Powerboat market dips further
June 30, 2006
MIAMI – The powerboat market continues to decline, compared to the same period of last year, according to Info-Link’s Bellwether Report, which has been updated through May. “The broader 15-ft-plus powerboat market continues to ‘settle down’ from last year’s modest gain, which followed the... Read more »
Marine Accessories Corp. expands its wakeboard tower biz
June 30, 2006
VONORE, Tenn. – Marine Accessories Corp. (MAC) has acquired Monster Tower, Inc. of Alpharetta, Ga., the company reported in a recent statement. Joining Monster Tower’s volume manufacturing and strong presence in the aftermarket to the strength of (XTP) flexible manufacturing and dominance in the... Read more »
Tenn. partnership creates new boat supply company
June 30, 2006
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A $2 million investment and a partnership between two Tennessee marine industry suppliers has created a new company that will supply coated fasteners to boat manufacturers and the aerospace industry, the Knoxville News reported in a story yesterday. Precision Coating of Vonore, Tenn.,... Read more »
Analysts concerned over marine market conditions
June 30, 2006
DENVER – At the end of last year, Brunswick Corp. predicted that industry-wide sales would be flat or slightly down in 2006. Analysts are now starting to believe that was too optimistic. RBC Capital Markets believes that the industry is down in the mid-single digits, at best, today, and has therefore... Read more »
Seattle show scheduled around sports team
June 30, 2006
SEATTLE – The 2007 Seattle Boat Show is set to open Thursday, January 25, two weeks later than usual, and close on Saturday, February 3, organizers reported in a recent statement. The Thursday opening is new for the Northwest Marine Trade Association (NMTA), producers of the event which first began... Read more »
Viking Yachts upgrades software technology
June 30, 2006
ATLANTA – Viking Yachts will implement software provider Infor’s most advanced enterprise resource planning technology, ERP SyteLine 7, to extend the results it has gained from the Infor SyteLine 6 system it had used previously, the software company said in a release earlier this week. “Viking... Read more »
Simrad expands into new facility
June 30, 2006
LYNNWOOD, Wash. – Simrad, Inc., North American distributor of Simrad marine electronics for the recreational and professional boating markets, has expanded into a new facility in Everett, Wash., the company said today. The move is designed to provide increased ”breathing room” for Simrad, Inc.’s... Read more »
Yamaha offers $500 discount for Buy Back Program
June 30, 2006
KENNESAW, Ga., — Yamaha Marine Group is matching an Environmental Protection Agency grant that encourages anglers on Alaska’s Kenai River to upgrade their old technology two-stroke outboards, the company reported earlier this week. Yamaha said it is contributing to an effort to help the Kenaitze... Read more »
Four honored with First Watch awards
June 30, 2006
WASHINGTON – Four people who influenced and implemented the blueprint for successful Clean Boating and Clean Marina programs recently received “First Watch” Clean Boating awards from Dometic Sanitation Corp., the company said in a recent release. Presented at the eighth annual National Clean Boating... Read more »
MATES elects first Board of Directors
June 30, 2006
CHICAGO – The Marine Association for Technology Exchange Standards recently elected members of its first Board of Directors, the organization reported recently. New directors who will serve two-year terms, include: Michael Adams, Channel Blade Technologies Steve Baum, Marine Retailers Association of... Read more »
