for members, $50 for non-members. Course cost includes continental breakfast and lunch. Offered by CAPCA.

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Pasadena Sportfishing Flea Market / Show 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Glen Burnie Moose Hall, 1911 Crain Highway. Boats, tackle, crabbing supplies, boat supplies, rods, fishing licenses, and fly fishing items. (410) 439-3474

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Basic Navigation and Piloting Course Annapolis School of Seamanship. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. $349. (410) 263-8848.

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Navigation II: Electronics Course Annapolis School of Seamanship. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. $349. (410) 263-8848.

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Weather: A U.S. Power Squadron Advanced Course 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Kent Island Volunteer Fire Department in Chester, MD. (443) 262-8271.

Marine Electric Systems Fawcett Winter Seminar Series featuring Bob Campbell and Patrick Tewes. DC electrical systems explained. 7 p.m. 919 Bay Ridge Road, Annapolis.

Environmentally Speaking: Farmers and the Bay Paul Spies discusses local agricultural practices. 7 p.m. CBEC’s Education Building, Grasonville, MD $8 for CBEC Members/ $10 for non-members (410) 827-6694.

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Working Water Fowl Decoys of the Chesapeake Given by Norman Hazard and Eric Steinlein. Winter Luncheon Series at the Captain Avery Museum. $20. (410) 266-8846. 11:30 a.m. Luncheon follows the program.

Electronic Systems Fawcett Winter Seminar Series with Andrew Fegley. 7 p.m. 919 Bay Ridge Road, Annapolis.

Love Your Pet Day “Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” ~Anatole France

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National Outdoor Show International World Championship of Skinning, Muskrat Races, Miss Outdoors Pageant. South Dorchester Pre-K to 8 School, Church Creek, MD. $6.

Bay to Ocean Writers Conference Chesapeake College, Wye Mills, MD. Sponsored by Eastern Shore Writers’ Association.

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Marine & Maritime Career Fair 1 to 4 p.m. Annapolis High School. Focuses on careers that relate to the Chesapeake Bay and the nation’s rivers, lakes, and ocean coasts

Safety at Sea Seminar Mariners’ Museum, Newport News, VA. 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. $110.

Safety Prep for the Spring Season 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.West Marine Hillsmere with Gifford Hammer. Free. (410) 2680129.

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Saltwater Fishing Expo 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Annapolis Elks Lodge, Edgewater MD. Sponsored by MSSA Annapolis Chapter.

Tim’s Rivershore Polar Plunge Tim’s Rivershore Restaurant and Crabhouse, Dumfries, VA. Benefits Special Olympics Virginia.

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Progressive New England Boat Show Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Boston, MA.

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Marine Electrical System Basics Course Annapolis School of Seamanship. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. $395. (410) 263-8848.

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Marine Electrical Systems: Level II Course Annapolis School of Seamanship. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. $495. (410) 263-8848.

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Build Your Own Passagemaker Dinghy or Eastport Pram Chesapeake Light Craft. See website for more information.

Angler Night at the Boatyard Bar & Grill Presented by the Boatyard, Proptalk Magazine and Joe Evans of DNR. Buck a Shuck, Meatloaf Night and half priced bottles of wine, $3 pints and rail drinks and $5 apps until 7 p.m. Film starts at 7 p.m.

Maryland Boating Safety Course Havre de Grace Maritime Museum. 6 to 10 p.m. $35. (443) 504-3880. Fundraiser for the Skipjack Martha Lewis.

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Trawler University and Trawler Fest Lake Park Harbor Marina, Lake Park, FL.

“This Old Chesapeake House” 10-11:30 a.m. Join Morgan State University Professor Dale Glenwood Green as he discusses “A Home to Heroes / Houses of Worship: The Buffalo Soldier House, Asbury and Bethel Churches on The Hill.” Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels, MD.

Ice, Ice and more Ice! Fawcett Winter Seminar Series featuring Russ and Allison Nichols. Northern voyages aboard Andante, Kaiser, Gale Force. 7 p.m. 919 Bay Ridge Road, Annapolis. proptalk.com

Maryland Boating Safety Course Havre de Grace Maritime Museum. 6 to 10 p.m. $35. (443) 504-3880. Fundraiser for the Skipjack Martha Lewis.

American Red Cross Blood Drive 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Fawcett parking lot. (410) 267-8681

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First Aid and CPR with AED Course Annapolis School of Seamanship. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. $125. (410) 263-8848.

Knots, Bends, and Hitches 10 a.m. at West Marine in Rockville, MD. Sponsored by the Rockville Sail and Power Squadron.

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Navigation II: Electronics Course Annapolis School of Seamanship. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. $349. (410) 263-8848.

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Liveaboard and Cruising Panel Fawcett Winter Seminar Series. Sell the House, Move Aboard, Slip the Docklines, Go Cruising! 7 p.m. 919 Bay Ridge Road, Annapolis.

“This Old Chesapeake House” 10-11:30 a.m. Meet at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum for a maritime walking tour of historic St Michaels, led by CBMM’s Curator and St. Michaels Historic District Commissioner Pete Lesher.

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Marine Communications: Regulations and Operations 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Annapolis Elks Lodge, Edgewater, MD. $75 for members, $110 for non-members. Includes continental breakfast and lunch. Offered by CAPCA.

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History of Watermen on the Patuxent Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary and Visitor’s Center, Upper Marlboro, MD. 2 to 3 p.m. $3. (301) 888-1377.

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Basic Marine Weather and Application Course Lee Chesneau’s Marine Weather. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hampton Inn, Annapolis, MD. $250.

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Marine Diesel Basics Course Annapolis School of Seamanship. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. $395. (410) 263-8848.

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Introduction to Celestial Navigation Annapolis School of Seamanship. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. $395. (410) 263-8848.

An Evening with Gary Jobson 4 p.m. Oxford Community Center. $15. (410) 226-5904.

National Capital Angling Show 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Hanley Field House, Georgetown Prep, Bethesda, MD. Hosted by the National Capital Chapter of Trout Unlimited.

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Marine Diesel Engines: Level II Course Annapolis School of Seamanship. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. $495. (410) 263-8848.

Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Banquet Fundraiser Dinner and raffle to support the BOW Workshop. Dutch’s Daughter Restaurant, Frederick, MD. (410) 260-8537.

Emergency Management at Sea 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Annapolis Elks Lodge, Edgewater, MD. $65 for members, $85 for non-members. Course cost includes reference CD, continental breakfast and lunch. Offered by CAPCA.

Introduction to Sea Kayaking Chesapeake Paddlers Association is presenting a one-day intro to Sea Kayaking class. 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the West River Center. $30.

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Advanced Meteorology Course Lee Chesneau’s Marine Weather. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Bacon Sails and Marine Supplies, Annapolis. $250.

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St. Patrick’s Day Green beer for everyone!

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Marine Electrical Systems: Level II Course Annapolis School of Seamanship. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. $495. (410) 263-8848.

Environmentally Speaking: Return of the Osprey, a Symbol of the Bay Dr. Wink will discuss the life and migratory habits of one of the Bay’s most interesting birds. 7 p.m. CBEC’s Education Building, Grasonville, MD $8 members/ $10 non-members (410) 827-6694.

First Day of Spring Burn those socks!

Medical Emergencies at Sea: “Beyond First Aid” 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Annapolis Elks Lodge, Edgewater, MD. $40 for members, $65 for non-members. Includes reference CD, continental breakfast and lunch. Offered by CAPCA.

First Aid and CPR with AED Course Annapolis School of Seamanship. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. $125. (410) 263-8848.

Drake Magazine Fly Fishing Film Tour Hosted by Urban Angler Ltd. in Arlington, VA. $20 At the Arlington Cinema ‘n Draft House. 7 p.m.

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Build Your Own Annapolis Wherry Chesapeake Light Craft. See website for more information.

Basic Marine Electricity Seminar 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Annapolis Elks Lodge, Edgewater, MD. $85 for members, $115 for non-members. Includes continental breakfast and lunch. Offered by CAPCA.

Finfish Restoration Symposium 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Watermen’s Hall, Gloucester Point, VA. (804) 815-4895

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Tech It Out by Capt. Chris D. Dollar

The Real Deal on Reel Maintenance

et’s get real: Most fishermen, myself among them, love fishing far more than we do maintaining our reels. Very early in my angling career, I was a surf fisherman and trout guy of very modest skill. Regular reel care was an afterthought than a priority. Sure, after standing waist deep for hours casting into the Atlantic surf, I’d give my reel a freshwater rinse. I figured when their time was up, their time was up. That’s a young angler’s thinking on a lot of things, and I was cured of that wrongheadedness when my prized new reel seized up on me after two trips. When I took it apart, I saw the salt had eaten away its guts. Gears, dogs, and washers were useless. There are a number of reels suitable for Bay fishing well under $200, but some opt

for top-end reels in the $300 to $500 range. Quality conventional and spinning reels used for offshore trolling and big-game jigging start around $500. Hardcore, and well-heeled, anglers don’t flinch at paying well over a $1000 for a reel to tame a bluewater beast. That’s quite an investment that deserves attention. In general, there are two protocols for keeping your fish tamer in tiptop shape: preventive maintenance, which most anglers should be able to handle, and the annual overhaul. Rich Dennison, service manager for Tochterman’s in Baltimore which was founded in 1916, recommends gently rinsing your reel in freshwater after every use. “Lock up the drag before rinsing to prevent driving salt residue into the drag,” he adds.

Wipe off the excess water, and every few months apply a thin coating of quality oil to the spool bearings and other external places. Always store reels with drags backed off; if not you risk damaging the drag washers, especially those made of fiber materials. And don’t mistake the drain ports in the reel’s body for oil ports. If you want to service your own reel, a well-lighted, clean work bench is essential. Trying to do it on the TV room coffee table while watching “The Sopranos” reruns is a big mistake, trust me. Perhaps the most important step is to make sure you have the manufacturer’s schematic. Unless you’re some kind of reel savant with a freakishly accurate photographic memory, you’ll never put it back together properly without it.

Here are some other tips I gleaned from professionals: • Use the schematic: super important!

• Lay out pieces in the order you remove them; makes re-assembly much easier. • Use Simple Green to de-gunk greasy parts; it’s non toxic and biodegradable, good for you and the Bay. Use at a 10:1 mix or less. • Use air compressor or canister of air to dry parts, then wipe clean. • Lubricate each part properly. Typically bearings get oil, gears get grease. Polish most metals with Brasso; for aluminum use Blue Magic.

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For aspiring DIYers, two all-in-one kits caught my eye when preparing this column: Ardent’s Reel Kleen Saltwater Cleaning Kit (~$35) and Big Green Fish Reel Service Kit (~$85). Both have the essentials you’ll need; the Big Green kit is more expensive, because it has more tools.

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by Lenny Rudow - Senior Editor, Boats.com

Boat Notes

es, yes, I know, you’re never supposed to say a boat is “indestructible,” because someone will burn, blow up, sink, or scuttle one just to prove you wrong. But wouldn’t it be nice if you had a boat you could slam into pilings, run into oyster bars, and even drop onto a concrete boat ramp, without causing any damage? One that, although it could be intentionally destroyed, really does deserve to be called “indestructible?” Considering how many times I’ve done the above things—leading to ripped rubrails, cracked gel coat, and gouges in the hull—I know I’d sure like to have one. Such boats do exist. One that’s perfect for Chesapeake dwellers is the Triumph 215 CC. This is the largest model in the Triumph line, and like all boats from this builder, it’s molded from a material they call Roplene. Simple version: it’s plastic. Triumph starts out with a polyethylene powder, which is poured into a mold. Then it’s heated in a convection oven big enough to roast 1000 or so turkeys, while the entire mold is being rotated. The heat melts the powder, and the rotation spreads it evenly throughout the mold. It’s allowed to cool, and then instead of roasted fowl, the oven spits out a boat. Unconventional? You betcha. But the net result is a hull that has five times the impact resistance of fiberglass. I owned a much smaller version of a poly boat at one time, which I used to slide into the bed of my pick-up truck. During one unforgettable mishap, it broke free and slid off onto the highway—while I was doing 60 miles per hour. The boat skidded across the asphalt, rolled several

times, and came to a rest on the shoulder. When I went back to retrieve it I was astounded to find that aside from a few minor scratches, it was none the worse for wear. Indestructible? Again, you betcha! The 215 CC comes with the basics, like four gunwale rodholders, hydraulic steering, a flip-top cooler seat, nav and courtesy lights, and a console with room (barely) for a Porta Potty. Bay anglers will want to plan on getting the Fish Package, which adds coaming bolsters, a 94-quart cooler, cushions for the bow

and stern seats, a dual battery switch, raw water washdown, and a livewell. When well-rigged, it’ll be pushing 40K, and rigged to the teeth, closer to 50. Note, however, that it also comes with a galvanized trailer. Considering what a fiberglass boat of the same size goes for in today’s market, that makes the 215 CC a bargain. Down sides? The biggest complaint about Roplene is its look, which isn’t quite as slick as gel coat. Then again, think about all the time you’ll save on waxing. Another issue is the tolerances

with hatches, which is as good as many mass-produced boats but isn’t quite on par with high-end fiberglass manufacturing. As a result, you can’t expect compartments like the anchor locker to be 100-percent water tight. Now let’s go for a ride. Not only is the Roplene hull rugged, it’s flexible. Bang on the hull of a 215 CC, and in some places you can actually see slight movement. This is a good thing; it translates into a slightly smoother ride than expected. The hull flexes a hair as you hit the waves, absorbing and dissipating the blows somewhat. I don’t have any hard numbers to quantify the feeling, but judging from experience, my best guess is it’s around five percent smoother than comparable hulls, due to the construction material. Otherwise, the boat handles just as you’d expect for one of this size with a 19-degree transom deadrise. It performs on par with fiberglass boats, too, zipping up to a 32-mph cruise (while burning about 8.5 GPH, for close to 3.8 MPG), and at wide-open hits 43-mph, when rigged with a 150-hp Yamaha four-stroke outboard. You don’t believe me, when I say the boat deserves to be called indestructible? Fine—find out for yourself. There are videos on Triumph’s website which show these boats being dragged through the woods, dropped on concrete, and slammed with a sledgehammer. At many boat shows, the Triumph dealers will actually have a sledgehammer on hand, so you can try whacking it for yourself. And as long as you don’t burn it, blow it up, sink, or scuttle it on purpose, I’ll bet you agree— the Triumph 215 CC does deserve to be called indestructible.

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B.O.A.T.

De-winterizing De-boat F

inally, the best time of year for Chesapeake boaters; that period where thoughts of shoveling more snow are replaced with optimism and vigor for spectacular days tinkering and trawling aboard this season. An end to winter’s hibernation, our excitement to be on the water grows with each minute of daylight, but slow down and note those de-winterizing warning signs. There are minor de-winterizing actions that are simply a nuisance if overlooked; my water heater comes first to mind. I winterize my heater every fall with antifreeze, and like clockwork I forget to drain that pink stuff out in spring before firing up my boat’s engines (with circulation lines to the heater). There is nothing nastier than hot antifreeze, a smell which continues to remind after months of showers. There are more serious de-winterizing actions, such as opening (and leak checking) seacocks, which could cause damage to mechanisms running dry if forgotten. Often, you’ll be notified of

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by Mike Edick your oversight soon after leaving port by an alarm, usually before serious damage occurs. One of my old boats had inboard/ outboard (I/O) propulsion, where engine-cooling water comes in through the lower unit and exits through the hub of the propeller along with the engine’s exhaust. I de-winterized this boat in my driveway, using ear muffs to supply cooling water to the operating engine from a garden hose, as I tuned her up for the coming season. Water from both from the propeller hub and the exhaust bellows (between the lower unit and transom) sprays everywhere whenever the throttles are revved. Failure to observe the de-winterizing warning signs one year almost cost me my boat and everything onboard (including me). You see, all engine blocks have brass freeze plugs located in each cylinder’s wall, designed to pop out if poor winterization allowed water to freeze within the engine block over the winter, hopefully before that ice has a chance to break the cylinder (or block)

wall. But, when you operate with ear muffs and an open bilge drain plug while in the driveway, you miss water pouring from the bilge as a warning sign. Very shortly after launch from the marina that year, the boat became lethargic, requiring more and more throttle to propel forward. Smell was the second indication of problems, fortunately forcing me to quickly kill the engine. Seems a freeze plug had popped from the block, filling the bilge with water on every revolution of the engine faster than the bilge pump could push out. The boat’s engine compartment was almost completely submerged by the time I killed the motor, which wasn’t as dire as the flames coming out the exhaust couplings from lack of water flow in the exhaust. So, make a list prior to de-winterizing. Slow down before launch, and then make sure you really investigate all steps for warning signs prior to the big day. Trust me; hot metal exposed to an A/B/C fire extinguisher is not something you’ll ever want to see. proptalk.com

