DEALER SPOTLIGHT:
June 28, 2005
Boating Industry magazine conducted interviews with several dealers around the country for an article in the July issue that examines some of the best practices marine dealers use in their service departments. In this edited transcript, Kujawa discusses the “Urgent Care” program used by Crystal-Pierz,... Read more »
Boaters to make up for lost time?
June 28, 2005
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – While the spring boating season may have started off slow due to inclement weather, boat owners association BoatU.S. is predicting a significant spike in July 4th weekend waterway traffic, it reported in a statement today. Requests for on-the-water assistance to the BoatU.S. 24-hour... Read more »
Acquisition means increased production for Harris-Kayot
June 28, 2005
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Bentley Industries has purchased Harris-Kayot Inc. boat company in Fort Wayne, Ind., Steven Deese, president and chairman of Bentley Industries, Columbia S.C., announced in a recent statement from the company. The purchase includes all land, equipment and assets. Harris-Kayot, in business... Read more »
Aquasport production suspended temporarily
June 28, 2005
TAMPA BAY, Fla. – Wellcraft Marine Corp., has “temporarily suspended” production of Aquasport fishing boats, the Tampa Bay Business Journal reported in a recent story. Wellcraft, a subsidiary of Genmar Holdings Inc, builds Aquasport at its plant in south Manatee County, Fla. Wellcraft President... Read more »
MRAA urges dealers to support Grow Boating
June 28, 2005
OAK PARK, Ill. – The Marine Retailers Association of America has sent a letter from its president, Phil Keeter, to all marine dealers urging them to ask their suppliers to participate in the funding of the Grow Boating Initiative, MRAA reported in a release yesterday. In the letter, Keeter says he... Read more »
UsedBoats.com launches magazine
June 28, 2005
WINTER PARK, Fla. – World Publications has launched UsedBoats.com, The Magazine, an extension of the Web site UsedBoats.com, it reported in a recent statement. UsedBoats.com, The Magazine features over 1,500 four-color classified ads in each issue and is specifically designed to catch the interest... Read more »
Marine industry thriving in California city
June 28, 2005
RICHMOND, Calif. – The city of Richmond, a shipbuilding center during World War II, has been undergoing what some are calling a marine-led revival, according to a Sunday article in the Contra Costa Times. This has been driven by such things as the city’s development of a marina, inexpensive waterfront... Read more »
Digital fishfinder sales drive growth at Raymarine
June 28, 2005
MERRIMACK, N.H. – At marine electronics firm Raymarine, sales of its High Definition digital fishfinders are growing at a year-over-year rate of more than 60 percent, the company reported in a recent statement. Raymarine attributes this to broad consumer demand for products that offer a High Definition... Read more »
N.C. legislators approve age raise for PWC operators
June 28, 2005
RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina lawmakers have raised the minimum age for operating personal watercraft in the state to 14 in a bill that is now heading to Gov. Mike Easley’s desk, the Associated Press reported in a story yesterday. The age to operate personal watercraft is currently 12, but the... Read more »
RBEIF to distribute $8,500 in educational grants
June 28, 2005
LIVONIA, Mich. – The Recreational Boating Industries Educational Foundation, administered by the Michigan Boating Industries Association, recently said scholarship recipients for the 2005/06 school year would receive a total of $8,500. The RBIEF Board of Directors held its annual meeting in June,... Read more »
