Boat Dealers
Boat dealers sell new or used boats, or both, in combination with other activities, such as repair services. They may also sell new or used boat engines, trailers, marine supplies, and parts and accessories. A single dealer may sell several brands of boats and boats of different sizes and types. ranging from personal watercraft to large yachts.
MarineMax Expands Territories for Cruisers, MJM
The dealership will offer the brands at several of its locations, including Boston, Baltimore, Jacksonville and Charleston.
OneWater Reports Strong Q1
The company had a 39 percent increase in revenue and closed on three of its largest acquisitions to date.
MarineMax Posts Q1 Results
Coming off a record fourth quarter, the company reported a $107 million increase in revenue for its first quarter.
Heavy Lifting
Derecktor takes delivery of a 1,500-ton-capacity mobile lift, as construction of its Fort Pierce, Fla., facility continues.
Galati Goes Virtual
The yacht dealer has unveiled a virtual shopping tool that will help match customers with vessels as most boat shows are cancelled or moved online in the pandemic.
OneWater Marine Will Roll Out Digital Platform
The company attributed its strong quarterly growth to its digital presence and record demand.
OneWater Marine Reports Record Revenue in Fiscal 2020
The company — which saw a 29.8 percent revenue increase in its fiscal Q4 — also announced it will acquire Tom George Yacht Group.
Bahamas Resume as a Charter Destination
Significant restrictions created by the Covid-19 pandemic and Hurricane Dorian had made it a more prohibitive destination until this month.
A Banner Year for MarineMax
The yacht retailer saw its highest revenue and earnings in the company’s history.
Galati Opens Fort Lauderdale Office
The Bahia Mar location will focus on brokerage yacht sales.
South Florida Business Journal Hands Out Marine Awards
The publication named the top marine businesses in terms of employees and revenue.
MarineMax Acquires SkipperBud’s
CEO Brett McGill said the acquisition “adds greatly to our geographic reach in the Great Lakes and the West Coast.”
Virtual Reality Yacht Tour
Denison Yachting is shipping VR headsets to clients so they can tour boats safely during the pandemic.
OneWater Marine Inc. Buys boatsforsale.com
The company is launching a multi-phased rollout of an online marketplace for new and pre-owned boat sales.
WaterSports Central names new CEO
Jeff Husby will head up WaterSports Central’s six locations in Georgia and South Carolina.
OneWater Reports ‘Unprecedented Demand’
The company, reporting its Q3 results, believes strong demand for boats, fueled by the pandemic, will continue into 2021.
MarineMax’s “Deep Manufacturing Relationships” Are Paying Off
A surge in new boat demand has pressured inventory at dealerships across the country.
MarineMax Reports Record Third Quarter
The company will look to increase its “marina strategy” and high-margin businesses.
MarineMax Acquires Specialty Yacht Insurance Agency
Private Insurance Services is an affiliate and part of the recent Northrop & Johnson acquisition.
MarineMax acquires Northrop & Johnson
The move creates the “world’s largest superyacht services organization.”
Boy Finds 4,000-year-old Boat in Ireland Lake
Irish archaeologists say that the boat may date as far back as 2,000 B.C.