See the Bay

Smith Island & by Tom Hale

Its Delectable Cakes

he southernmost town You see, it is not as easy as wide enough for two. Do keep you up for an enjoyable evening in Maryland, the only pulling up to the dock in Ewell an eye out over your shoulder spent on the aft deck watching inhabited island in and ordering a crab cake, so as you enter, as there is a big the goats climbing on fallen Maryland (not connected by a let’s go there. Yellow Ferry “Screamer” who trees on Goat Island, which bridge, that is) is celebrated for Smith Island is about 30 barrels in at about noon each also is a blue heron rookery. If many things, but in particular, miles, a good day’s run, from day. You’d probably not want you are there in early summer for its specialty Smith Island Solomons or Deltaville. Apto be in the channel with him. you will be able watch these cakes. For many cruisers, those proaching from the north, you The channel narrows at R”12” somewhat ungainly looking are reason enough to visit the will come upon the wrecked as you turn to the south, but we birds land in the very tops of island. These 10-layer cakes target ship American Mariner saw six-plus feet of water all the the pine trees of the island beonly four inches high are the who sits there just as pretty as way to town. As you approach hind your boat. Nature puts on official state desert of Maryyou please almost as if anG “15,” keep to the green side. quite a show for you out there land. Ten thin if you have the layers of cake time to watch. The If Tangier folks are willing to travel to Tylerton for a hardly as thick Smith Island YC as a pancake, building houses crab cake, that comes as a pretty solid recommendation. are baked the showers, and individually that is about it for and layered with chocolate chored, long before the houses There is a red painted PVC marina amenities. icing to produce a mouthwater- and steeple of the island break pipe marking the west side of Smith Island is comprised ing desert. It is worth a visit the horizon. the channel at G “15.” of three towns. Ewell, the to Smith Island to enjoy this The western entrance, Smith Island Marina in largest, shares the main island home grown traditional food. rumored to be shallow, was Ewell has six slips. Worry not; with Rhodes Point. There are For many, a visit to Smith dredged in 2010. As of July they are very rarely filled. Pauli two restaurants. Bayside Inn Island means seafood lunch 2013, there seemed to be Eades, an artist from Iowa, and the iconic Ruke’s Store. topped off with a slice of this plenty of water. We registered visited the island. She fell in Looking properly rustic in its heavenly dessert. a six-foot spot right at R “2A” love and married an islander coat of barn red paint, Rukes is Smith Island is also known but had seven feet most of the and now manages the marina. the classic small town general for a different kind of cake, the way up to Ewell. The channel The slips each have power store. Both serve crab cakes crab cake. The best crab cakes is narrow, but deep and water. The docks and Smith Island cakes. From on the Bay are to be had there. enough and look a bit tired but Ewell, there is a road through Now I can hear you exclaiming are sturdy. Due to the marshes, and it is a long that you know where the best shoaling, you will walk to Rhodes Point. While crab cakes on the Bay are to have to pull into certainly worth a visit when you be found. But bear with me, the slip bow have time, we recommend that and I will tell you where first. This you rent a golf cart to go out the best ones resets there. It is nearly two miles ally are. away.

##Ruke’s store on Smith Island.

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##The post office in Ewell, MD, one of three towns comprising Smith Island.

Tylerton, the third town, is where you will find the best crab cakes on the Chesapeake. You cannot get there on a loaner bicycle. As they say, “You’d have a stretch of might wet wheeling” if you tried, as Tylerton is on a separate island. There is a small ferry that runs between Crisfield, Ewell, and Tylerton. If you draw three and a half or four feet, you could make the two-mile run to Tylerton in your boat. The channel is narrow and winding but generally well-marked. We find that taking the dinghy is the best way to get there. We have a chance to see more and explore more places as we go, and we generally visit Rhodes Point and the Bay-side beaches on our way back to Ewell after lunch. When you get to Tylerton, you tie up at the town dock, there is always plenty of room. Although there is no electrical service, you are welcome to stay at

the dock overnight if you wish. At the foot of the town dock, you will see the wall of a shed painted with a welcome sign and a map of Tylerton. There being but 10 or 12 roads on the island, the welcome sign and the map do not even cover the side of this shed, so the enterprising artist painted pictures of six or seven of the town’s most historic buildings. If Smith Island is Crab City on the Bay, then Tylerton, with its 80 or so inhabitants, is Smith Island crabbing on steroids. The crab meat business is centered there. In the mid-1990s, 15 island women worked to open a crab co-op with a huge pressure cooker which can steam hundreds of crabs in a matter of minutes. With screens on all windows and doors, the room is immaculately clean. The crabs are spread out on the stainless steel tables, and the ladies get to work. The closest restaurant to the crab co-op, the only restaurant

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##The map of tiny Tylerton isn’t big enough to cover

her own epicurean masterpiece. She makes a limited number each day; you do not want to miss out. This is a pretty bold statement, to crown this little out-of-the-way market with the designation of the best crab cake on the Bay. To back up my opinion, I rely on the opinion of the Tangier Island community. Three generations of the Eskridge family have also

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he shores of the Bay are dotted with all kinds of marinas serving all kinds of boaters. Some aren’t much more than a fuel dock, a row or two of slips, and a bathroom. Others have amenities such as dock bars, pools,

grassy lawns, nice restaurants, laundry facilities, and play areas for children and pets. Many marina operators spend the off-season investing in upgrades and improvements that make life more comfortable for

their guests. Here are just of few of the many marinas with projects that are underway or recently completed. If you know of others that merit special mention, let us know by sending an email to editor@proptalk.com.

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Shipwright Harbor Marina

At the confluence of the Bay and the Potomac

At the point overlooking Rockhold Creek, in Deale, MD,

Winter projects included re-clearing and improving the wetlands nature trail, replacing the boards for the far dock (slips 68-77), and renovating the restaurant, which will open under new management this spring. Facilities will soon be friendlier for kayaking and bicycling, as well as for transients seeking grocery delivery.

Deltaville Marina On Jackson Creek Remember the old boathouse? They’re tearing it down. They’re also putting in floating docks on D dock, working toward opening a new restaurant, and have applied for a building permit. The new pool should be installed by spring.

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Attention, snowbirds! This year Maryland Marina will begin offering seasonal slips rentals.

Shipwright is embracing the digital age, focusing this winter on improving its website. The staff now takes work orders online, encourages social media discussions through the Facebook page, and sends 75 percent of invoices through the Internet, which most customers prefer.

Dandy Haven Marina On Back River, in Hampton, VA

In October Dandy Haven will celebrate its 50th anniversary. Keep a look out later this summer for news about the celebratory event. Over the winter, the marina was awarded its Clean Marina certification, and it also widened and paved the road, renovated the travelift ramp, and put in some new bulkhead.

Shelter Cove Yacht Basin & Marina In North East, MD

In addition to being recertified as a Maryland Clean Marina, Shelter Cove has continued to invest in environmental upgrades by putting in an AquaClean closed-loop boat wash water recycling system to recycle wash water runoff and capture solid waste.

Salt Ponds Marina Just off the Bay, in Hampton, VA

Salt Ponds came under new ownership in 2013, and new owner Gene McKay is focusing on upgrading the marina restaurant, Water’s Edge Bar & Grill. McKay hopes that new menu items, a fresh interior, and a better restaurant website will attract new boaters who’ll stay to enjoy the other amenities, including the large pool and sandy beaches.

##Sunset at Castle Harbor Marina. Photo by Mike Edick

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Marinas

Is It Time To Give Your

Marina The Slip? by Captain Paul Bollinger

ow may be a very good time to start thinking about where to dock your boat next year. Most marinas have annual contracts that terminate at the end of March. Though few of us want to go around in the cold weather and look at marinas, that is exactly what my Admiral, Elizabeth, and I did one winter not so long ago. After working our way through several marinas by land, we had a greater appreciation

for the work involved and the myriad of details that figured into choosing the perfect marina for our boat. Maybe there isn’t a perfect time to look at marinas, but having walked through a foot of snow to check out the docks in a few well hidden creeks, it sure seems like this would be an easier task during the summer. After all, you get to explore new creeks and rivers on your boat with a sense of purpose… even better, a mission.

What Kind of Boater Are You? First ask yourself, “What kind of boater am I?” Do you spend more time at the dock than actually cruising? Or, do you load the boat and cast off the lines as quickly as possible? If you don’t leave the dock every weekend, perhaps a yacht club or a marina with a strong social program would be high on your list. Boating offers a good social environment, and having friends at the marina can

make it seem like a second home or neighborhood. Your marina’s liveaboards can provide a level of protection and are an excellent resource for information about what’s happening at the marina. The liveaboards on our dock have notified us about electrical outages, the need to plug in the bubbler due to icing conditions, and scuttlebutt about the marina management and other slipholders.

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In our marina search, which included both small and large marinas as well as a yacht club, we discovered the “ancillary convenience factor.” Are you the kind of person who has to make several trips to the marine or hardware store during a boat project? If so, having a convenient marine supply store is critical. What else do you “need” near your marina? We find that our habit of shopping near our boat for food, wine, and fresh seafood makes remote marinas less attractive. How about the proximity of the marina to your favorite mechanics? You will not always be able to take your boat to the mechanic. Can they get to your boat easily? How long does it take to get your boat to the open Bay with weekend speed limits? At minimum, the marina has to accommodate your boat. Does it have the right size slip and the necessary depth? Not too big, because you likely will pay for the extra space; and not so small that docking is an act that brings you and your

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##Deltaville Marina.

Admiral to words of endearment, not to mention the opportunity to make your mark on your neighbor’s boat. Distance does matter, particularly in narrow fairways that may require crew to fend off your bow from the bow of the boat on the facing pier. Our boat is on a T-head, which makes it easy for one person to handle the boat, unless there is a strong wind blowing away from the dock. Does the slip offer the power source you need? Many still have only one 30-amp plug. Does it have water? Is Wi-Fi or cable TV important to you? While I am a sailor who now owns a powerboat, I admit that it can be annoying to be docked next to a sailboat in November or December when the annual migration of starlings has them roosting on masts while squawking and bombing any boat below… or downwind. You don’t have this problem docked next to a powerboat.

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You Get What You Pay For The Bay offers a broad range of slip fees, but in general you get what you pay for. Find out if slip fees are billed on a monthly basis or if you have to pay for the entire year up front. Small, private, Mom and Pop marinas can provide slips for thousands less. However, do they have piers wide enough for carts? What, no carts? How far is the walk from your car to the boat? Do you have to go through a maze of people, bicycles, or trashcans? Is there plenty of parking, or is it limited and generally full? Visits to marinas in the summer can reveal the answers. Is electric and cable TV included? No, well plan to pay a lot for electric if you run the A/C or heater. This past winter we had monthly bills over $200 for operating the cabin heater, engine room heater, and bubbler. Does the marina allow you to have a sparkless heater aboard in the winter? Do you get free ice? Are there extra charges to use the swimming pool or tennis courts? If not, they are certainly included in your slip fee. If you belong to a yacht club, you will have minimums for food and beverage, and

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Where Do You Want to Take Her? Draw a circle around your current marina and compare it to other marinas to see if your favorite cruising grounds are within reach. Are these the same destinations you want to visit next year? Some boaters don’t want to travel long distances (burn a lot of fuel) just to drop anchor and take a leisurely swim.

The Cleanliness Factor For many boaters the quality and cleanliness of the bathroom facilities can be the single determining factor in choosing a marina. Are the bathrooms clean? Do they offer private shower and toilet facilities? Are there enough bathrooms to handle the number of boaters, or will there be a line on Saturday morning after coffee? How often are the bathrooms cleaned? All good questions, so plan to visit the head while checking out the marina.

A Marina For Everyone Thankfully, there is a marina for every type of boater on the Bay. Create a checklist, and enjoy a “summer cruising mission” to explore the Bay and see new marinas while the weather is nice and the living is easy… without the snow and ice. About The Author: Captain (USCG Masters 50GT Sail/Power) Paul “Bo” Bollinger and Admiral Elizabeth Bollinger have been boating on the Bay since the early 1980s on a Cal 25, Catalina 34, and Formula 34PC.

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Rick & Valerie Smith Third Generation Marina Owner Operators

ix miles north of Annapolis Harbor, on small creek off Little Round Bay, sits Smith’s Marina, a family business that’s been owned and operated in the same location for three generations. For nearly 80 years, the Smith family has helped folks get out on the water and enjoy the Severn River and beyond. Today, Smith’s is a full service marina with 65 slips, winter storage space for 231 hulls, a fuel dock, pump out station, ship’s store,

snack shop, and public boat ramp. In 1936, Alonzo Smith bought approximately eight acres of waterfront property located behind St. Helena Island off Round Bay. Mr. Smith, or “Pop” has he was sometimes known, began renting rowboats and selling bait. Over the years, he added a pier, fuel dock, and more boat slips, and brought his son Irvin into the business. “Dad worked here for 50 years,” says Irvin’s son Rick, who now runs the marina with his wife Valerie. Although Rick grew up helping with the family enterprise, he took a few years off for himself. “When I came back in 1979, I saw an opportunity. I knew there was something here that I could build on. “Dad gave me an area to rent slips, and I fixed up a few, started my own business, and asked Valerie to come here and work.”

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new year Maintaining and Servicing Your New Boat

ou are finally ready to take delivery of your new boat. It’s almost time to walk down the dock and turn the key…

But in the meantime, you should consider how you maintain her and keep her running well for many years to come. For this article, the

third in our three-part series, we asked a few regional marine service professionals for advice for new boat owners. Here are their tips:

Make a plan

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Although it’s not nearly as much fun to ponder as zipping across the Bay on a 75-degree May day on the way to your favorite crab house, coming up with a solid plan to maintain and service your boat will ensure you have the freedom to do just that. A few things to keep handy: a logbook to keep track of maintenance items and your boat manufacturer’s manual(s). Do you remember the exact date of the last time you changed the oil in your car? Most people don’t without a little sticker from the mechanic or DIY notebook. The same applies to boat tasks; write down what you or your technician did to your boat and date it. Make sure to know what’s under warranty and what is not. If your boat is new, your boat dealer should educate you on this. Read your paperwork well and keep all of it. If you are the type of boater who likes to do the work yourself, make sure it won’t interfere with warranty coverage later. “I wish more people would read their manuals,” says John Polek at Sunset Harbor Marine in Essex, MD, who has been in the business since the 1970s. “It’s important to learn what the service intervals are and follow them.” The folks who manufacture the boats know best what will work for each specific boat, so follow their recommendations for optimal success. proptalk.com

Keep it clean

Dirty fuel tends to be the source of serious engine issues and one of the most common troublemakers on boats. Polek discourages boaters from heading down to the local auto parts store and buying the cheapest filter. “If you decide to change your oil and filter, we strongly recommend OEM (original equipment manufacturer) products. Who better to know what is required than the people who built the engine? What you save on oil and a filter can come back to bite you in the future.” He adds that he’s noticed a positive trend in recent years in boaters being more educated on this topic.

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“They are more cognizant of buying the right products.” “With ethanol issues on the water, you get moisture in the fuel system, your engine runs horribly until you get the fuel cleaned out,” says Jim Maier, owner of BOE Marine in Stevensville, MD, who has been in the marine trades for 20 years. “Star Tron will prevent separation.” (Polek prefers Pri-G). Maier continues, “There’s other stuff called Gas-Shok you can use if there’s moisture already in your fuel system… If you have too much moisture your fuel, you have to get it filtered and add fuel polish. A lot of companies do it for diesel. We do it for gas.”

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• Clean it and waterproof it. • Lubricate your zippers with zipper lube (you buy at a marine supply store) • Clean the glass. • Remove, clean, and dry it (ideally) at the end of the season. Lay the glass flat and then store it rolled in a tube to protect it.

Keep an eye on it

When it comes to items you should keep your eyes on regularly as a boat owner, Polek says, “Every time you come to use the boat, run the blower and check your oil. Check power steering fluid or transmission fluid as per your owner’s manual,” Maier says, “Check for water in the bilge if

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the boat stays in the water. An inch or so is not a problem. You want to make sure your bilge pumps are working. When a boat gets rained on often, a lot of it goes into the bilge. The pump will pump it out, but it won’t be dry. If you see excess water you might have a problem; some area on the boat is letting in too much water.” When it comes to your engine, Maier says, “Impellers are a long lost item on a boat. It’s part of raw water cooling system/ water pump. A lot of people don’t even know they’re there. They say, ‘Impeller, what’s that?’ It should get changed no less than every two years. It might be a couple hundred bucks, a fraction of what you spend every time you take the boat out. It will keep you from overheating on the water.” Hoses tend to last a long time and crack visibly when they are at the end of their lives, so keep a watchful eye for obvious aging; the same applies to propellers. Although, as Polek notes, if you are one of the unfortunate ones who hits something, “Don’t put off getting the prop repaired. If you notice vibration, even if you don’t see it, it’s off balance. Get it looked at. That is not good for the drivetrain.”

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It’s so easy to forget about the boat’s bottom once it’s under water, but you shouldn’t. “A new boat owner needs to know where he’s going and the water condition so that he picks the best paint for those conditions,” says George Dunigan of Interlux. “Preparing the bottom with the proper anti-fouling paint is as important as the electronics you use. For those who have no knowledge of the process of prepping a new boat, Dunigan recommends clicking to yachtpaint.com/usa/diy/ask-the-experts how-to tips and video tutorials. Depending on the size of your boat and if she stays in the water or gets trailered home after each use, you may want to consider hiring a diver at the beginning of the season and again mid-season. Or clean your boat regularly. A clean hull will be more fuel-efficient.

