|
FROM
ASPHALT TO SALT
The Ford
Motor Co. is taking to the water.
This
month the auto giant goes liquid as it begins producing marine engines
at its new plant in Kennesaw, Georgia. “The boating industry is
ready for a change in power leadership, and Ford is positioning to do
just that,” explains Jack Damron, president of Ford Power Products
(FPP), a subsidiary of Ford Motor Co.
Though
the first phase of marinized Ford engines will be gasoline-powered, FPP
says it will soon launch a line of diesel engines as well. For now the
company will focus on engines that range from the compact I-4 to the V-8
and V-10 Triton engines. A 5.4-liter supercharged version of Ford’s
Lightning engine is also slated for production.
Ford’s
Marine Division will be headquartered in Kennesaw, chosen because its
climate is more conducive to year-round marine engine testing than Michigan.
Earlier
this year rumors circulated that Ford had closed a deal with the Yamaha
Motor Co. to manufacture stern-drive engines in the United States. However,
Ford said a deal was never reached, though the company is still hammering
out plans to produce a stern drive down the road.
ONLINE:
www.fishunlimited.org
Fish
conservation is now a simple log-on, tag-on operation. Fish Unlimited
has added a new service to its Web site that lets anglers across the country
order tagging kits while wearing their fish-spangled underwear. The fisheries
conservation group launched the program because of a growth in kit requests:
Last year Fish Unlimited distributed more than 22,000 tags. This year
the Shelter Island, New York, organization, whose mission is to promote
effective and responsible fisheries management programs, will also bestow
awards on anglers in several tagging categories. Watch the Web site for
more news.
ON
SHELVES: American Sea Writing
From the Mayflower landing to the Globe mutiny, the best of America’s
waterborne literary legacy comes alive in a tantalizing, new anthology
from the Library of America. Edited by Peter Neill, American Sea Writing
compiles some of the greatest marine stories from nearly 70 of the country’s
best-known writers, including Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, Stephen
Crane, Herman Melville, Ernest Hemingway, Jack London, and Rachel Carson.
Ideal for your master stateroom or living room coffee table, the tome
offers enchanting fiction and nonfiction tales ranging from 17th-century
exploration adventures to 20th-century war epics.
$35,
hardcover. The Library of America.
SEPTEMBER
EVENTS
6-9:
The Atlantic City In-Water Power Boat Show in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Phone: (215) 732-8001
13-16:
The Newport International Boat Show in Newport, Rhode Island. Phone: (401)
846-1115
15-23:
The Fall Boat Show USA in Mt. Clemens, Michigan. Phone: (800) 529-0494
15-23:
The Northern California Fall Boat Show in Oakland, California. Phone:
(800) 698-5777
20-23:
The Norwalk International In-Water Boat Show in Norwalk, Connecticut.
Phone: (212) 984-7005
Next
page > Unlucky Strikes, and more! >
Page 1, 2
|