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Correct Craft Buys Indmar

Staff — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 18:17:28 +0000

Correct Craft announced the acquisition of Indmar Marine Engines, a pioneer and leader in the inboard marine engine segment. Courtesy Correct Craft

Today, Correct Craft announced the acquisition of Indmar Marine Engines, a pioneer and leader in the inboard marine engine segment with a hard-earned reputation for delivering world-class quality and reliability. Indmar will be operated by Correct Craft subsidiary Liberty Technologies which also manages PCM Engines, Crusader Engines, Levitator Engines, and Velvet Drive Transmissions.

While an important new member of Correct Craft’s portfolio of brands, Indmar will continue to operate independently, retaining its own brand and team members. Indmar will remain operating from its world headquarters in Millington, TN, while continuing to supply its boat-building manufacturers and network of dealers.

For over half a century, Indmar has been focused on the future, introducing new innovations and technologies that have enabled the sport and the industry to progress and grow. From the early adoption of fuel-injected engines to the introduction of green technologies that reduce exhaust emissions, Indmar has embraced opportunities to make its products better, improving the environment and the lives of boating enthusiasts and families across the world.

Chuck Rowe, former President of Indmar Marine Engines, commented, “I am proud of the company and brand that our family has built. The acquisition by Correct Craft provides significant opportunities for long-term growth while continuing to build and honor my family’s legacy; However, most importantly, the acquisition with Correct Craft provides additional security and opportunity for our employees, boat building partners, and network of dealers.” Rowe added, “There could not be a better company to sell our business to than Correct Craft. The values and culture of Correct Craft are one-of-a-kind, and I know Indmar is in good hands.”

Liberty Technologies President Mark McKinney stated, “We are excited to welcome the Indmar team into our Liberty Technologies family.” McKinney added, “The Rowe family has done an extraordinary job of leading Team Indmar and making outstanding advancements in the inboard marine industry. Though Chuck Rowe’s shoes will be hard to fill, I am excited about the opportunity to continue the legacy of Indmar and to work with the team to support and provide additional features, products, and opportunities that will elevate Indmar and their OEMs to new heights.”

CEO of Correct Craft, Bill Yeargin, stated, “I am tremendously happy to have Indmar join us as a part of the Correct Craft family. Chuck and his father have built a phenomenal company that resulted in both men’s induction into the Marine Industry Hall of Fame. I appreciate the trust they have placed in our team, and we will do our best to meet and exceed their expectations.”

Yeargin added, “Indmar has a strong team whom we respect greatly. We are excited to continue providing Indmar’s customers with products well beyond what we can imagine. We are looking forward to an exciting future!”

About Indmar Marine Engines
Indmar is the world’s largest privately held manufacturer of gasoline-powered inboard marine engines. Indmar has a pedigree going back nearly 51 years in the inboard marine industry and a proud tradition of pointing the way forward. Indmar was the first inboard manufacturer to deliver fuel injection, and custom-calibrated engines and the first to produce an inboard engine with a catalyzed exhaust, which is now the industry standard. Today, this legendary brand delivers an inimitable mix of unrivaled performance, meticulous craftsmanship, and ground-breaking innovations – charting a course for others to follow. Indmar operates advanced manufacturing facilities in the U.S. with distribution centers in Millington, TN, Merced, CA and Clarkston, WA. For more information, please visit www.indmar.com.

About Correct Craft
Celebrating 97 years of excellence in the marine industry, Correct Craft is a Florida-based company with global operations. Focused on “Making Life Better,” the Correct Craft family includes Nautique, Centurion, Supreme, Bass Cat, Yar-Craft, SeaArk, Parker, and Ingenity boat companies, Pleasurecraft Engine Group, Indmar Marine Engines, Velvet Drive Transmissions, Watershed Innovation and Aktion Parks. For more information, please visit www.correctcraft.com.

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Five Founding Fathers of Recreational Boating

Pete McDonald — Fri, 03 Aug 2018 23:36:54 +0000

Whether you plan on spending the day cruising, fishing or shredding, you have many people to thank for the lifestyle you enjoy on the water. Now is as good a time as any to pay homage to a few of the founding fathers of modern boating. Here are five people who helped create the world of boating as we know it today.

Ole Evinrude

The story goes that Ole Evinrude conceived of the first outboard after slow-going rowing caused his wife’s ice cream to melt. Courtesy BRP Evinrure

With outboard power exceedingly popular aboard all types of recreational boats, every boater owes a debt of gratitude to Ole Evinrude and, apparently, to melted ice cream. The story goes that Evinrude had been picnicking with his wife on Okauchee Lake in Wisconsin, when he rowed to shore to get her ice cream. By the time he returned to their picnic spot, it had melted, inspiring the machinist and combustion-engine tinkerer to create a small boat engine. In 1907, he came up with the first transom-mounted gasoline outboard motor, a 1.5 hp rig made of brass and steel. He first started selling them to the public in 1909.