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How Can ABYC Help You?

The American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) was created in 1954 as a non-profit organization to develop safety standards for the design, construction, equipment, repair, and maintenance of boats. When you buy a boat that meets ABYC standards, you know you have safety built in. ABYC trains techs in eight areas: marine electrical, corrosion, systems, ABYC standards, diesel and gas engines, composities, and refrigeration. If you want to know if your tech is well-qualified for the job, go to the home page at abycinc.org and click on “Search for a certified tech.” Only use ABYC-certified techs. ABYC also does free basic boat system safety checks, such as they will do at the National Safe Boating Week launch May 17 at Tidewater Yacht Services in Baltimore. The organization is willing to arrange such inspections at open houses and the like. abycinc.org

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hen we envision the idyllic summer camp experience, we might conjure images of s’mores around the campfire, canoeing with a sweetie, and learning archery using a bow with plastic feathers. Arts and crafts might involve making a dream catcher or two for Grandma back home. But the kids today have entirely

different options: they’re going zip lining, river kayaking, and playing paint ball. They’re learning survival skills and playing stalking games; give them a week and they’ll easily become better fishermen than we could ever dream of being. Kids today aren’t any different (we’re sure there are a few romantic rivalries solved on the paintball course), but the

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camps sure are. In the following pages you’ll find the listings of sixteen of the area’s best camps for kids of all ages. You can consider it our gift to you: the kids will be out of the house learning incredible skills and having the summer of their lives. Don’t you wish you were 12 years old, now? We certainly do.

Watersports Echo Hill Camp in Worton, MD, offers a two-week-long residential camp for kids seven to 16, but a special water-based camp will be held August 21-27 when campers will learn about boating, fishing, crabbing, and waterskiing. Since the camp is on the Sassafras and Elk rivers, sea nettles aren’t an issue, thank goodness. echohillcamp.com Sandy Hill Camp, North East, MD, offers waterskiing, horseback riding, canoeing, speedboat tours, tubing, and,

ahem, magic, as well as other land-based fun. When campers are ready to relax, they can find space around the camp’s gigantic pool or sand volleyball court. Ultimate Watersports on the Bay, Northwest Baltimore County Campers aged nine to 16 who want to be on the water all day, every day, should consider this hydrocentric learning camp that hooks kids on windsurfing, sailing, kayaking, and stand up paddleboarding. Camps run Monday through Friday and

can last anywhere from one to eight weeks. For those who prefer more of a surf and turf adventure, check out the Rock n’ River camp where kids ages 1014 learn to rock climb and river kayak. ultimatewatersports.com YMCA Camp Tockwogh in Worton, MD, is a traditional residential camp that offers a specialty watersports camp for those campers with a need for speed. Campers aged seven to 10 wake up Still Pond Creek with waterskiing, wakeboarding, kneeboarding, or tubing lessons. For more information, click ymcade.org/branches/tockwogh YMCA Camp Silver Beach in Exmore, VA, is set on over 150 acres of pristine Chesapeake Bay woodlands and wetlands. A traditional camp that also boasts a 90-foot waterslide, Camp Silver Beach also offers a separate Ski School, where campers receive one-on-one instruction in kneeboarding, wakeboarding, waterskiing, and more from CoastGuard-trained counselors. Want more? They also offer karate. campsilverbeach.org

##Camper Tim Davis spent his summers growing up at Echo Hill Camp. Photo courtesy Alison Davis

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chance to zip line, horseback ride, and sail their way through the ultimate summer. A day camp is offered for kids between six and 14, with swimming, canoeing, lacrosse, and street hockey, while kids as young as six can have a sleep-away experience with all the s’mores they can eat. A special powerboating option gets kids a Maryland Certificate of Safe Boating, while an advanced waterskiing and wakeboarding program gives campers the specific coaching they need. campletts.org Indian Landing Boat Club in Millersville, MD, is a two-day camp that teaches safety and boating skills on powerboats, canoes, kayaks, rowboats, and sailboats. Kids aged seven to 15 are welcome to check out indianlandingboatclub.com Annapolis Community Boating in Annapolis has several summer camps for kids as young as five years old. The Spirit of America camp, a week-long, full-day camp designed for middle school-aged children, trains campers to become safe boaters in different vessels. A Maryland State Boater’s Education

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continued... Certificate course is also offerend, and children get comfortable on kayaks, powerboats, sailboats, canoes, and more. annapolisboating.org

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Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center in Grasonville, MD, offers weeklong sessions that train children to be mini naturalists, learning about the plants and critters that share their backyards. A Night Owls camp includes one overnight, and before and after work care are also available for working parents. bayrestoration.org/ camps John Fishback Nature Programs in Crownsville, MD, teaches campers to appreciate the land using Native American outdoor skills. Kayaking, canoeing, fishing, swimming, and survival skills are all emphasized in weeklong, coed day camps. fishbacknature.com Maymont Camps in Richmond, VA, get kids as young as three years old involved in nature with several sessions of half-day camps. Children play games, go on hikes, and explore the flora and fauna living and breathing around the James River. maymount.org Kids’ Adventure Camp at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science in Cambridge, MD, offers a day camp for K-12 kids who like to learn about

fter speaking with parents and kids about their beloved camps, we wanted to hear what it’s like for the counselors and directors who run the camps. PropTalk’s own Chris Dollar runs one of the Bay Country’s only fishing camps at CD Outdoors Summer Fishing Camps, and we asked him

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##Hoping to catch some crabs at Camp Wabanna. Photo courtesy Camp Wabanna

the world using computers, microscopes, mud boots, and magnifying glasses. Lessons happen in classrooms and along the shoreline of the Choptank River. umeces. edu

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Camp Wabanna provides an actionpacked and spiritually-focused camp experience complete with boating, sailing, kayaking, zip lines, climbing walls, archery, and more. campwabanna.org Occohannock on the Bay, Belle Haven, VA is one of a handful of camps to offer a USCG Auxiliary Boating Skills Camp for kids aged 12-16. Younger boaters learn basic boat handling, communications, knots, charting, aids to navigation, and much more. ootbay.org

Adventure Camps Passages Adventure Camp in Midlothian, VA, teaches kids aged five to 17 about kayaking, rock climbing, rappelling, wilderness survival, mountain biking, and standup paddleboarding. Choose a “Rock and River” program to get involved in kayaking, rock climbing, and rappelling, or check out the “Dirt and Air” program if your child loves to mountain bike. peakexperiences.com

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Virginia Outside in Richmond, VA, offers several fishing camps, both day and overnight, for kids as young as six. An overnight fly fishing camp introduces campers to both warm and cold water species in some of the prestigious Riverbound Lodge’s private trout waters. virginiaoutside.com

“In the SERC camp our son participated in, they caught fish by seining (a first for him), learned a lot about the little fish in the Bay, built huts like the Piscataway built, and made cardboard boats to see whose would float. It’s a great hands-on camp.” –Tracy Leonard what kids could expect when signing up for his two or three-day camps. “Probably one of the biggest days we had on the water was under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in Ocean City. The Bay was just pushing fish into the bridge, and on the boat’s fishfinder I could see bluefish and rockfish biting. For the kids, it was a great way to experience everything we had learned about onshore: predator and prey relationships, coastal systems, etc. We took the boat over and counselors chucked lures and just handed them off to whatever kid was closest. Those kids were screaming at the tops of their lungs, pulling in fish as fast as they could. The biggest catch was a 32-inch rockfish, which we brought back to shore

and cooked for them. We preach catch and release, sustainability, and respect for the environment, but we want them to know that we’re part of the food chain, and enjoying your catch is a part of it.” Want to get your child involved? Capt. Dollar offers five camp sessions in Ocean City and four on the Chester River. Young anglers are taught how to “think like a fish” with hands-on programs in fishing skills, tying knots, exploring marshes, creeks, and oyster beds, catching crabs and shrimp, and more. A separate kayak fishing camp is offered for kids aged 8-16, and no experience is necessary. These camps sell out fast, so visit cdollaroutdoors.com and get a rod in your child’s hand before it’s too late. proptalk.com

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hoosing the correct age to introduce your children or grandchildren to fishing depends on the child and how the subject is presented. Both of my boys started fishing as soon as their mother had them housebroken. We started Ric out around two. He would go out with us in my 14-foot tin boat and at the time was more interested in playing with minnows than using them for bait. Roger got started around the same age, but he fished from the dock using small strips of salt mackerel to catch snapper blues that he sent flying across the parking lot. His hook setting technique still leaves nothing to chance. I am happy to report that both boys go fishing whenever they have the time. According to their wives they also go fishing when perhaps they should be spending that time in other more domestic pursuits.

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continued... The best way to interest the kids in fishing is to go fishing yourself. Kids generally imitate their parents’ behavior (which explains a lot about lots of things). If they see you fishing or hear good accounts of your angling pursuits, there’s a good chance they will want to learn more. It is important to keep the children entertained. Try to find a location with a decent population of fish even if these particular fish are not ones you would normally pursue.

The tackle must be simple. Do not try to teach a five-year-old how to present a dry fly to a clear-water trout. Instead, get a small spin or spin-cast outfit. Bait up with worms and fish for whatever will bite. In today’s market there are spin-cast rods and reels available in every cartoon or superhero motif known to man. I have found using a bobber gives the kids something to watch and may extend their interest by a few more minutes. Teaching a child to fish is not necessarily the job of the father. I grew up in what they now call a broken home and was lucky to have a grandfather who loved to fish and hunt. For parents who aren’t able to teach their kids to fish themselves, head to your local tackle shop where you can find the gear you need and have any fishing-related questions answered. The staff may also recommend a good place to take the kids, or you can check online with various state or city parks and look for a location where everyone will be safe and the fishing can be good.

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Another good source for help is your parents. As I said, my grandfather got me into fishing, and if your father likes to fish, I expect he would leap at the chance to teach the kids. Please don’t expect a small child to concentrate on the task at hand for any length of time. A kid will want to check the bait, reel in the line, make more casts, move to another spot and walk off to examine a frog or a stick. This is all good. The idea is to entertain, educate and instill a love of the outdoors, not win a tournament or show off the catch to your buddies. When I ran charters, I would have fathers bring their children along and say the kid wanted to catch a cobia, tuna or billfish. Who were they kidding? It was the old man that wanted to catch a big fish. The kids would be happy catching spot, croaker or perch. Fishing is not only fun, but it gives a chance for you to bond with your kids. Without a phone, tablet or TV to distract their attention they might even talk with you.

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lthough when I look out my window I see not a single sign of spring, you can’t deny that it’s on the way. A couple of confused robins were hopping around our backyard this morning, despite the

winter walloping that is forecast for the weekend. We’re all still wearing socks without complaint. But we’re curious as to how you’re surviving this Never Ending Winter. Have any horror stories for us, of the bubbler

breaking or the shrink wrap ripping? How about your patented best Hot Toddy recipe to keep that cold winter wind at bay? Whatever it is, send it to us at duffy@proptalk. com, and let’s get you in these pages.

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Ready to Get Involved?

he Chesapeake Bay Power Boat Association (CBPBA) is a group of power boaters who love and respect the Bay and do what we can to preserve it. We are an active group that has many activities throughout the year, like cruises, raft ups, poker runs and sanction races. We are a generous group giving time and money for events like Leukemia/Lymphoma, March of Dimes and Wounded Warrior. Our club serves as the safety net of boats to protect the swimmers at the Bay Swim. We have been around since the 80’s and have the best group of boaters on the bay. Always looking for folks to join us, our dues are only $75 a year, and members get that back quickly with all the discounts our supporters offer our members.

Front Row: Mike Yowaiski, Race Director, Karen Ressler, Secretary, Scott Smith, Sr Vice President, Jeff Whetzel, President, Lenny Nemec, Ted Ginnity, Dave Burke, Jimmy Jernigan. Back Row:

Gary Miller, Jim Voege, Treasurer, Joe Lorentzen, Steve Daly, Craig Hall and Chip Manning. With the dedication and talents of this board it promises to be another great year for CBPBA. cbpba.com

New Folks In Charge

he Nanticoke River Yacht Club held their annual Change of Watch Saturday evening, January 25th. Beverly Blades was installed as the new Commodore, with Vice Commodore Pat Hamstead, Rear Commodore Peter Singleton, and Fleet Captain Phyllis Williams inducted into office along with her. nryc.us

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CRUISING CLUB NOTES

Snowbirds on the Move

everal members of the Somers Cove Yacht Club from Crisfield, MD got together in Florida. It is always good for us to be together, and the food at Squidlips was good as well. The weather was much warmer in Florida so it was a nice place to gather.

he Kent Narrows Sail and Power Squadron has several exciting courses coming up. Starting February 17, Monday nights are spent discussing weather patterns and systems at the Kent Island Volunteer Fire Department. March 28-29, you’ll find D5 USPS mem-

School is Cool bers in Ocean City for the annual meeting and spring conference, with tons of great seminars, workshops, receptions, awards, and dinners. Also look for the D5 Change of Watch ceremony. And finally, on April 8, both members and the general public are invited to attend “Partners in

Command,” a two-hour long seminar aimed at giving both captain and first mate equal footing when it comes to communications, casting off, safety and equipment, VHF marine radios, first aid, signaling, and more. Need more info? Check out uspsd5.org for more.

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he Silverton Owners’ Club takes communication very seriously, with an extensive and well-monitored forum on their webpage at silvertonclub.com. Now, however, the club is taking things one step further with a new app to connect owners of Silverton boats and those who would like to own one. Members include boaters on both the East and West Coasts, from Texas to Canada, and the app hopes to bring them all together under one platform. Using the app, check out boats for sale, ask questions of other owners, sell your boat or buy parts, and check out an extended photo gallery that includes more than 1600 images. You can also read the club’s monthly newsletter. The app is free for Silverton Owners Club members with membership dues. For more information, check out silvertonclub.com

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he Chesapeake Bay Grand Banks Owners Association is getting ready to throw off the down comforters and wool socks and fully welcome spring with their annual Spring Brunch on Sunday, April 6, at the Severn Inn in Annapolis. Members will enjoy bloody marys and a lavish spread while gazing out over the Severn River and Naval Academy. Mark your calendars, GB owners, because you don’t want to miss this always-popular event! cbgboa.org

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##Ken Phillips working on the restoration of a 1954 14-foot Chris Craft kit boat at Wooden Boat Restoration in Millington, MD. Photo by George Hazzard

coamings, railings, and a new genset went in recently. A few other Mathews boats have come back for varnish touch ups and winter storage. Pete also recently signed a deal to become the new builder for Eastport Yachts. They have moved nearly all the molds to their shop and are waxing them up to begin construction soon. They also had a beautiful little wooden Wolverine boat, gleaming in all new varnish after having the transom, deck, and topsides rebuilt.

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ugene Evans has been working mostly on boat restorations at Evans Boats in Crisfield, MD, as the market has seemed to favor that lately over new builds. Christina is an Evans 30-foot that suffered a major fire that completely destroyed the topsides. They have her back shining like new condition, and Eugene plans to use her as a personal boat for oystering and crabbing. The first boat that Evans built, a 26-foot crab scrape boat, was also back in the shop for restoration as well as a 44-foot workboat currently being used by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation for kids programs. They were also rehabbing a couple of wooden boats including a 44-foot, Bay-built sistership to the first boat Evans

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Boats are like rabbits; you can have one boat or many, but you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop at two. ~Aristotle Onassis used when he started working on the water in 1970.

ave Mason at Chesapeake Boats in Crisfield, MD, has nearly completed a 46-foot boat being built for a retired liveaboard who plans to cruise her around Florida and the Bahamas. The boat was made entirely from composites, with no wood used in construction. He also has a 46-foot charter boat build underway that will be heading to Seward, AK, for passenger cruises there.

ete and Dave have the whole crew busy at Mathews Brothers Boats in Denton, MD. The new Patriot 29 has the deck on and is getting topsides and interior work done. New

A 23-foot Hacker Craft chills on the boat rack waiting to be restored by Classic Watercraft Restoration in Annapolis, MD. Photo by Dave Hannam

ill and Harry at Judge Yachts in Denton, MD, are getting a 36 and four 27s ready for delivery while readying several boats for their open house at the shop on March 1. Bill says they usually take about half a dozen orders for new boats at their open houses.

ark Rousseau of Stevensville, MD, is restoring the 46-foot workboat Vagabond originally built by Bay fishing legend Billy Hoxter in the 1980s. Hoxter first saw the boat, being offered as a kit, at the 1978 Ocean City Watermanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Convention and liked it so much he ordered one for himself. He built it in his backyard in Chester, MD, and ran one of the first fish-

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ing charter operations on the Bay. Mark is continuing a nautical heritage passed down from his father, Robert, who worked at Port Annapolis marina for 30 years. Robert hand-built a scale model of Vagabond, constructed exactly like the full-size version, and it went on to win at a local modeling expo. Mark has been “recycling” parts from other boats as much as possible for the build. Stainless rails, rod holders, cleats, and even the twin 300-hp Volvo diesels will be given a new life on the completed restoration. Unfortunately, Hoxter

ike Bickford and the crew at Campbell’s Bachelor Point Boatyard in Oxford, MD, have been staying warm and busy this winter. They are currently installing a new Cummins/Onan generator, an upgraded shore power and battery system, and a pair of air conditioner and heat pump units in a Wes-Mac 39. This will allow the new owner and his family to cruise comfortably in colder and warmer months. They are also installing a pair of new Cummins diesel engines in a 37 Sea Ray.

helping calculate the requirements for the drive system upgrade to be completed this spring. Hannam also reports his customers 23-foot Hacker Craft Deluxe doublecockpit runabout is scheduled for a complete strip and re-coat to revive the “ole woody” after 15 years in storage, which will also be ready for summer use on the Bay.

