Featured Boat of the Month
Our featured boat of the month is Boss Lady.
Sue and Jim Shilling own Boss Lady. They offer a great example of
what happens when a design engineer meets up with a logistical
whiz. Jim designs and implements and Sue makes sure everything
that needs to be done gets done. It is a beautiful boat owned by
two, very special people.
President's Luncheon
Twenty-five
Carver Owners Club members and guests cleared security and went on a
tour of the Battleship New Jersey on Saturday March 1. I can
truthfully say that excessive heat was not a problem on the tour.
What was supposed to be a 30 minute walk through the battleship still
undergoing restoration turned into a three+ hour walkthrough of the
ship. We've received several favorable comments about the lunch
and tour. Our president, Rich Barnum commented that the New Jersey
was much like our boats, with some differences in scale. For
example, it takes Rich about 340 gallons to fill his tanks. The
New Jersey takes on about 2 million gallons to fill its tanks.
Rich has an Orion 12-gauge flare pistol and the New Jersey has cannon,
machine guns, cruise missiles and anti-aircraft guns. Whippoorwill Bay
sleeps 8 and the New Jersey can hold about 3,500 troops.
Looking for a Few Good Couples
We need local coordinators for the following areas:
- Both coasts of Florida
- Upstate New York
- Cleveland
- Chicago
- Houston
- Southern California
- Northern California
- Chesapeake Bay
Unless we have local coordinators in an area, we
cannot sponsor a Rendezvous near that area.
The local coordinators recommend a place, suggest where
we should advertise, ask the local Carver dealers to help out, and let
us ship them goodies as rendezvous hand outs. Our cost structures
do not permit compensation, other than having your registration fees
waived. Please contact me at
610-358-0626. We must act fast to schedule events for this summer.
We also need Moderators for the Boat Talk discussion
groups. If you are interested in monitoring and providing
information to the Boat Talk discussions, please let Sue Shilling know
at answerlady@carverownersclub.com
Discounted Products
The Club is
now offering discounted products on the web site as a way to increase
the value of your membership and keep our costs down. For example,
we are offering Raritan supplies at a price that, if you buy two cases
of chemicals a year, would more than pay for your annual membership fees
in savings. We are also looking at adding a product called Roll
Off. The manufacturer requires that we purchase 50 cases at a time
to receive a reasonable price. If you have an interest in buying
either the Raritan products or Roll Off, please contact me, webdude@carverownersclub.com
Thanks.
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Featured
Boat
This is a new item in each monthly
newsletter. Boats are featured that show unusual or innovative
uses, decorating ideas, or cruises. Submit your boat to be
featured by contacting Events@carverownersclub.com
Sponsored Events
Chesapeake Bay Rendezvous
We received several requests to move the annual
Rendezvous from Baltimore to either Cambridge or Solomons. We
talked to the Cambridge Hyatt. The cost per boat at Cambridge
would have been about $500 per boat, with the club sponsors picking up
about $100. That would be about twice the price of last year's
rendezvous. We also talked to two marinas in Solomons. With
50 or so boats, it would have taken two marinas. We decided not to
go to Solomons because of the expected costs of fuel. We expect
fuel costs to be in the $2.50 per gallon range for the early summer.
My thanks to Dave and Lois and Carol for helping us
with the Cambridge location. I am disappointed that it didn't work
out this year.
Non-Sponsored Events
We've received several notices of upcoming events to
be passed along. Please remember that these are not club sponsored
events. For more information please contact events@carverownersclub.com
- Bahamas from Stuart Florida in early June 2003
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June
27, 28, 29, 2003 – Puget Sound Carver Rendezvous
Port of Poulsbo Marina, Poulsbo, WA
Used boat equipment sale, silent auction, safety inspections, “Sharing the Helm” presentation, food, fun, raffle, and games
If interested e-mail ckemp1@qwest.net
Family Album Photo Updates
Please send me your updated boat and owners photos
for the Family Album. While space limits us to one photo for each
boat and owner group, you can change the photo from time to time.
(Not weekly, please).
Boats For Sale Listings
Contact me when you need to update the information on
the boats for sale listings. I don't have an easy way for members
to update their own listings, just notify me of any changes.
Especially, please let me know when the boat sells. Thanks.
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