Evinrude E-TEC G2

The E-Tec G2 engines produce at least 100 times more horsepower than Ole Evinrude’s original outboard, ranging from 150 to 300 hp. While most of the competition has embraced four-stroke technology, Evinrude’s direct-injection two-stroke engines produce a ton of torque while still meeting modern emissions standards and, according to our test data, matching fuel economy and sound levels. Courtesy BRP Evinrure

Protecting his efforts, Evinrude applied for and received a patent for his invention in 1911 — U.S. patent number 1,001,260, awarded to the newly formed Evinrude Motor Corporation. In 1913, he sold his share of the company to his business partner and took a five-year hiatus from building engines. Then, in 1919, he returned to improve his original design, developing a 3 hp outboard made of aluminum that weighed in at 48 pounds. He tried to sell the idea to his old company. When they declined, he formed the Evinrude Light Twin Outboard company to produce it.

Ole Evinrude and ELTO joined forces with his old business and the Johnson Motor Company to form the Outboard Marine Company in 1929, which pushed outboard design to create a small-boat revolution. Today, Bombardier Recreational Products owns Evinrude, which is still the leader in two-stroke outboard technology.

Rudolf Diesel

In choosing compression over combustion, Diesel provided an efficient means to produce high torque at low rpm. ITAR-TASS News Agency / Alamy Stock Photo

Whether installed aboard offshore battlewagons in chase of pelagic species or sedate trawlers looking to venture to distant islands, the diesel is a vital component to long-distance boating. When he invented the compression engine, Rudolf Diesel altered the course of history in terms of commercial shipping and trucking and even aviation. The ability to cruise long distances under power for fun is really just a happy byproduct, but one we boaters couldn’t do without.

Yanmar 3JH40

Common rail technology, which uses an electronic control module to control fuel injection to the cylinders via a high-pressure fuel “rail,” has dramatically improved diesel efficiency while also helping cut noise, vibration and emissions. Yanmar’s new 3JH40 won a National Marine Manufacturers Association Innovation Award as the world’s smallest common rail diesel. The three-cylinder diesel produces 40 hp at 3,000 rpm while weighing in at 423 pounds. Courtesy Yanmar

Diesel, a German engineer, began working to design a more efficient engine than the prevailing steam engines of the day, which wasted most of their energy during combustion. Diesel came up with the compression engine. Rather than igniting fuel in the piston via spark as in a gasoline combustion engine, diesels use the pistons to compress air in the cylinder, generating intense heat that ignites the diesel fuel. He received a patent for his idea of a “rational heat motor” in 1893 and introduced his single-cylinder 25 hp four-stroke engine in 1897. As Diesel himself explained, “Because the air is compressed, the combustion temperature is higher, and the gases will expand more after combustion, applying more pressure to the piston and crankshaft.”

The diesel engine proved far more efficient and could produce high torque at low rpm, making it ideal for moving heavy loads over long distances. It’s also perfect for pushing a 50-foot sport-fisherman through rollers in the inlet on the way out to the billfish grounds.

Jim Wynne

Jim Wynne brought the idea of the sterndrive to Volvo Penta, which built them for production and changed the face of recreational boating. Courtesy Volvo Penta

While Ole Evinrude — and later Carl Kiekhaefer of Mercury — brought recreational boating to the masses with outboard power in the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s, an industry executive and racing enthusiast changed the game again with his popularization of the sterndrive, also known as the inboard/outboard. Ironically, Wynne was working for Kiekhaefer when he helped develop the first sterndrive engine. According to Mercury’s own history, Wynne worked for Mercury from 1953 until 1958. It was there that Wynne worked in secret on the design of the sterndrive, under the direction of the famous Mercury executive Charles Strang, who actually first conceived of the idea in 1948. Kiekhaefer had originally rejected the concept, so Strang worked on it with Wynne in secret. In 1958, Wynne left Mercury and began assembling a sterndrive prototype out of outboard parts in his garage in Miami. Later, Wynne traveled to Sweden to present the idea directly to Volvo Penta’s president, who liked it enough to reach a licensing agreement with him.