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’m ready for spring,” says Joe Reid at Mast and Mallet Boatworks in Mayo, MD. Joe has been finishing the cosmetics on a seven-foot lapstrake dinghy he built, but work

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This 1957 19-foot Chris Craft Capri has had the bottom replaced and the decks stripped and sanded. New varnish is being built up now at Dockside Boat Works in Easton, MD. Photo by Jerry LeCompte

“Apprentice for a Day” students at Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, MD, have begun building this lapstrake 17-foot Merlin yawl, expected to launch in June. Photo courtesy of CBMM.

passed away recently and will not be able to see the completed boat, which Mark hopes to have back on the water this spring. He will be offering fishing charters as well as crabbing, trot lining, and even water skiing on smaller boats in his charter fleet.

is slow since in the cold, any paint or varnish put on needs to dry for two to three days before sanding between coats. He also has a 32-foot Wasque Downeast in for cockpit deck repairs and new nonskid paint. Joe is also working on another Downeast boat, a 36-foot Jarvis Newman lobster yacht. He has installed a shower area in what used to be a partial galley, painted the interior, and painted the decks and cockpit. The Caterpillar engine will receive new vibration mounts, as well as engine room sound insulation. Other mundane winter tasks at Mast and Mallet include sharpening tools, replacing light bulbs and ballast in fluorescent lights, cleaning out the refrigerator, looking for new boat designs to build, and taking long lunches.

ave Hannam of Classic Watercraft Restoration in Annapolis, MD, reports that after recently expanding into his larger wood shop at the first of the year, he has settled into production on his returning customer’s 1941 Morin Craft 22-foot mahogany runabout with all new coatings and an upgraded power plant… from the original 115-hp Chrysler Crown to a 400-hp big block, and with GPS Marine

This 36-foot workboat being restored at Evans Boats was built in a Crisfield backyard by a young man just out of high school 23 years ago.

The owner has chosen to remove the gas engines and replace them with over 900-hp of diesel power. They expect to see an increase of 12-15 knots in top-end boat speed. The engine space will have a fresh application of gel coat, new Soundown insulation, and a pair of custom mufflers. The old generator is also being replaced with a new Cummins/Onan model.

eorge Hazzard and the crew at Wooden Boat Restoration in Millington, MD, have been restoring a 1954 14-foot Chris Craft kit boat this winter. They have also been replacing the decks on a 1954 20-foot Chris Craft Riviera as well as new rear decks on a 17-foot Barbour. During the cold winter months, it has been hard to get the varnish to PropTalk March 2014 55

Manager Jenn Kuhn reports the museum’s Apprentice for a Day (AFAD) public boatbuilding participants have begun construction on a 17.5-foot Merlin yawl. The plywood lapstrake skiff, designed by Kees Prins and Bill Bronaugh, is expected to launch in June and will be built on weekends by members of the public with all skill

dry, but a 1948 18-foot Chris Craft Sportsman they are restoring will be feeling better when she heads south in March for the Sunnyland Chapter antique and classic boat show in Tavares, FL.

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When this all-composite 46-footer being built at Chesapeake Boats in Crisfield, MD, is complete, she will head to Florida, the Bahamas, and beyond.

levels. AFAD participants began the process with a set of offsets. They lofted the vessel to full scale in order to create the back bone or series of molds on which to lay the keel, stem, and stern post. Planking has been completed, and the boat has been flipped over in preparation for the breast and aft hooks, framing, and centerboard trunk.

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Matthews Brother’s latest Patriot 29 is getiing the rails, coamings, and a new genset installed at their shop in Denton, MD

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erry LeCompte at Dockside Boat Works in Easton, MD, has begun to varnish decks on the 19-foot 1957 Chris Craft Capri, and that gleam is starting to

come back. He also has a 1930 26-foot Chris Craft Triple, that he refinished three years ago, back in the shop for more touchups and refinishing. A 1961 Hershey outboard runabout has just arrived for restoration and Jerry will also be making a new bench seat for the back of this rare classic.

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a Local Treasure Story by Trey Shinault H Photos by Dave Machen for the Mathews Maritime Foundation

athews County, Virginia may have no stoplights or shopping centers, but it does have something very special: the Peggy. The buy boat was born there and has always called Mathews her home. Peggy has weathered storms, hurricanes and even scarce seafood shortages. The boat may be slow and old, but it is by far one of the most unique kinds of boat you have ever or will ever set foot on. I should know. My father had one for a few short years when I was a teenager in the 1990s. Even then the buy boat was a part of a forgotten era. The tractor-trailers of the early mid20th century, buy boats would anchor out on the Bay near watermen, making it easier to get their catch to market. The buy boats were also useful in the pound net and crab dredging industry. I remember hours spent in Deltaville, VA, with my father at Willis Wilson’s railway watching them replace some of her old wood. Later, after he sold her, I realized that she helped to fuel my

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fascination of old things. When some guys wanted Ferraris, new houses, and jet skis, I wanted a 1955 Chevy parked in the yard of my 100 year old farmhouse while I was racing down the river in my reproduction of a 70-year old Smith Island Crab Skiff. I guess history is the reason way I fell in love with Peggy. Peggy of New Point was built in 1925 by Harry Hudgins of Peary, VA, for Capt. Walter Burroughs of New Point and his brother in law Raymond Hudgins. She was built in Mathews County which has a 200-year old history of wooden boat building. Peggy’s length is 55-feet, beam 12’6 and a draft 4’2” and she was named after Capt. Burroughs’ youngest daughter. Peggy of New Point started her years in the pound net trade. Then years later in 1961 Edward Grinnell purchased Peggy. Edward dredged crabs with Peggy as a part of the fleet in Davis Creek. Capt. Ed, as he was often referred, owned Peggy for 40 years, and many local watermen have stories of

growing up and being around the boat and her captain. Peggy was unique in multiple ways. For starters, it was for what she lacked: varnish. People said you would see her from 10 miles away because all you would see is an orange pole and orange trim on the pilothouse. Perhaps this was because it was either cheaper or less time consuming to maintain paint rather than varnish. Whatever the reason, it made her one of a kind. She was also known for being on the fast side. Though she started her life with a 35-hp diesel engine, she later upgraded to a 200-hp engine. Even 70 years ago, men were serious about speed and the quest for bragging rights. Races were conducted in the Chesapeake Bay, just off the beaches of lower Mathews. Watermen pulled out all the stops to make their boat the fastest. Decks and pilothouses were removed, engines were “hopped up,” and they did everything possible to make the boats lighter and faster. After starting the diesel,

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the battery as well as the fuel tank would be left at the dock and run off of a six-gallon tank. Peggy’s owners also did all they could do to make her faster. In 1946 Peggy had her bottom replaced by master boat builder Alton Smith. The wood was selected for the job by testing several different woods for the least absorption rates so she would be lighter. Before Alton launched her, he had someone buy as many cans of shoe polish as they could find and apply it to the

bottom to make her as slick as possible. Years went by and Peggy of New Point continued to go out year after year doing her job without fail, surviving the heat and cold, freak storms and hurricanes. Then, in 2001, Kim and Gretchen Granbery purchased the Peggy from Capt. Ed and used her to cruise up and down the East Coast. However, by the turn of the century, after a 75-year career, time was taking a toll on her. Her engine was old and her decks and

sides were rotting. In 2008, the Granberys realized they needed to pass her along to others so that she could be restored and treasured as a piece of maritime history, so she was donated to the Mathews Maritime Foundation. Peggy’s engine was rebuilt, but her decks, sides, and pilot house were slowly rotting from the inside out. For two years she sat virtually untouched while the Foundation raised funds to rebuild her.

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Then, in 2011, the Foundation hired a woodcraftsman named Eric Hedberg to start renovating her. Eric had over 25 years of experience working on a variety of boats including schooners, skipjacks, skiffs, yachts, and workboats. He has done everything from complete hull construction to marine repairs that have involved just about anything made out of wood. For a few years he even owned, used, and restored a buy boat built in 1914. Under his watchful eye the pilot house and decks were removed, the sides were patched, and slowly an empty hole in the water was reborn. To date, Peggy is 88 years old and remains a beautiful wooden deck boat with a tremendous history. That history turned a new leaf in October of 2013 when she was rechristened by the community that called her one of

their own. Over a hundred and fifty people braved the inclement weather to see her rebirth. Merchants donated their wares and their services in a silent auction. A bottle of champagne was cracked across her bow by one of Capt. Ed’s daughters. During the opening remarks, George Patagonis, a member of the Mathews Maritime Foundation, detailed the Foundation’s plans for the boat. “The Peggy belongs to this community. It is not going to be a workboat converted over for pleasure,” he said. “She is going to stay a symbol of the fishing business.” He intends to send Peggy to harbors and festivals all over the Bay to celebrate and educate people on the maritime history of the Chesapeake Bay. “The pound fishing business has almost become extinct, and I believe it is consistent with the role of the Mathews Mari-

time Foundation to show others how it was done,” George said. “In the end, life is about people” he said. “The Peggy is a symbol of the people who worked her over the years and a symbol of the man whose eye built her,” he added. Though she has now been rechristened, there is still work left to be done. The community raised more than $5000 at the rechristening that will go toward finishing her. The Maritime Foundation hopes that more money can be raised so they can install the mast, boom, and some other minor trim work. Then the Maritime Foundation will need continuing help to keep her going for years to come. It is not hard to imagine that in 12 years we will be around to help her celebrate her 100th birthday. I hope to see you there.

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New MasterCraft Dealer Ready to Create Some Wake

n March 1, the public is invited to the opening of one of the area’s most highly anticipated new businesses: Annapolis Watersports. The new MasterCraft dealer for the Mid Atlantic has Jen and Todd Pratt at the helm. Jen is a longtime Bay Country resident who knows her way around both the boats and the personal watercraft she plans on selling. We wanted to get in touch with Jen and hear why she thinks it’s so important to bring waterskiing boats back to the Bay in such a big way. “My family has owned MasterCrafts forever,” she says. “And I started on skis when I was just five or six, so you could say I grew up skiing.” As time went by, however, Pratt started to notice that it was harder to find people on the water skiing. “There’s a lot of skiing on the Bay, but it’s in pockets. If you’re just riding around, you’re not going to see skiers because they need to be where there’s less chop and less traffic. You have to be out at the crack of dawn to see the really serious skiers.” Regardless, the water skiing community on the Bay is thriving. “Water skiers have a great connection and support

each other, share gas, and share rides. There’s a huge community of boats, and with Annapolis Watersports we’re hoping to bring this community together and energize it around the Bay.” Pratt hopes to do the same with the wakeboarding and wakeskating communities as well. For the grand opening, Pratt is bringing in a host of 2014 boats to have on the floor, including some of the Prostar 3-Event boats and the Gen 2 Surf Systems. MasterCraft exclusively partnered with Ilmor Marine Engines back in 2012, bringing the same engines used by IndyCar racers to water skiing enthusiasts everywhere.

“MasterCraft has some exciting, unmatched three-event boats,” says Pratt. “They produce the softest, flattest wake possible because the boats are light and don’t have as much through the interior. It’s all about bringing the weight down and putting the power behind them. And with Ilmor Engineering involved, warranty claims have dropped 85% on the boats. They’re the highest end class of boats on the water, and the quality matters.” Currently the Chesapeake Bay has three designated slalom ski courses: two on the Severn River and one on the South River. Pratt wants to see more. If you’re ready to get your summertime ski season off on the right foot, check out the grand opening and make some friends. Representatives from the MasterCraft factory will be there to answer all your questions, and Jen will help you connect with any other skiers looking to share rides. Maybe she’ll even sell you a boat: we wouldn’t blame you if she did. Heck, call us and we’ll help you christen it. annapoliswatersports.com

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0 1.2 0.2 0.9

L H L H

8 01:23 AM SAt 07:52 AM 01:41 PM 07:56 PM

2.5 0.4 2 0.3

H L H L

01:30 AM Sun 07:56 AM 01:55 PM 08:10 PM

2.8 0.2 2.3 0.1

H L H L

06:18 AM 0 L Sun 01:04 PM 1 H 07:10 PM 0.2 L

05:42 AM 0 L Mon 12:20 PM 1.2 H 06:48 PM 0.2 L

12:54 AM Mon 07:16 AM 02:03 PM 08:04 PM

0.8 0 1 0.3

H L H L

12:29 AM tue 06:50 AM 01:25 PM 07:47 PM

0.9 0 1.2 0.2

H L H L

2.4 0.5 2 0.4

H L H L

9 03:25 AM Sun 09:54 AM 03:43 PM 09:58 PM

02:33 AM Mon 09:02 AM 03:02 PM 09:18 PM

2.7 0.2 2.3 0.1

H L H L

01:51 AM tue 08:13 AM 02:56 PM 08:54 PM

0.8 0 1 0.2

H L H L

01:38 AM Wed 07:57 AM 02:28 PM 08:43 PM

1 0 1.2 0.2

H L H L

2.3 0.5 2 0.4

H L H L

04:31 AM Mon 10:53 AM 04:49 PM 10:58 PM

03:43 AM tue 10:09 AM 04:14 PM 10:29 PM

2.7 0.2 2.4 0

H L H L

02:45 AM Wed 09:06 AM 03:43 PM 09:39 PM

0.9 0 1 0.2

H L H L

02:44 AM tHu 09:03 AM 03:27 PM 09:36 PM

1.1 0 1.2 0.1

H L H L

2.3 0.5 2.1 0.3

2.8 H 0.1 L 2.6 H -0.1 L

06:23 AM 2.4 H Wed 12:30 PM 0.4 L 06:37 PM 2.2 H

03:36 AM tHu 09:56 AM 04:24 PM 10:22 PM

0.9 0 1 0.2

H L H L

03:44 AM 10:04 AM 04:21 PM 10:25 PM

1.2 0 1.2 0.1

H L H L

12:40 AM tHu 07:07 AM 01:10 PM 07:20 PM

0.2 2.5 0.3 2.4

L H L H

04:23 AM 10:42 AM 05:02 PM 11:02 PM

1 0 1 0.1

H L H L

04:40 AM SAt 11:02 AM 05:11 PM 11:12 PM

1.3 0 1.1 0

H L H L

01:22 AM 07:46 AM 01:46 PM 07:59 PM

0.1 2.6 0.2 2.5

L H L H

05:07 AM SAt 11:26 AM 05:38 PM 11:40 PM

1 0 1 0.1

H L H L

1.4 0 1.1 0

H L H L

02:01 AM SAt 08:22 AM 02:20 PM 08:36 PM

0 2.6 0.1 2.7

L H L H

Fri

01:00 AM Sun 06:52 AM 01:44 PM 07:24 PM

0.1 L 1.6 H -0.1 L 1.3 H

0 1.6 0 1.2

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-0.6 L 3 H -0.5 L 3.1 H

L H L H

Fri

04:39 AM Sun 11:16 AM 05:47 PM 11:21 PM

Fri

05:33 AM Sun 11:56 AM 05:58 PM 11:57 PM

05:32 AM tue 11:45 AM 05:48 PM 11:52 PM

Fri

L H L H Spring Range 1.5 1.9 1.1 1.4

3 03:24 AM Mon 09:37 AM 03:43 PM 10:02 PM

0 1.2 0.1 0.9

0.2 1.1 0 1.1

L. Ht *1.17 *1.59 *0.83 *1.08

-0.1 L 2.7 H -0.1 L 2.8 H

01:31 AM Wed 07:49 AM 02:17 PM 08:01 PM

12:57 AM SAt 06:36 AM 01:06 PM 07:10 PM

H. Ht *1.18 *1.59 *0.82 *1.08

03:16 AM Mon 09:31 AM 03:29 PM 09:48 PM

Low –3:50 +3:30 –0:10 –1:58

-0.2 L 1.2 H -0.1 L 0.9 H

0.1 L 1.5 H -0.1 L 1.3 H

High –3:47 +3:11 –0:06 –2:14

-0.6 L 3.1 H -0.6 L 3.1 H

01:01 AM tue 07:22 AM 01:42 PM 07:40 PM

12:17 AM SAt 05:59 AM 12:48 PM 06:36 PM

Sharps Island Light Havre de Grace Sevenfoot Knoll Light St. Michaels, Miles River

