During the recent Miami Boat Show, a new Forespar-made carbon fiber life raft case was on display in the Marine Safety Design Inc. booth. This ultralight and strong case was created specifically for Marine Safety Design and highlights Forespar's custom carbon fiber capabilities.

If you have any carbon fiber project needs in the future, think Forespar for a project quote.
http://www.marinesafetydesign.com/home.html

Panama City, Fla., builder, Glasstream, debuted its new Power Cat Performance boat at the Miami Boat Show. This exciting new design uses Marelon valves throughout, including two electric remote-operated ROV valves for key onboard systems.

In choosing Marelon, Glasstream saved numerous performance-robbing pounds and the need for additional labor and cost to bond the underwater fittings.

Check out this hot new Marelon-equipped boat at: http://glasstream.wordpress.com/2010/12/09/first-launch/

Forespar has donated Marelon cleats and a "Hot Spot" mini galley for Victor Mooney's row across the Atlantic Ocean. Victor is currently rowing from Africa to Brooklyn to raise awareness for AIDS. He recently departed on his 5,000-mile adventure from the Cape Verde Islands off the African Coast in his boat "Never Give Up".

To see Victor's progress, go to: http://www.goreechallenge.com/

Probably the most unusual boat on display at the recent Miami Boat Show was the Russian Cosmonaut Recovery vehicle used to retrieve returning cosmonauts from the barren plains of the Siberian Tundra.

On sale at the show for only $350,000, this truly unique hovercraft packs 365 horsepower into a space-age gull wing design that can transport 650 pounds at more than 100 miles an hour. This is the only one still in existence of the three originally produced and has an estimated value of $2 million.