Great New England Boat Show...Boston

The Eagle · 02-09-2011, 12:10 PM

Hi Gang!
SPRING IS IN THE AIR! Yes, indeed...time for the BOAT SHOW!
February 26th through MArch 6th, at the Boston Exposition Center...."Toy's R US," for adults! Wahoooooo! All I need is $$$$ to make my dream come true!
"The Eagle"

lawn psycho · 02-09-2011, 10:36 PM

My daughter starts college in September. I will have my current boat for a while

Rattlesnake Gal · 02-10-2011, 08:23 AM

February 26, 2011 - March 6, 2011

The New England Boat Show

Boston Convention & Exhibition Center
415 Summer St.
Boston, MA 02210

Show Hours

Saturdays 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Sunday, February 27th 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Monday – Friday 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Sunday, March 6th 11:00 am – 5:30 pm

Admission

Adults $14.00
Children Age 15 years and under Free (when accompanied by an Adult).

CateP · 02-10-2011, 09:25 AM

This is great to know. We go to boat shows for fun. It's a great, inexpensive winter activity. Sometimes we have bought small items from vendors at the shows. Boat cushions, atomic tape etc.

hancoveguy · 02-10-2011, 06:49 PM

Heads up, if there is something you need, buy it at the boat show. I bought roughly $1500 worth of stuff from west marine last year and spent maybe $700 and they shipped it all for free. we are talking about almsot 60% off each item I ordered.

I will be hitting that booth again this year for sure.

HCG

Rattlesnake Guy · 02-13-2011, 06:35 PM

hancoveguy
Was this the result of a negotiation on your part or a special they were doing for everyone?

donnamatrix · 02-16-2011, 04:01 PM

Oh, wait... what will Karen have to say? Did you get your invoice for the slip yet? An eye opener... our boat is 11 years old this year... and we'll have it forever... looking forward to seeing you guys!

hancoveguy · 02-17-2011, 09:50 AM

They had a small booth set up with some specials and a few computer terminals. I asked about an item I was looking for and they punched it up and offered it to me at the discounted price. I asked if everything was discounted and they said no but most was. I bought 4 or 5 more items and they all happened to be way discounted. No haggling or negotiations, they seemed happy to offer the discount...

HCG

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Guy

hancoveguy
Was this the result of a negotiation on your part or a special they were doing for everyone?

upthesaukee · 02-21-2011, 08:22 PM

So, we have been getting the emails about the boat show, and we have this thread, and we had a wonderful boating season last year, and are looking forward to another good year, and so (repeated word intentional!) wanting to take the train from Dover into Boston to go to the show, and having already printed out our tickets for the show, I sat down last night and made our reservations on the Downeaster. Even splurged on going business class.

Got up this morning, grabbed everything and headed for Dover. Good drive even with the inch or so of new snow, a nice train ride into Boston, a easy run on the "T" (my have things changed over the years). Got off the Silver Line at the World Trade Center station, walked across the street and could not get into the Convention Center. So (there's that word again) we walked over to the Westin Hotel and asked the concierge how to get into the show, and after seeing the surprise on the young man's face, I knew what I had done

.

Yep, a nice dry run to get to the Boat Show that we are still looking forward to go to.

So (yep, again) as not to waste the day, we got back on the T, got off for the Blue line to go to the Aquarium, only to find out they are running shuttle busses to Aquarium. It's not that far a walk so we walked down in a wind chill of a gazillion below zero, and saw a throng (not thong) of mommies and daddies and kiddies, a huge line, an Oh My Gosh line, and did a 180 and went to Legal Seafood for lunch. Then it was back to North Station for a nearly three hour wait for the 5PM train.

What better way to kill some of that time than to do a pub crawl next to N. S. . Did I mention Disney on ice with an 11AM show and a 3 PM show? Yet another throng of kiddies, but they don't like to sit at the bar, but we do.

So (last one) a couple of drinks and a nacho appetizer, and we wandered back to N. S., caught the train back to Dover, and made it home.

Now that we have done our dry run, we will be seasoned travellers once again, and WILL have a great time at the boat show NEXT week.

That is if they let me out of the padded cell motel!