2 02:33 AM Sun 08:51 AM 02:57 PM 09:14 PM

L H L H

diFFerenCes

0 2.7 0 2.8

L H L H

01:41 AM Mon 07:42 AM 02:38 PM 08:10 PM

L H L H

02:39 AM Sun 08:57 AM 02:54 PM 09:12 PM

0 1.2 0 1

0.2 1.1 0 1.1

0 1.1 0 1

12:54 AM tue 07:08 AM 01:33 PM 07:24 PM

12:24 AM 05:53 AM 12:22 PM 06:35 PM

Fri

12:17 AM Mon 06:28 AM 12:50 PM 06:48 PM

-0.7 L 3.2 H -0.6 L 3.1 H

12:58 AM Mon 07:05 AM 01:31 PM 08:51 PM

1 01:41 AM SAt 08:03 AM 02:10 PM 08:26 PM

-0.2 L 1.1 H -0.2 L 1 H

05:48 AM 1.1 H Sun 12:08 PM 0 L 06:13 PM 1 H

12:15 AM Mon 06:30 AM 12:50 PM 06:56 PM

H L H L

1 0 1.4 0.2

0.8 0 1.1 0.3

1 H -0.3 L 1.1 H -0.1 L

05:37 AM 1.1 H Sun 11:58 AM -0.3 L 06:11 PM 1 H

12:00 AM Sun 05:59 AM 12:28 PM 07:49 PM

12:28 AM Sun 07:45 AM 02:26 PM 09:31 PM

04:44 AM SAt 11:04 AM 05:25 PM 11:30 PM

04:17 AM Wed 10:44 AM 05:16 PM 11:49 PM

ChesApeAke BAy Bridge-Tunnel

AnnApolis

06:22 AM 1.4 H Mon 12:47 PM 0 L 06:43 PM 1.1 H

diFFerenCes

High Mtn Pt, Magothy River +1:24 Chesapeake Beach –1:14 Cedar Point –3:16 Point Lookout –3:48

Low +1:40 –1:15 –3:13 –3:47

H. Ht *0.88 *1.12 *1.33 *1.37

Spring L. Ht Range *0.88 1.0 *1.14 1.1 *1.33 1.4 *1.33 1.4

05:17 AM tHu 11:23 AM 05:26 PM 11:47 PM Fri

06:04 AM 0 L 12:07 PM 2.5 H 06:13 PM 0 L

04:55 AM Wed 11:15 AM 05:26 PM 11:37 PM

06:03 AM 2.9 H tHu 12:14 PM -0.1 L 06:31 PM 2.8 H 12:39 AM 07:02 AM 01:08 PM 07:28 PM

-0.2 L 3 H -0.2 L 3 H

01:36 AM SAt 07:56 AM 01:58 PM 08:19 PM

-0.4 L 3 H -0.3 L 3.2 H

02:29 AM Sun 08:45 AM 02:45 PM 09:07 PM

-0.4 L 3 H -0.4 L 3.3 H

-0.4 L 3 H -0.3 L 3.3 H

Fri

03:19 AM Mon 09:31 AM 03:31 PM 09:52 PM

diFFerenCes Onancock Creek Stingray Point Hooper Strait Light Lynnhaven Inlet

High +3 :52 +2 :01 +5 :52 +0 :47

L H L H

Low H. Ht +4 :15 *0.70 +2 :29 *0.48 +6 :04 *0.66 +1 :08 *0.77

Spring L. Ht Range *0.83 2.2 *0.83 1.4 *0.67 2.0 *0.83 2.4

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Tidal Current Tables

Baltimore Harbor Approach (Off Sandy Point) 1

Slack Water Max Current Speed

SAt

Sun

0150 0753 1359 2015

0450 1056 1707 2322

0.9 -1 1 -1

0231 0845 1455 2059

0537 1149 1757

1 -1 1

0006 0624 1241 1847 0051 0711 1334 1937

Mon 0312 0938 1552 2143

tue

0354 1030 1649 2229

Wed 0438 1123 1748 2317

0518 1103 1754

0230 0.5 0816 -0.6 1434 0.8 2110 -0.8

0547 1252 1937

0257 -0.6 0922 1 1603 -0.8 2204 0.4

Fri

0037 Wed 0614 1200 1842

0322 0.6 0911 -0.6 1525 0.9 2156 -0.8

0038 0632 1345 2036

0343 -0.6 1012 0.9 1658 -0.8 2300 0.4

-1 1.1 -1 0.9

0118 0704 1253 1925

0408 0.6 1002 -0.7 1613 0.9 2237 -0.9

0132 0726 1441 2133

0438 -0.6 1108 0.9 1755 -0.8

-1 1.1 -1 0.8

0155 0749 1344 2007

0449 0.7 1048 -0.7 1657 0.9 2316 -0.9

0137 -0.9 0800 1.1 1428 -0.9 2030 0.7

0229 0832 1432 2046

0528 0.8 1132 -0.8 1740 0.8 2353 -0.9

0301 0912 1520 2123

0606 0.8 1215 -0.8 1821 0.8

0028 -0.8 0642 0.9 1257 -0.8 1902 0.7

0103 -0.8 0719 0.9 1340 -0.9 1944 0.7

tue

tHu

Fri

SAt

tHu

0524 1218 1849

0226 -0.8 0851 1 1525 -0.9 2126 0.6

0009 0614 1315 1953

0317 -0.7 0945 1 1623 -0.8 2226 0.5

0107 0707 1412 2056

0414 -0.6 1042 0.9 1724 -0.8 2329 0.5

0310 0904 1609 2256

0614 -0.6 1241 0.9 1923 -0.8

0132 0.5 0716 -0.5 1339 0.9 2019 -0.8

Fri

SAt

Sun

Mon 0415 1004 1703 2350

Chesapeake Bay Entrance

Slack Water Max Current Speed

Sun

Mon 0332 0953 1608 2200 tue

0403 1034 1656 2236

Wed 0434 1117 1747 2313 tHu

0508 1203 1841 2353

Slack Water Max Current Speed

0240 -2.1 0846 1.5 1510 -1.9 2104 1.4

0648 1230 1909

0330 -2 0932 1.5 1555 -1.9 2152 1.4

0047 Mon 0737 1310 1955

0418 -1.9 1016 1.3 1640 -1.8 2238 1.4

0001 0.4 0541 -0.5 1209 0.9 1854 -0.8

0137 0825 1348 2043

0506 -1.8 1100 1.2 1725 -1.7 2325 1.2

0103 0.5 0649 -0.6 1312 0.9 1951 -0.8

0226 Wed 0916 1426 2133

0556 -1.6 1144 1 1811 -1.6

0202 0.6 0757 -0.7 1415 0.9 2044 -0.9

0014 1.1 0648 -1.4 1230 0.7 1902 -1.4

0002 0556 1200 1826

0257 0.7 0900 -0.8 1515 0.9 2135 -0.9

0106 0.9 0745 -1.2 1320 0.6 1957 -1.3

0045 0654 1305 1916

0349 0.9 0959 -0.9 1611 0.9 2223 -0.9

SAt

0512 1215 1636

0139 -0.7 0757 1 1425 -0.9 2027 0.6

0127 0747 1405 2004

0438 1 1054 -1 1704 0.9 2309 -0.9

0031 0718 1424 1837

0216 -0.7 0838 1 1512 -0.8 2113 0.5

0209 0838 1502 2050

0525 1.1 1146 -1 1754 0.9 2353 -0.9

0250 Mon 0928 1556 2136

0611 1.2 1237 -1.1 1844 0.8

SAt

Sun

Mon 0236 0828 1539 2227 tue

0345 0938 1637 2317

Wed 0453 1050 1733 tHu

Fri

SAt

Sun

All times listed are in Local Time, Daylight Saving Time has been applied when appropriate. All speeds are in knots.

SAt

Sun

tue

tHu

Fri

Sun

0559 1148 1823 2356

0317 1010 1505 2227 0412 1109 1547 2327

0236 Mon 0823 1528 1946

tue

0335 0922 1620 2052

Wed 0426 1011 1702 2148

Slack Water Max Current Speed

0005 -1.2 0618 0.7 1251 -1 1830 0.4

0059 -1.3 0710 0.7 1338 -1.1 1920 0.5

0146 -1.3 0753 0.8 1419 -1.2 2001 0.7

0228 -1.4 0830 0.9 1456 -1.3 2039 0.8

Fri

SAt

0327 1026 1511 2237 0422 1122 1559 2336

0030 1.2 0700 -1.3 1246 0.8 1905 -1.5 0122 1.1 0755 -1.2 1338 0.7 2001 -1.4

0525 1227 1657

0221 1.1 0901 -1.2 1439 0.6 2109 -1.4

0042 Mon 0636 1337 1809

0327 1 1013 -1.2 1548 0.6 2224 -1.4

0306 -1.5 0904 1 1530 -1.4 2114 0.9

0152 0749 1445 1931

0439 1 1124 -1.2 1702 0.7 2337 -1.5

0704 1228 1915

0343 -1.5 0937 1 1602 -1.4 2149 1

0301 Wed 0857 1546 2050

0549 1.1 1227 -1.4 1812 0.8

0035 Mon 0739 1256 1948

0418 -1.6 1010 1 1633 -1.5 2224 1.1

0043 -1.6 0652 1.2 1324 -1.6 1915 1

0204 0.8 0848 -1 1418 0.4 2059 -1.2

0114 0816 1324 2023

0453 -1.5 1044 1 1704 -1.5 2302 1.2

0409 0.7 1054 -1 1623 0.3 2304 -1.1

0154 Wed 0855 1356 2102

0531 -1.5 1121 1 1739 -1.5 2344 1.2

0516 1156 1730

0612 -1.4 1201 0.9 1818 -1.5

0.6 -1 0.3

tHu

Fri

SAt

Sun

tue

tHu

0511 1052 1738 2236 0551 1127 1812 2318 0628 1159 1843 2357

0238 0938 1431 2146

Sun

tue

tHu

Fri

SAt

0404 0956 1640 2200 0502 1048 1729 2301 0555 1135 1816 2356

0142 -1.8 0748 1.3 1415 -1.7 2010 1.2 0236 -1.9 0839 1.3 1502 -1.8 2100 1.3

0645 1218 1900

0326 -1.9 0925 1.3 1547 -1.9 2147 1.4

0047 Mon 0733 1257 1944

0414 -1.9 1009 1.2 1630 -1.9 2232 1.4

Sun

All times listed are in Local Time, Daylight Saving Time has been applied when appropriate. All speeds are in knots.

Current Differences and Speed Ratios Secondary Stations Baltimore Harbor Approach

Time Differences

Min. before Flood

Flood

Min. before Ebb

Speed Ratios Ebb

Flood

Ebb

Secondary Stations Chesapeake Bay Entrance

Time Differences

Min. before Flood

Flood

Min. before Ebb

Speed Ratios Ebb

Flood

Ebb

Cove Point, 3.9 n.mi. East

-3:29

-3:36

-4:08

-3:44

0.4

0.6

Chesapeake Beach, 1.5 miles North

+0:29

+0:48

+0:06

+0:00

1.0

0.7

Sharp Island Lt., 3.4 n.mi. West

-1:39

-1:41

-1:57

-1:43

0.4

0.5

Chesapeake Channel, (bridge tunnel) +0:05

+0:38

+0:32

+0:19

2.2

1.2

Thomas Pt. Shoal Lt., 2.0 n.mi. East

-1:05

-0:14

-0:22

-0:20

0.6

Stingray Point, 12.5 miles East

+2:18

+3:00

+2:09

+2:36

1.2

0.6

Pooles Island, 4 miles Southwest

+0:59

+0:48

+0:56

+1:12

0.6

0.8

Smith Point Light, 6.7 n.mi. East

+2:29

+2:57

+2:45

+1:59

0.5

0.3

Turkey Point, 1.2 n.mi. Southwest

+2:39

+1:30

+0:58

+1:00

0.6

0.8

Point No Point, 4.3 n.mi. East

+4:49

+5:33

+6:04

+5:45

0.4

0.2

Corrections Applied to Baltimore Harbor Approach

Corrections Applied to Chesapeake Bay Entrance

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Crisfield Tournament a Boon for Community H

by Lew Armistead

here was a clear trickle around Tangier Sound during the first weekend of September, but it had nothing to do with moving water. The occasion was the first Red/Trout Catch and Release Tournament (September 7-8) sponsored by the Coastal Conservation Association Maryland (CCA MD), and the “trickle” was the influence it had on the economy of Crisfield. The tournament brought more than 70 recreational anglers and their families to the historic Maryland fishing community, and most stayed in local motels, ate in Crisfield restaurants, kept their boats in the Somers Cove Marina, and spent money at other businesses. “When a fishing tournament comes to town, there’s a significant trickle effect for the local economy,” says Captain Alan Tyler, owner of Captain Tyler’s Motel, where many of the anglers stayed, and Captain Tyler’s Crabhouse, which hosted the awards ceremony. “When there’s quality fishing and recreational anglers come to enjoy it, everyone benefits.” When CCA MD decided to hold this catch and release tournament, the association had a number of goals in mind. “During the past two summers, the redfish and speckled trout fishing had improved dramatically around Crisfield and throughout much of the Chesapeake Bay,” explains Tony Friedrich, CCA MD executive director. “Naturally, since we are an association of recreational anglers, we wanted to expose our members to these fish. We also wanted to have a low-impact tournament—one that does as little harm to 64 March 2014 PropTalk

##Chris Nosher, owner of technicalfisherman.com, caught the last-minute fish that pushed him to the top of the light tackle division.

the fishery as possible. Thus, we planned a catch and release event, as all of our tourneys are. “Another primary objective was to provide a boost to the economy of the Tangier area. Crisfield is a historic community in Maryland and one that deserves to prosper so people always will remember its contributions to our state. We wanted to bring people from throughout the Chesapeake region to Crisfield so they could see what it had to offer anglers and their families, and we hoped they would discover the area for future trips.” City Councilman Mark M. Konapelsky saw that the tournament achieved that goal. “A tournament like the CCA Red/Trout event impacts a community greatly and brings life into it,” he says. “Everyone in our community commented on the value of the tourney to Crisfield after the event. The fact that it was a catch and release tournament was especially beneficial since the area was not being fished out.” And the participating anglers clearly saw what Crisfield had to offer. Approximately 80 percent of them were fishing in the Tangier area for the first time, and many are already thinking of return visits. Michael Bartgis, a founder of the Chesapeake Bay Kayak Anglers, was one of those who had never fished Crisfield before the tournament. “That is a gorgeous area with clean marshes and plenty of aquatic grasses that we don’t have on the western side of the Bay,” says the Arlington, VA, resident. “Crisfield has all the things I’m looking for in a fishing destination, and I’ll be encouraging my friends to give it a try.”

Another high point for Bartgis was the friendliness of Crisfield residents. He says, “Everyone we met was friendly. I was overly impressed with people running Captain Tyler’s Motel and those working in the restaurants.” Chris Nosher, an Annapolis-based attorney, also fished Crisfield for the first time because of the tournament and brought his family and two other couples to the event. As opposed to staying in one of the motels, Nosher’s party opted to rent a condo along the water and ate at two different restaurants during their stay. “I had heard a lot about the quality of fishing in the Tangier area and really wanted to fish there,” Nosher recalls. “When the tournament was announced, it was a great opportunity to check it out. I came home with the understanding that Tangier is a beautiful area. We plan to return. I saw how easy it was to get there and hope to return for fishing other than when there’s a tournament.” Nosher also learned that Crisfield can be a good family getaway. He says, “We brought our wives down, and they were able to walk around the community and just relax before joining us for dinner. Crisfield is a quiet getaway and a great place for friends to catch up.” As for the future, a number of the tourney entrants indicated they will return. CCA MD is discussing plans for another catch and release tournament in the fall, clearly demonstrating that a recreational angling tournament can be a boon for a community and anglers alike. proptalk.com

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RFA Says Regional Plan Bad Idea

alling the regionalization plan proposed by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) for summer flounder “another train wreck,” Recreational Fishing Alliance executive director Jim Donofrio said his organization fears the plan pits stakeholders against each other while failing to address the real failures of federal fishery laws under the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) during the past two decades. Donofrio is worried that NMFS’s flawed data could lead to excruciating payback measures in 2015 under a regional approach. “It’s patently unfair to punish anglers by continuously reducing quota due to erroneous landings estimates produced

##RFA is concerned with the regionalization plan for summer flounder being considered by fishery managers. Photo courtesy Ken Neill

by a still broken recreational data collection system. It’s critical that NMFS dismiss the overages predicted under this survey program under a new system is fully implemented, properly calibrated by NMFS, and ultimately peer-reviewed at a federal level,” Donofrio says. RFA says the overall problem in the recreational community is that anglers and business owners don’t often get active in protest and reform efforts until the pendulum swings in the opposite direction. “It’s time for everybody in all the states and all the groups to get on the same page and call for Magnuson reform,” Donofrio says. While many in the sport fishing community agree with Donofrio’s assessment of the flawed data, some counter that it’s precisely what necessitates fishery regulators to go the regionalization route. “Recreational catch estimates under the new MRIP program are factually much worse than before,” says Captain Monty Hawkins of Ocean City, MD. “There are more insanely high estimates that force managers to tighten regulation because we’ve gone ‘over-quota.’ Hawkins adds that the most recent re–write of Magnuson holds managers to an impossible standard because lawmakers then believed statisticians could resolve issues with recreational catch estimates in a few years’ time. “There has been no repair to our recreational estimates and, I believe, many in the fisheries community know it,” he says. “I think managers are very much on the right track with regionalization as a temporary repair to a much larger problem.”

