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Anglers turn to aluminum

Sales of the lightweight metal fishing boats have been outpacing fiberglass since bottoming out in 2010 ...more

By The Numbers

DataTracker: Most-searched boat brands

Measuring at intervals, we tracked the most-searched boat brands among the 1.3 million to 3.5 million monthly visitors to BoatTrader.com last year. ...more

Brokerage sales follow pattern started in 2010

U.S. brokerage sales were down 2 percent in March, compared with the same month a year earlier, and for the first quarter of this year sales were... ...more
Dealers

A buying crowd at Palm Beach

Turnout and display space increased at the fast-growing show and exhibitors say sales activity was brisk ...more

Irwin Jacobs’ pontoon alternative

Aluminum/fiberglass Escape will be a ‘game-changer,’ he says, grabbing market share from the tube boats ...more
General

Fears of Super Bowl conflict ease

South Florida’s bid to host classic advances, but date clash with the Miami boat shows deemed unlikely ...more

Q&A with National Marine Bankers Association president Michael Bryant

Michael Bryant, the president of the National Marine Bankers Association, laughs when asked about his background. “The good thing about writing my... ...more
Marinas and Boatyards

Family-run and proud of it

A fourth generation is gradually taking the reins at Billings boatyard, a coastal Maine fixture since 1928 ...more

Webinars teach Sandy’s lessons

The BoatUS programs identify weaknesses that contributed to boat and marina destruction from the storm ...more

Paint Protection System and the Polishing System

You can help your customers avoid costly paint jobs or protect the finish of their newly painted boats with the Paint Protection System and the Polishing System from Sea-Shield. ...more

Blackburn Kube motor lead disconnects

Blackburn Kube motor lead disconnects, from Thomas & Betts, give your technicians a fast, snap-together connection that makes changing electric motors quicker and cleaner, the company says. ...more

MagnaLight

Need a rugged, portable light for your work crew? MagnaLight by Larson Electronics has introduced a portable pedestal-mount lighting structure with a powerful LED that’s more than capable of handling ...more

Blogs

Lake Erie stakeholders take up fight for clean waters


As they say, you only get one chance to make a first impression. Don’t mess it up. Here’s a checklist of five words or expressions that should be banned forever in every dealership. Click here for more.

The kid equation: progressing from Optis to bigger boats


Chicago dealer Lou Sandoval — an avid sailor — offers a thought-provoking take on the role children play in the future of boating. Click here for more.

Selected Marine Stocks

Today's News

Coast Guard chase ends in BWI charges

A Coast Guard chase Monday near Great Kills, N.Y., resulted in a man being charged with drunken boating. ...more

Groups urge electrical safety checks on boats

In observance of National Safe Boating Week, which continues through Friday, Safe Electricity advises, "Prevent deadly shocks. Check your boats and docks." ...more

Miami conflict avoided with loss of Super Bowl bids

As expected, Super Bowl L will be played in the San Francisco 49ers’ new $1.2 billion Levi’s Stadium in 2016. ...more

Sponsors sign on to Salty Dawg Rally

Three well-known names in the recreational boating world signed on as sponsors of the Salty Dawg Rally, according to rally co-founder Bill Knowles. ...more

Wakeboarding makes a pitch for 2020 Olympics

The International Olympic Committee is considering adding wakeboarding to the Olympic Games and the International Waterski and Wakeboard Federation will make its final pitch for adding the sport this month. ...more

Navy dolphins find century-old torpedo

A 19th century self-propelled torpedo, one of the first ever to be developed and used by the Navy, was recently discovered by specially trained dolphins off the San Diego coast. ...more

Z Marine dealer has new California facility

Z Marine North America LLC, formerly Zodiac Recreational of North America LLC, announced that its California-based dealer, Inflatable Boat Specialists, is moving into a larger facility with more inventory to accommodate increased demand in the West Coast market. ...more

Miami loses Super Bowl L vote

National Football League team owners voted this afternoon at a meeting in Boston to select San Francisco over Miami to host Super Bowl L in 2016. ...more

VIDEO: Mercury Marine showcases engines in New Orleans

About 20 journalists came together today in the New Orleans area to test six Mercury Marine engines, including a 370-hp TDI diesel sterndrive and what the engine maker says is the first quad joystick application. ...more

Columns

Marketing Insight

Boating growth requires multi-generational effort

by Michael Sciulla

Once a brand name to which many aspired, the bloated Cadillacs rolling off Detroit’s assembly line in 1995 were being bought in ever-declining numbers by consumers with an average age ...more

More columns

Management Perspective:

Resolve to foster trust up and down the ranks

Letter from the Editor:

Builders who walk the walk know their boats best

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