Volvo Penta Forward Drive

In response to the increasing popularity of wakesurfing and the demand for more affordable family boats with that capability, Volvo Penta did a 180-degree take on the original Aquamatic, putting the props in front of the lower unit. The Forward Drive is an adaptation of the tractor drive, which uses the propeller system to pull, rather than push, the boat through the water. With the props tucked 21 inches farther forward than with a rear-facing sterndrive, the Forward Drive lets surfers shred safely behind any boat. Courtesy Volvo Penta

At the New York Boat Show in 1959, Wynne publicly introduced the first Volvo Penta Aquamatic sterndrive, paired with an 80 hp engine block. An enthusiastic boat racer, Wynne also worked with Don Aronow to help build what eventually became the venerable Donzi Sweet 16. Mercury joined the party in 1961, and sterndrives started winning over boaters. Over the next decade, boat-racing enthusiasts began to phase out outboard power in favor of sterndrive applications because the design allowed builders to mount bigger, more powerful engine blocks directly into the hull and couple them with the drive. In terms of horsepower, outboards at the time just couldn’t compete. Soon gasoline sterndrive applications became synonymous with boats, from the family runabout up to the midsize cruiser, and racing would never look back.

Leo Bentz

Bentz’s development of the first fiberglass ski boat revolutionized water skiing due to its minimized wakes and straight tracking. Courtesy Zenon Bilas

Before there was wakeboarding and wakesurfing and wakeskating and whatever comes next, there was water skiing. Ralph Samuelson invented the sport on a Minnesota lake in 1922, and learning to get up on twin skis behind the family boat soon became a waterborne rite of passage. The beauty of water skiing is that you can do it behind almost any boat, but to ski at the highest levels, you need the perfect ski boat. And this is where Leo Bentz comes into the picture.

Super Air Nautique G23

After decades of trying to make the wake as small as possible, Nautique now builds boats that can produce the biggest, cleanest wakes for wakeboarding and wakesurfing. The Nautique Surf System (NSS) produces an epic wave with just the push of a button, which deploys surf plates that increase the G23’s displacement and help sculpt the wake. It also has state-of-the-art steering assist and ballast controls from the touchscreen dash. Courtesy Correct Craft

For decades, premier skiers preferred to be pulled behind flat-bottomed wooden boats with inboard power; the centered engine and shallow draft allowed for a steadier pull with a smaller wake. Seeking a competitive advantage in top-level skiing, Bentz designed the first fiberglass inboard ski boat in Miami in 1957, naming it the Ski Nautique. He presented the idea to fellow Florida boatbuilder Walter C. Meloon of Correct Craft, which had become famous for building troop transport boats during World War II. Meloon initially rejected Bentz’s idea, saying (as legend has it) that he’d never seen a “fiberglass tree.”

Bentz kept working on his Ski Nautique design and reintroduced the idea to Meloon in 1961. This time, Correct Craft agreed to buy the Nautique molds from Bentz and began production. And thus, in 1961, the 18-foot Ski Nautique, powered by either a 185 hp or 215 hp Interceptor inboard, sold for up to $3,845. As the original brochure says, the Nautique’s “special hull design gives an exceptionally low wake at jumping and slalom speeds and a perfect wake for wake tricks at slow speeds.”

C. Raymond Hunt

C. Raymond Hunt was a design genius whose creation of the deep-V hull allowed for faster planing boats with better seakeeping in seas. Courtesy Hunt Yachts and Hunt Design

Perhaps no person has had more of an impact on modern boating than C. Raymond Hunt, the naval architect credited with designing the first deep-V hull. The Duxbury, Massachusetts, native began working with sail- and lobster-boat designs in the 1930s and experimenting with deeper deadrise hulls for powerboats in the 1940s. But it was his construction of a 23-foot wooden tender in 1958, which featured a 24-degree transom deadrise, lifting strakes and hard chines, as well as a sharper keel and forefoot, that many credit as the first true deep-V. From there a revolution in powerboat design began. The deep-V design allowed boats to knife through the water, creating a smoother, more seaworthy ride.

Hunt Yachts 32 CC

Today, Hunt Yachts, originally founded by C. Raymond Hunt and Associates, is owned by the Hinckley Yacht Company, and it is still producing boats in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. The 32 CC is a beautiful entry into the large center console genre. With a 22-degree transom deadrise and beautiful lines and craftsmanship, it honors the Hunt performance legacy in an efficient and amenity-laden package. Courtesy Hunt Yachts and Hunt Design

In 1960, Dick Bertram built the Hunt-designed Moppie, a 31-footer based on that original tender, that he used to win the then-famous Miami-Nassau Race. Bertram turned that boat into the venerated Bertram 31, a fiberglass production model that is still coveted by classic-boat enthusiasts to this day.