CCA-MD Launches “My Limit Is One” Initiative

fter Bay fishery managers announced last fall plans to up the 2014 striped bass harvest by 14 percent, the Maryland chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) went on the offensive, launching its “My Limit is One” campaign. The voluntary initiative asks sport anglers to only keep one striper per day, half of what is allowed under current regulation. CCA-MD also asks fishermen to not harvest rockfish under 24 inches or over 36 inches long. “We didn’t want to turn this into a commercial versus sport fisher issue,” says Tony Friedrich, CCA MD executive director, explaining why it’s non-compulsory and aimed only at recreational fishermen. “Our goal is to get people to think and talk more about conserving stripers.” Unscientific polling conducted by this writer found support for the idea of conserving more stripers strong overall, though opinions differed on the size slots. Others said that while they understood the need to protect the large 2011 year class, which will grow to legal size this year, they’re concerned that because fishermen would only take one rockfish per trip, they’d box a larger one, and thus, cut into the brood stock.

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ince the duck and goose season have closed, my finned friends will once again garner my full attention. The plan for the next four weeks is to take advantage of Maryland’s trout stocking program, hedging my bets if you will. Also on tap, in addition to a quality stout, is getting in on the yellow perch run. With any luck, these panfish should be staging in the creeks by the time you read this column. On their tails will be the white perch, though of no relation, followed by the anadromous fishes-herrings, shads, and striped bass that swim back into the Chesapeake Bay from the sea for their annual spawning rituals. Only then we can rightfully claim spring is here anew.

ic Burnley predicts that Virginia Beach anglers will beat the winter doldrums by going tog fishing, which will be one of your best bets on nearshore wrecks off Virginia Beach and Wachapreague. “Look for the fish from Cape Henry wreck at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay to the Tower Reef 15 miles off Virginia Beach and Triangle Reef 30 miles out of Rudee Inlet,” he suggest. “Finding bait can be more difficult than finding tog. Look for hard crab, green crabs, and clam at local seafood markets or Asian grocery stores. Educated tackle shops carry hermit ##Mike Krissoff, Zach Krissoff, Meredith Adams and Pam Ferguson caught this 47” fish aboard Full Moon. Photo courtesy of Meredith Adams

PropTalk is again a proud sponsor of the Maryland Saltwater Sportfishing Association (MSSA) Annapolis chapter’s “Fishing Expo,” held February 22 at the Annapolis Elks Lodge in Annapolis. Chock full of top-quality tackle dealers and guides, perhaps the highlight is the full slate of seminars conducted by local charter captains and guides eager to share tips and book trips. Be sure to stop by my booth to say ‘hey,’ talk a little fishing, and wish for warmer days and hard strikes. And join us for Angler’s Night at the Boatyard Bar & Grill in Eastport Tuesdays February 25 and March 25. Good food and drink, fish talk, and film about fishing. crabs for tog bait. These critters take a hammer and chisel to remove from the shell, but they can be incredibly effective baits.” Here are his field-proven tips for landing a tog: Anchor on the wreck with a wreck anchor made of bendable re-bar. For smaller pieces of structure, anchor ahead of the wreck with a Danforth anchor, and then let out rope until the boat rests over the wreck. Use a single-dropper tog rig tied out of 50 pound fluorocarbon. Start with an arm’s length of 50-pound fluorocarbon, and tie a surgeon’s loop in the end. Tie a dropper loop a few inches

##Sean McCarthy hooked this 72”, 201 pound Bluefin Tuna off Oregon Inlet, NC. Photo by Martin Mayorga

above the surgeon’s loop. Attach a fourto 10-ounce bank sinker to the surgeon’s loop and a 3/0 to 5/0 baitholder hook to the dropper loop. Tie the end of the leader to 50-pound braid coming off a medium heavy conventional rod and reel combo. Bait up with a chunk of crab or clam or use a whole hermit. Drop the rig to the bottom, and keep tension on the line while waiting for a bite. As the boat rises and falls in the swells, lift and drop the rod tip to keep the rig on the bottom. When a tog bites, hit hard, and don’t stop cranking until the fish is off the bottom. If the tog escapes into the structure, give the fish slack line and it will often swim out and resume the fight. Ric says that with some luck, “Monster bluefin tuna will show up off Oregon Inlet and Hatteras. Anglers will arrive from around the world to chase bluefin that can weigh over 500 pounds with topwater poppers and jigs.” Ric recommends using a nine-foot, heavy action spinning rod and reel spooled with 80-pound braid and topped with a 130-pound test wind-on leader. To that, tie on a “beefy” popper or walk-the-dog style lure. PropTalk March 2014 67

“When the fish are holding deep, use a six-foot heavy action jigging rod spooled with 80-pound braid and a 100-pound test wind-on leader with a seven-ounce vertical jig,” he says. “To find the fish when they are scattered, troll Seawitches and Ilanders at five to six knots. When targeting bluefin, always run an Ilander (blue and white or pink and white) 200 to 300 yards behind the boat. These bluefin beasts love to hit the way, way back lure.” urning to the freshwater, this month Captain Walt of Light Tackle Charters, based out of Pocomoke City, MD, will continue to fish the Pocomoke River on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. He and his clients depart from the small river town, Snow Hill, and once on the water toss small jigs to panfish like crappie, yellow perch and white perch. “We usually hook up with several pickerel to 24 inches, which highlight my clients abilities when we’re using that light tackle,” Walt says. “The Pocomoke River is an awesome winter fishery, providing many places to get out of the

##Ben Elstner caught a nice croaker on the Wye River. Photo by John Elstner

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wind that are also holding good concentrations of fish. No need to wait until spring to “come tight” on some fish when the Pocomoke provides plenty of action all winter long.” ver the next month, Captain Kevin Josenhans of Josenhans Fly plans to lead his clients on his usual wintertime watering hole, the Pocomoke River. “Silently flowing through a beautiful cypress swamp this picturesque river gives up crappie, yellow perch, white perch, pickerel, and largemouth bass,” Captain Kevin notes. “Lots of fun on ultralight spinning gear or fly. Makes for a great day trip.” Be sure to catch Captain Kevin’s presentation to the Patuxent River Chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) on Monday, February 17 at Stoney’s in Solomons. Meeting starts at 7 p.m. And you can also catch up with him at CCA’s annual TieFest on Saturday, March 8 at the Prospect Bay Country Club in Grasonville. “This is a great event that leaves me speechless (literally) by the end of the event,” he adds. “See you there.”

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ccording to PropTalk contributing writer, Eric Burnley, the next month of fishing can be a difficult month to predict. “The water in the Delaware Bay is usually too cold for flounder, and it is too early for migrating rockfish,” he says. “Most anglers will target perch in the tidal creeks and rivers. It is also possible to have flounder moving into the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal and Indian River late in the month. Tog and cod should still be available over offshore wrecks and reefs.” kip Zinck of the Broadneck chapter of the MSSA tells PropTalk if the ramp at Sandy Point State Park (Annapolis) is ice free, he’ll fish for rockfish (catch & release) in 45 to 85 feet of water. “The key is getting your lure to bottom and using very little jigging motion. Fiveinch lures seem to be best on one and a half ounce leadheads,” he recommends. “Also, braided line in 10-pound test really helps.” Skip says that his “fall back” plan is to fish the warm-water discharges in the Patapsco River, using the Fort Armstead ramp.

“There are some warm water discharges or deep water edges in channel,” he says. “I’ll troll six rods with single hook barbless lures around mid March—looking for bigger rock near the #78 marker. Often chartreuse daisy chain gets these early fish.” oe Cap from Tackle Cove (Kent Narrows, MD) said once the ice thaws from the Eastern Shore ponds, look to catch crappie and other panfish on the fly. “This is a great time to fish as there are not a lot of anglers on the water, and a nearby pond does not take a lot of time and effort to get to,” Joe says. “At the shop we’re taking advantage of slower season to get caught up on some custom rod orders and get ready for the spring season, prepping tandem and umbrella rigs.” Be sure to stop by their “usual” spot for the Annapolis MSSA show on February 22. aptain Jeff Popp will spend the next four weeks on the upper shore of the Bay chasing yellow perch. “Last year’s run was good but a few weeks later than expected, so we’ll see what this year brings,” he says. “I’ll

start by fishing the deeper holes, and by March the perch should be in the creeks, and followed by (hopefully) really nice white perch run.” aptain Jeff Eichler and the crew of charter boat Southpaw, based out of Kent Island, MD, are making ready for the spring rockfish season. “Shore Tackle & Custom Rods (Kent Narrows) are building us new trolling rods, and I’m installing a new windlass this year,” Captain Jeff says and notes that he will be at the MSSA Annapolis chapter’s Fishing Expo February 22. “We’re tired of the cold and can’t wait to fish.” lso gearing up for the spring season will be Captain Mark Galasso of Tuna the Tide Charters, based in Kent Narrows, MD. “Not too much going on fishing-wise (for me) at this time of the year,” he says. He has a busy winter seminar circuit: Speaker at Tim Sherman’s Striper School on February 22; TieFest for the Kent Narrows CCA on March 8; and Light Tackle Fest March 22.

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ne of the most difficult ways to learn how to fish the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean is trial and error. Then there’s the boat issue; we don’t all have one. Luckily, the Bay region is chock-full of knowledgeable guides and charter captains to show you the ropes and head boats, on which you can take a day’s journey with a bunch of like-minded piscatorial enthusiasts to find out where the hot spots are. Sweet! To the right you will find a directory of pro guides, charter boats, and head boats to get you started on your quest. Whether you like to fly fish, troll, or bottom fish, there’s likely a Bay expert who can lend a hand. Check back often, as we’ll be adding more listings every month. Follow us!

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Fish Spots North East River, MD by Capt. Chris D. Dollar

nother blast of frigid Arctic air that’s locked up much of the Upper Bay hasn’t inspired me to try ice fishing, but it did a buddy who shared details of his successful outing for yellow perch on the North East River. His frozen fish tale, however, did have me yearning for warmer days, hopefully in the very near future, when the yellow perch stage for their annual spawning run and can be caught stream-side. Thanks to sustained conservation efforts during the mid-2000s, the yellow perch population and the recreational opportunities to catch them are now in pretty good shape. Today, state regulations allow sport anglers to catch neds, which, along with ringed perch (another name they go by) in tidal waters year-round. The creel limit in Maryland is 10 fish per day with a nine-inch minimum size. For the past several years, the North East River has been a reliable place to catch a brace of yellow perch, a tasty panfish that doesn’t require a lot of sophisticated gear and, better yet, is a shore angler’s dream. A tributary of the Chesapeake that’s entirely tidal, the North East runs about five miles southwest from the town of North East in Cecil County, MD, before mixing with Bay waters on the Susquehanna Flats. Here, the water depth fishing for yellow perch is in the 30-50 foot range, far deeper than when they’re in their spawning run. Tackle is about as simple as you can get. A sixto 10-pound test spin outfit (loaded with braided line is my preference) is all you need. In fact, neds are so

accommodating, youngsters who brandish Snoopy fishing outfits can land them without much trouble. Bait is the choice of many fishermen, usually a bucket of minnows will do the trick. Top-bottom rigs with #10 hooks, with or without a bobber, are fine. For lures, the choices are expansive; feather jigs, shad darts, Swedish pimple, or 1/8-ounce jigheads with chartreuse and white grubs are standards. For catch reports, licenses and gear, try Herb’s Tackle Shop ((410) 287-5490) in downtown North East. At the top of the river is the North East Community Park ((410) 287-5801), a 13-acre waterfront park that’s a good spot to fish from shore. It has restrooms as well as a playground the young nippers once they grow bored with perch fishing. Downriver the town of Charlestown has a free public boat ramp ((410) 287-6173), located at Water and Market Streets, that’s open yearround to the public. Note that there is free parking for boat trailers, only allowed in Parking Lot B located at the end of Water Street. Trailer parking is not allowed along the street or in Veteran’s park Lot A. Fishing is also permitted off the Charlestown’s wharf, also known as Stone Wharf, without a fishing license. If you have a jonboat or skiff, for a $10 feen you can launch at the North East River Marina ((410) 287-5298). For some family-friendly fishing competition, head up to the town of North East on March 1 for the annual Yellow Perch Appreciation Day. Check the calendar at proptalk.com for details.

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##Dan Somerville of Freedom Boat Club

## Mathews Brothers will now be the builder of Eastport Yachts, and they are already waxing up the molds to begin construction. The company will also be offering boat rentals out of their Mathews Landing location on the Choptank River. ## Baltimore Boating Center won the award for Best Exhibit at the Baltimore Boat Show with their innovative and inviting booth that resembled a Tiki bar. Congratulations, way to win the show!

## Freedom Boat Club is opening a new location at Port Annapolis, with Director of Fun Dan Somerville ready at the helm. The Annapolis club is the 75th location for the 25year old company, but growth around the Bay is already anticipated. The club is preparing to take delivery of its new fleet: a Key West 239 center console, a Cobia 217 center console, and two Hurricane 2200 sport decks. Somerville is a native Bay resident whose primary interest involves getting families on the water. To do this, he promises that Freedom Boat Club will maintain a 10 to one ratio for members to boats to allow for greater ease in scheduling reservations. Boats may even be kept overnight, and the center consoles are set up to allow for fishing trips. One of the best perks? There are 74 other locations nationwide that members can use when they travel. Want to know more? Contact Dan at freedomboatclub.com ## Naval Bagels, PropTalk’s favorite place for a lox and cream cheese on everything bagel, has expanded their location on Taylor Avenue. What once was a counter surrounded by hungry midshipmen is now a full café with seating. And for all you readers who used to pick your PropTalk up at Graul’s, Naval Bagels is now distributing the magazines in that shopping center. So after shopping, head two doors down to grab your bagel, coffee, and copy of PropTalk! navalbagelsinc.com Follow us!

