$1.5B to stop an ecological disaster: The plan is here.
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Hanover 305
Extend the Weekend
ENTERTAINMENT PLATFORM The Hanover 305 is a dayboat/weekender with huge entertainment capabilities. Her large cockpit, aft deck/swim platform, and two sleeping cabins below make her versatile, and she carries a competitive price tag.
NEXT-LEVEL WATERSPORTS The spacious 30'2" (9.20 m) Chaparral 30 Surf is yacht-rated for a crowd. Her amenities, forward-facing sterndrive, and Malibu Surf Gate system make her a family fun machine. Her WOT performance hits 47 mph (75.64 kph) with a 430-hp engine.
ANGLERS DREAM Everglades' 455CC flagship continues a legendary lineage. Hullside doors, abundant fish boxes, an upper station, oversized helm station, climate-controlled spaces, and a king berth below deck, she is ready for adventure.
NOT YOUR AVERGE SEATS Ullman Dynamics builds seats that reduce both lateral and vertical impacts exceeding 20 Gs of force, according to the maker. But how do they really protect your back? Watch our IBEX 2024 video to find out.
FEDERAL FUNDING. Finally, after a decade of dithering over one of the greatest ecological disasters looming for the Great Lakes and its Canadian tributaries, help seems to be on the way to save these important fisheries.
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