ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times

DATE: Sunday, February 23, 1997              TAG: 9702210100
SECTION: BOAT SHOW                PAGE: 2    EDITION: METRO 


BOAT SHOW AT A GLANCE

PLACE: Roanoke Civic Center.

DATES: Friday, 1-9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

ADMISSION: Tickets are $4.50, sold at the parking gate rather than the door. The price includes parking.

SPONSOR: The Southwest Virginia Boat Dealers Association.

COLISEUM EXHIBITORS: Allstate Insurance Co., Bay Roc Marina and Yacht Club, Blue Ridge Campground, F&M Distributors, K&K Marine, Moser Marine, Owens Co. Realtors, Priddy Enterprize, Shoreline Marina, Smith Mountain Lions Club, Smith Mountain Yacht Club, Valley Marine Center, Virginia Real Estate Review.

EXHIBIT HALL EXHIBITORS: Advantage Marine, Bill Gee Model Boats, Conrad Brothers Marine, Hughes Marine Service, Pro Show, Roanoke Valley Power Squadron, Virginia Game Commission, Virginia Golf Cars Inc., U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Webster Marine Center.

COLISEUM MEZZANINE EXHIBITORS: Bridgewater Marine and Boat Rentals, Berglund Scott Cooper, Gio's Marine, Hillman Distributors, Interstate Batteries, Lynchburg Kawasaki, Morris Racing and Performance Marine, Mallkoo Native Handcrafts, NBC Bank, Old Dominion Insurance, Outboard Marine Corp., S&D Lakeside Marine, Smith Mountain Eagle, Smith Mountain Lake Boat Yard, Thompson Rod and Reel, United States Cellular Corp., Webster Marine Center.

OUTSIDE EXHIBITORS: Advantage Marine, Anglers Choice Inc.., Conrade Brothers Marine, Halesford Marine, K&K Marine, Magnum Marine, Paradise Boating Inc., S&D Lakeside Inc., Shoreline Marina, Webster Marine Center.

The new engines........4

Inflatable life vests.....5

Taming outlaw water..6

Your favorite things....8

Nuts-and-bolts guy.....9


LENGTH: Short :   50 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  THE COVER. The Bayliner 2350 casts a big shadow in the 

February sun as it gets a test run on Smith Mountain Lake. Inset

photo: the new Sea-Doo Challenger (ran on page 1). color.

by CNB