Brownie's Bites

I was having lunch at the 15th Street Fisheries, in Fort Lauderdale the other afternoon. I was romancing the future Mrs. Brownie (can’t remember...

Picture this: Islamorada, Florida Keys, bay side. Six AM. A moonless night with just a hint of a glow from the dark sun on...

When I came to Miami in 1956, there were 85 boat builders in Dade and Broward counties. I went to work for Challenger Marine,...

Howard Weiler was born in Cincinnati, Ohio at an early age. Cincinnati is just across the river from Covington, Kentucky, a very strange town....

I consider my self to be one of the more fortunate planetarians (Considering that I am old, poor, damaged, disheveled, etc.) to have rubbed...

In the early eighties, I was the cheese at Cougar Maine on fabled 188th Street, North Miami Beach. At that time, most recent high...

Miami-Nassau Powerboat Race, 1964: Offshore powerboat racing was hitting its stride in 1964. Our local club (Miami), The Offshore Power Boat Racing Association (Top...

Starting in 1961, I raced a 16’ Boston Whaler with a 75 HP Johnson outboard motor (actually Challenger Marine’s demo) in a couple of...

In the late 70’s, I was Chief Engineer at Magnum Marine, on Thunderboat Row. It would be hard to find a better job for...

Someone said that in my 82 year tenure on this ball of dirt, starting in 1935, that over 800 laws have been enacted, on...

One of the high points of my life has been being able to “hang out” with people that I admire. I was fortunate to...

I’ve been in, or near, the boat business since my 16th birthday, June 5th, 1951. I actually did boat stuff before that. I started...