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features
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2009
October
Cover Photo By DaviD Ballinger
Cover Design By Chris searle
volume 19 issue 10
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Houseboatmagazine.com
BOUND FOR GERMANY
A "Floating Villa" On the Baltic
8 AT THE HELM
And You Think Your Day Was Hard
10 BOW TO STERN
Houseboating News, People & Places
18 Living
Scams And Schemes
20 HOOKED
Fishing Basics
22 HEALTH
Don't Let Dry Skin Beach You
46 NOTES FROM THE STERN
The Boneyard
THRUSTER MANIA
Four Options That Will Move You
THE METROSHIP
How Can They Benefit You?
GADGETS & GEAR
11 Polarized Options
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20
28
32
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ON THE COVER:
On the Cover: David Ballinger was looking for an
open-plan houseboat, loft-style space, designed
with straight, clean lines when the MetroShip was
born. He may not be the type of houseboater you're
familiar with, but he may very well represent the
future of houseboating. Page 32