Just Sold · 02-21-2011, 08:46 PM

Dave, thanks for the pre-show dry run report! How was the train ride??? We are looking to be there next weekend but thought of driving in. After your dry run maybe we will take the train from Havehill, MA. BTW do you have a review of the pub next door to N S?

And yes LMAO -thanks. I needed that.

Chaos · 02-21-2011, 09:49 PM

if I say that by the second "so" I was LMAO! I do feel bad, but I'm still laughing as I type this, so Thank You for the story.

Mike

trfour · 02-21-2011, 10:52 PM

Here's a list of exhibitors at the show with their booth #'s.
http://www.newenglandboatshow.com/at...xhibitors.aspx

Terry
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Gatto Nero · 02-22-2011, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lawn psycho

My daughter starts college in September. I will have my current boat for a while

My third child is starting college in the fall. I may have to sell my boat, my jet ski, my sleds............

robmac · 02-22-2011, 07:03 PM

So I am not the only one thats showed up for the show early,thank heaven. I am getting excited about going to this years show and if it wasn't for traveling for work probably would have occupied the bar stool right next to you.

gf2020 · 02-23-2011, 08:22 PM

upthesaukee, that was one of the funnier bits I have read in a while. Not having the boat show during the MA school vacation week seems a little strange to me too.

What's even funnier is that America's Got Talent auditions will be at the BCEC this weekend in addition to the boat show.

NoRegrets · 02-28-2011, 06:50 AM

Went to the show Saturday morning. It was excellent. The atmosphere was more positive this year than the last two. The area for displays was down a little. Many of the Winnipesaukee area marinas were there. There was a booth that was giving a free sample of a single malt scotch - nice perk.

Chaos · 02-28-2011, 12:44 PM

I haven't been yet, planning this week. A friend went yesterday and apparently while he was checking out a Formula (shoes off of course), someone mistook his shoes for theirs. Too funny! What's worse, they weren't even the right size. Wouldn't you think something was up if you put a pair of shoes on that was one size too big and only 5 minutes before, they fit?

So, my friend had to finish the show in a pair of strangers' shoes, one size too small. I heard he plans to burn them today.

winnisummergal · 02-28-2011, 01:56 PM

@ Chaos,

I think your friend is my friend too and his Facebook post had me cracking up. If he's the owner of Miss Mandi we have a friend in common and maybe I'll see you this summer.

Chaos · 02-28-2011, 09:54 PM

Winnisumergal, we are definitely talking about the same poor slob. I couldn't stop laughing. He was on a Formula no less

Maybe I will see you this summer, if summer ever shows up this year!

Steve Di. · 03-06-2011, 02:11 PM

I went to the show on Tuesday. It was great to see the Lake's boat dealers there and it was interesting to see that some of the boat manufactures have changed dealers on the Lake.

One common comment made by the dealers is how slow the sales are. They believe the rising fuel costs and tougher credit is contributing to the slow sales. Saturday and Sunday had large crowds but there was very little sales activity. Monday was very very slow, Tuesday was a bit better.

Overall, this current show location is far better than the previous location.

Ms Molly McKever · 03-07-2011, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve Di.

I went to the show on Tuesday. It was great to see the Lake's boat dealers there and it was interesting to see that some of the boat manufactures have changed dealers on the Lake.

One common comment made by the dealers is how slow the sales are. They believe the rising fuel costs and tougher credit is contributing to the slow sales. Saturday and Sunday had large crowds but there was very little sales activity. Monday was very very slow, Tuesday was a bit better.

Overall, this current show location is far better than the previous location.

I can remember a time when the day after the Boston boat show ended there would be over a hundred posts on the forum and so far there are only twenty. Must have been slow!

codeman671 · 03-07-2011, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ms Molly McKever

I can remember a time when the day after the Boston boat show ended there would be over a hundred posts on the forum and so far there are only twenty. Must have been slow!

I left plenty of money there...I am very excited for the arrival of our new toy. A big thumbs up for Ryan and Winnisquam Marine. He was great to deal with and bent over backwards to work with a very demanding client (me

).

