Recent content by ericc

Unfortunately no, I still have a full-time job working at a marina up here in Maine until the writing takes off a little more.

Just wanted to give you guys an update on the goings on at Sport Boat Magazine. First off my compliments to Brett Becker and Gregg Mansfield for a stellar premier issue. He set the bar high and now as Editor In Chief, I'll need to maintain that level of quality. I'm excited to announce that...

Anyone looking for a smokin' deal on a big bowrider (29'6") or a similarly sized cruiser, please contact me. These are 2008 leftovers we really want to move.

I'm still doing profiles for PRA and grabbing freelance work where and when I can. I don't know who you are Padraig, but you've always been supportive of my work and I just want to say I appreciate it.

After my third colonoscopy in six years, I'm clean as a whistle and a few pounds lighter. After losing my brother to colon cancer at age 47, I implore any guy over the age of 50 to get one as often as your doctor allows. Besides, it's a quick way to shed some weight. I lost six pounds in 16...

For those of you who don't know, I was released by Performance Boats after I wrote a column about the accident described in the Newsday article in this thread. The main focus of my column was why didn't this guy slow down and re-assess the situation if things didn't look right. Apparently Joe...

I can only say that I wrote this column with the hopes of preventing another accident like this from happening. I enjoyed working with Performance Boats and I hope that Chris can make the magazine succeed with or without me. Thanks to everyone for their support. I may not be writing as much now...

So let me get this straight. I had to start selling pontoons because there wasn't enough writing work out there for me to support my family and SHE is getting paid for this? Go figure, LOL.

We're not a performance dealer, but over the weekend at Moose Landing Marina we sold at least two Monterey cruisers and two Rinker cruisers at the Boston Boat show, plus another handful of pontoons at our office in Naples, Maine. Upcoming this weekend will be a show in Portland where we have the...

If you’re fortunate enough to have some extra money from 2009 and you’d rather help support an organization that wants to improve safety for all boaters than pay taxes on it, Power Boat Safety International could use your help. Any monetary support that you can provide us will help our group...

It's almost 40 up here in Maine. Time to put on the board shorts and catch some rays.

Great promotional video, but how does it make me remember how it was in the states? Aside from Unlimited hydroplanes, no promoter has ever run a single class on a season-long schedule. I'd be happy if OSS had stuck with its original plan of four classes (at least I think that's what it was) of...

Are you sure you're not referring to the Fittipaldi Scarab that Emerson worked on with Scarab when he was driving Mercedes powered cars for Penske? It was black with red stripes, but only a theme boat.

I wrote a column that was cautiously optimistic about the sport when then APBA Offshore head Don Jones, John Carbonell and others all sat down and had a summit meeting, but nothing happened. I want to see things improved as badly as the next guy, but this sport has always been about cycles. A...

Our thoughts are with you Stu. All my best to you in your speedy recovery. Eric Colby