But it’s not just the Bertram. Hunt also helped design the original 13-foot Boston Whaler in 1957. His design firm, C. Raymond Hunt and Associates, which he founded in 1966 with John Deknatel (who’s still at the helm), is credited for designs produced by numerous renowned builders, including Chris-Craft, Grady-White, Robalo, Southport, Grand Banks, Four Winns, Cruisers, Regal and many more.

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SUPER AIR NAUTIQUE G23 WINS WAKESURF AND WAKEBOARD BOAT OF THE YEAR

Boating Staff — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 10:41:49 +0000

ORLANDO, FL (September 6, 2017)– The riders have spoken once again and the Super Air Nautique G23 has been honored during the WakeWorld Riders Choice Awards for both Wakeboarding Boat of the Year and Wakesurfing Boat of the Year in 2017!

Super Air Nautique G23 Courtesy Nautique

Voted on by riders, surfers and industry enthusiasts across the globe, the WakeWorld Riders Choice Awards are a true representation of the voice of watersports. Over the course of the Riders Choice Awards, the G23 has the longest standing consecutive wins in the both disciplines of the Boat of the Year awards.

The now 4X Wakesurf and 5X Wakeboard boat of the year consecutively, the Super Air Nautique G23 stands alone at the top of the towed watersports boat world. From beginner to pro, the G23 continues to stand alone and dominate in terms of wakeboard performance, wakesurf performance and an overall exceptional product to the customer. As the industry’s gold standard, the G23 pushes the boundaries of both sports and is the clear choice of riders everywhere. No other boat in the history of the sport of wakeboarding has had more firsts behind it than the iconic G23.

Along with the Super Air Nautique G23’s accomplishments during the WakeWorld Riders Choice Awards, two Nautique athletes, Noah Flegel and Meagan Ethell, took home top honors in their respective disciplines. Noah Flegel won the Wakesurfer of the Year award, while Meagan Ethell won the Female Wakeboarder of the Year. Both Nautique athletes train behind the history-making G23 and had an incredible 2017 season.

“I could not be happier to see the Super Air Nautique G23 win both the Wakesurf and Wakeboard Boat of the Year categories again, but then to also have two Nautique athletes honored for their accomplishments is just amazing,” said Nautique President Greg Meloon. “To witness all of our team’s hard work on the G23 be recognized is incredible, but to back it up with what our athletes do behind the boat really resonates with us and customers everywhere.”

About Nautique Boat Company

Celebrating 93 years of excellence in the marine industry, Nautique is a subsidiary of Correct Craft and has been on the waters of the world with a passion for innovation since 1925. Nautique is known to push the envelope of possibility on the water, and our owners have come to expect nothing but the absolute best. The Ski Nautique 200 has changed waterskiing with 25 world records, the G-Series has won numerous awards for wakeboard boat and wakesurf boat of the year while unlocking new possibilities in wakeboarding and wakesurfing, and our GS-Series has given families endless days on the water without compromise. Through our Nautique Cares initiatives we’re dedicated to not only making a difference on the water, but to people in need around the world. The world’s best ski boat, world’s best wake boat, and a company that cares. To learn more visit Nautique.com

About Correct Craft

Celebrating 93 years of excellence in the marine industry, Correct Craft is a Florida-based company with global operations. The Correct Craft family includes Nautique, Centurion, Supreme, Bass Cat, Yar-Craft, SeaArk, and Bryant boat companies, Pleasurecraft Engine Group, and Aktion Parks. For more information please visit www.correctcraft.com

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CORRECT CRAFT EMPLOYEES SERVE IN HAITI

Boating Staff — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 22:17:30 +0000

ORLANDO, FL (July 5, 2017) – This past week 30 employees from several Correct Craft companies travelled to Pignon, Haiti, on an employee service trip. The employees left June 30th and returned July 3rd.

Employee volunteers from Correct Craft and its various subsidiaries (Nautique, Centurion, Supreme, SeaArk, Bass Cat, and Yar-Craft) banded together to help the residents of Pignon, Haiti, an extremely poverty stricken community Correct Craft

For four days, employee volunteers from Correct Craft and its various subsidiaries (Nautique, Centurion, Supreme, SeaArk, Bass Cat, and Yar-Craft) banded together to help the residents of Pignon, Haiti, an extremely poverty stricken community. During the trip, Correct Craft employees served a community camp by painting a large residence building, constructing soccer goals, building new seating benches for a gathering space, and making much needed electrical repairs. The Correct Craft team also purchased and distributed food to over one hundred families in the community.

This recent trip is one of many taken by Correct Craft employees over the past ten years to serve in various communities around the world. Previous trips have included Correct Craft employees serving in Cambodia, India, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, and throughout Central America and the Caribbean.

