| Soundings Trade Only Today Daily news for marine industry professionals February 01, 2012 Search * Home * Recent News * Blogs o Dealer Outlook o A View From Here * Columns * Archives * Calendar of Events * | To continue the conversation started at the Recreational Boating Stakeholders Growth Summit in December, a follow-up... | |
| MRAA announces support for American Boating Congress | BOCA GRANDE, Fla. – The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas reported today that it is responding to an... | |
| Irwin Jacobs' new boat venture is thriving | Irwin Jacobs, who's preparing for the Minneapolis Boat Show this week, says his boating business is "worlds away... | |
| Smith: After recession, hope floats in boat industry | Minnesota's love affair with boats -- on the rocks in recent years because of the recession -- appears to be on the mend... | |
| Latest Luxury Boats Run With The Help Of Mobile Devices, GPS | When the nation's oldest boat show, the New York Boat Show, began in 1905, it would probably have been tough to find any... | |
| Evinrude offers special new year financing, upgrade options | STURTEVANT, Wisc. – Through April 15, BRP will provide special financing and upgrade options on new boats powered by... | |
| LEMTA names Progressive title sponsor for 2012 boat shows | WESTLAKE, Ohio – The Lake Erie Marine Trades Association announced today that Progressive Insurance would serve as the... | |
| Market recovering for new generation of recreational aluminum pontoon boats | At Lake Forest, Ill.-based Brunswick's Fort Wayne operations, long known as Harris-Kayot, a slowly recovering demand for... | |
| The New Color of Freedom is “Green” | RESEARCH TRIANGLE, N.C.--Freedom Electric Marine™, Inc. - the premier manufacturer of eco-friendly watercraft (... | |
| The Minnesota boating industry is hoping for a rebound this year | St. Paul, Minn. — After years of steadily declining sales for new boats, Minnesota's boating industry is hoping a... | |
| Boating News | Yamaha Introduces New Fuel Line Connectors | As a result of new EPA regulations, changes to portable marine fuel tanks, fuel hoses and primer bulbs will soon affect boat... | |
| Recreational Boating Industry Sees More Signs of a Recovery as Report Unveils Boater Participation and Accessory Sales Increases, Plus an Ease in the Decline of Boat Sales | The recreational boating industry's leading trade group, National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA), announced... | |
| Leaders named for Congressional Boating Caucus | U.S. Reps. Candice Miller, R-Mich., and Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., will serve as co-chairs for the Congressional Boating Caucus... | |
| Riviera reports strong Miami show | RIVIERA said it has recorded the best international boat show results in the past two years achieving eleven new boat sales... | |
| West Marine seeks applications for conservation grants | West Marine is launching its annual Marine Conservation Grants program, which awards money to groups that offer conservation... | |
| Tiara Yachts selects Garmin | Tiara Yachts, a division of S2 Yachts Inc., has selected Garmin® to be an OEM electronics supplier to outfit its line of... | |
| Boat sales could grow 10 percent this year | The U.S. marine industry could be on pace to see unit retail growth as high as 10 percent in 2011, according to Tim Conder,... | |
| Missouri boatbuilder up for sale | The owner of Black Thunder Powerboats is selling the company and hoping that some "young blood" can come in and... | |
| Boat sales drop slightly in January | Sales of fiberglass boats in the popular 14- to 30-foot segment fell 5.9 percent in January from the same month in 2010.... | |
| MarineMax signs deal with Marinas International | MarineMax today announced a strategic business alliance with Marinas International that will allow MarineMax access to... | |
| MarineMax Teams with Sea Tow and Marinalife | MarineMax Inc., a recreational boat and yacht retailer, announced new partnerships with Sea Tow Services International Inc... | |
| NMEA unveils master dealer program | The National Marine Electronics Association launched a program at the Miami International Boat Show that allows boaters to... | |
| New Discover Boating campaign debuts | MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - The next phase of the Discover Boating campaign reaches out directly to boaters and asks them to get... | |
| Brunswick buoyed by signs of a recovery | Executives at Brunswick Corp. remain convinced that demand for new boats bottomed in 2010 and that the company has taken the... | |
