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Building an inflatable boat is complex, and expensive and is best left to the professionals. Building your own boat will likely cost more than buying one and could prove to be a safety hazard as well. Insuring it or passing government inspections/regulations my be difficult also. Patterns for the sections of the inflatable collar are hard to get and it is unlikely a manufacturer will supply them or that a dealer would have them. However, if you really want to try, a dealer will likely sell you the fabric, glue, parts, etc.


In Canada pleasure craft less than 12 metres in length need a sound-signalling device if they are not fitted with a sound-signalling appliance. The sound-signalling device can be a pealess whistle, compressed gas horn or an electric horn. Pleasure craft 12 metres or greater in length must have a fitted whistle.
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Yacht Clandara in difficulty in the Indian Ocean - Latest News.

Thu, 2 Aug 2007 18:05:48 +0200
Yacht Clandara - catamaran adrift in the Indian Ocean. SA men wait on rescue from yacht Clandara 01/08/2007 12:15 - (SA) Johannesburg - Authorities on the island of Reunion said it could take them until Saturday to get to the yacht Clandara adrift in the Indian Ocean, SABC news reported on Wednesday. Four yachtsmen on board the catamaran Clandara were stranded in deep seas after their yacht lost its mast, sail and radio antenna during heavy storms on Monday evening. Three South African men and one Australian were on board and had been sailing from Durban to Australia.



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Brunswick to cut 1,400 jobs, shut 4 more plants

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:18:48 GMT

Beleaguered boatmaker Brunswick Corp. says it's cutting 1,400 additional jobs as the company shuts four plants and furloughs workers at three more.

Woodward buys MotoTron to expand expertise

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:52:36 GMT

Woodward Governor continues to expand its footprint with the purchase of MotoTron Corp., to add engine, vehicle and after-treatment controls expertise.

Sailing Crew needed - N Z To Fiji May 08

Sat, 3 May 2008 16:27:09 +0200
1/ Boat; 46 foot Alloy swing keel GARCIA Sloop, Rolls Royce of cruising yachts, fully equiped with everything & everything works perfectly; launched 2001

2/ Depart; from Wangerai NZ, you join boat there, we arrive Savu Savu Fiji. you leave the boat there (and so do I) I need one other person only, so total on board will be 2. I will need help with putting all the sails and gear back into order on the boat and taking them off at the other end as the boat is laid up on the ground now and will be left the same way in Fiji. this takes about 2 casual days.

3/ Crew; is responsible for travel expenses to and from port of arrival and port of departure

4/ Trip duration; 7 to 9 days, departure date betwean may 7 and 12 weather permitting

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