Total Dollar: A Policy to Remember
Jimmy McAndrews has a fleet of sportscars, three boats including a 63’ Sea Ray, and other toys he enjoys. He’s in his mid-60s and could hardly be considered a risk when it comes to getting insurance coverage. That was until he bought a performance boat. After McAndrews, of Ocean Ridge, FL., purchased his Eliminator 300 XP V-bottom powered by twin MerCruiser 496...
One-on-One With IMCO Marine: Product Delivery
PRA: Just in the last year, industry experts have been reporting stronger boat sales and a more stabilized marine industry, would you agree with this and how has it affected IMCO Marine? It seems used high-performance boats are moving quite well. People are buying them for around $.40 on the dollar, which is great for IMCO as a lot of these...
Company Profile: www.PowerboatNation.com – Service in Motion
When Tommy Hofstetter and Dave Peterson realized they needed to change their business practices in the performance boating industry, they decided a stronger approach was required to re-charge enthusiasm among the go-fast crowd. The concept, Powerboat Nation, which was initially devised by Hofstetter more than a year ago, was put into motion in early 2011 with a fully-equipped 15,000 square-foot sales...
One-on-One with Ocean Performance: Service Counts
PRA: What you can tell us about how Ocean Performance is doing in this ‘new’ economy and how have you been adjusting? CC: Over the years, while Ocean Performance has been a high-performance boat dealership selling boats and refurbishing trade-ins, we never lost our consumer-paid labor base and never gave up our service or storage. I think as other dealerships grew...
Driving Force
Charlie and Lois Amarosi have had their Velocity 390, Tsunami II, for six years. They’ve participated in about 60 poker runs and Charlie says his favorite component on the boat has been his Konrad ACE 540 drives. “They’ve been the best part of the boat since I owned it,” said Charlie, who is 67 years old. “What I like about the...
REGGIE IS BACK WITH FOUNTAIN PERFORMANCE MARINE
The King of Offshore is back teamed with his two sons, Wyatt and and Reggie III, with a new company called Fountain Performance Marine. He is a legend. He is an icon. How do you stop a force of the champion who has a house full of trophies, has competed in more than 200 races (winning over 100 of them) and...
Fast Forward: Reggie Fountain Overcomes Challenges
Channeling the energy of a 38-year version of himself when he started his first performance boat company in 1979, Reggie Fountain bubbled over with excitement as he discussed his new venture, Real Fast Powerboats by Reggie Fountain, with yours truly and PRA publisher Bill Taylor. “It’s a restart of what I did before except this time I have 32 years experience...
TOW BUSINESS - MYCO'S FIFTH WHEEL TRAILER
Captain Jason Solano and his crew of the Monster Energy Fishing Team began the 2012 SKA fishing tournament trail in full force, traveling to Biloxi, MS, Morehead City, NC, not to mention several venues throughout Florida. In fact, the team spends approximately eight to nine months a year touring the country, travelling 10,000-plus miles for 15 SKA tournaments plus a series...
