December 2020/January 2021
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At the helm: The challenge of change
By David Gee “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one…
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Celebrating the industry’s best
By Adam Quandt This month’s issue features the Boating Industry’s Top 100 as we honor the best boat dealers in…
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2021 Top 100: Best Practices
By Boating Industry staff Celebrating its 17th year, the Boating Industry Top 100 Dealers program continues to recognize and celebrate…
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2021 Best in Class: Best Training
Mark’s Marine, Inc.Hayden, Idaho The COVID-19 pandemic presented a new list of challenges to getting training accomplished in 2020, yet…
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2021 Best in Class: Best Service Department
The Boat ShopTafton, Penn. In 1958, a Pennsylvania family decided to open a marina on Lake Wallenpaupack, a man-made, 5,700-acre,…
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2021 Best in Class: Best New Idea
Shipyard MarineGreen Bay & Oshkosh, Wis. Marine 365 – the Lifestyle Without Limits dealership – is a complete sales, service,…
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2021 Best in Class: Best Marketing
Nautical VenturesFort Lauderdale, Fla. Traditional and ordinary are two words that could never be used to explain the marketing efforts…
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2021 Best in Class: Best Industry Advocate
Silver Spray Sports, Inc.Fenton, Mich. Silver Spray Sports was started by two laid-off schoolteachers in the recession of 1981 who…
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2021 Best in Class: Best Digital Strategy
Clemons BoatsSandusky, Ohio Clemons Boats is located on 15 acres of waterfront property in Sandusky, Ohio, along the shore of…
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2021 Best in Class: Best Customer Service
Breath’s Boats & MotorsBay St. Louis, Miss. In this new world of unprecedented demand for boats and boat service, it’s…
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2021 Editor’s Choice: Off Shore Marine
By Adam QuandtManaging Editor & Top 100 Program Director Off Shore MarineBranchville, N.J. As a single-location dealership located about 12…
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2020 Dealer of the Year: Quality Boats of Tampa Bay
When we told Dan and David Bair, the second-generation owners and operators of Quality Boats of Tampa, they won the…
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2020 Top 100: Best Practices
Now in its 16th year, the Boating Industry Top 100 truly continues to celebrate the best of the best. There’s…
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2020 Top 100 Hall of Fame
Galati Yacht Sales — Anna Maria, Fla.Gordy’s Lakefront Marine — Lake Geneva, Wis.MarineMax — Clearwater, Fla.OneWater Marine Holdings — Buford,…
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2020 Editor’s Choice: Jerry’s Majestic Marine
By Adam QuandtTop 100 Program Director, Managing Editor Jerry’s Majestic MarineLake Geneva, WI For those looking for a humble beginnings…
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2020 Editor’s Choice: FB Marine Group
By David GeeEditor-in-Chief FB Marine GroupFort Lauderdale, FL Teamwork makes the dream work! If you spend much time around Kim…
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Marketing strategies for growth: Anchors up or anchors down, which are you?
By Mark Overbye Setting speed, capacity and size records, the straight-deck bulk carrier Edward L. Ryerson plied the Great Lakes…
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At the Helm: Happy New Year indeed!
By David Gee “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” That quote is attributed to Lucius Annaeus Seneca,…
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Reflections
By Adam Quandt Here we are, the close of the year that was 2020 and what a year it has…
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