All articles by Tony Esposito – Page 85
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Boats Incorporated sold to investor group
VR Mergers Acquisitions (VR) has announced the closing of its brokerage sale of Boats Incorporated to an investment group headed by Scott Leahy.
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Polaris Q3 up 12%
Polaris Industries reported third-quarter 2018 sales up 12% from last year at US$1.65bn, with its recently acquired boat companies adding US$134m to Q3 sales.
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Land ‘N’ Sea selected Nautic-On distributor for North America
Nautic-On, the onboard hardware kit that allows remote monitoring and diagnostics for boaters to stay in touch with their vessel’s key systems and share information with their service provider to resolve issues, has announced the selection of Land ‘N’ Sea as its North American distributor.
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Former fishing guide faces additional fraud charges, lawsuit
A Forsyth County Georgia fishing guide who was arrested on a series of fraud charges in July was taken into custody for a second time last week, facing additional criminal charges, and now, a civil lawsuit filed by boatbuilder Carolina Skiff.
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DealersCircle adds six new OEMs
DealersCircle Inc, the web-based marine industry provider that links the manufacturer, dealer and customer together to simplify and automate the process of boat and parts ordering, warranty claims and customer follow-up, has added six new marine OEMs to its roster.
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Obituary: Dave Christensen
David Christensen, founder of Christensen Shipyards in the US, passed away on Monday from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. He was 87.
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US$500,000 grant to help Maine boatbuilders incorporate 3D printing technology
A group of researchers at the University of Maine and marine industry leaders have created a ‘technology cluster’ to help Maine boatbuilders explore how large-scale 3D printing using economical, wood-filled plastics can provide the industry with a competitive advantage. The effort is being funded by a US$500,000 grant from the ...
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Boats Group relaunches boats.com
Boats Group, parent company of boats.com, has announced a major redesign to the boat-buying website aimed at both improving the buying experience for boaters of all varieties as well as keeping potential buyers engaged in the purchase process.
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Suntex upgrades two properties
Suntex Marinas has made significant expansions to two of its properties in the Southeastern United States that will increase capacity through the addition of floating docks.
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Safe Harbor Marinas adds five properties, sixth in the works
It’s been a busy October for Safe Harbor Marinas, which added five new properties in Michigan and South Carolina, bringing its portfolio to 75 marinas.
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Malibu completes Pursuit acquisition
Malibu Boats announced on Monday that it has closed the purchase of Pursuit Boats, in what the company calls a strategic transaction that expands Malibu’s offerings into the fast-growing saltwater outboard fishing boat market.
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US boating registrations remain strong
Despite the turmoil and uncertainty created by tariffs and trade wars, the US domestic boating market remains healthy, with new powerboat registrations up 3.8%, according to the latest numbers from the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA).
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Webasto Breeze leverages automotive crossover
The Webasto Breeze air-conditioning system for small, open-cockpit boats isn’t the first collaboration between the company’s automotive and marine divisions and it won’t be the last; and we won’t have to wait ten years for the next one.
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Two new appointments at Lauderdale Marine Center
The US’s largest yacht repair facility, Lauderdale Marine Center (LMC), has named Colin Kiley as executive vice president and Jeff Partin as director of business development.
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Brunswick enters boat club/boat rental arena
Following a two-year pilot program in select markets across the US, Brunswick Corp’s Boating Service Network has launched OnBoard Boating Club and Rentals, a turnkey program targeted at boat dealers and marinas allowing easy entry into the growing, so-called ‘share lifestyle’ market segment.
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US wholesale boat shipments up in July
Despite the trade wars and tariff battles with its primary trade partners, US whole
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Navionics data breach exposes hundreds of thousands of boaters
Hundreds of thousands of boaters who use Navionics electronic navigational charts had personal data – including names and email addressed – exposed to any would-be hacker who knew where to look.
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IBEX 2018 hosts more exhibitors, attendees
If ‘a rising tide lifts all boats’, then the 28th annual International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX) was a success based on the increase in visitors and exhibitors alone.
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Correct Craft hopes to inspire marine industry careers through Manufacturing Day
Five Correct Craft manufacturing plants from Florida to California took advantage of the National Manufacturing Day to host and educate students about both boat manufacturing processes and job opportunities in marine manufacturing.
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More than 80 boats destroyed in Georgia storage facility fire
Some 86 boats were destroyed after a large fire broke out at a boat storage facility near Lake Lanier in Buford, Georgia, early Sunday morning.
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