"kellyinitalia" wrote in
ups.com:

My husband and I recently purchased our first boat - a 24' Maxum
cruiser - and now we're boat crazy. I'd love to get him something
boat-related as a Xmas gift, but since we're so new to boating, I have
no clue what to get! Any ideas?




One of the most appreciated gifts I ever gave the owner/captain I sail a
lot with is the Weems & Plath gimball-mounted yacht lamp that is the
Model 700 on this webpage:
http://www.cgedwards.com/Weems/lamps.html
I think I bought it for $79 and the brass gimbal mount was another $30
from West Marine.

It's proudly mounted just to starboard of the forward main cabin hatch
where it casts a beautiful glow across any party aboard "Lionheart".
It's safe, explosion-proof, the burner unscrews out the bottom of the
lamp without unmounting it from the bulkhead for easy filling and burns
cleanly a long time between fillups. It's warm glow is appreciated by
everyone who sees it. It brings back thoughts of yesterday in a modern
yacht full of electronics.

It was probably the finest gift I ever bought for anyone....damned near
perfect....(c;