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Mississippi River flooding washed out a boat show in Muscatine, Iowa, that was scheduled for May 13-14. More...

Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill.), along with Rep. Tim Walz of (D-Minn.) and Rep. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), recently introduced legislation to eliminate taxpayer subsidies for yachts. More...

The Marine Trades Association of New Jersey recently held its annual awards dinner and elected its 2011-12 officers and directors. More...

Industry veteran John "Walkabout" Sisson, of Lenoir City, Tenn., died on April 29. He was 44. More...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently reopened to commercial and recreational fishing 1,041 square miles of Gulf waters immediately surrounding the Deepwater Horizon wellhead, just east of Louisiana. More...

Tokyo-based Koden Electronics Co. and New York-based Si-Tex Marine Electronics announced an agreement through which Si-Tex will handle all sales, service and customer support functions for Koden products across the United States. More...

WOBURN, Mass. - West Marine held the grand opening of its first flagship store in Massachusetts Thursday with a media luncheon and events that will continue through the weekend. More...

Defender Industries, one of the largest inflatable boat dealers in North America, is launching its own line of inflatable boats for the recreational and first responder markets. More...

The American Boat Builders & Repairers Association is raising concerns about a proposed California bill that would make it unlawful to manufacture, sell or distribute marine antifouling paints that contain copper in the state after Jan. 1, 2015. More...

A man faces up to 35 years in prison after pleading guilty to 33 charges related to selling boats at Smith Mountain Lake, Va. More...

A man faces up to 35 years in prison after pleading guilty to 33 charges related to selling boats at Smith Mountain Lake, Va. More...

Consumer confidence improved slightly in April, according to data released this morning. More...

Garmin signed a letter of intent for the proposed acquisition of Garmin Distribution Africa (Pty) Ltd., the distributor of Garmin's automotive, outdoor recreation, fitness and marine products in Southern Africa. More...

Scout Boats incorporated a build-a-boat feature into its new website and instituted a new sales incentive for the spring months, the company announced. More...

Marinas.com purchased Geowake.com, an online charting source, as part of its plan to provide boaters and business owners solutions across the web and mobile platforms, the company announced. More...

Mariner's Choice International, a Florida manufacturer of ecologically safe products for the marine and other industry segments, signed a sales representative agreement with champion fisherman David Chong. More...

John Kuney was named regional sales executive for Eco-Clad antifouling bottom paint and has responsibility for growing the sales of Eco-Clad for the parent company, Luritek Inc. in Florida, the company announced. More...

Gulf Coast Community Bank has taken over the Pensacola Beach Marina after the Florida Panhandle property was not sold Tuesday in an auction. More...

Marquis Yachts is expanding its product line to include small, portable offices for National Guard recruiters. More...

A New Jersey reporter was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in feature writing Monday for "The Wreck of The Lady Mary," an investigation into the mysterious sinking in 2009 of a commercial fishing boat off the coast of Cape May. More...