SeaArk President Steve Henderson, attending his first Correct Craft service trip commented, “As one of the newest Correct Craft companies our employees were excited to support this important initiative. We have been working on service projects in our local community in Arkansas, but it was a real honor to serve the people of Pignon, alongside Correct Craft and some of our sister companies.”

Also joining the group in Haiti was Nautique President Greg Meloon who stated, “For several years Nautique employees have served both locally and globally as part of our Nautique Cares initiative. It was exciting to see them once again volunteer by helping the people of Pignon, Haiti.”

Bill Yeargin, President and CEO of Correct Craft, stated, “Over the past ten years our employees have travelled the globe serving the less fortunate and this trip to Haiti was definitely one of our best experiences.” Yeargin added, “I am so incredibly honored to work with such an amazing group of people who truly care and want to help people around the world. Correct Craft and its companies truly have an exceptional culture of Making Life Better!”

About Correct Craft

Celebrating 92 years of excellence in the marine industry, Correct Craft is a Florida-based company with global operations. The Correct Craft family includes Nautique, Centurion, Supreme, Bass Cat, Yar-Craft, SeaArk, and Bryant boat companies, Pleasurecraft Marine Engine Group, and Aktion Parks. For more information please visit www.correctcraft.com

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MARK MCKINNEY APPOINTED PLEASURECRAFT ENGINE GROUP PRESIDENT

Boating Staff — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 05:31:16 +0000

LITTLE MOUNTAIN, SC (October 5, 2015) – Mark McKinney has been appointed President of Pleasurecraft Engine Group (Pleasurecraft), following the recent retirement of long-time President, Chuck Thurman. Pleasurecraft is the manufacturer of PCM, Crusader, Challenger, and Levitator Engines.

McKinney joined Pleasurecraft in 1991 and after a brief time working in customer service was promoted to Vice President of Operations, where he has served for the last 20 years.

During his time as Vice President, McKinney’s commitment to engineering, innovation, and his passion for the marine industry resulted in multiple patents awarded to Pleasurecraft. He credits his contributions to the company’s success to his management experience, technical knowledge, and his overall love for water sports.

McKinney’s plans for the future of the company are rooted in its tradition of developing and innovating new products with exclusive features while delivering the quality, durability, and reliability for which Pleasurecraft is known.

“I am excited to help our team build upon Pleasurecraft’s incredible legacy,” stated McKinney. “The support we receive from our parent company, Correct Craft, is allowing us to grow and will take us far beyond where we could have ever dreamed,” added McKinney.

Correct Craft CEO Bill Yeargin stated, “I am thrilled to appoint Mark to this new position. The future of Pleasurecraft is bright and we all look forward to working with Mark in his new role.” “We are committed to building on the outstanding legacy of Pleasurecraft Engine Group and each of the company’s outstanding brands,” Yeargin added.

Pleasurecraft Engine Group, owned by Correct Craft, manufactures four engine brands, PCM, Crusader, Challenger, and Levitator, from its headquarters in Little Mountain, South Carolina. For forty years Pleasurecraft has led the industry in providing the highest quality, most innovative inboard engines, backed with exceptional service.

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Correct Craft Crossover 216V

Boating Staff — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:00:00 +0000

If you’ve been around boats, then you know the Correct Craft, or Nautique, name. The originator of the inboard ski boat is a perennial winner of customer-satisfaction awards due in large part to a methodical development process. Such was the case with the new 216V, which took years of fine-tuning to blend family-cruising comfort with precise pulls for water sports. This new Crossover also introduces a few innovations to the Nautique brand, like rotating speakers and board racks on an angular wakeboard tower that itself is mounted to a deck with new lines. The helm design, from the instrument panel to the throttle, is one of the best you’ll find on a 21-foot bowrider.

Vital Stats * Length Overall: 20’11” * Beam: 7’11” * Passenger Capacity: 3,900 lb. * Fuel Capacity: 46 gal. * NMMA Certified: Yes

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Correct Craft Crossover 226 Team

Matthew Hickman — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:00:00 +0000

The Crossover 226 is a new addition to the Correct Craft portfolio for 2008. With 875 pounds of optional ballast (the most weight the company offers), the Flight Control Tower on the Team Edition and seating for 12, it’s already making its mark among water-sports insiders. The Crossover 226 caters to comfort seekers, with a step down to the platform and a rounded bow with filler cushion. One of my favorite features is the bucket seat on the passenger side that fully swivels, making it the best seat in the boat. Correct Craft offers a 390-horsepower motor, and its easy-riding wakes make it a great choice for all levels of wakeboarding.

Length: 22’6.5″
Beam: 8′.5″
Dry Weight: 4,100 lb.

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