SPORTSMAN BOATS SELECTS GARMIN AS ITS EXCLUSIVE MARINE ELECTRONICS SUPPLIER

Garmin Sportsman

 

July 3rd, 2018

Garmin International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. has announced that Sportsman Boats has selected Garmin to be the exclusive electronics supplier to outfit its full line of center console and bay boats ranging from 20 to 31-feet, beginning model year 2019. Sportsman builds one of the country’s fastest growing lines of family-friendly center console boats and will offer Garmin electronics standard on each of its 17 models, including the Open and Heritage series of offshore center consoles and Masters and Tournament series inshore bay boats.

“It’s an honor to be chosen as the exclusive marine electronics supplier for Sportsman Boats,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin vice president of global consumer sales. “Garmin provides the perfect combination of leading technology and user friendliness, and we’re confident that having Garmin onboard will further enhance Sportsman’s reputation for delivering a fleet of high-quality, family-friendly boats designed with the customer in mind.”

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