Ben Sherwood

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Obituaries

Remembering an Industry Icon

Charlie Strang was a marine-propulsion icon. To those who knew and worked with him, he was brilliant. A genius.

A new warehouse opened in June 2014 — 15 months after fire destroyed the company’s old facility.
NMDA and Distributors

The Kellers of Keller Marine

Four generations have turned a 1950s wooden boat shop into a tech-savvy leader in the field of marine distribution

Fisher’s Marina on Ohio’s Buckeye Lake has grown steadily throughout its 103 years.
Marinas and Boatyards

Family-owned for a century

Lon Fisher founded a marina on an Ohio lake in 1912, and four generations of his descendants have been nurturing it since.

A young Phil Keeter (left) with his first two employees at Romer Marine.
MRAA

A serendipitous marine landing

Phil Keeter had never been in a boat when he began a career that would lead him to the top echelons of the industry

Pack St. Clair launched Cobalt Boats in 1968 in an unlikely locale: landlocked rural Kansas.
Cobalt

‘Keeper of the culture’

High-end boatbuilder (and winemaker) Pack St. Clair’s current role is to uphold the integrity of the Cobalt brand

Bill Huggins and grandson Matthew Huggins are the second and fourth generations of the family to lead the Georgia dealership.
Other

‘Profit is not a dirty word’

Bill Huggins and grandson Matthew Huggins are the second and fourth generations of the family to lead the Georgia dealership.
Other

Georgia dealership passes to fourth generation

Eddie with his father, George, whom he credits for his business success.
Grady-White

An entrepreneur with a vision

Absorbing his father’s business acumen, Grady-White’s Eddie Smith turned a failing builder into a sportfishing stalwart.