I knew that the show was only going to have trailerable (red power) boats, but the exhibitor list on the web site said they would be in the exhibition center AND they had a vendor list which included all the local chandleries and nautical stores so I figured there might be some goodies to be had. Well, the show is not in the exhibition center its only in a portion of the North Parking lot and there were only about 15 booths not related to boat sales. I was pretty disappointed but mostly I felt lied to. Its clear the Boat Show folks just re-posted the full winter show exhibitors list, bad execution.
It wasn't a complete waste of time though, besides picking up a new Seahawks hat at the Pro Shop I also talked to Bill from Island Marine Instrument Co. about the pinnacle mounted compass in on Deep Playa. Its off by about 20-30 degrees. We have a bulk head mounted compass below that is accurate but eventually I want to fix the cockpit compass as well. He talked to me about what to look for in determining if it needs repair (bubbles, crazing, etc) and also showed me a quick test you can do to get a feel for if the internal mechanism is ok (I'll do a video of that soon) and then talked to me about the process to adjust the compass which is a service they offer as well. He was a great guy, very helpful and I appreciated him taking the time to educate me. He also told me to finish all my electrical work, especially any wiring in the cockpit before getting any work done because all of that can affect the adjustments. I'll definitely be giving him a call when we're ready to have the compass dialed in!