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Five Things You Don’t Want to See at Boat Shows
If you see any of these five things, your boat show experience isn't going well.
By
Boating Staff
Updated: January 27, 2017
Pokemon Go chart-plotter overlay
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Sailboats as water taxis
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Tubbs and Crockett autograph booth
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New “green” model that’s just a block of wood
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Concession-stand hot dog: $43
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