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Celebrating the People Side of Marine Supplies
When Wayne Hamilton started Hamilton Marine in his garage in Searsport, Maine, decades ago, he was selling marine supplies to commercial fishermen. Today, the business has grown to five locations in Maine and sells products nationwide and on almost every continent, including Antarctica. But this is no faceless corporation. Customers… SEE MORE
Hot-Shot West Coast Hybrid Combines Wood and Performance
ANNE ELISE IS THE PERFECT SHOWCASE for Devlin Designing Boat Builders, where Sam Devlin is known for his unshakable adherence to classic wooden boat design combined with state-of-theart technology. "If you had told me, 38 years ago, that I would be building a classic wooden boat with 600-horsepower joystick controls… SEE MORE
Providing Access to Southern Maine's Glorious Coast
KENNEBUNKPORT MARINA has a mission: to share the pleasures and beauty of the southern Maine coastal region. As the only Maine facility south of South Portland to offer powerboat rentals, the marina is uniquely positioned to fulfill that mission. “The Bush (family) compound is a major attraction here,” said manager… SEE MORE
Pike Place Market | A visit to Seattle's historic downtown treasure
You can look at any travel brochure... no trip to Seattle is complete without spending time at the historic Pike Place Market. Normally, I would shy away from the standard tourist destinations, but Pike Place is well worth the stop. Unfortunately for me, it took 29 years and moving across… SEE MORE
Shipwreck to Shipshape: Rebuilding a Maine Lobsterboat
When you work on the water every day like most Maine lobstermen do, it's almost inevitable: accidents happen. All the GPS systems and radar in the world don't help when you suffer a mechanical breakdown in pea-soup fog, and that's precisely what happened to a lobsterman working out of Vinalhaven… SEE MORE
Summer Fishing 101: To Find the Fish, Find the Bait
It's late July, but we are suddenly in an early September pattern of fishing. There are big schools of bait, various kinds, moving along the oceanfront. It is attracting schools of stripers, blues, black sea bass, and fluke. The problem is that the bait is not always around. In the… SEE MORE
Hunt Yachts Introduces Surfhunter 29 Outboard Edition
Hunt Yachts, of Portsmouth, is pleased to introduce a new twist on a modern classic with the launch of the first Surfhunter 29 to feature outboard engine propulsion. Following the tremendous success of the new C. Raymond Hunt-designed, Hunt 32CC, the Surfhunter 29 continues to embody the core attributes of… SEE MORE
Boston Whaler Owners to Gather In Rockland
Organizers of the 13th annual Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show are inviting Boston Whaler owners from near and far to trailer their Whalers to Rockland from August 14-16, 2015, for a special rendezvous sponsored by Port Harbor Marine and USHarbors. Whaler owners who exhibit their boats — new or… SEE MORE
Southport Boats Introduces Two New Center-Console Models
Southport Boats of Augusta announces a new Tournament Edition, entry level model on the company's 27-foot platform, to be called the 272TE, and a second-generation 29 series that includes the Hunt4™ Design of the original Southport hulls, but with overhauls of the deck arrangement, systems, hardware, fit-n-finish. Most importantly, the… SEE MORE
Little Egg Inlet: Too Cool For Its Own Good?
New Jersey’s Little Egg Inlet is very shallow in spots. Superstorm Sandy caused more sand and silt to fill in an already questionable inlet. Now, two and a half years later, this important body of water still is only navigable for big boats at high tide. Which government agency is… SEE MORE
Hunt 32cc: Weekend Warrior, and Proud of It
It’s hard not to feel self-conscious when you find yourself surrounded by professional sailors, fishermen, and other twenty-somethings. They’re at the top of their game: no family, no 9-5, and a body that still bounces back from a pummeling day-after-day. Even worse, too many small boats these days seem to… SEE MORE
Spring Striper Season Hits RI –¬†How to Succeed Yourself
The water is cold (40s), the air is cold, the winds have been wrong, but the fishing is hot. I have hit the oceanfront hard in the past week and I can tell you the fishing is about as good as it gets at this time of year. I've found… SEE MORE
