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  • 42ft Lexus Sport Yacht
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    Lexus begins social media campaign for LY 650

    2019-07-08T13:42:00Z

    Lexus, the luxury automobile division of Toyota Motor Corp, has begun a social media ‘tease’ campaign for the launch of its LY 650 sport yacht scheduled for September.

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    Oregon to charge wakeboat permit fee

    2019-07-05T13:31:00Z

    The Oregon Legislative Assembly has approved a towed watersports program that includes a biannual US$124 permitting fee. The bill now awaits Governor Kate Brown’s signature.

  • Tested in Baltimore, the original Mr. Trash Wheel concept has proven effective in removing plastics and other floating debris from harbour areas
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    Yamaha partners to create marine trash interceptor

    2019-07-04T13:17:00Z

    Yamaha’s US marine business unit has entered into a partnership with environmental stewardship company Clearwater Mills LLC to design and build a device that can collect and remove plastic waste and other floating debris from coastal stormwater systems.

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    Marquis appoints national sales manager

    2019-07-04T10:04:00Z

    Marquis Yachts has named Scott Nault to the position of national sales manager, responsible for the Pulaski, Wisconsin-based builder’s Marquis, Carver and Lexus yachts lines. He will also oversee dealer development and product education.

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    Alaska’s DMV boat registration aimed at derelict boats

    2019-07-03T11:50:00Z

    Alaska is now requiring all motorboats in the state to register and title with the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) as a way of preventing abandoned and derelict boats, but not a lot of boat owners are aware of the new law which took effect in January.

  • The MJM 43Z
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    MarineMax takes on MJM Yachts line

    2019-07-03T08:00:00Z

    US boat retailer MarineMax has been made an official dealer for MJM Yachts on the west coast of Florida as well as Stuart and Palm Beach, Florida.

  • Garmin’s extended supplier agreement with IBBI will now extend to include Fusion audio equipment
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    Garmin extends supplier agreement with IBBI

    2019-07-02T14:16:00Z

    Kansas-based electronic equipment manufacturer Garmin International has extended its existing supplier agreement with the US-based Independent Boat Builders Inc (IBBI) equipment buying consortium through 2024.

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    Sea-Doo recalls coolers that can trap people inside

    2019-07-01T14:14:00Z

    Just one month after a recall of 60,00 Igloo marine coolers, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the recall of some 2,500 BRP Sea-Doo marine coolers because the latch can lock automatically, possibly trapping someone inside.

  • US boat sales
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    Healthy 2018 sales for US pre-owned boats

    2019-06-28T14:00:00Z

    Pre-owned boats represented 71% of all unit sales in America last year – considered a healthy level for the overall market

  • Kirk Fistick, director of manufacturing at SureShade
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    SureShade appoints director of manufacturing

    2019-06-21T14:27:00Z

    Kirk Fistick has been named director of manufacturing for SureShade, a US maker of retractable sunshade systems for the marine and outdoor industries.

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    US agency announces US$24.7m in infrastructure grants

    2019-06-21T13:15:00Z

    The US government is putting up some US$24.7m in Boating Infrastructure Grant (BIG) money for local governments, port agencies, private marinas and boat clubs to make improvements that will help stimulate local economies in part by attracting visiting boaters.

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    Miami losing millions as marina deal stalls yet again

    2019-06-21T07:00:00Z

    The City of Miami, Florida is losing millions of dollars in legal fees and potential revenue in what has become a two-year battle to install a new operator at Rickenbacker Marina on Virginia Key, and now the City Commission has voted to delay the matter until mid-July.

  • Correct Craft Bill Yeargin
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    Yeargin: Tariffs hurting Floridians US$178m so far

    2019-06-20T13:34:00Z

    In his latest salvo against the Trump Administration’s tariff wars, Correct Craft president and CEO Bill Yeargin warns the President’s policies are hurting both his economic gains and the very people he is trying to help.

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    Nominations open for 2019 U.S. Export Excellence Award

    2019-06-20T10:59:00Z

    The Export Excellence Award, conceived and sponsored by International Boat Industry (IBI) magazine for American exporters, will once again take place this year at the International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition & Conference (IBEX) in Tampa in October.

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    Mercury Racing 450R V-8 opens bigger boats to outboard power

    2019-06-19T09:57:00Z

    Mercury Racing’s new 450R comes to market with the best power-to-weight and torque-to-weight ratios of any outboard engine of 400hp or more, making it a candidate for larger, heavier boats, opening additional markets to the performance division of Mercury Marine, and hastening the transition in the US from sterndrive to ...

  • Mercury Marine factory
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    Mercury Marine’s changing workforce demographics: youth and diversity

    2019-06-17T08:00:00Z

    Walking through the Mercury Marine manufacturing operation as recently as 10 years ago, one would see a workforce that was largely old, male and white. Today, a company-wide diversity effort, changing community demographics, the addition of technologically-advanced workstations and automation have opened up more jobs to more people, and nowhere ...

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    Massachusetts marinas fined for Clean Water Act violations

    2019-06-14T13:57:00Z

    The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has cited six Massachusetts marinas for violations of the Clean Water Act, ordering five to pay fines.

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    Last yacht launched from Christensen Shipyards Vancouver facility

    2019-06-14T08:42:00Z

    Thirty-four years of luxury yacht building for Christensen Shipyards has come to an end in Vancouver, Washington, as the last vessel completed at the facility was launched this week. Christensen is relocating its operations to a larger facility in Tellico Lake, Tennessee.

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    Four companies vie for St Petersburg marina contract

    2019-06-12T15:46:00Z

    Four companies have submitted proposals to renovate and operate the 50-year old St Petersburg, Florida, Municipal Marina, after an unsolicited proposal in April triggered a formal request for proposals from the city.

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    Azimut installs yacht in Times Square

    2019-06-12T15:38:00Z

    An 18m Azimut S6 motoryacht went on display in New York’s Times Square this week, an installation that brought a month of initiatives linked to the 50-year anniversary of Italy’s Azimut-Benetti Group to a close.