Jan 31, 2023
Dave Mayhew (left) and Andy Lindsay on opening day of the Toronto International Boat Show 2023
Dave Mayhew, President of The Boat Warehouse is pleased to announce that Andy Lindsay joined The Boat Warehouse in the position of General Manager on January 1st, 2023.
Andy Lindsay is a veteran marine industry executive. His career goes back thirty-seven years in manufacturing and operations. Andy has been doing business with The Boat Warehouse for the past thirty years and now moves to a new chapter in his career as General Manager there. Since 1991, Andy has been deeply involved in all aspects of the Four Winns boat brand going from National Sales Manager to Vice President of Four Winns, Glastron and Scarab, all now part of the Beneteau organization. Lindsay's product knowledge and marketing experience with Four Winns is unequalled.
Dave Mayhew founded The Boat Warehouse establishing their head office on the water in Kingston, Ontario on the shores of Lake Ontario. This continues to be the company's primary location but they have now expanded to two other locations including Coldwater on Georgian Bay and DT Powersports in Uxbridge.
Under Mayhew's guidance, The Boat Warehouse has earned numerous awards as North America's number-one dealer for Four Winns and also for Lowe Boats. Andy Lindsay will be carrying on those traditions. He was full on board for their greatly expanded display at the Toronto International Boat Show this January. Andy Lindsay will be located in Kingston.
Corporate Profile - Dometic Outdoor Global Marine Division
Dometic Outdoor Global Marine Division is one organization that has set the bar high globally on quality standards in all aspects of its operation. From its human resources practices to its product development and manufacturing standards, the company strives for 110% in all it does. Dometic’s Vancouver, British Columbia design and manufacturing facility is the largest marine focused company in Canada. Its global standards are admirable, and our entire industry can learn from its leadership and positive practices.
In 1962, Dometic (then under the name Teleflex) developed, launched, and marketed a mechanical steering system and with its success came the first hydraulic steering in 1983 and No FeedBack Steering in ’91.
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The 10th edition of the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge (MEBC) has wrapped up at the Yacht Club de Monaco (YCM) and it gives a compelling look at the future of electric boating.
The MEBC was started in 2014 as a competition between university teams who built and raced boats powered only by solar power and batteries. To encourage more participation from institutions that may not have naval architecture or boat construction expertise, the YCM introduced the Energy Class competition. The club supplies the student teams with the same one-design catamaran hull, and each team adds their own cockpit and propulsion system that can be powered by any renewable alternative energy sources, not just solar.
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Questus Marine patented, Self-Leveling Radar Mounts automatically keep radar antennas level with the horizon, eliminating target loss.
Regardless of the angle of heel, with a Questus mount, a radar antenna will pick up targets to either side of a vessel, rather than aiming to the sky and water (for planes and fish). The Questus Marine Self-Leveling Radar Mount can be installed in three basic configurations: backstay mount, mast mount or Stern Pole mount.
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