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29121
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Powerboat sales have increased, with more boats, engines and trailers sold in North Carolina than all but five other states. With this rise in sales, marine owners and operators are investing more in upgrades and exansions.
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7521
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Zepke describes seven coastal communities that celebrate the Christmas season with an annual holiday flotilla, boats lit with brightly colored lights. The communities are Elizabeth City, Pleasure Island, Wrightsville Beach, New Bern, Southport, Swansboro, and Topsail Island.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 73 Issue 7, Dec 2005, p144-148, il Periodical Website
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5411
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The Intracoastal Waterway connects sounds, bays, tidal rivers, and canals to provide boaters a passage from southern Virginia to Florida. Nickens describes a trip on the 140-mile Great Dismal Loop, which leaves Elizabeth City and goes to Norfolk through the Great Dismal Swamp, then returns through Currituck Sound.
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24246
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McAllister Towing of Wilmington Inc. is a three-tug fleet that works to tow ships into port. Overall the company has nine locations in the United States, owning 65 tugboats in total.
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4566
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North Carolina is a sailor's paradise. Inland lakes, sounds, Intracoastal Waterway, and the Atlantic provide all types of sailing experiences. Novice sailors and master mariners can also hone their skills at a number of sailing schools, including the Water Ways Sailing School at Wrightsville Beach.
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4022
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Many people drive over the Intracoastal Waterway on their way to the beach and never give their water route a second thought. What they are ignoring is a dredged navigation channel of 3,000 miles where travelers find historic and cultural sites, explorable rivers, sounds, creeks, and man-made canals.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Winter 1999, p6-13, il Periodical Website
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3680
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The Coastal Waters Heritage Tourism Council seeks to attract many of the 20,000 boaters on the Intracoastal Waterway to stop along the way and visit historic and cultural sites, including Edenton and New Bern.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Spring 1998, p20-23, il Periodical Website
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3933
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Many coastal towns, including New Bern, Swansboro, Morehead City, and Beaufort, welcome in the Christmas season with a flotilla, boats lit with brightly colored lights.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Holiday 1998, p16-17, il Periodical Website
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2174
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In following the Intracoastal Waterway through eastern North Carolina, boaters have a choice of three routes and a number of interesting stops. Beaufort, Oriental, and Cape Lookout lay along the 450 miles of rivers, sounds, creeks, and manmade canals.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 62 Issue 10, Mar 1995, p25-29, il
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24445
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Shad fishing once boomed along the Albemarle Sound, but only a few locals remember that time or what the boats looked like. This article recounts the significance of this industry in Albemarle County and how it has changed over time.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 58 Issue 10, March 1991, p32-34, il
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7983
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When California native Chuck McKinnon moved to North Carolina on business, he decided to design a cement boat in his spare time. He had to move back to California before he could finish it, so he left the boat in the backyard of A. D. Cobb in Guilford County because of its proximity to the building site. The boat is forty-five feet long, twelve feet deep, and twelve feet wide, which causes locals to refer to it as the ark. Cobb would love to put the boat in the water, but it was docked on land upside-down.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 53 Issue 2, July 1985, p15, il
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26741
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Finding the perfect boat is a challenge for North Carolina hunters because of the variety of conditions under which they pursue their game. Friends of Wildlife recommend three different types of duck boats, each of which is adapted to a particular kind of hunting. They include a 14’ aluminum canoe, a 12’ fiberglass sneak boat, and a 16’ jon boat.
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Friend of Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 31 Issue 5, Sept/Oct 1984, p3-7, il, por
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26840
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Many fishermen don’t realize how helpful their boat can be in finding fish. The secret to finding fish is mobility. An outboard can help fishermen to explore areas, troll for fish, move along the shoreline, and access weed beds or holes in open water.
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Friend O’ Wildlife (NoCar Oversize SK 431 F74x), Vol. 28 Issue 8, Aug 1981, p10, por
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29935
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In the early days, sailing vessels were used to transport goods from the mainland to the villages on the Outer Banks. Using two-masted vessels, crew would sail to Elizabeth City for food, supplies, building materials, and coal.
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Sea Chest (NoCar F 262 D2 S42), Vol. 1 Issue 2, Spring/Summer 1981, p22-23, por
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29954
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With the advantage of shallow draft and sea worthiness of a deep hulled boat, the North Carolina shad boat is of simple construction and provides a practical design for fishing.
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Sea Chest (NoCar F 262 D2 S42), Vol. 1 Issue 2, Spring/Summer 1981, p30, por