## Brewer Yacht Yard Group has acquired the Oxford Boatyard and Mears Yacht Haven Marina, both in Oxford, MD. The new Brewer Oxford Boatyard and Marina is the company’s 23rd full service marina and boatyard located between Maryland and Maine, and is the company’s furthest south. “We are thrilled to be taking over this wonderful operation,” says Rives Potts, president of Brewer Yacht Yard Group. “This allows us to extend our operations further south to accommodate our existing customers who travel the East Coast each year, and to gain new friends in the Chesapeake Bay area.” Oxford Boatyard was founded in 1866. byy.com

## Annapolis Yacht Sales is pleased to announce the addition of Cliff Evans and Kate Chaney to their AYS Power team. Originally from New England, Evans ##Kate Chaney, has 35 years of now representing experience in AYS Power the marine industry and started as a Quartermaster in the Navy onboard the U.S.S Guadalcanal as a navigator. He has more recently worked with Raymarine, B&G, Simrad and Lowrance, and the Hinckley Company. Chaney has worked in the marine service field for the last 20 years, and for 13 of those years as a gel coat repair ##Cliff Evans, specialist. now representing AYS Power “I’m excited to start working with AYS Power,” she says, “especially with the addition of Edgewater, Steiger Craft, and Vanquish Yachts.” annapolisyachtsales.com ## Offshore Financial yacht financiers have announced the appointment of Kim Madigan to head their MidAtlantic Region Boat Loan Team in Annapolis. Madigan, a graduate of Washington College, specializes in high dollar marine and aircraft loans. She brings 25 years of management experience to her new position and was recently recognized by the Marine Trades Association of Maryland for her board participation in helping to cap Maryland state sales taxes for boats. She is an active member of the National Marine Bankers Association. offshorefinancial.com

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BROKERAGE

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The deadline for the Brokerage and Classified sections is the 25th of the month prior to publication (February 25 for the April issue). Contact Lucy Iliff for advertising, (410) 216-9309 or lucy@proptalk.com

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18’ Larson ’10 LX 1850 Single Mercruiser 4.3L Alpha 190-hp I/O Gas with Trailer - $16,950 – Contact a salesman at (410) 604-4300 or boatinfomd@clarkslanding.com Key West 189 FS ’12 Very new. Bottom paint. 115 hp Yamaha 4-stroke with less than 10 hrs. Trailer. Wonderful boat for fishing or family/recreational use. Owner needs to sell. $22,500 (443) 510-5327

22’ Composite Bitten Center Console curvy w/Carolina flare fwd, break sheer mid ships & tumble home aft. Introductory pricing includes 150-hp Yamaha & a venture trailer. $49,000 lewis@compositeyacht.biz, 410-4764414 22’ Sea Ray ’02 225 Weekender Single Mercruiser 5.0 L MPI 260 HP I/O Gas -$15,900 - Contact Mike at (410) 8679550 or mike.s@clarkslanding.com

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26’ Shamrock Cuddy ‘87 Direct drive inboard offers extra cockpit space, shallow water capability & good range. Keel-Drive hull, full length skeg keel & protected prop/rudder. $24,500 Contact Cliff@AnnapolisYachtSales.com or 410-267-8181

BROKER SERVICES 20’ Grady White ’97 Center console, ’97 150 HP Merc O/B and 2010 roller trailer included, also has bimini top, vhf, am/fm/ cassette, depth/fish finder, full seat cushions and console cover, dual batt. $13,000 (410) 867-2553. John Kaiser, Owner of Yacht View Brokerage LLC Is offering complimentary dockage, electric and weekly professional cleaning for all Power and Sailing yachts from 20’ to 75’, until sold! A USCG 100 Ton Master with 25 years of experience, John has built a strong reputation nationally for excellent service and incredible listing to sale time(Usually less than 45 days!). John’s clients have often purchased multiple boats through him and many have become lifetime friends. Contact John Kaiser to request a referral to his most recent satisfied Sellers and to discuss listing your beautifully maintained yacht! Email: john@yachtview.com, Cell: 443223-7864, Office: 410-923-1400, Website: www.yachtview.com

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20’ Grady White 205 ’06 Lightly used, never fished. Great shape w/very low hrs. Located just south of Annapolis and available to see most anytime. Contact Dan 410-267-8181 or Dan@AnnapolisYachtSales.com

26’ Formula 260BR ’01 S/454 Merc 500 hrs well maintained WAS $32000 NOW $19900 Jackson Marine Sales, North East Robert Mitchell 410-287-9400-214

23’ Grady White Fisherman ‘13 F300 Yamaha w/18 hrs and YES until 3/18, Windlass, fwd cushions & filler, Pumpout head, Garmin 7212 w/HD Radar, Trlr, Scott James 757-570-3944, asking $99k

23’ Yamaha AR230 Jet Boat ‘08 Please contact Jason Whitson at Jackson Marine Sales 410-287-9400 x215. Twin 160-hp Yamaha 4-Strokes. Includes trailer & bimini top, our trade. 484-994-4244 jwhitson@jacksonmarinesales.com

26’ Composite Center Console Starting at $78,000, is a well priced fishing machine. Call now for our extensive option list & pricing CC, Cuddy & Express models also available. lewis@compositeyacht.biz 410-476-4414 26’ Formula ’01 260SS Mercruiser 7.4L MPI 310 HP I/O Gas - $29,995 - Contact Kellie Moody at (410) 604-4300 or kmoody@clarkslanding.com

23’ Renken ’77 23 Being sold as-is $1,000 – Contact Kim at (410) 604-4300 or kewing@clarkslanding.com

2006 Angler 204 FX Limited Edition, Center Console 150XL Optimax Mercury outboard eng w/only 150 hrs, 2006 Performance trailer, Garmin depth sounder/GPS/Fish Finder, VHF radio, live well. Step-down head compartment w/port-a-potti, rod holders. Location Pasadena, excellent cond. Just reduced $15,500 Email inquiries to jheckhaus@verizon.net

24’ Glastron 249 ‘04 Great for couple w/ young kids, for fish, crabs & water-skiing. Name a few: AC & heat, Reg+free, stove, toilet & shower. Asking $21k. Slip paid for 2014! For more info / directions, get in touch w/ Ed @ ejd730@verizon.net, or (301) 254-4722! 24’ Maxum ’03 2400 Single Mercruiser 5.0L Alpha 220-hp I/O Gas - $19,950 – Contact Gregg Dyson at (410) 867-9550 or gdyson@clarkslanding.com

27’ Ranger Tug ’12 Single 180-hp Yanmar dsl. Genset, Air/Heat, Garmin electronics package. Dinghy and outboard convey. Seller moving up. A solid value at $139,000! Pocket-Yacht (410) 827-5230.

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29’ Cobalt 293 ’99 Lightly used one owner cruiser, only 186hrs on twin Volvo Penta engines, as new cond. and clean as whistle. Recently Reduced $33,000 Contact Keith 410-267-8181 or Keith@AnnapolisYachtSales.com 29’ Hinckley Talaria 29 R ’03 JAN PIETER (NEW TO MARKET) has been lovingly maintained and has very few hrs on her dsl eng. She lives under a custom built, covered slip & has always been Hinckley maintained. Priced at $219,000. Offered by Hinckley Yachts, contact Peter Howard (410) 263-0095 or phoward@hinckleyyachts.com

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32’ Carver 3207 ’87 Aft Cabin, Twin Mercruiser 5.7L 260-hp I/B - $21,500 Contact Kellie Moody at (410) 604-4300 or kmoody@clarkslanding.com

31’ Blackfin ‘94 REDUCED PRICE of $77,500. Solidly constructed, reliable boat is ideal for fishing in-shore/offshore. Open helm station & cockpit area accommodate the evening cruise. David Cox 410-310-3476 or davidcox@northpointyachtsales.com 31’ Cabo Express ’99 Very nice vessel, used very little the last few yrs. T-350 Yanmar dsls, hauled annually & shrinkwrapped. Priced dropped to $98,000 and willing to listen to all offers! OBYS 410-226-0100

28’ Legacy Yachts 28 ’00 Hull painted in 2011 along w/bottom paint, all exterior varnish work redone this year, excellent day cruiser/ local weekender $88,800 call Tommy Harken 843-830-4483 or tommy@northpointyachtsales.com 28’ Northern Bay Downeast Bass Boat ’03 Lionheart is a lovely, traditional classic design. Great refit/update done between 2009-2013. She has been stored under roof, pampered, updated & is sure to be admired. Red. $139,000 SOA 410-267-1808 28’ Sea Ray ’04 280 Sundancer Twin Mercruiser 4.3L MPI Alpha 220-hp I/O Gas - $47,500 - Contact Mike at (410) 867-9550 or mike.s@clarkslanding.com

29’ Tiara 2900 Open ‘95 Lift kept & very clean. Only 650 eng hrs. Located at our newest location on Kent Island. Asking $45,000. Contact Bob 410-267-8181 or Bob@AnnapolisYachtSales.com

30’ Sea Ray ‘95 300 DA Very clean FRESH WATER boat. LOADED! $28,600. Please call Stephen Parker at Jackson Marine Sales, North East, MD 21901 443-553-2518 www. jacksonmarinesales.com 30’ Grady White Marlin 300 ’04 Well maintained Yamaha 4-stroke outboards, hardtop, radar, GPS, TV, stereo, AC, bow thruster, outriggers, and so much more! Asking $79,000 OBYS 410-226-0100 30’ Mainship Pilot II ’03 Single Yanmar dsl, Gen Set, Air/Heat, thruster, full enclosure $93,000 Call Tony Tumas day or evening (443) 553-5046. email: tony@greatblueyachts.com, see photos & full specs at www.greatblueyachts.com 30’ Sea Ray ’94 Weekender Twin Mercruiser 5.7L 250hp I/B Gas – $15,840 – Contact Kellie Moody at (410) 604-4300 or kmoody@clarkslanding.com Belkov 30 Draketail ’83 Wood/glass, Cummins dsl, less than 55 hrs, fresh paint, excellent condition, no trailer. $22,500. Call Lad Mills at 401-745-4942 or lmills@cbmm.org

31’ Eastern Casco Bay ’08 True classic downeast style boat dressed out as a “gentlemen’s” yacht. Over 450 built. Maintained continually in bristol condition! $185,000. S&J Yachts 410571-3605 www.sjyachts.com

32’ Cruisers 320 Express ’04 (VA) Twin Mercruiser 6.2L MPI Inboards, 150 hrs. Auto Pilot, Bow Thruster, top condition. Peter Bass, Peter@NorthPointYachtSales.com, cell: 757-679-6991

32’ Regulator ’05 The 32 FS includes the Fiberglass Grillage System™ which provides structural framework & stability to fish in any sea condition. Call for options. $89,000 lewis@compositeyacht.biz 410-476 4414 32’ Sea Ray 320 Sundancer ’05 Twin Mercruiser 496 MAG Bravo III I/O Gas $93,086 - Contact Kellie at (410) 6044300 or kmoody@clarkslanding.com 32’ Wellcraft 3200 ’89 St. Tropez Twin Mercury 7.4L 340-hp I/B Gas - $12,900 Contact Paul at (410) 867-9550 or pjlash@clarkslanding.com

31’ Sea Ray 310 ’12 MUST SELL NOW! Low hrs. All the right gear. Asking $179,900. Motivated sellers - Bring any reasonable offer! Contact Dan Nardo Dan@AnnapolisYachtSales.com or 410-267-8181 31’ Silverton 310 ’84 Convertible Twin Chrysler 5.2L 235-hp I/O - $8,900 Contact a salesman at (410) 867-9550 or boatinginfomd@clarkslanding.com

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Rinker 310 Fiesta Vee ’01 Lift kept and stored w/no bottom paint, new electronics ’12, new AC/Heat 16,000 BTU in ‘11, 5.0 Merc I/Os 260-hp. Asking $45k, lift sale negotiable, Rob Dorfmeyer 216-533-9187 Curtis Stokes & Associates or email rob@curtisstokes.net

Nordic Tug 32 ’08 Very well maintained. Cruise ready, well equipped: Generator, A/C, Full electronics package. Outstanding audio and visual entertainment systems. $229,000 S&J Yachts 410-571-3605 www.sjyachts.com

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33’ Greenline Hybrid ‘11 JUST LISTED! Great cond. w/low hrs, clean! Hybrid dsl/electric w/solar power that’s a great value at $255,000 Contact Aaron Moeller 410-267-8181 or Aaron@AnnapolisYachtSales.com

34’ PDQ Power Cat ’03 Fresh water boat, gen/ac, low hrs on Yanmar. Amazing cond.. Owner has bought new boat and needs to sell. $224,900. Bob Allen 443-949-8051 Bay Yacht Agency (410) 703-5698.

33’ Four Winns 318 Vista ’07 The cleanest of its kind. With a smooth riding hull and spacious interior. A must see! $87,900 Contact Ian Dimka 410-267-8181 or Greg Cohen, Gregg@AnnapolisYachtSales.com

34’ Pursuit 3400 Express ’00 Asking $110,000 Twin Gas 7.4 L MPI Crusaders, 900 hrs, 12.75 beam, loaded. Contact Rob Dorfmeyer 216533-9187 Curtis Stokes & Associates or email rob@curtisstokes.net

33’ Rinker Twin Mercs 5.7 Liters 810 hrs asking $45k Curtis Stokes & Associates call Rob Dorfmeyer 216-533-9187 rob@curtisstokes.net

34’ Pursuit Express ’00 New canvas; Bristol cond.; A/C; genset; many upgrades. New listing. Asking $109,000. Call Rick Casali 410-279-5309 or Rick@ NorthPointYachtSales.com

2009 Sabre 42 PATRIOT at $529,000 ZEUS Drives

2008 T 44 Flybridge BLUE ANGEL is now $849,000 Virtually Every Option

2013 T34 ANTHEM at $624,000

2009 T40 PATRIOT DREAM at $799,000

2011 Picnic Boat MK III GRACE at $795,000 Practically Brand New and Available Now!!!

22’ Custom Skiff SURPRISE at $69,000 Built for past Owner of Hinckley

34’ Sea Ray ’00 340 Sundancer Twin Mercruiser 454 MAG Horizon 380-hp IB Gas - $69,972 - Contact Mike at (410) 867-9550 or mike.s@clarkslanding.com

33’ Rinker 300 Express Cruiser ’07 JUST LISTED!! Low hrs (175 hrs.), Air-conditioning and very well maintained. Priced to sell at $74,000. Contact Bob Oberg (410)-267-8181 or Bob@AnnapolisYachtSales.com 33’ Sea Ray 330 ’10 Sundancer Twin Mercruiser 350 MAG 300-hp I/B Gas $194,058 - Contact Paul at (410) 8679550 or pjlash@clarkslanding.com

34’ Bayliner Motoryacht ‘02 Sea Esta T/250-hp Cummins dsls w/650 hrs. Bow & stern thruster, dsl generator, 2 strms, New canvas. Asking $129,000 Call Chuck 703-999-7696, cmeyers@bluewateryachtsales.com

35’ Cabo ‘00 Excellent cond. and ready for a weekend of fishing. Call John McDevitt 610-220-5619, jmcdevitt@bluewateryachtsales.com 35’ Carver 33/350 ‘91 Clean, well maintained AftCabin MY. Fully air conditioned w/galley down, full size refrigerator + electric stove w/oven. Hardtop back deck. T-7.4 Crusaders, Gen. Great Deal. $48,000 Sassafras Harbor Marina Yacht Sales (888) 221-5022

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35’ Senator Flybridge Sedan Trawler ‘85 Rare & unique trawler w/over $60k invested in upgrades is ready to travel south or cruise the Chesapeake. $46,950 Call Scott 703-307-5900, smacdonald@bluewateryachtsales.com

36’ Albin Express Trawler ’01 A great “Europa” style express trawler, fabulous interior for extended cruising, large flybridge, covered cockpit, dual steering stations, $134,900. Paul Mikulski at 410-961-5254 or paul@northpointyachtsales.com

38’ Bertram 38 III Convertible ’81 Great cond., well maintained, high quality fishing boat. Fresh bottom paint. Great value at $89,000. Contact Ian Dimka 410-267-8181 or Ian@AnnapolisYachtSales.com

39’ Sea Ray 390 MY Cummins dsl, Gen, Air, thruster, radar, washer/dryer $235,000 Call Tony Tumas day or evening (443) 553-5046. email: tony@ greatblueyachts.com, see photos & full specs at www.greatblueyachts.com

36’ Hinckley Picnic Boat Classic ’99 CIAO BELL is a Hinckley maintained Classic Picnic Boat /many recent upgrades including Flag Blue Awlgrip and bowrail . She is ready to go. $220k Offered by Hinckley Yachts, contact Peter Howard (410) 263-0095 or phoward@hinckleyyachts.com 35’ Chris Craft 350 ’81 Catalina Only 175 hrs 350 Crusaders. Always shed kept, Asking $32,500 Jason Whitson at Jackson Marine Sales 410-287-9400 x215 or 484-994-4244 jwhitson@jacksonmarinesales.com 35’ Maxum ’04 3500 Twin Mercruiser 8.1S 370-hp IB Gas - $79,950 - Contact Gregg Dyson at (410) 867-9550 or gdyson@clarkslanding.com 35’ Sea Ray 350 ’09 Sundancer Twin Mercruiser 496 MAG Seacore 375-hp I/O Gas - $229,952 – Contact Kellie at (410) 604-4300 or kmoody@clarkslanding.com

38’ Californian Sports Fish ’85 Helm station is on the fly bridge, comfortable seating for social activities, all the comforts of home, $49,500. David Cox at 410-310-3476 or davidcox@northpointyachtsales.com

36’ Grand Banks ‘93 Quest T/135-hp Ford Sabres, Clean & well cared for! Tender, fresh canvas, etc. Asking $172,500 Call Chuck 703-999-7696, cmeyers@bluewateryachtsales.com

40’ Cabo Convertible ‘06 Immaculate one owner boat w/every option and over $70k of electronics. Twin MAN R6-800CRMs w/1000 hr service just completed. $529,000 Call Scott 703-307-5900, smacdonald@bluewateryachtsales.com

36’ Silverton 36 Convertible ’07 Crusader 8.1L MPIs w/only 267 hrs . Spotless condition! Owners have found their next boat . $175,000. Curtis Stokes & Associates. Call Randy Walterhoefer 917-478-4944 randy@curtisstokes.net 38’ Carver Super Sport ’06 565 hrs, Crusaders, bow thruster, Sport package, AC, Gen set, 2x staterooms, Garmin electronics, standing tall. $159,900 Call Rob Dorfmeyer 216-5339187 or rob@curtisstokes.net

35’ Sea Ray 350 ’12 Twin Mercruiser 350 Axius 320-hp I/O Gas - $255,000 Contact a salesman at (410) 604-4300 or boatinginfomd@clarkslanding.com 35’ Tiara 3500 ’95 Twin Crusader, Gen Set, Air/Heat, full enclosure, Very clean! $69,900 clean! Call Tony Tumas day or evening (443) 553-5046. email: tony@ greatblueyachts.com, see photos & full specs at www.greatblueyachts.com

39’ Island Pilot Bristol cond., lift stored year round, D6 Volvo dsls 350-hp, 24kts cruise, 29kts WOT, capable of 8-9 cruise fuel efficient, 3”2’ shallow draft. Call Rob Dorfmeyer 216-533-9187 or rob@curtisstokes.ne.

