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Mercury Marine Earns Fourth “Green Master” Designation
Mercury Marine has earned “Green Master” designation from the Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council for the fourth consecutive year, keeping the Fond du Lac manufacturer in the top 20 percent of the 175 participating companies. Mercury learned of the achievement last week during the 2015 Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council annual conference in Milwaukee. The […] Read More
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Tige Boats Adds Dealer in Tennessee
Tige Boats of Abilene, Texas, has announced a new partnership with Anderson Marine in Old Hickory, Tenn., near Nashville. Anderson Marine will showcase the Tige lineup at the Nashville Boat Show from January 8 to 11, 2015. Ray and Joy Anderson, the owners of Anderson Marine, have been dedicated to serving the Nashville boating community for […] Read More
Bryant Boats Adds 19 New Dealers in 2014
Longtime luxury runabout builder Bryant Boats of Sweetwater, Tenn., has added new dealers in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, eastern and western Canada, Tennessee, Idaho, Nebraska, Iowa, Maine, Oklahoma, New Jersey and Michigan during the 2014 calendar year. “Though the sterndrive segment is struggling, we are seeing a warm reception to the innovative product […] Read More
First Larson-Built Gekko Boat Rolls Out
Today marks the first Larson Boat Group (LBG) built Gekko Sports Revo 6.7 boat to roll out off its dedicated production line ready for delivery. Back on July 16, Larson Boat Group of Little Falls, Minn., and Gekko Sports of Shakopee, Minn., announced a partnership in which LBG would build Gekko’s four towboat models. […] Read More
Chaparral and Robalo Boats Win “Best in Show” at 2014 MDCE
Chaparral and Robalo Boats of Nashville, Ga., were named “Best in Show” at the 2014 Marine Dealer Conference & Expo in the Large Display category. The award was presented at MDCE during the annual Awards Breakfast at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Fla., on November 19, 2014. The MDCE “Best in Show” […] Read More
Boating Industry announces 2014 Top 100 Dealers
Boating Industry announced its 10th annual list of Top 100 dealers at a black tie gala in Orlando in November. “For a decade, Boating Industry has recognized the best boat dealers in North America as the Top 100,” said Boating Industry Editor-In-Chief Jonathan Sweet. “These dealers are truly the elite of the marine […] Read More
Mercury Promotes Boating and Fishing for Kids
Mercury Marine has partnered with Bill Dance, host of Bill Dance Outdoors, and Fox Sports Outdoors host Barry Stokes to create videos that promote the value of getting kids to experience life on the water. “I’ve never seen a child who didn’t like to fish, and I’ve never seen one that didn’t enjoy […] Read More
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Discover Boating Reports 1.2 Billion Impressions
A report from Discover Boating, a public awareness effort managed by the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) on behalf of the North American recreational boating industry, stated that it generated 1.2 billion media impressions from October 2013 to September 2014. This result represents a 42-percent increase in impressions over 2013. Discover Boating’s 2014 […] Read More