On Feb. 10, 2022, Volvo Penta announced its new Coastal Series corrosion protection package with a seven-year coverage plan, giving extra protection for Volvo Penta sterndrive and Forward Drive (FWD) boats operating in salt or brackish water.
American outboard circuit racing took a step towards the future with the recent approval and homologation by the American Power Boat Association of Mercury Racing Apex Series four-stroke outboards for Outboard Performance Class (OPC) competition.
With 630 horsepower and 665 LB-FT of torque, the all-new Ilmor Supercharged 6.2L is the world’s most powerful towboat engine – found exclusively in a MasterCraft.
Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC) has announced that it is expanding its partnership with Arkema, a leader in specialty materials, to develop a fully recyclable fiberglass boat that integrates Arkema’s Elium® liquid thermoplastic resin on all the vessel’s composite parts, core, and adhesives.
After more than 34 years in Miami, the corporate headquarters of TACO Metals® and TACO Marine® has moved to 3020 North Commerce Parkway in Miramar, Florida.
JMP Marine, the North American branch of South Korean JMP Corporation, has posted record sales figures for 2021. Through its replacement and OEM marine engine cooling pumps, bronze and flexible impellers, seawater strainers and related accessories business, growth within the US and Canada was 37.5% over the previous year.
At this time of year, we announce the winners of the Boating Industry Canada Employer of Choice Awards and I was pleased to make the first announcement at the NMMA Canada Virtual State of the Industry session last week.
The Limestone Boat Company – owner and builder of Aquasport Boats, Limestone® Boats and Boca Bay Boats – recently added its first Canadian-based dealer to represent the Aquasport Boats brand: DeWildt Marine & Powersports.
Simrad Yachting’s newest multifunction display (MFD) – Simrad® NSX™ – was publicly unveiled last week during a global livestream event, offering the latest evolution in chartplotters and fishfinders for powerboaters as a new mid-range product in the Simrad® line.
For the second consecutive year, Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC) has been named by Forbes to the list of America’s Best Large Employers. This award marks the second consecutive year Brunswick ranked in the top 20 percent of companies recognized.
AIRMAR® Technology Corporation is celebrating its 40th anniversary as a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of ground-breaking ultrasonic transducers and sensor technology.
The American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC) hosted its virtual annual meeting on the evening of Feb. 8, 2022, with attendees from around the world including Jamaica, the British Virgin Islands, Japan, Canada, Puerto Rico, Germany and Switzerland.
First, there may still be time this morning for you to register for the NMMA Canada Virtual State of the Industry session that starts at 11:00 am Eastern on February 8th.
Yamaha Motor Canada is proud to introduce its inaugural group of Yamaha Elite Dealers! After more than 20 years of awarding top dealers with Five Star status, Yamaha went back to the drawing board to revamp its dealer excellence program to ensure the best-of-the-best Yamaha dealers were truly offering today’s customers the best-of-the-best experience.
Phil Warren, Managing Director for Saniflo Canada, a division of Group SFA, the world leader in above-the-floor macerating and grinding toilets and drain pumps, recently announced seven major personnel appointments to better position the company for growth in 2022 and beyond.
The Axopar 22 range accomplished a rare hat-trick in the boating industry in the last week of January by consecutively winning all the three renowned European independent boating awards, finalizing its hat-trick winning the 2022 Motor Boat Awards.
Le Boat, worldwide leaders in canal boating, are excited to announce the expansion of their popular Boat Ownership Program to American and Canadian travellers. The program has also added Canadian houseboat holidays to its roster of destinations which already included eight European locations.
Sirius Signal, the leader in marine safety innovations, has announced that two new Canadian distributors now offer the Transport Canada-approved C-1002 electronic visual distress signaling device (eVSDS).
We have just seen the Virtual Toronto International Boat Show end and with the cancellation of the in-person show due to COVID, many of our boating industry traditions have been up-ended. Montreal’s in-person show is also cancelled as was the Vancouver show.
BoatUS suggests you can share these 5 midwinter checkup tips for your boat owners. Storms have hammered the U.S. and Canada, and many recreational boats are sleeping away the winter under a layer of ice and snow.