Monk 36 ’00 Popular trawler. Well maintained w/lots of upgrades. Galley up with L-shaped dinette. 2 strms. Master has centerline. Great storage. $176,000 S&J Yachts 410-571-3605 www.sjyachts.com

37’ Egg Harbor ‘00 This boat has it all; great space, new electronics. Call John McDevitt 610-220-5619, jmcdevitt@bluewateryachtsales.com 37’ Larson Cabrio ‘07 Priced for quick sale. Fresh water, only 95 hrs on 8.1 Volvos. Kohler 7.3 generator. GPS, radar, spacious 13’ beam. $128,000 Sassafras Harbor Marina Yacht Sales (888) 221-5022

40’ Meridian 408MY ‘04 Expansive fullwidth salon, bright & spacious living area. Two strms. Low hrs on twin-8.1 Merc. Equipped w/Trac-vision. $185,900 Sassafras Harbor Marina Yacht Sales (888) 221-5022

38’ Little Harbor Whisperjet ’99 TRAVELLER is a fine example of a wellequipped Little Harbor 38. Lightly used & Hinckley maintained. Would make a great boat for day or overnight boating. Price reduced to $259,000. Offered by Hinckley Yachts, contact Peter Howard (410) 263-0095 or 40’ Nordhavn Flybridge 2 strm layout. phoward@hinckleyyachts.com. Beautiful. See at our docks in Eastport . $499,000 Curtis Stokes & Associates . Call Randy Walterhoefer 917-478-4944, randy@curtisstokes.net

39’ Cruisers Yachts 385MY ’06 Stunning boat. Elaborately and tastefully decorated. Only 195 hrs and perfectly maintained. Simply the best anywhere. $219,900. S&J Yachts 410571-3605 www.sjyachts.com

40’ Tiara Mid-cabin Express ’97 Freshwater vessel been in the bay for 3 yrs, T/Cummins 6TCA 450-hp, all the extras, $159,900. Call Rob Dorfmeyer 216-533-9187 or email at rob@curtisstokes.net

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We WAnt YouR LIStIng! 40’ Robbins This Robbins 40 is in pristine cond. Attention to maintenance & upgrades shows tremendously. 2010 Refit--500-hp Cummins (8.3L QSC-500) 1000 hrs, Asking $180,000 Contact lewis@compositeyacht.biz 410-476 4414 40’ Sea Ray ’94 400 Express Cruiser Twin Mercruiser 7.4L 310-hp IB - $68,725 - Contact Paul at (410) 3402750 or pjlash@clarkslanding.com

43’ Island Pilot 435 ’08 Twin Volvo 435hp IPS Drives . Beautiful cond. ! $285,000 Also available 39’ IP395 ’07 $249,000 Curtis Stokes & Associates Call Randy Walterhoefer 917-478-4944 randy@curtisstokes.net 43’ Wellcraft San Remo ’88 Cat 3208 dsls, Gen, Air, hard top, inflatable w/OB and many upgrades $89,900 Call Tony Tumas day or evening (443) 553-5046. email: tony@greatblueyachts.com, see photos & full specs at www.greatblueyachts.com 44’ Silverton Codckpit MY ‘97 Beautiful two-strm cruiser. Aft strm sliding glass door opens to cockpit. Custom cabinets, Furuno GPS, Powered by T-Crusader. $109,000 Sassafras Harbor Marina Yacht Sales (888) 221-5022

42’ North Pacific Raised Pilothouse Trawler Single Cummins, bow & stern thrusters, 1300hrs $315,000 Curtis Stokes & Associates -Call Randy Walterhoefer at 917-478-4944, randy@curtisstokes.net

44’ Hinckley Talaria Flybridge ’08 BLUE ANGEL represents a virtually new T-44 FB and is a head-turner wherever she goes. Outfitted w/the ultimate in entertainment systems & options; she leaves nothing to be desired. Recent clean survey available! Price reduced to $849,000. Offered by Hinckley Yachts, contact Peter Howard (410) 263-0095 or phoward@hinckleyyachts.com

42’ Jones ’00 Well equipped dual purpose bay boat. 575-hp dsl eng, A/C w/reverse cycle heat, engine driven heater, gen, radar, & so much more!! Asking $165,000. Contact lewis@ compositeyacht.biz 410-476-4414

‘87 30’ Luhrs Alura - $42,000

’84 Ocean Alexander 70 - $475,000

‘01 Tiara 4000 - $185,000

‘11 Regal 4080 - $375,000

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44’ Huckins Atlantic ’00 High-end 42’ Sabre Flybridge Sedan ’02 quality yacht $379,000 Harrison Yacht Sales (410) 827-7800. Maintained to the highest standards! Very well equipped & ready to cruise wherever your heart desires. Classy black awlgripped hull & clean white decks give her an elegant tuxedo appearance. Asking $299,900 SOA 410-267-1808

Regal 4460 ‘06 Two to choose from, both 2006, starting at $250,000.Very clean FRESH WATER BOATS. Please call Stephen Parker at Jackson Marine Sales, North East, MD 443-553-2518 sparker@jacksonmarinesales.com Regal 4260 ‘02 Dsl Sport Yacht Fresh water use 480 hrs Twin Volvo IB’s air, genset, thruster, Estate Sale. Asking $149,000 Bring Offers!!! Jackson Marine Sales North East MD. 21901 Robert Mitchell 410-287-9400-214

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50 Cherubini Independence 2003 ..................................................... $889,000 47 Sabreline 1998...................................................................................SOLD 46 Markley Jones Custom Chesapeake 1987 ..................................... $150,000 45 Sterling Atlantic 2006 ................................................................. $349,500 43 Menorquin 130 2004 ................................................................... $275,000 42 Phil Jones Custom Chesapeake 2007............................................ $270,000 42 Tiara 4200 Open 2003 ......................................................................SOLD 41 Markley Custom Chesapeake 1989 ................................................ $99,900 38 Chris Craft Catalina 381 1986....................................................... $59,900 38 Cruisers Yachts 385MY 2006 ...................................................... $219,900 38 Pursuit 3800 Express 2004 .......................................................... $256,500 36 Carver Mariner 2006 ................................................................... $149,000 36 Island Packet Craft 2003 ......................................................................U/C 36 Monk 2006........................................................................................SOLD 36 Monk 2000.................................................................................. $176,000 35 Nauset 1985 .................................................................................. $79,000 34 Meridian 341 Flybridge Sedan 2003 ............................................. $124,500 34 Rinker 340E 2009 .............................................................................SOLD 33 Albin Trawler 1979 ....................................................................... $42,500 32 Nordic Tug 2008 ......................................................................... $229,000 31 Eastern Judge Custom Downeast 1985 ..................................................U/C 31 Eastern Boats Casco Bay 2008 ..................................................... $185,000 30 Grady White 300 Marlin 2000....................................................... $58,900 27 Albemarle 270 Express 1996 ......................................................... $43,500 25 Trophy 2502 Walkaround 2007 .................................................... $40,000 23 Sailfish 234 WAC 2002................................................................. $32,500 21 Ranger Tug 2009........................................................................... $64,900

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45’ Viking Convertible ‘94 The Finatic is one of the last original 45 Convertible models to come off the production line. 610-hp Man engines 1600 hrs. Call Doug 443-497-2582 47’ Formula Yacht ‘07 Pristine! Lightly used high quality cruising yacht. Loaded; washer/dryer, hydraulic swim platform, Raymarine electronics, bow thruster and more. T-Volvo diesels. $299,000 A must see, call Sassafras Harbor Marina Yacht Sales (888) 221-5022

48’ ss Ocean Yacht ‘00m 3185 Cats, 1280 hrs all updates, 2 sr, 2 head, new HDTVs, Full enclosures, Beautiful cond., Scott James 757-570-3944, asking $279k

50’ X 16’ Evans Fully refurbished w/new USCOI – COI for 49 passengers plus 2 crew, new remanned engine w/full warranty and zero hrs. Price just reduced for 2014! 443-783-0529 or EvansBoats@hotmail.com or www.evansboats.com

52’ Jefferson Monticello ’87 Really beautiful, elegant motor yacht suitable as a luxury live-aboard or weekend cruiser. Twin 320-hp Caterpillar dsls in ’02. Loaded, clean! $164,900 Contact Keith at 410-267-8181 or Keith@AnnapolisYachtSales.com

52’ Ocean Yachts SS ’05 One of the best outfitted offshore vessels on the market! Powered by twin Caterpillar C18s. Great opportunity! Call for Pricing details. Contact Ian 410-267-8181 or Ian@AnnapolisYachtSales.com 52’ Sea Ray ’07 520 Sundancer Twin Man R6 800 CRM 765-hp IB dsl with Novurania Dinghy - $546,000 - Contact Mike at (410) 867-9550 or mike.s@clarkslanding.com

54’ Meridian 540 Pilothouse ’03 This beautiful one owner yacht has all you’d expect and more! Beautifully appointed with a wide open layout. Must be seen! Asking $439,000. Only one on the east coast! Pocket-Yacht (410) 827-5230.

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56’ Sea Ray 560 Sedan Bridge ’00 Twin CAT 3406 , teak cockpit sole, rare light wood interior, custom decor package. Stidd helm chairs ,EZ2CY. $335,000 . Curtis Stokes & Associates. Call Randy Walterhoefer 917-478-4944 randy@curtisstokes.net

48’ Hans Christian ‘94 SUDS V 150-hp Yanmar, 2 strms, Finished in U.S. Great cruising boat! Asking $249k Bring Offers! Call Chuck 703-999-7696, cmeyers@bluewateryachtsales.com

TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY Assistant Manager/ Sr. Marine Service Technician Fast growing, full service (plus mobile) marine repair company on Kent Island has an IMMEDIATE full time position available.10 years’ experience in engine repair both inboard/outboard disciplines for power or sail. Other marine repair skills a plus. We need a team leader, who is organized, clean, neat and able to think on your feet required. Role includes interaction with team members and customers. Engine repair, ABYC and other marine related certifications such as NEMA a plus for consideration. A valid driver’s license and clean driving record a must. Excellent benefits package! Email or fax resume with industry related references. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! Scandia Marine Services. Fax (443) 249-8046 scandiamarineservices@gmail.com Monterey 254FS, 2008 Mercury 6.2(320HP) Bravo 1, Bimini Top, Bow and Cockpit Covers, Kenwood FM/CD Stereo, Porta Potti, Depth Finder, Bow Ladder, Includes Venture Aluminum Bunk Trailer. $38,500.Tomes Landing Marina 410-378-3343 Crownline 315 SCR, 2008 Powered by twin Mercury 6.2 MPI (640HP Total), Bravo III Drives, AC/HEAT, Generator, Radar Arch, Cockpit Canvas, SpotLight, Windlass.. $89,995. Tomes Landing Marina 410-378-3343 Crownline 195SS 2011 w/2014 Load Rite Trailer. NEW TRADE IN!! INCLUDES 2014 Load Rite 5Star trailer - Mercury 5.0 MPI, 260 HP, Alpha Drive, Bimini Top, Sport Package, Still under Factory Warranties. $28,900. Tomes Landing Marina 410-378-3343

70’ Ocean Alexander ’84 Beautifully designed both inside and out, with a fit and finish befitting of Ocean Alexander’s reputation. Custom marble, full size bath/shower. Reduced! $475,000. Contact Ian@AnnapolisYachtSales. com or 410-267-8181.

Sea Ray 280 Sundancer T-4.3 2005 MPI w/237 hrs For a classic combination of beauty and power, just step aboard this dynamic 280 Sundancer. It’s powered by T Mercury 4.3 MPI Bravo III. $58,900. Tomes Landing Marina 410-378-3343

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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS Annapolis School of Seamanship............ 27

Coppercoat USA........................................ 43

Martini Yacht Sales.................................... 22

Annapolis Yacht Sales...................... 7,66,77

Curtis Stokes & Associates........................ 2

MD Department of Natural Resources..... 68

Automotive Training Center..................... 44

Cypress Marine.......................................... 53

MSSA Fishing Tournament......................... 8

Baltimore Marine Centers........................... 3

Dandy Haven Marina................................. 41

North Point Yacht Sales............................ 21

Bay Bridge Boat Show.............................. 25

Diversified Marine..................................... 27

Osprey Point Marina................................. 36

Bay Shore Marine...................................... 45

Dr. LED....................................................... 56

Pettit Paint.................................................. 54

Belmont Bay Harbor.................................. 41

Eastport Yacht Center............................... 38

Pier 4 Marina.............................................. 40

Black Dog Propellers................................ 17

Eco Marine Solutions................................ 42

Pocket-Yacht Company............................ 53

Bluewater Yacht Sales.............................. 73

Fawcett Boat Supplies.............................. 24

Prince William Marina............................... 37

Boatyard Bar & Grill.................................. 23

Grande Yachts International..................... 19

Quickline USA............................................ 60

Boatyard Bar & Grill Tournament............. 65

Gratitude Marina........................................ 36

Regent Point Marina.................................. 38

Boatyard Film Series................................. 68

Harbor East Marina................................... 40

S&J Yachts................................................. 77

BOE Marine................................................ 84

Harrison Yacht Sales................................. 59

Sassafras Harbor Marina Yacht Sales..... 33

Boudreau Agency...................................... 47

Hartge Yacht Harbor.................................. 10

Scandia Marine Services.......................... 32

Carey Reid Kirk Inc................................... 47

Herrington Harbour................................... 16

Shipwright Harbor..................................... 39

Castle Harbor Marina................................ 59

Hinckley Yacht Services........................... 43

Skipjack Cove Yachting Center................ 13

CD Outdoors.............................................. 49

Hinckley Yachts Annapolis....................... 75

Smith’s Marina........................................... 39

Chesapeake Area Captains Assn............. 40

Interlux....................................................... 15

St. Michaels Harbour Inn and Marina........ 9

Chesapeake Beach Resort & Spa............ 26

Intern........................................................... 41

Tomes Landing.......................................... 52

Chesapeake Harbour Inc.......................... 41

J Gordon..................................................... 44

US Marine Products.................................. 56

Clarks Landing.......................................... 18

Jackson Marine Sales............................... 20

West Marine............................................... 83

Coastal Properties..................................... 34

MarineMax................................................. 4,5

Wooden Boat Restoration Company....... 57

Composite Yacht....................................... 57

Maritime Solutions.................................... 60

YMCA Camp Letts..................................... 49

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C HESAPEAKE CLA SSIC From the Chesapeake Skipper, February 1952

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woman’s intuition, a thorough knowledge of boats, and a fishing guide’s license all make Mrs. Clara Langley of Solomons Island a popular “lass” with Chesapeake Bay Sportsman who are out to get those stripers. Mrs. Langley is said to be the only licensed woman fishing guide in the entire Chesapeake Bay. She earned this title, and the honor that goes with it, the hard way; by cramming all last winter on navigation, charts, ship’s signals, compass bearings, and buoy identification. Why all this trouble? Because she became tired of her husband and her friends calling her the “Shore Captain.” Her husband, Leon Langley, has been guiding Bay fishermen for the past 30 years, and for a good many of those years, his enthusiastic wife, Clara, has been doing regular “shore duty.” She stood watch at the telephone, booking fishing parties and ordering boat parts and supplies. So the word got around “If you want anything, just ask the Shore Captain.” And that is a term bound to shake the wind out of the sails of any waterman. Finally, last February, Mrs. Langley stood in line at the Customs House in Baltimore, awaiting her turn for a guide’s license. “What do YOU want?” asked a puzzled official. “I want a license,” replied the determined Clara. “Oh,” said the official, “you mean you want another one for Leon?” By this time, interested 82 March 2014 PropTalk

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seamen, also waiting their turn, were bending an ear to windward. The room rang out with laughter of gale intensity when Mrs. Langley explained in a meek voice that she wanted one for herself.

So, with an atmosphere prevailing over the room that reminded salty men waiting for seamen’s papers that they had better heed all “storm warnings,” Mrs. Langley answered the questions to the satisfaction of the Coast Guard. “Ask ‘em easy,” she whispered—“so’s if I miss any of them, those fellows won’t hear.”

The end was almost in sight, with all of those navigational charts, signals and boxing the compass safely behind her. The prospective “skipper” of a fishing fleet already saw herself walking out of the front door with the coveted license tucked under her arm when her confidence was suddenly swept away in a high tide of womanly indignation. The officer in charge of physical examinations shouted in a loud, booming voice for all to hear. “Mrs. Langley, how can you take your physical when I have no place for you to undress? Mrs. Langley almost called the whole thing off. But she remembered those long hours of cramming for exams, of dry books on very wet and salty navigation, of countless quizzes by her husband that caused real salt tears to drop… So the wife of a fishing captain who wanted to be a captain, too, was escorted to another room where she “stowed her sails, dropped anchor, and hopped first on one foot and then the other. She said a defiant, “AH!” And finally read an eye chart both forwards and backwards. The last obstacle had been surmounted and it was back to Solomons Island for the woman who could no longer be rightly referred to as the “Shore Captain.” Her license now hangs in the living room beside that of her husband and gets dusted with the rest of the furniture when the new skipper is busy introducing the fishermen to the fish. proptalk.com

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