Announcing Scott’s Work Boat

Remember the work truck?

http://photofocus.com/2009/04/19/update-on-the-bmg-photo-work-truck/
http://homepage.mac.com/scottbourne/Silverado/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/applephoneshow/3060615520/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/applephoneshow/sets/72157616964496327/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/applephoneshow/sets/72157617845590298/
http://scottbourne.com/post/104808829/new-audio-alarm-for-my-work-truck
http://photofocus.com/2009/07/07/scotts-truck-vault/

Well it’s time to introduce the work boat. Meet my new Yamaha SX210 21-foot bow rider.

I decided I needed a boat to photograph wildlife in or near the water. There are times when you just can’t get to an animal on land. So enter the work boat. I was originally tempted to get something nicer, but decided a simple, small draft (16”) jet boat would let me get closer to shore and allow for great photography at an affordable price. If you have a fancy boat, you don’t own the boat - it owns you. With this Yamaha, I can moor it and forget it. Yamaha had $4000 rebates going on an already affordable $33,000 boat.

Of course it has some nice features - twin engines making 220 HP is more than I’ll need. I’ve added an hour meter and it already comes with a depth finder and AM/FM Satellite radio. All of which will make the cruise to any shooting location more enjoyable.

I’ll post more photos later and hopefully some great images made FROM the boat.

Between now and April 30 I’ll give away:

1) A second generation Firewire Drobo - value $500 (US and Canada only).
2) A ScanCafe.com gift certificate for $500 worth of scanning (US only).
3) $1000 worth of RayFlash ring flash adapters (five valued @ $200 each). (Worldwide)
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