Bay & Environment: For sale: state boats - Chesapeake Bay, blue crabs, Maryland, global warming and climate change

Neither is quite the yacht that former Gov. Ehrlich sold on ebay to save the state some money (he apparently wasn't much of a yachter) ... but Maryland's Department of Natural Resources is selling two boats.

"Now is the chance to get that boat you've always wanted," the auction site says.

Bidding for the first one, a flat-bottom with no motor, begins at $75.

The second one is a 1968 Monark Runabout with a trailer, going for a minimum bid of $150.

I don't know about you, but the boat I've always wanted costs a teensy bit more than that and comes with a motor, among other things. But hey, these are tough times.

You have to go to the Albert Powell Hatchery in Hagerstown (there's a hatchery in Hagerstown?) to pick them up. If you're interested, call Cathy Beachley at 301-791-4736.

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Rona Kobell reports on the Chesapeake Bay, and in her seven years with The Sun, she's visited clam farms in Virginia, a peeler pen on Taylors Island and a small market on Smith Island that serves what many people consider the best crab cake in the world (to judge for yourself, head to the Drum Point Market in Tylerton). Rona enjoys hanging out with her husband and daughter.

Tom Pelton writes about the environment and has been at The Sun for 10 years. He lives in the city with his wife, two daughters, and an exotic ecosystem that involves a cat, hamsters, hermit crabs, cacti, running shoes, drums, guitar, violins, mild cheeses and strong opinions.
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Tim Wheeler writes about growth and base-realignment for The Sun. A reporter and editor here since 1985, the West Virginia native has spent most of his adult life around the bay. He lives in Catonsville, one of Baltimore's older, walkable suburbs.

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