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    Tigé Boats announcement

    ABILENE, Texas – Calling the challenge an “outstanding opportunity”, Tigé Boats announced that it is excited to participate in the Malibu “Truth is on the Water Challenge” program and is offering a free “Demo Checklist” to all prospective boat buyers, Tigé said in a statement yesterday. “Tigé...
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    ZNA forms yacht division

    ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Zodiac of North America, Inc. has established the Zodiac Yacht Division, an internal department headed by Alan Brocious, previously the national sales manager, the company reported in a release yesterday. "In recent years, an explosion of products have been forced on the...
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    IMBC pre-registration up 10 percent

    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Early registration for the International Marina & Boatyard Conference, scheduled to take place at the Fort Lauderdale Convention Center Jan. 25–28, has increased 10 percent over last year’s numbers, despite the current economic climate, organizers reported in a recent...
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    HiTide Manufacturing Group formed through merger

    KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Innovative Product Solutions, LLC and Jim Black & Associates have merged to form HiTide Manufacturing Group, LLC, the new company reported in a recent statement. Together, they are positioned to provide the marine market with their current line of products and services while...
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    Twin Disc reports softness in megayacht market

    RACINE, Wis. – Twin Disc, Inc., a industrial manufacturer producing marine transmissions and boat management systems, among other products, experienced a slight sales decline in the fiscal 2009 second quarter ended Dec. 26, 2008, it reported in a recent statement. “We are pleased that the...
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    Defender reports a year of record sales

    WATERFORD, Conn. – Defender Industries’ 2008 sales increased 11.3 percent over record 2007 levels, the marine outfitter and supplier reported in a statement yesterday. Eleven of the 12 months set new all time sales records. “2008 was our 5th consecutive year of record sales, and the 7th year...
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    Tracker transfers aluminum boat production

    BOLIVAR, Mo. – Tracker Marine Group is transferring all of its aluminum boat production from the company’s plant in Bolivar, Mo., to its plant in Lebanon, Mo., and is laying off 80 people as part of that move, according to a recent story on ozarksfirst.com. In a statement, the company cited a...
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    GE’s net income falls 46 percent

    Textron was one of the biggest providers of Marina Boat Sales floor plan, and they got out of the business. Now it look s bad at GE. If they pull out of floorplan, the entire industry will be screwed, in my opinion - Fred WASHINGTON – General Electric's fourth-quarter net income fell 46...
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    Boating-related ethanol lawsuit moves forward

    NAPLES, Fla. – A Florida lawsuit, alleging negligence against six oil companies for failing to warn boat owners of potential harm from ethanol-blended gasoline, survived a motion to dismiss from the defendants, NaplesNews.com reported this morning. Plaintiff attorney Jeffrey Ostrow of Fort...
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    Former Lund workers file lawsuit

    PERHAM, Minn. – A group of former and laid off Lund employees has filed a class-action lawsuit against Lund Boat Co. and its parent company, Brunswick Corporation, the Perham Enterprise Bulletin reported in a story this week. The lawsuit claims the company violated the law by failing to...
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    Goint to the Chicago Boat Show this Sat.

    The hull is 42' long. Add the bow pulpit and the swim platform, and you get 48'1" OAL. The aft cabin means there is a cabin in the back. Most boats have the engines at the back and use v-drives. An aft cabin has the engines near the middle and use a stright drive line. The entire back of the...
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    Colligo Marine receives patent on mooring system

    MESA, Ariz. — Colligo Marine has received a patent on its Bridle Plate Mooring System, the company said in a statement. The product was designed to eliminate line to line interference and prevent tangled lines. The system is lightweight and corrosion-resistant, according to Colligo, and...
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    Zodiac unveils rebate program

    ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Inflatable boats manufacturer Zodiac of North America, Inc. has kicked off its "Save Fuel Keep Boating" rebate program this week, it reported in a statement. The savings apply to both inflatable boats and rigid-hull inflatable boats (RIBs). Zodiac will offer a $500 rebate on...
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    Florida marina owner faces 10 felony charges

    POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – The owner of Hideaway Marina in Pompano Beach, Fla., faces 10 felony charges after authorities allege that he tricked people trying to buy or sell pricey speedboats and refused to return large deposits on some transactions that fell through, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel...
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    Cope & McPhetres shutting its doors

    RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. – Cope & McPhetres Marine Inc., a 62-year-old marine and water recreation merchandise company that had 13 stores sprinkled throughout California, Nevada and Washington little more than one year ago, is going out of business, the Rancho Cordova Post reported in a recent...
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    RBFF Web site offering consumers event discounts

    OAK PARK, Ill. – The TakeMeFishing.org Web site is offering special discounts to boating, fishing and sport shows across the country, the Marine Retailers Association of America reported in a release today. “Knowing that these shows successfully attract qualified prospects and serve as an...
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    Yamaha adjusts production schedule

    KENNESAW, Ga. – Three outboard engine facilities in Japan are among the 11 Yamaha plants to be impacted by a plan the company has introduced to adjust production to meet market demand, said Martin Peters, manager of communications for Yamaha Marine Group, in an interview this morning. The...
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    Boatswain’s Locker adjusts to downsizing

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – After shutting down its 10,000-square-foot manufacturing site in Jacksonville, Fla., last November, Boatswain’s Locker has reverted all of its operations to the shop across the street where it had produced fabric boat outfittings since 1979, the Jacksonville Business Journal...
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    Goint to the Chicago Boat Show this Sat.

    It is a Carver 4207. 48'1" OAL. The name, Blinkin Eyes? Well, we have a Catalina Macaw. Very Jealous bird. My wife and I purposefully hug and say stuff in front of Frodo. When we do, he gets pizzed, paces back and forth, and his eyes start blinking. B
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    The old 46 Cougar Popey's boat for sale

    The old Popeyes 46 Cougar for sale!!!!! Doc, you want this......... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250358671218&ssPageName=ADME:B:EF:MOTORS:1123
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