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Hey folks! Website admin here.

The other mods have been forwarding your feedback to me and I wanted to take a moment to address those things directly, along with some other ongoing things that are being addressed following the new website transition:

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Hey folks, we have some good news to share!

We will be launching an updated version of our website on Sunday, March 15. The main Boatnerd website will be temporarily unavailable as we take the current website offline and get the new one up and running, but the discussion forum will remain online ...

Any word on what caused the failure? I saw a photo that showed the entire counterweight structure had collapsed.

The three catamaran ferries were unavailable to the new owners, as the engine manufacturers were owned >$250,000 for repair work done; in fact the engine company took out the control boards so the boats could not be operated until they were paid. ... The company was able to regain ownership (lease ...

I figure the Arnold ferry service was in dire straits when I only saw the automobile ferry running to the island. It's a shame as they had ferries that had some classic lines to them. I hope that an investment is made to keep some of the older ones in operation.

When was this?

Arnold was ...

The Calumet was anchored off of the Grand Haven channel to allow the St. Mary's Challenger to get in ahead of it, with the Meredith Ashton was on hand to break ice and clear a path to help the Challenger make her way in.

At about 4PM, the Challenger had made it past the Coast Guard station and was ...