SkipperBud’s Expands in Illinois
SkipperBud’s, rooted in the Midwest and founded in Wisconsin, is adding a new on‐water location in Lake County, Illinois, in the resort town of Antioch. SkipperBud’s – Sequoit Harbor is on beautiful Lake Marie, a glacial lake that is part of the 14-lake Fox Chain O’ Lakes, just south of the Illinois/Wisconsin state line. Sequoit […] Read More
Safe Harbor Buys Brady Mountain
Safe Harbor Marinas has acquired Brady Mountain Resort & Marina, located just west of Hot Springs, Arkansas. The company had previously operated the marina. Safe Harbor is the nation’s largest owner and operator of marinas, with 35 properties in 14 states. This acquisition is the latest in its continuing effort to expand and diversify its […] Read More
Suntex Acquires Laurel Marina
Suntex Marina Investors, LLC, based in Dallas, is the new owner of Laurel Marina in Bristol, Tennessee. The marina will now be managed by Anchor South Investments, based in Knoxville and a wholly owned subsidiary of Suntex. In conjunction with the announcement of new ownership and management, Suntex has promoted Jim Yancey from vice president […] Read More
Trophy Boat Brand Returns
Honda Marine, a division of American Honda Motor Co., Inc., and H2O Sports Manufacturing, LLC have announced a new agreement to revive the iconic Trophy boat brand to be powered exclusively by Honda Marine engines. Honda Marine is a marketer of a complete range of outboard marine four-stroke engines. H2O Sports Manufacturing is a boat […] Read More
Choosing the Right Fuel
I hardly need to tell you about the importance of proper boat maintenance, and I certainly don’t need to tell you about the enormous amount of time, energy, and money that go into it. But I will tell you about an often-overlooked element of proper boat maintenance that could help you save on all three […] Read More
Crestliner 1650 Discovery
This year marks Crestliner’s platinum anniversary, its 70th year of building durable and functional new boats, and in celebration of the milestone, the Missouri-based company has introduced the 1450 and 1650 Discovery. Both all-welded aluminum models come in either side console or tiller configurations, with the larger of the two, the 1650, available with engines […] Read More
Life Jacket Design Competition Winners Awarded
The Innovation in Life Jacket Design Competition from the BoatU.S. Foundation and the Personal Floatation Device Manufacturers Association (PFDMA) recently awarded $15,000 in prize money to its top three entries. First place was given to Michael Garman of Moseley, Va., who submitted a prototype (pictured) that uses a smartphone app to submit exact body measurements […] Read More
Westrec Acquires Lazy Days
Westrec Marinas, a leading marina investment company with properties throughout the U.S., has announced the acquisition of Lazy Days Marina on Lake Lanier in Georgia. The seller, Aqua Marine Partners, is a marina investment company with several East Coast facilities. Lazy Days is located approximately 45 minutes north of Atlanta. The marina contains 75 state-of-the-art […] Read More