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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, ...

By Adam Quandt The 12th Annual Boating Industry Movers & Shakers awards recognize outstanding leaders and trailblazers across the recreational boating industry who continually pursue and embrace the challenge of change. This year’s Mover & Shaker of the Year and finalists continue to drive innovation and navigate challenges and changes across our ever-changing industry through their strong leadership and dedication ...

A brand that has been a mainstay across the marine industry for more than five decades will have a new purpose. To become a consolidated aftermarket (service?) parts brand, the new Sierra brand integrates other popular Dometic Marine product brands including Shields (marine hoses) and Moeller (fuel tanks, fuel tank senders, marine accessories). In addition, Dometic’s Prime Line brand and ...

Dometic Marine has announced the promotion of Bill Longacre to the important position of Vice President, After Market Sales & eCommerce. Longacre is a marine industry veteran with more than a decade of experience with Teleflex Marine/SeaStar Solutions, as well as Dometic Marine.  His background also includes expertise in the areas of consumer electronics, new product marketing, rep groups and ...

SeaStar Solutions, now part of Dometic (Marine) was recently named Diamond Level 2019 Supplier of the Year by the National Marine Distributor Association (NMDA) during the organization’s 28th Annual S.T.E.P. Purchasing Conference in July. The S.T.E.P. program — which stands for Sales. Training Education. Purchasing. — was created to provide a centralized location for marine manufacturers to introduce new products and programs ...

Dometic announced it has received a Global Award for Excellence in Technology and Development from Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. for the SeaStar Yamaha Integrated Electric Steering Actuator. “To date, SeaStar Solutions; part of the Dometic Group, has shipped thousands of these advanced steering actuators for use with Yamaha XTO outboard motors on vessels around the world,” a news release from ...

SeaStar Solutions, now part of The Dometic Group, and the leader in marine steering and control systems, recently announcde that Bill Longacre will be rejoining the company as Vice President of Aftermarket Sales. Longacre will be responsible for sales of SeaStar’s extensive portfolio of products to marine distributors, dealers and other retail locations. Longacre has had a distinguished career in ...