Cedar Rapids angler lands 92 inch sailfish off Florida
R J Stephans of Cedar Rapids caught a 92 inch sailfish weighing about 60 pounds two miles off Florida while aboard the Molly Ann out of Pompano Beach. The boat is owned by John Gavin of Cedar Rapids. Present were John Long Dan Gavin and Brian Stephan. Stephan had the fish mounted and shipped home.
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R.J. Stephans
Cedar Rapids
Florida
Pompano Beach
John Gavin
Are
John Long
Gavin
Stephan
Brian Stephan
Dan Gavin
Reagan boat stamp proposal targets recreational vessels
A federal license or boat stamp may cost 5 to 40 a year for boats 12 feet and longer. The plan would raise 60 million in 1982 and 200 million by 1986, funding general government use rather than Coast Guard needs. Lawmakers committee hearings were held May 19 in Washington with opposition from boat groups.
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House Merchant Marine
Senate Commerce Committees
Washington
D.C
Mike Sciulla
Alexandria
Boat Owners Association of the
United States
The
Gazette
Coast Guard
Scuilla
Sciilla
Hear
Sciulla
Corps of Engineers
Great Lakes
Mississippi
Missouri
Free boat inspections at Cedar Rapids ramps today
Free courtesy marine examinations for recreational boaters will be held today and Saturday, June 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Ellis Park Boat Harbor and two other Cedar Rapids ramps. The Coast Guard Auxiliary checks include registration, flotation devices, fire extinguishers, distress signals, and more to issue a Courtesy Marine Examination decal.
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Cedar Rapids
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
Coast Guard Auxiliary
U.S. Coast Guard
Ellis Park Boat Harbor
Robert Fox
Eastern Iowa boat market steady despite inflation
Boat dealers across Eastern Iowa report sales ranging from good to fantastic with rising runabout and cruisers sales by 10 to 15 percent, while inboard outboard rigs lag as dealers stock fewer high priced models. Family buying grows and interest shifts to smaller, versatile craft amid loan pressures and fuel concerns.
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Iowa
John Reynolds
Mid-River
Coralville Reservoir
Reynolds
Max Mauck
Hawkeye Marine, Inc
16Th Ave
Don Harper
Harper’s Marine City
Ellis Blvd
Harper
Rathbun
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa Lakes
Harper’s
Service Department
Jack Spooner
Spooner Sports
Tama
County Sees 500 More Boat Licenses In Linn County
Linn County reports 8,906 boat licenses issued January through April 1981, up 6 percent from 8,357 in 1979. Revenue rose fourfold to 17,403 dollars due to a law change. New in house computer system cut overtime, with late penalties of one dollar for renewals.
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Linn County
Linn County Recorder
E.F
Pat” Kane
Kane
County General Fund
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