Archive for February 1st, 2010

Best of boat show

At a packed bar in Pioneer Square, the Northwest Marine Trade Association tonight announced the boat show’s five most outstanding exhibitors.
The awards were given out at an after-show party at FX McRory’s, where exhibitors celebrated what by all accounts has been a solid start to the nine-day show.
“This is a spirited room and we’re having [...]

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Boat BBQ mess? Here’s a creative solution

We ran into the couple behind Cleaner Cook at last year’s show. They were just getting started selling their BBQ skirts for boats. Seemed like one of those great solutions to an annoying little problem on board. This year, they added a line of BBQ sauce. It’s worth a stop by their booth [...]

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Cool crab trap

Yesterday we came across what must be one of the coolest gadgets at the Seattle Boat Show—a collapsible, lightweight crab pot that folds up into a slim nylon bag with a shoulder strap.
Made by Stow-B-Low, based in Des Moines, Wash., the Crab Pod®, which costs around $110 with weights, is the brilliant invention of a former [...]

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