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Boat Show Newsletter© This is a roundup of what was on show at the Miami Boat Show.
Small boat companies dominate J.D. Power awards
Boating Industry Friday February 16, 2007 MIAMI – New boat owner satisfaction is highest among those who own boats from small, privately-owned boat companies, J.D. Power and Associates revealed in its 2007 Boat Competitive Information Study. Bass Cat, Cobalt, Correct Craft, Grady-White, Harris FloteBote and Regal rank highest in customer satisfaction in the study’s seven boat segments. Now in its sixth year, the study measures owner satisfaction with new boats among 76 brands in seven segments: ski/wakeboard; fiberglass bass boats; small runabouts (16 to 19 feet); large runabouts (20 to 29 feet); coastal fishing (17 to 28 feet); pontoons; and express cruisers (24 to 33 feet). Owner-reported problems decreased compared with the 2006 study and are at the lowest levels in the study’s history according to J.D. Power and Associates. The study finds that, on average, boat owners are more satisfied with the dealership experience than they were in 2006, according to J.D. Power and Associates. Bass boat segment For a third consecutive year, Bass Cat ranks highest in the bass boat segment, leading in each of the six factors that determine overall satisfaction. The company also receives the highest index score in the study for the second consecutive year. Bass Cat owners report experiencing high levels of quality, recording 84 fewer PP100 than the second-ranked brand in the segment. Triton, Ranger and Skeeter follow in the segment rankings. Coastal fishing segment (17 to 28 feet) Grady-White ranks highest in the coastal fishing segment for a sixth consecutive time. Grady-White, which has the fewest problems experienced in the segment (154 PP100 compared with the segment average of 298 PP100) also performs well in dealer sales and service. Express cruiser segment (24 to 33 feet) Having made substantial improvements in the study during the past two years, Regal ranks highest among express cruises. Regal receives the highest ratings in the segment in ride and handling, design and styling, engine satisfaction, quality, cabin, helm and instrument panel, and maintenance. Sea Ray follows Regal in the segment rankings. Small runabout segment (16 to 19 feet) Regal ranks highest in the small runabout boat segment for a second consecutive time. Regal performs particularly well in ride and handling, which has the greatest impact on overall satisfaction in the segment, while also posting strong results in service satisfaction. Large runabout segment (20 to 29 feet) Cobalt ranks highest in the large runabout segment for a sixth consecutive time. Cobalt receives segment-leading scores in each of the seven factors of overall satisfaction, and performs particularly well in sales and service. Pontoon segment With substantial year-over-year improvements in customer satisfaction, Harris FloteBote receives its first award in the study, leading the pontoon boat segment with high ratings in six of the seven satisfaction factors. Ski/wakeboard segment Correct Craft ranks highest in the ski/wakeboard segment. Correct Craft, which has ranked highest in the ski/wakeboard segment each of the five years since the segment was added to the study, leads the segment in engine, ride and handling, sound system, and maintenance, and performs particularly well in sales satisfaction. full report The National Marine Manufacturers Association and Boating Writers International honored seven marine manufacturers yesterday morning for innovative achievement at the Miami International Boat Show.
HumminBird An Honorable Mention in the Consumer Electronics & Software category was also presented to Simrad’s
GB 60 Glass Bridge System.
I like this because I would be able to work on the bat clean it and
generally move around. Chris Craft
Now to the products we liked Lathan Cams
Night Vision
Technologies
The Navigator lets you clearly see channel FLIR also have a range of hand held thermal imaging devices, both monocular and binocular types Both FLIR & NVTi have demonstration video on their sites
Beautifully made chairs, for the discerning fisherman and practical too. Started in 1962 Murray started building their own chairs. Knowing of Ed Murray's accomplishments as a big game fisherman, especially big Tuna people started asking for similar ones for themselves.
Torqeedo is the IBEX 06 award winner in outboard category. The small electric outboard fits in backpack for storage or travel. Torqeedo has a 6lb lithium manganese battery the can be simply removed and charged. Total wt 27lbs. $1,600 for long or short shafts. There is a larger 6hp version for $2300 for short or long shafts. Environmentally friendly plus no need for gas, just a way
to charge.
Excellent way to keep in the shade where a bimini or dodger would not work. |
Trade Shows MAATS (Marine Aftermarket Association Trade
Show)
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In
the Consumer Electronics & Software
category, the judges selected Johnson Outdoors’ CannonLink. The
CannonLink module enables any Humminbird fishing system to simultaneously
or individually control the operation of up to six Cannon downriggers. The user can automatically deploy or retrieve outriggers, monitor downrigger depth off the bottom and view temperature at depth and speed through water. 
Way Marine Design’s
Glacier Bay’s Isle Runner
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