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Floating Lakefront Home
Just What Restaurant Family Ordered
by Joyce Deaton
When Kay and Jim Emad went to the Charlotte boat show last winter, they were just starting to look. Owners of Bentley’s on 27, the popular fine-dining restaurant on the top floor of the Charlotte Plaza building, they work every day but Sunday.
Looking for a getaway place to enjoy with their children, 12-year-old Taylor and 10-year-old Lauren, they decided a boat on Lake Norman would be perfect. They could get there quickly, enjoy all the comforts of a lakefront home, and cruise the lake, too. They’d never operated a boat, but they were up to the challenge. more>> |
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Financing Your Boat
In Today’s Credit Market
by Joyce Deaton
 In the wake of last year’s economic collapse, many potential boat buyers hunkered down, assuming boat financing was out of reach. If you’re one of those, two local experts say, there’s good news. You can come out now.
“Credit is available for boat buyers,” says George Arnold, regional manager of Newcoast Financial Services, a specialized marine lender in Wilmington. Arnold works with boat dealers and individual buyers to find the best deals available. “We have lost a few sources when companies have left the market, but there’s still a good inventory of loan products. Interest rates have stayed fairly stable and in fact are better than last year,” he adds. more>> |
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New Boat Regulations
by Gus Gustafson
North Carolina is now one of many states that requires boat operators to complete a mandatory National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) approved boating safety course. Organizations that locally provide courses are beefing up their 2010 schedules to accommodate the increase in demand created by the new regulation. Below are excerpts of information from www.ncwildlife.org and other sources. more>> |
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Welcome aboard!
The cover of this issue features the Emad family, very satisfied customers of Talley’s Pier 77 Marine (www.talleyspier77.com) and happy with their Regal 4460 Sport Yacht. Among the many features of the 4460 is a well-equipped galley that includes Corian counter tops, chrome, variable position faucet, coffee maker, an electric, 2-burner stove, microwave/convection oven, refrigerator, deep, polished stainless sink and ample storage. It’s a great home away from home as you can see in the lead feature this issue. It’s time to buy a boat and there are four pages of reasons ready for you to read ... accompanied by great photo illustrations by Donna Jernigan, www.jerniganphoto.com. Cover photo by Donna Jernigan.
See you on the water,
-Mike
Mike Aldridge
Publisher
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