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VONORE, Tenn. – MasterCraft recently launched a new virtual Factory Tour that takes Web surfers inside the company’s 300,000 square-foot facility and gives them a behind-the-scenes look at how MasterCraft constructs ProStars, MariStars and X-Series models, the company reported in a statement yesterday. “We’ve always believed that if every prospective customer could take a tour of our factory, we’d never ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Marina Operators Association of America (MOAA) will be able to extend the reach of the 2004 National Marina Day (NMD) because of the support of its sponsors, reported NMD Chair Kirby Cay Scheimann, CMM, in a recent statement. National Marina Day is produced by MOAA and is an annual nationwide celebration of America’s marinas. In 2004, ...

KILGORE, Texas – Skeeter Boats has launched a completely redesigned and upgraded Web site that enables anglers to build their dream boat on screen complete with options and colors, plus a 360-degree rotating boat, the company reported in a statement yesterday. The Web site address is www.skeeterboats.com. This new site includes a Skeeter Product Host, Fish Fishburne, who gives a ...

ADAIRSVILLE, Ga. – Yanmar Diesel America Corp. has spun off its marine business unit, creating a new company, Yanmar Marine USA Corp., headed by a new president, Thomas Calhoun, effective January 1, 2004, Yanmar reported today. The new company, headquartered in Georgia, will manage Yanmar’s pleasurecraft and light-duty commercial marine engine business in North and Central America, with full responsibility ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Increasing consumer optimism combined with new products have helped boost US Marine year-over-year sales by almost 20 percent through 15 fall boat shows, the company reported in a statement today. The growth was led by sales of Trophy sport fishing boats, which saw overall increases of more than 55 percent over the previous year’s sales, according to ...

CHICAGO, Ill. – Wholesale dollar sales and unit shipments of boats in Canada were up dramatically for the first ten months of 2003, according to the latest monthly shipment report released by the Canadian Marine Manufacturers Association (CMMA). Through October, wholesale dollar sales of all boats were up 30.2 percent for 2003, compared to prior year numbers, while unit shipments ...

BELTSVILLE, Md. – Boater’s World has committed to promoting the U.S. Coast Guard’s new public education and awareness initiative, “You’re in Command,” the marine retail chain reported in a recent statement. The initiative is designed to reduce fatalities, injuries, associated healthcare costs, and property damage due to recreational boating accidents and asks boat owners and operators to take personal responsibility ...

NORFOLK, Va. – Three of the six available slots for the 2004 Miami International Boat Show satellite media tour have been filled, with the remaining positions expected to be taken soon, reported tour producer and marine PR and advertising agency Rhodes Communications in a recent statement. Genmar, Furuno and the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) have signed up as participants ...

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Organizers of the 94th annual New York National Boat Show have reported a 14-percent increase in attendance, due largely to a bigger and better marketing effort this year. Sales, however, were reported to be mixed. This increase has occurred despite what many considered worse dates this year than last year and one fewer show day. This ...

OAK PARK, Ill. – The new Marine Retailers Association of America (MRAA) Freight Program produced $7,446.31 in actual shipping cost deductions to the 217 members enrolled during the months of August, September and October, reported the association in a statement yesterday. These amounts resulted from reduced rates provided by FedEx Ground and Yellow Transportation Shipping charges thru the program. Another ...