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1) Unknown brand, without bracket, #29750, probably for a Mercruiser Thunderbolt IV ignition plus others not requiring an external resistor. 1) Mercruiser 392-806529, with bracket, for use with external resistor. No idea what it is for. Both are unused / new. 25 each delivered. Paypal...

Traffic is now way up in St Joe. The weather got better and so did the traffic.

Finally had great weather and boating traffic was huge. All the launch ramp spots full, and most of the marinas emptied out. Finally.

Traffic is down in St Joseph. But the weather has really sucked. Most people I know understand that fuel is the cheapest thing about boating. All we want is decent weather.

MIAMI – Bertram Yacht, Inc. said it has effectively eliminated the use of acetone from its manufacturing processes as part of what it called a major step in its ongoing implementation of “green” initiatives. In a press release this week, Bertram said the move reinforces its commitment to...

OAKLAND PARK, Fla. – OEM growth at Fischer Panda Generators U.S. is up 22 percent since the first of the year and OEMs currently represent more than 60 percent of the company’s business, the company’s sales director Chad Godwin said in a release this week. Fischer Panda U.S. also said it...

WASHINGTON, N.C. -- In a Report on Form 8-K filed yesterday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Fountain Powerboat Industries, Inc. (AMEX:FPB) reported that, on June 11, 2008, it received notice from the American Stock Exchange that it is not in compliance with one of the Amex standards...

EDGEWATER, Fla. – Most of Brunswick Corp.’s U.S.-based fiberglass manufacturing plants will suspend production during July, the company said in a statement yesterday. Sea Ray and Boston Whaler have already filed notice with employees. The employee furloughs do not affect non-production employees...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency published the Clean Water Act proposal in the Federal Register that will impose new requirements on recreational boaters to learn about and follow specific practices mandated by the federal government to operate their boats and manage...

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Boating Industry Friday May 30, 2008 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Boat Owners Association of the United States is aiming to bridge the gap between boat builders and owners with its online National Recall Alert Registry, the organization said in a press release Wednesday. While federal law requires...

Boating Industry Tuesday May 27, 2008 BREA, Calif. – Suzuki Marine is launching three new four-stroke outboard motors, the new-for-2009 DF70, DF80 and DF90, the company said in a statement yesterday. This new family of four-strokes includes Suzuki’s first ever 80-horsepower model. Two of these...

SALT LAKE CITY – iboats.com has launched a free monthly boating e-publication, the iboats.com Review, which is being emailed to an established list of 116,000 opted-in boating and water sports subscribers who had previously been receiving the iboats.com monthly e-newsletter, the company reported...

LONDON – Raymarine, the London-listed marine electrical products supplier, is thought to have attracted a takeover approach from U.S.-based navigation device company Garmin in a deal that could be worth as much as $394 million, London’s Telegraph reported in an article Sunday. A number of...

ADELANTO, Calif. — Cabo Yachts, laid off 49 employees last week citing poor consumer confidence in the boating industry, the Victorville Daily Press reported in a recent story on its Web site. About 300 positions remain at the company, Austin Rothbard, president of Cabo Yachts, told the...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – With total dealership sales still tracking nearly 30-percent down when compared to the same period last year, the dealers that Spader Business Management tracks are taking even bigger hits to their bottom line. Through the first quarter of 2008, these dealers are showing a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Deaths resulting from recreational boating accidents fell in 2007, according to figures just announced by the United States Coast Guard’s Boating Safety Division, the Coast Guard Auxiliary reported in a statement today. The count dropped from 710 in 2006 to 688 in 2007, the...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. – Brunswick Corporation will cease production of its Bluewater Marine brands – including Sea Pro, Sea Boss, Palmetto and Laguna – with the up coming 2009 model year, which commences July 1, the company said in a press release yesterday. As a result of this action, Brunswick...

WASHINGTON, N.C. – Although Fountain Powerboat Industries, Inc. reported a 13.7 percent drop in net sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2008, the company is only down 3 percent for the nine-month period ended March 31, 2008, Fountain said in a press release today. Net sales for the 2008...

KENNESAW, Ga. – Yamaha Marine Group will launch a consumer promotion called the “Spotlight on Savings” sales event to help drive marketing efforts for its dealers, the company reported in a release yesterday. The promotion offers Yamaha customers a credit of up to $1,500 they can use toward...