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CUSTOM MADE CUSHIONS BOATS ft FURNITURE 50 $5 Re-covered 5 Mlcletk 24- OTHU MATIRIAIS AVAILAILI ANY TYPI FILLING AND COVERING PRIC ESTIMATES FR 9-2895 MELMAN INC 1901 NW Miami Ct MARINE BATTERIES BEHIND THE ROAR OF MOTORS: SlJLS 'k DEPENDABILITY AND LONG LIFE Have made UNION ATTIRIIS the frlt II beat twMri ln 192 PIRHCT FOR INIOARD OR OUTIOARD IOATS UNION BATTERY GARY SAYLES CORP 47 SW tt ST (TAMIAMI TRAIL) Ph PR 1-M39 30 YEARS OUTBOARD EXPERIENCE MIAMI'S OLDEST AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR MERCURY MOTORS MIAMI OUTBOARD MARINE 3288 NW 36fh ST NE 4-1941 Al Merwriuid With a 3Mwtw Demonstrations Motor and Boat Testing 5311 NW 7th STREET 2 RAMPS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC IDEAL WATER SKI SPOT I I passenger if he's agile enough to sit on top The rider uses his foot and hody English for a rudder Power plant is a 22 horsepower engine Crazy no? They've motored everything now hoys even this sweet young thing The girl is riding the ultimate in comparts a thing called the Aqua-Sport Sea Skimmer It's 66 inches long made in Kansas City and can carry a I I TENT and CAMPING HEADQUARTERS since 1831 See It Today at the Boat Show! JET POWERED! TURBOCRAFT NOW 16' FISHERMAN ALL FIBERGLASS TEAK TRIM 109 HP GRAY MARINE ENGINE FLORIDA TURBOCRAFT LOCATED BEHIND CHALLENGER MARINE 134th STREET and BISCAYNE BLVD at 3 mm marine "VALANE" with Poiyurethane IB Finishes By Jim Martenhoff I cer behind the huge and gleaming I powerboats filling the Dinner Key exhibition hall and you'll find the Boat Show sailing fleet These boats steadily increasing in numbers each year sometimes seem tucked in among their powered brethren as an afterthought There's good enough reason: Most would-be skippers prefer to speculatively eye the outboard-powered craft Such hulls are within the financial reach of the average novice and he reasons they can be mastered with a modest effort Fledgeling boaters don't often care to meet wind and water on terms of equality they feel better with power at their command But sailing is on the increase and lately it seems to be drawing a few converts from the outboard fleet Many a man seems willing to trade an engine sometimes appearing to have an unquenchable thirst for costly fuel for a hull that costs virtually nothing to operate This is the big point: perhaps no boat at the show costs the buyer so little in depreciation and maintenance as a small day sailer in the 15 to 20-foot range Original costs are below most powered craft including comparable outboard hulls With ordinary care depreciation is minimal The wind is free all the "sailing fan needs is a small three-horse outboard for auxiliary power and he's afloat The tiny auxiliary engine can be mounted aft on a bracket when needed stowed aboard out of the way when not in use Sailing as a form of boating offers a different appeal and somewhat different forms of satisfaction Sailing is quiet and almost reflective by comparison to powerboating You trade the hum of a motor (or rumbling roar depending on the engine) for the quiet sound of water bubbling under the bows and hissing astern In sail you are more aware of wind and water of currents and gusts You live more closely to the seas and this is true: six weekends of sailing will teach you more seamanship than six months of powerboating Sailing can be mastered out of a book many people have done it It can also be most places selling sailing craft are willing to teach SANTANA MARINE SERVICE Inc Illtami'i 7'1'Jarine Sliowp(c ace SAILBOAT FANS MIGHT GRADUATE TO BOATS LIKE 'GLLNARE creiv hauls jib on Lloyd Freeman's tit-foot ketch in Lipton race Smith Valspar "VALANE" the exclusive Smith Valspar formulation containing poiyurethane resins promise to outdate even such "miracle" products as epoxies Longer life easier application and lower cost recommend Smith VALSPAR "Valane" Marine Finishes to every boat owner Ask your dealer or phone us for names of dealers near you FOR ER EV YOUR BM'- THE All) 99 Umbrella Tent Sewed-ln-Floor Screened S9Q'5 Door Center Pole Rear Window (2) 9x9 Cool Camper 3 Picture Windows Sewed-ln-Floer Screened Door Corner Pole (3) 911 Cool Camper 3 Picture Windows Sewed- SCQ9S In-Floor Screened Door Corner Pole Miami Headquarters ValsPar 111 810 Cabin Tenr Sewed-ln-Floor Screened SCQ'r Door Picture Window W3 Booth 80 Moths Stars Snipes Lightnings Ravens Pelicans Southeasters Bullseyes Suicides and many many more all meet regularly in quest of championships You can join a club and become part of racing small sailing craft a sport holding the interest of-thousands But for every racing devotee there may be two or three others who prefer day sailing bumping about the bay and sometimes over a weekend anchoring in quiet coves to spend a night This may be the greatest appeal of sail: the cruise through open waters to a distant island where you have a beach to yourself and a whole weekend to enjoy it And no huge gasoline- bill to face at the end of the month the basics to a buyer And there are always the rental agencies a number are located right at Dinner Key on the south side seawall Sailing craft can be rented at modest rates and the intricacies of the sport easily mastered Florida waters seem almost to have been made for sailors which may be one reason why the Florida Sailing Association made up of member clubs throughout the state is the fourth largest such group in the nation Lacking the numerous narrow channels and tight waters of other regions Florida offers broad bays and sounds where sailors can hold on one tack or reach for hours on end For those who prefer competition to lonely cruising there Is one-design racing In Florida fleets of EVINRUDE MOTORS SALES SERVICE "Oldeif and Largest Miami Dealer" MARINE PRODUCTS 12 10x12 As QQ9S Illustrated Abova SURPLUS CITY OX 1-7921 At Better Paint and Hdwe Stores Distributor: PAINT SUPPLIES INC 3030 NW 75th St Miami OX 1-6211 HI 8-6528 DINNER KEY OPEN EVERY DAY 375! 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