Crestliner adds 13 new dealers - Trade Only Today

Crestliner adds 13 new dealers

Author:: Trade Only Today Editors
Publish date:: Sep 16, 2014

Aluminum-boat manufacturer Crestliner announced the addition of 13 new dealers, including two in Canada and one in the Netherlands.

The new dealers are:

• D&D Marine Outdoors LLC, Athens, Ala.

• Sun Country Marine Inc., Ontario, Calif.

• Mt. Vernon Mariner, Mount Vernon, Ill.

• B&L Marine, Monroe, La.

• Greenwell Springs, Baton Rouge, La.

• Iberia Outboard & Marine Service, New Iberia, La.

• Clark Marine Co., Manchester, Maine

• Custom Boat & Marine Inc., Reno, Nev.

• Snow & Water Sports (Western Motor Sports), Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada

• Open Water Inc., Sneads Ferry, N.C.

• ProX Powersports Inc., Ooltewah, Tenn.

• Alufishingboats B.V, Delfzijl, Netherlands

• Centre du Sport Lac-St.-Jean, St.-Prime, Quebec

Located in Otsego, Minn., Crestliner has been building fishing and family boats since 1946.

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