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Tips on Buying a Boat
By Keith Binnersley

I discovered sailing many years ago and found it to be a wonderful way to enjoy time with friends and family as well as a way to get away from the office and become totally entranced and absorbed with a world that I did not know existed. I love to sail, so much that I became a certified American Sailing Association Sailing Instructor.

It has been 30 years now that I've sailed the Chesapeake Bay, East Coast U.S.A. and the Caribbean Islands and I've been fortunate to have owned a number sailing vessels, currently two Beneteau sail boats.

I'm often asked by my students what to look for when making an investment in a sailing vessel. I often share the following seven tips and hope that you too may...
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Erie boating season ready to set sail
Local boat marinas are busy launching one boat after another in the rush before Memorial Day. as most boaters want to start their boating season by that weekend. GoErie.com caught up with local boat owner Paul DiFuccia at Bay Harbor Marina in Erie on May 11 as he prepared his boat for the season. Read More ...

Boating industry appears to be rebounding, finally
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National Marine Manufacturers Association Annual Statistical Report Shows Improving U.S. Recreational Boating Industry
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