02-09-2011, 12:10 PM	#1
The Eagle Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Burlington MA & Moultonboro NH Posts: 218 Thanks: 17 Thanked 141 Times in 33 Posts	Great New England Boat Show...Boston Hi Gang! SPRING IS IN THE AIR! Yes, indeed...time for the BOAT SHOW! February 26th through MArch 6th, at the Boston Exposition Center...."Toy's R US," for adults! Wahoooooo! All I need is $$$$ to make my dream come true! "The Eagle"

02-10-2011, 08:23 AM	#3
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,447 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	55th Annual New England Boat Show February 26, 2011 - March 6, 2011 The New England Boat Show Boston Convention & Exhibition Center 415 Summer St. Boston, MA 02210 Show Hours Saturdays 10:00 am – 8:00 pm Sunday, February 27th 11:00 am – 6:00 pm Monday – Friday 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm Sunday, March 6th 11:00 am – 5:30 pm Admission Adults $14.00 Children Age 15 years and under Free (when accompanied by an Adult).

02-16-2011, 04:01 PM	#7
donnamatrix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro Posts: 833 Thanks: 24 Thanked 258 Times in 120 Posts	You deserve a new boat! Oh, wait... what will Karen have to say? Did you get your invoice for the slip yet? An eye opener... our boat is 11 years old this year... and we'll have it forever... looking forward to seeing you guys!

02-21-2011, 08:22 PM	#9
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,547 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,398 Thanked 1,918 Times in 1,061 Posts	The boat show and an old man So, we have been getting the emails about the boat show, and we have this thread, and we had a wonderful boating season last year, and are looking forward to another good year, and so (repeated word intentional!) wanting to take the train from Dover into Boston to go to the show, and having already printed out our tickets for the show, I sat down last night and made our reservations on the Downeaster. Even splurged on going business class. Got up this morning, grabbed everything and headed for Dover. Good drive even with the inch or so of new snow, a nice train ride into Boston, a easy run on the "T" (my have things changed over the years). Got off the Silver Line at the World Trade Center station, walked across the street and could not get into the Convention Center. So (there's that word again) we walked over to the Westin Hotel and asked the concierge how to get into the show, and after seeing the surprise on the young man's face, I knew what I had done . Yep, a nice dry run to get to the Boat Show that we are still looking forward to go to. So (yep, again) as not to waste the day, we got back on the T, got off for the Blue line to go to the Aquarium, only to find out they are running shuttle busses to Aquarium. It's not that far a walk so we walked down in a wind chill of a gazillion below zero, and saw a throng (not thong) of mommies and daddies and kiddies, a huge line, an Oh My Gosh line, and did a 180 and went to Legal Seafood for lunch. Then it was back to North Station for a nearly three hour wait for the 5PM train. What better way to kill some of that time than to do a pub crawl next to N. S. . Did I mention Disney on ice with an 11AM show and a 3 PM show? Yet another throng of kiddies, but they don't like to sit at the bar, but we do. So (last one) a couple of drinks and a nacho appetizer, and we wandered back to N. S., caught the train back to Dover, and made it home. Now that we have done our dry run, we will be seasoned travellers once again, and WILL have a great time at the boat show NEXT week. That is if they let me out of the padded cell motel! __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

02-21-2011, 08:46 PM	#10
Just Sold Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Suncook, NH, but at The Lake at Heart Posts: 2,612 Thanks: 1,082 Thanked 433 Times in 209 Posts	Dave, thanks for the pre-show dry run report! How was the train ride??? We are looking to be there next weekend but thought of driving in. After your dry run maybe we will take the train from Havehill, MA. BTW do you have a review of the pub next door to N S? And yes LMAO -thanks. I needed that. __________________ Just Sold At the lake the stress of daily life just melts away. Pro Re Nata Last edited by Just Sold; 02-22-2011 at 06:15 AM.

02-09-2011, 10:36 PM	#2
lawn psycho Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: On the move... Posts: 987 Thanks: 113 Thanked 248 Times in 133 Posts	My daughter starts college in September. I will have my current boat for a while

02-10-2011, 09:25 AM	#4
CateP Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Wolfeboro Posts: 868 Thanks: 584 Thanked 540 Times in 210 Posts	This is great to know. We go to boat shows for fun. It's a great, inexpensive winter activity. Sometimes we have bought small items from vendors at the shows. Boat cushions, atomic tape etc.

