2012 Spokane National Boat Show

Boats are lined up for the opening of the Spokane National Boat Show Friday, Jan. 27, 2012 at the Spokane Fair and Expo Center.

Jason Rockett cleans up a pontoon boat at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center Friday, Jan. 27, 2012 in preparation for the Spokane National Boat Show which opens Saturday, Jan. 28 at 10 a.m.

A high tech wakeboard tower is displayed on a boat in an exhibition hall at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center Friday.

Cody Robertson of Tom’s Boat Shop, accompanied by his fifteen-month-old daughter Haiden, right, polishes the framework on a luxury pontoon boat at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center Friday. Robertson works for Tom’s Boat Shop in Wilbur.

A children’s play area is set up near a line of boats in an exhibition hall at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center Friday in preparation for the Saturday opening of the Spokane National Boat Show.

Doug Brooke, an antique outboard enthusiast, polishes a 1953 Mercury motor amidst a display of classic and wooden boats in an exhibition hall at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center Friday, Jan. 27, 2012 in preparation for the Saturday opening of the Spokane National Boat Show.

Cody Robertson of Tom’s Boat Shop polishes the control panels on a luxury pontoon boat at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center Friday.