Tier One Yachting, directly affiliated with marina and maritime village South Annapolis Yacht Centre (SAYC), announced its dealer partnership with Ribco, a global manufacturer of high-performance rigid hull inflatable boats (RIBs). With this collaboration, Tier One Yachting is the exclusive distributorship to represent Ribco in North America, marking the launch of U.S. sales for the brand. “We are thrilled to ...
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Boat Fix partners with Bentley Pontoons
Boat Fix, a recreational boating telematics company that provides a combination of remote monitoring, GPS tracking, geofencing and 24/7 live customer support, announced it has partnered with Bentley Pontoons to launch its Bentley 24/7 Assurance program, which will be included on purchases of all 2024 model year boats. Bentley 24/7 Assurance, powered by Boat Fix, offers new Bentley owners a complimentary ...
Read More »Twin Disc reports strong Q4 2023
Twin Disc, Inc. reported results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2023, which ended on June 30, 2023. Sales for the fiscal 2023 fourth quarter increased 10.5% year-over-year to $83.9 million and fiscal 2023 sales increased 14.0% to $277.0 million. “Fiscal 2023 was a tale of two halves,” Twin Disc CEO John H. Batten said. “After facing significant ...
Read More »Boating Industry issues final call for 2023 Movers and Shakers nominations
This week is the final week to submit nominations for the Boating Industry 2023 Movers & Shakers. The Movers & Shakers program recognizes leaders who haven’t been afraid to take chances, to rethink the way they do business, to embrace the challenges facing the marine industry head on. Nominees can be from any company, group or organization that does business in ...
Read More »Lippert acquires Marine Trailer Performance
LCI Industries through its wholly owned subsidiary, Lippert Components, Inc. ( Lippert), a supplier of a broad array of components for OEMs in the recreation and transportation product markets and the related aftermarkets of those industries, announced that its subsidiary, Kinro Texas, Inc., has acquired substantially all of the business assets of Marine Trailer Performance (MTP), a marine axle manufacturer ...
Read More »Taiga doubles Q2 revenue
Taiga Motors Corporation, an electric off-road vehicle manufacturer, reported its financial and operating results for the second quarter ending June 30, 2023. Taiga reported $4.1 million from the sale of 145 vehicles during the second quarter ending June 30, 2023, showcasing revenue growth of 137% compared to the preceding first quarter of 2023. Taiga reported its production has seen a ...
Read More »Weems and Plath celebrates 95 years
Weems & Plath recently announced their milestone 95th year in business. The nautical and weather instrument manufacturer was founded in 1928 by Captain Philip Van Horn Weems (a graduate and instructor of the U.S. Naval Academy), in partnership with his wife, Margaret Thackray Weems, as the “Weems System of Navigation.” In its early years, the company began as a navigation ...
Read More »Siren made standard on select 2024 Grady-White, Regulator, Suncatcher, Skeeter boat models
Siren Marine’s flagship IoT device, the Siren 3 Pro, is now standard equipment on select 2024 model year boats from Grady-White, Regulator Marine, SunCatcher by G3 and Skeeter. 2024 boat models that will feature Siren Marine 3 Pro include: Grady-White – 33-feet and up Regulator – 31 feet and up SunCatcher by G3 Elite Pontoons with Diamond package and DEC ...
Read More »Dometic partners with Apex Marine
Dometic has announced an agreement with boat builder Apex Marine, Inc. that will bring the control of SeaStar Xtreme Power Assist (XPA) Steering and Electric Power Steering (EPS) to a new class of popular vessels. Through this partnership, all Qwest M-Class Twin Tube models and Qwest Q3V Triple Tube models will feature Dometic’s steering system as standard equipment. In addition, ...
Read More »Congressman participates in Smoker Craft dealer meeting
Multi-line boat builder Smoker Craft Inc. welcomed Indiana’s Second District Congressman Rudy Yakym (R) as a guest of honor at its annual dealer meeting, which kicked off on Sunday at the company’s New Paris, Indiana manufacturing facility. Yakym, a boating enthusiast and boating industry supporter, joined business leaders and senior representatives from more than 230 Smoker Craft dealer partners who ...
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