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Photos: Chattanooga Convention Center hosts Boat and Sport Show

Peter Murphy looks at the details of a boat with his 10-year-old son Mercer Murphy during the 15th annual Chattanooga Boat and Sport Show at the Chattanooga Convention Center Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018 in Chattanooga, Tenn. The Murphy family thought the boat show would be something fun to do on a rainy day. — Peter Murphy looks at the details of a boat with his 10-year-old son Mercer Murphy during the 15th annual Chattanooga Boat and Sport Show at the Chattanooga Convention Center Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018 in Chattanooga, Tenn. The Murphy family thought the boat show would be something fun to do on a rainy day. Peter Murphy looks at the details of a boat with his 10-year-old son Mercer Murphy during the 15th annual Chattanooga Boat and Sport Show at the Chattanooga Convention Center Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018 in Chattanooga, Tenn. The Murphy family thought the boat show would be something fun to do on a rainy day.

By Erin O. Smith February 5, 2018 1 min read

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Boat and Sport Show

Skylar Shook, 5, looks at the inside of a boat with her grandmother Karen White during the 15th annual Chattanooga Boat and Sport Show at the Chattanooga Convention Center Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Ticket sales from the event were estimated to be up by 60 percent this year.

Skylar Shook, 5, crawls around the inside of a boat checkout out ever nook during the 15th annual Chattanooga Boat and Sport Show at the Chattanooga Convention Center Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018 in Chattanooga, Tenn. A variety of boats and jet skis were on display during the event for attendees to get a look at.

Betty and Tim Scholl of Soddy Daisy, Tenn., speak with Craig Runyon, a sales associate with Water Workz Marine, Inc., during the 15th annual Chattanooga Boat and Sport Show at the Chattanooga Convention Center Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Ticket sales from the event were estimated to be up by 60 percent this year. BK Productions holds various RV and boat shows across the southeast. A variety of boats and jet skis were on display during the event for attendees to get a look at.

Chad Hamilton and Bobby Hamilton, brothers from Ringgold, Ga., check out a Yamaha boat during the 15th annual Chattanooga Boat and Sport Show at the Chattanooga Convention Center Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018 in Chattanooga, Tenn. The two were looking for a center-console-style boat for fishing that would work in both fresh water and salt water.

Chad Wilson and his 13-year-old son Reid Wilson look at a Xpress XP7 boat as Brian Jackson, a sales associate with Water Workz Marine, Inc., shows off some of the boats features during the 15th annual Chattanooga Boat and Sport Show at the Chattanooga Convention Center Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Chad and Reid were looking for a fishing boat to replace their old boat that Chad said isn't getting them where they needed to go anymore.

Denise Taylor and her brother-in-law Ken Hayes look at pontoon boats during the 15th annual Chattanooga Boat and Sport Show at the Chattanooga Convention Center Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018 in Chattanooga, Tenn. Ticket sales from the event were estimated to be up by 60 percent this year.

Twins Ty and Trace Allen check out the inside of a center-console-style boat during the 15th annual Chattanooga Boat and Sport Show at the Chattanooga Convention Center Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018 in Chattanooga, Tenn. The Allen family likes to take fishing trips, so Ty and Trace were with their parents looking to possibly a pontoon boat.

Peter Murphy looks at the details of a boat with his 10-year-old son Mercer Murphy during the 15th annual Chattanooga Boat and Sport Show at the Chattanooga Convention Center Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018 in Chattanooga, Tenn. The Murphy family thought the boat show would be something fun to do on a rainy day.

Chattanooga Boat and Sport Show opened Thursday, Feb. 1, at the Chattanooga Convention Center, 1150 Carter St., and continued through Sunday, Feb. 4.