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Scout Boats just completed their 2023 dealer meeting in Charleston, S.C., where the manufacturer awarded its top dealers and sales professionals from around the world for the 2022 model year. The awards are as follows: 2022 Top Dealer Award Winners: IMS Yachts — Fajardo, Puerto Rico: 2022 Top International DealerCarlos Esteves – IMS Yachts — Fajardo, Puerto Rico: 2022 Top International ...

Scout Boats, Inc. recently hired Bailey Barnette as the company’s new Sales Coordinator at its South Carolina-based headquarters. Barnette will manage dealer orders, production schedules, shipping logistics and also works closely with the territory sales managers on all custom orders. She comes to Scout from a more than four-year stint at Blanchard Machinery Company in Summerville, S.C. as a service ...

Scout Boats, Inc. announces the promotion of Robert J. Openlander to director of purchasing effective immediately.   With a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Pennsylvania State University, Openlander came to Scout in October of 2017 as Supply Manager and was promoted to Purchasing Manager shortly after. His previous experience as a Senior Buyer and Supply Chain Specialist includes ...

Scout Boats, Inc. has made a number of personnel changes at its South Carolina-based headquarters. Steve Potts moves full time to CEO of the company, Dave Wallace has been named President, William Ferguson has been promoted to Vice President of Manufacturing, Courtney Guice has elevated to Administrative Vice President and Stevie Potts is Vice President of Product Development & Engineering. “I’ve been a boatbuilder all my life, starting in my teens,” said Steve Potts. ...

Scout Boats, Inc. is building a new dedicated 21,000 sq. ft. product development & engineering building (PD&E) on its manufacturing headquarters campus in Summerville, SC. The new $3 million facility is set to be completed in Spring of 2022. Of the 21,000 sq. ft. two-story building, 4,000 sq. ft. will be dedicated to Scout’s Research & Development (R&D) offices. The building will also ...

NMMA members Scout Boats and Sportsman Boats welcomed Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC-01) to an on-water showcase of their respective products made in Summerville, South Carolina.  A native of Goose Creek, South Carolina, Representative Mace is currently in her first congressional term and serves as Co-Chair to the Congressional Boating Caucus.  While on the water, Representative Mace discussed the manufacturing process ...

Scout Boats, just completed their 2022 Dealer Meeting, and awarded its top dealers and sales professionals from around the world for their performance during the 2021 model year. Seven Seas Yacht Sales of Ft. Lauderdale, was named 2021 Top Worldwide Dealer. And Ryan Wallace, of the Viage Group, in St. Petersburg, was honored as 2021 Top Worldwide Salesperson for Scout. ...

Scout Boats just completed their 2021 dealer meeting, and because of the pandemic, this year the event was held virtually. During the meeting, Scout awarded its top dealers and sales professionals from around the world for the 2020 model year, including naming Seven Seas Yacht Sales in Ft. Lauderdale top dealer worldwide. “Due to the current worldwide landscape, we held ...

Marine industry colleagues were recently shocked to learn of the death of Michael Devlin, an industry sales representative who championed multiple brands over a successful 44-year career.  He began his industry career in 1975 as a sales representative with Hurst Enterprises, an Orlando, Fla.-based regional manufacturer of bass boats. He later represented national brands including Regal, ProLine, Wellcraft, Regulator, Scout, ...

On Monday, Representative Joe Cunningham (D-SC-1) met with recreational boating industry leaders – including representatives from Scout Boats, Sportsman Boats Manufacturing, Zodiac, Stingray Boats, and NMMA – at Scout Boats’ facility in Summersville, S.C. to discuss the recreational boating industry’s workforce challenges and infrastructure needs. Congressman Cunningham also toured Scout Boats’ plant prior to the roundtable discussion – which includes ...