FORT LAUDERDALE — A convenient place to buy a boat, or at least narrow your choices to a few models, the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show also offers a wide variety of gifts for the people on your holiday shopping list.
The 57th annual show, which opened Thursday and runs through Monday at seven sites, has the latest and greatest in boats up to 270 feet on display on land and in the water. Among them is the new Buddy Davis 42 center console, which has a pure carbon fiber hull.
"It's stronger, lighter and stiffer," said president Bob Weidhaas of the first 42-footer the storied company has built.