Meet Katie Malik, Gig Harbor Boat Works
Founded in 1986, Gig Harbor Boat Works (GHBW) builds fiberglass rowboats and sailing dinghies from 8-17 feet in length. As the daughter of founder Dave Robertson (now retired), Katie grew up around small craft boats, and subsequently worked behind the scenes of the f amily business for over 20 years. She stepped up to the role of general manager […]
Generate More Leads at the Seattle Boat Show – Sponsorship Opportunities Available
Sponsorship packages are now available for the 2024 Seattle Boat Show. They are designed to give sponsors recognition leading up to and during the event. With a slate of new events, activities and promotions, we have something for every budget. Of special note, we are designing a self-guided video tour of the indoor portion of […]
Seattle Boat Show Key Dates for Exhibitors
Show layouts for Lumen Field, with indoor booth assignments, will be published on Friday, November 10. Look for an email reminder and a link to the exhibitor website page in this week’s Exhibitor Update. Show layout and slip assignments for Bell Harbor will be available in January. If you have a specific location preference that was not […]
NMTA Health Trust Q&A – Thursday, November 30
Please join us for a live 45-minute Zoom meeting about health insurance on Thursday, November 30 at 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Chris Gorey, President of Capital Benefit Group (third party administrator for the NMTA Health Trust) will start the meeting with a 20-minute overview of Association Health Plans (AHP) and discuss frequently asked questions […]
House Speaker Laurie Jinkins Attends Inaugural Tacoma Legislative Reception
Last month’s Tacoma Boating Industry Legislative Reception inside Foss Landing Marina’s dry storage facility, and co-hosted with NMMA, was a resounding success. It was well attended by members who got to hear from and mingle with House Speaker Laurie Jinkins, Representative Jake Fey, Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier, Pierce County Councilmember Dave Morell and Port […]
Meet Bob Holloway, Union Marine
Bob is the General Manager of Union Marine’s Fife and Pacific Nautiques locations. Union Marine is Seattle’s authorized boat dealer for Bayliner, Bennington, Boston Whaler, Heyday, MasterCraft, Nautique and Sea Ray with four locations in Puget Sound — Bellingham, Fife, Issaquah and Seattle. A seasoned veteran of the boating business, Bob joined Union Marine last […]
New Testing Requirements for Travelifts and Boat Hoists
mailto:LNIcranes@Lni.wa.govIn April 2022, the Department of Labor and Industries released a directive that categorized travelifts and boat hoists as cranes for the purpose of inspection and testing. Per the directive, travelifts/boat hoists must have a load test completed once before April 6th, 2024, and once every four years following that. Load testers must have proper […]
CSR Marine Prevents Zebra Mussel-Infected Boat from Launching
Congratulations to the eagle-eyed team at CSR Marine. Earlier this month, CSR offloaded a boat and their Travelift operators spotted zebra mussels on the hull. CSR immediately notified WDFW who came out within 24 hours and decontaminated the vessel. They removed several hundred mussels. The vessel had previously been inspected at the borders for Wyoming, Oregon and […]
Q3 Boat Sales: Brokerage Registrations Up in Value and Units; New Dealer Registrations Down Slightly
August and September new and brokerage boat registration data for Washington state was added to the University of Washington Sea Grant Recreation Boat Sales Dashboard last week. The Department of Licensing registration data shows Q3 brokerage registrations (used dealer) up an impressive 18.2% in value and up 5.0% in units compared to the Q3 2022. The Department of Licensing registration data […]
