2024 St Pete Boat Show Weekend on janice142

St. Pete Boat Show dates: Thursday 18 January 2024 through Sunday 21 January 2024.

This picture ↓ was taken last year. There are a variety of boats and motors for sale. You will see go-fast speed boats
for the fishermen and divers, center console boats, cabin cruisers, trawlers, motor yachts and lots of sailboats too.

Goslings, the red building on the left side of this photo offers adult beverages. It is quite popular.

A few years back Bob Bitchin of Cruising Outpost was hosting pizza parties at Goslings. That was fun!

For me one of the best parts besides admiring the great boats and gear are the seminars found on this page:

I am hoping to attend one of the Gadgets seminars by Bill Cullen of Sail Magazine fame.

One year I attended a seminar about cruising the Bahamas by Pam Wall. She was there a dozen or so years after my folks and I.


In previous years I have seen some amazing boats and equipment for sale:

Ranger Tugs ↑ are beautiful vessels. They are far bigger inside than many would imagine. This boat had four 425hp outboards→		Visiting with Greg of Mantus Anchors is always fun. In switching currents having the Mantus swivel is in my view a good idea. It is a powerful connection and far sturdier than the "normal" swivels sold. Definitely check those out. I also utilize the snubber gizmo.

Al ↑ invented the Arid Bilge pump system. Rick Rhodes was offering his cruising guides.→		The Cutwater 30 is one of the nicest boats I have seen in the sub-35' category. A lot of living can be done aboard one of these vessels.

Jody of Cruising Outpost (formerly Latitudes and Attitudes) is a gem. I like her!	Revisiting friends and meeting new people is a natural at a good boat show. I look forward to seeing both old friends and making new ones this year.	Relaxing spots are available for when I want to rest for a bit.

Message for SV Grace: I lost your phone number when my phone broke, thus do not have an address to mail your Christmas card and star. Text me please (the real number ending in 8509) so I can actually write your stuff down. And thank you.

P.S. - I am still enjoying the Inverter Friendly Pancake Griddle incidentally. Thank you!

Please don't forget to text me your mailing address.

S/V Grace ↑

Then for several months I have been dock-bound... Seaweed has not left the pier for over three months!!!

One of the many things I enjoyed last year was a sausage sub sold at the boat show by one of the food vendors. It was perfect.

The Italian sausage with grilled onions and green peppers was totally delicious. I ate the onions and grilled peppers first.