02-10-2011, 06:49 PM	#5
hancoveguy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 276 Thanks: 95 Thanked 65 Times in 30 Posts	Heads up, if there is something you need, buy it at the boat show. I bought roughly $1500 worth of stuff from west marine last year and spent maybe $700 and they shipped it all for free. we are talking about almsot 60% off each item I ordered. I will be hitting that booth again this year for sure. HCG

02-13-2011, 06:35 PM	#6
Rattlesnake Guy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,254 Thanks: 423 Thanked 366 Times in 175 Posts	hancoveguy Was this the result of a negotiation on your part or a special they were doing for everyone?

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Chaos Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Danville, NH and West Alton Marina Posts: 134 Thanks: 111 Thanked 32 Times in 20 Posts	I hope you won't mind if I say that by the second "so" I was LMAO! I do feel bad, but I'm still laughing as I type this, so Thank You for the story. Mike

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02-21-2011, 10:52 PM	#12
trfour Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Lakes, Central NH. and Dallas/Fort Worth TX. Posts: 3,694 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 3,069 Thanked 472 Times in 236 Posts	Here's a list of exhibitors at the show with their booth #'s. http://www.newenglandboatshow.com/at...xhibitors.aspx Terry ____________________________ __________________ *trfour* Always Remember, The Best Safety Device In The Boat, or on a PWC Snowmobile etc., Is YOU! Safe sledding tips and much more; http://www.snowmobile.org/snowmobiling-safety.html

02-22-2011, 07:03 PM	#14
robmac Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Nashua,Meredith Posts: 951 Thanks: 213 Thanked 106 Times in 81 Posts	So I am not the only one thats showed up for the show early,thank heaven. I am getting excited about going to this years show and if it wasn't for traveling for work probably would have occupied the bar stool right next to you.

02-23-2011, 08:22 PM	#15
gf2020 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: North of Boston Posts: 203 Thanks: 11 Thanked 35 Times in 28 Posts	upthesaukee, that was one of the funnier bits I have read in a while. Not having the boat show during the MA school vacation week seems a little strange to me too. What's even funnier is that America's Got Talent auditions will be at the BCEC this weekend in addition to the boat show.

02-28-2011, 06:50 AM	#16
NoRegrets Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hudson - NH Posts: 408 Thanks: 233 Thanked 212 Times in 88 Posts	Went to the show Saturday morning. It was excellent. The atmosphere was more positive this year than the last two. The area for displays was down a little. Many of the Winnipesaukee area marinas were there. There was a booth that was giving a free sample of a single malt scotch - nice perk.

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02-28-2011, 12:44 PM	#17
Chaos Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Danville, NH and West Alton Marina Posts: 134 Thanks: 111 Thanked 32 Times in 20 Posts	Watch your shoes! I haven't been yet, planning this week. A friend went yesterday and apparently while he was checking out a Formula (shoes off of course), someone mistook his shoes for theirs. Too funny! What's worse, they weren't even the right size. Wouldn't you think something was up if you put a pair of shoes on that was one size too big and only 5 minutes before, they fit? So, my friend had to finish the show in a pair of strangers' shoes, one size too small. I heard he plans to burn them today.

02-28-2011, 01:56 PM	#18
winnisummergal Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: North Carolina and Wolfeboro or Alton Posts: 123 Thanks: 188 Thanked 38 Times in 20 Posts	Stolen Shoes @ Chaos, I think your friend is my friend too and his Facebook post had me cracking up. If he's the owner of Miss Mandi we have a friend in common and maybe I'll see you this summer.

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Chaos Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Danville, NH and West Alton Marina Posts: 134 Thanks: 111 Thanked 32 Times in 20 Posts	Stolen Shoes Winnisumergal, we are definitely talking about the same poor slob. I couldn't stop laughing. He was on a Formula no less Maybe I will see you this summer, if summer ever shows up this year!

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03-06-2011, 02:11 PM	#20
Steve Di. Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Wolfeboro, NH Posts: 60 Thanks: 8 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Slow Year. I went to the show on Tuesday. It was great to see the Lake's boat dealers there and it was interesting to see that some of the boat manufactures have changed dealers on the Lake. One common comment made by the dealers is how slow the sales are. They believe the rising fuel costs and tougher credit is contributing to the slow sales. Saturday and Sunday had large crowds but there was very little sales activity. Monday was very very slow, Tuesday was a bit better. Overall, this current show location is far better than the previous location.