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Slump catches up with megayacht sector

Despite growth in the very high end, orders for the segment as a whole were down 25 percent in 2009 ...more

By The Numbers

East, Middle Atlantic post second month of growth

Three regions continued to report retail growth in December, according to early release numbers. ...more

Brokerage sales up 29 percent over ’09

The dead of winter is historically a slow sales period in the United States brokerage market for yacht sales, and January appears to have been a... ...more
Dealers

Changing a pitch averts loan strikeout

After three whiffs at banks, Joe Lewis gets his inventory financing by skirting the 'F' word - floorplan ...more

Her mission: Sell banks on boat loans

Karen Trostle, the new president of the National Marine Bankers Association, has a message for lenders: Now is a good time to get involved with boat... ...more
General

Tone at Miami: Worst may be over

State of the industry report is upbeat; activity picks up in small-boat sales ...more

Book closes on sale of Genmar’s assets

Eight months after filing for bankruptcy last June, Genmar Holdings closed on the sale of its boating-related assets and certain other non-core... ...more
Marinas and Boatyards

Cuban marinas prepare for U.S. cruisers

Hope that the travel ban will soon be lifted fuels infrastructure expansion in Havana and other areas ...more

Sea Tow Cuba’s long, long wait may yet pay off

For a time in the 1990s, the U.S. marine industry believed Cuba would soon be opened to American boaters. In 1994, the University of Florida hosted... ...more

Griffin Clip

Boat owners like products that make boating easier and, therefore, more enjoyable. A South Florida fisherman has come up with a simple device to make pulling an anchor from the ...more

SP25 SolarPulse

PulseTech has a new solar charger for large boats with multiple batteries. Rated at 1.6 amps, the 25-watt SP25 SolarPulse automatically charges, maintains and desulfates batteries including standard, AGM and ...more

Walker Engineering systems

Walker Engineering of Sun Valley, Calif., has designed high-performance air filtration and crankcase ventilation systems for marine diesel engines for 25 years. ...more

Columns

Letter from the Editor

At a crossroads: Let’s not choose the Detroit route

by William Sisson

The topic had an ambitious title: "Boating at a Crossroads: How to live long and prosper." It's a good question. Tough one, too. I was one of four marine business ...more

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Selected Marine Stocks

Today's News

Largest Boston Whaler model unveiled

Brunswick Commercial and Government Products, a leading manufacturer of commercial and government watercraft, introduced the 37-foot Justice, which is the largest Boston Whaler model ever built. ...more

Investment trust buys four California marinas

Orlando, Fla.-based CNL Lifestyle Properties purchased four marinas in California from the existing operator for $55 million, expanding its marina portfolio to 19. ...more

Caterpillar sales slide in February

Caterpillar's marine engine sales continued to decline in February, according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. ...more

Bellingham, Bahia Mar win design award

Fort Lauderdale-based Bahia Mar Yachting Center was awarded the 2010 PIANC Marina Excellence Design Jack Nichol Award, Bellingham Marine reports. ...more

Deadline nears for drystack conference speakers

The deadline to submit a proposal to speak at the International Marina Institute's Drystack Conference is April 2. ...more

Nautic Global Group debuts new Web sites

Nautic Global Group launched a new corporate Web site. ...more

Sea Recovery debuts OEM Web portal

Sea Recovery announced that its online OEM resource Web site is now available to all OEM accounts worldwide. ...more

MRAA: Ocean policy has anti-fishing bias

The Marine Retailers Association of America has weighed in on the direction the President's Council on Environmental Quality might be taking on recreational fishing, saying a preliminary report seems to have a "clear anti-fishing bias." ...more

Mobile Mariner adds weather app

Mobile Mariner launched the Mobile Mariner app for the BlackBerry smartphone. ...more

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Blogs

Dealer Outlook

A ‘textbook’ lesson from private colleges

by Norm Schultz on March 18, 2010

We can find valuable reminders of how to be successful almost anywhere we look, and the country's private colleges offer a good case in point. Despite a tough economic climate, private colleges are flourishing. Want to know why? Click here to read about how it all comes down to customer service. ...more

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