| Brunswick CEO receives public service award | Dustan E. McCoy, chairman and chief executive officer of Brunswick Corp., recently accepted the 2011 National Association of... | |
| Higher Ethanol Handicaps Boat Engines | Just as the public may be forced to buy health insurance, boaters may be forced to purchase fuel containing 15%... | |
| Grand Rapids Boat Show | GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - It's a West Michigan tradition. Long before the snow melts and the ice is off the river, new... | |
| Grand Rapids Boat Show cruises into DeVos Place | Big boats are returning to the Grand Rapids Boat Show. After two tough years where economic conditions limited what boat... | |
| BRP plans consolidation in Wisconsin | BRP plans to invest more than $15 million in the next three years to transform its outboard engine facility in Sturtevant,... | |
| 53rd Annual Detroit Boat Show - It's All About Boats | LIVONIA, Mich. -- Move in began February 7th for the 2011 Detroit Boat Show for more than 100 exhibitors selling boats and... | |
| Marinette Marine on hunt for contractors | ASHWAUBENON — More than 600 people attended a daylong event Tuesday designed to provide information and contacts to... | |
| Hunter Marine extends partnership with sailing school | Offshore Sailing School and Hunter Marine announced that they've renewed their partnership. John Peterson, president of... | |
| Yachts with champagne showers tempt the world's super-rich to Germany | Fancy an ocean-going super yacht fitted with showers that spray champagne? Or perhaps a giant room-sized freezer so that... | |
| Study: Dealership experience spurs boat sales | Dealership experience ranks as the highest contributor to new-boat sales influence, according to findings from a new report... | |
| NMMA reports show attendance increases | Attendance and sales were strong at three recent National Marine Manufacturers Association shows in Louisville, Ky., Chicago... | |
| Miami International Boat Show & Strictly Sail to launch Discover Boating Resource Center | Exclusive to the 2011 Miami International Boat Show & Strictly Sail Miami, taking place Feb. 17-21, the new Discover... | |
| Coast Guard drops expanded hull ID numbers | At a recent National Boating Safety Advisory Council meeting, the Coast Guard formally announced that it is withdrawing any... | |
| Marinas are first to come out of recession | Marinas have weathered the recession better than any sector of the marine industry and likely will remain solid investments... | |
| Nautique launches electric boat | Nautique is introducing the Ski Nautique E, what it says is the industry's first high-performance 100 percent electric... | |
| Extension Helps Businesses Become Clean Marinas | When Wisconsin boaters take to the water, they want to know they can fish and enjoy water sports without worrying about... | |
| 'Winter fleet' moves into Bay Shipbuilding | The view from the top of the hill on Madison Avenue looks like a great steel city on Sturgeon Bay every winter, and this... | |
| Garmin signs OEM deal with Bavaria Yachts | Garmin International today announced that Bavaria Yachts selected Garmin to be the exclusive electronics supplier for ... | |
| Wisconsin builders bring back workers | Business has improved for Wisconsin's yacht builders, with many saying they have rehired employees that were laid off... | |
| Boatbuilders won’t cooperate with dealer-cost website | Brunswick Boat Group and Seminole Marine Group are among the manufacturers that have said they will not work with a new... | |
| 2011 Toronto International Boat Show | The Toronto International Boat Show is one of the largest boat shows in North America. It is clear from the Fort Lauderdale... | |
| ValvTect president: Industry can help solve E15 problems | E15 is headed our way, but boating can survive and thrive in its presence through education and maintenance, the head of one... | |
| Chicago boat show sails into town | Spring and summer have arrived at McCormick Place -- for the next five days. Boating is a very big business in the Chicago... | |
| Outdoors: Boat Show sets sail for I-X Center | With boat makers and boat dealers carefully navigating the shoal-infested economy, efforts are under way to charter a safe... | |
| Miami 2011: Will there be light at the end of the horizon? | Miami International Boat Show (February 17-21) - It may not be the largest boating exhibition in the world (Düsseldorf takes... | |
| Hornet Marine adds dealer | Hornet Marine, a new builder of fully customizable 17-foot powerboats, named Anchor Performance Sales as the second dealer... |
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