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BOAT SHOW:IT'S ALL HANDS ON DECK -- FOR THE KINGSTON BOAT SHOW.

April 17, 2009

IT'S ALL HANDS ON DECK -- FOR THE KINGSTON BOAT SHOW.

HERE'S NEWSWATCH'S STU HAY.

FROM MILD TO WILD, THE KINGSTON BOAT SHOW HAS IT ALL.

PADDLE BOATS, POWERBOATS AND ONE'S WITH PLENTY OF HORSEPOWER.

36 VENDORS FROM AROUND SOUTH EASTERN ONTARIO HAVE SET UP SHOP AT THE CATARAQUI ARENA TO SHOW OFF THE LATEST IN NAUTICAL RIDES AND ACCESSORIES.

SEAN HORSFAIL

"WE HAVE PONTOON BOATS, FISHING BOATS, SKI BOATS, WAKE BOARD BOATS UP TO BIG CRUISERS LIKE 38 FEET.'

BUT NO MATTER WHAT TYPE OF CRAFT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN, THERE IS SOME NEW LEGISLATION ON THE BOOKS THAT YOU'LL NEED TO KNOW FIRST.

STARTING IN MID SEPTEMBER, ALL BOAT OPERATORS IN CANADA WILL NEED A "PLEASURE CRAFT LICENSE."

ITS A ONE TIME FEE OF 50 BUCKS

AND COULD SAVE YOU A 250 DOLLAR FINE.

CAMERON TAYLOR

"THERE ARE ABOUT 4 MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT STILL NEED TO GET THEIR CARD AN THERE WILL BE RUSH FOR SEPTEMBER 15TH.

SO GO TO BOAT SMART DOT COM TO FIND FREE STUDY MATERIAL AND TAKE THE EXAM ON LINE."

YOU'LL NEED IT IF YOU GET BEHIND THE HELM OF THIS CUSTOM LAUNCH.

IT MAY LOOK LIKE A WOODEN PIECE OF ART FROM THE 1940'S, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY BRAND NEW AND HAND MADE OUT OF FIBREGLASS.

TERRY SMITH

"WE BASICALLY SELL FACTORY DIRECT, WE ONLY BUILD ONE BOAT A MONTH.

AND WE'LL BUILD IT TO WHATEVER COLOUR YOU WANT, NAVY BLUE, BLACK, RED, PINK IF YOU WANT.'

BUT NOT EVERYONE WILL BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE 87 THOUSAND DOLLAR PRICE TAG.

ESPECIALLY AT A TIME WHEN EXTRA CASH FOR TOYS LIKE THESE IS HARD TO COME BY.

SEAN

" AS A WHOLE ACROSS NORTH AMERICA THE BOATING INDUSTRY IS FEELING THAT.

WE SEE A LOT LESS 2009'S BEING BUILT THAN ANY OTHER YEAR I CAN REMEMBER.

BUT IN OTTAWA, THE CAPITOL REGION AND INTO KINGSTON IT'S MORE ISOLATED AND WE ARE SEEING STRONGER SALES THAN IN 2008."

AND EVEN IF CASH IS A PROBLEM, SEVERAL BANKS AND LOAN COMPANIES ARE ON HAND, ANXIOUS TO HELP YOU SEAL THE DEAL.

THE BOAT SHOW ISN'T JUST ABOUT SALES.

ITS ALSO A CHANCE FOR THE REST OF US TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE AND JUST HAVE A LOOK.

STU HAY CKWS NEWSWATCH KINGSTON.

AGAIN, THE KINGSTON BOAT SHOW IS AT THE CATARAQUI ARENA.... OPEN UNTIL 8 O'CLOCK TONIGHT ... AND ALL-DAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

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