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MEMBER BOATS

WELCOME!

The Metal Boat Society, or abbreviated MBS, is a non-profit educational society. The mission of MBS is to provide important information about metal boats which is tailored to members needs. The highlights of this Society are:

MBS caters to metal boat enthusiasts. No matter what stage of development members find themselves:

  • planning the vessel of their dreams
  • building or purchasing the boat to fill their expectations
  • fitting out or renovating the boat they own
  • perhaps even doing a major repair job
  • just routine maintenance on their boat as they cruise,
  • or even selling what they have

there is likely to be value found within the Society. We hope you gain new insight into your personal interests thru this web site and other Society services and that you will return often. Time to renew Membership? Click Here.

BREAKING NEWS

MBQ CLASSIFIEDS
Download the latest classified advertisements from the quarterly here.
MBS FESTIVAL 2012
The 25th annual Festival August 17 thru 19 IN ANACORTES, WA. is history. Watch the next issue of MBQ for the story of festival and new officers.
May 2012 -- Forum & Store get Updates
The server and the software for Forum and Ships Store are brand new. It's mostly done in the month of May so let us know if we missed anything.
NW Mini-Fest 2012
On March 17 Pete hosted the NW Mini-Fest at his shop. Two vessels were on display, a 29' aluminum power boat and a 38' steel sailboat. Pete gave a tutorial on TIG welding aluminum, and coached those who tried their hand. John Baird gave a presentation on Corrosion in aluminum boats. Hamburgers and hot dogs for lunch. Once again, a very successful gathering.
BoatUS Membership Discount
Interested in membership of BoatUS?? - there are some great benefits (check it out at www.boatus.com). Quote the MBS discount number GA84964B to get a 50% membership discount.

MEMBERSHIP

Society members are found world-wide. The Society is comprised of two kinds of members:

Commercial Members
Our commercial members are entities that have a product to offer. We expect the product to apply to many applications within MBS, and the Member display is found at Sponsors. Often Commercial Members become presenters at various MBS functions.
Individual Members
Our Individual members are those of us pursuing our dream. We expect each of us pursues some aspect of boating with a metal focus. Sometines Individual Members present their own projects at MBS fucntions.

All Members share interests in some aspect of metal as a component of boats. Expertise might fall to the design, construction, maintenance, repair or restoration, of metal boats. Even while cruising and other related activities, members turn to MBS to satisfy their interests. More about the perks of membership is found on the membership page.

The society is operated entirely by unpaid member volunteers, including an Executive Board and volunteers drawn from members worldwide. Membership dues support the Quarterly, the Metal Boat Forum, and the website. Many affairs of the society are conducted at online "meetings."

MBS SOCIETY RESOURCES

Metal Boat Quarterly

The Metal Boat Quarterly, also known as the MBQ, is the only magazine devoted exclusively to metal boats. As one member remarked, "There's an education on metal boats in every issue." The MBQ is the flagship publication of the society. Members are invited to send letters, articles, comments or photos for inclusion in the magazine. Please feel free to (download a sample) of a recent publication.

The Quarterly is now available in either the traditional print version or online in PDF format. Both versions are identical with regards to content. Members opting for Internet delivery are invited to the on-line membership option. Click to see more information on the membership delivery options.

Metal Boat Festival

Each summer since MBS inception the society hosts theMetal Boat Festival event. The annual Metal Boat Festival provides an opportunity for members and other metal boat devotees to socialize and share information, experiences and talk shop. The three-day event is organized around a schedule of morning and afternoon learning events, with a traditional Friday eve BBQ, a Saturday eve boat walk, burger cook-out, boat rides and much more. Details of the event are posted at the website and announced in the MBQ.

In recent spring times a second smaller event, theMini Fest has been held at various locations. Here again metal boat enthusiasts get to rub shoulders. It's a simpler event, no technical classes, yet it remains important.

Online Boat Forum

This Metal Boat Society web site includes the Metal Boat Forum, which contains the Internet's most extensive collection of feature articles and member posts directly related to metal boats. It provides an extensive knowledge base in the over 10,000 recorded posts and also acts as a medium for discussion and information exchange. The extent of the information available here simply defies description! It is our hope that the information disseminated here will be of help to those who share our enthusiasm for this wonderfully diverse and incredibly durable method of vessel construction.

Some of the most experienced and well-known yacht designers in the world contribute on a regular basis, along with seasoned amateurs and professionals from all areas of vessel construction, operation, repair and maintenance. If you have questions about any aspect of metal boats, this is the place to be!

Online Ship's Store

The newest addition to the society's online presence is the online Ship's Store. Here you can sign up for new or renewal memberships and order stylish MBS logowear, burgees, nautical and how-to books and reports, and those ever-popular back issues of the Metal Boat Quarterly.

The Ship's Store features online credit/debit card processing as well as checking account direct debiting. No more faxing and mailing!

MORE MEMBERS' BOATS on DISPLAY

Mosey
Owner: Ken Chumley
Chesapeake Bay
Maryland USA
Infidien
43' Aluminum Cutter
Owner: George Korgianitis
Athens Greece
my home web page
CS82
being launched at
Custom Steel Boats
Merritt, North Carolina USA
builder web page

at your convenience.
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