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Results from the ABBRA 2013 Compensation and Benefits Survey (Wage Rate Survey) Now Available
Fort Lauderdale, FL –August 19, 2013- Results from the American Boat Builders & Repairers Association (ABBRA) 2013 Compensation and Benefits Survey are now available. Survey data was collected from ABBRA members nationwide, along with local marine trade associations’ members, and additional participants from the marina and boatyard industry. The report entitled the ABBRA Compensation and… Continue reading
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ABBRA Member Sea Hawk Paints’ CEO, Erik Norrie Survives Shark Attack
All of us here at ABBRA would like to extend our best wishes for a speedy recovery to Sea Hawk Paints CEO, Erik Norrie who fell victim to a shark attack in the Bahamas last week. Sea Hawk Paints is a long standing member of ABBRA and are sponsors of the Boatyard Business Conference, which Erik attended this year. … Continue reading
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Members in the News: Morris Yachts Receives Safety Honor
Morris Yachts recently received the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) Award from the Maine Commissioner of Labor. The SHARP Award recognizes businesses that voluntarily undertake a rigorous safety program. Read more about their achievement over at Soundings Trade Only. Congratulations, Morris Yachts! Continue reading
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ABYC Releases Annual Update to the Standards and Technical Information Reports for Small Craft
The annual update to the STANDARDS AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION REPORTS FOR SMALL CRAFT by which boats are built and repaired was released August 1, by the American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC) in Supplement 53. For Supplement 53, ABYC Standard S-31 Environmental Considerations for Electric/Electronic Components Installed Onboard Boats was added. The following ABYC Standards were… Continue reading
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Members in the News: Jack Brewer and Brewer Yacht Yards
The August issue of Soundings Trade Only features an article on Jack Brewer and the 22 Brewer Yacht Yards. Read the article online at Soundings here. Continue reading
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Watch Now: Worm’s-Eye View of an F&S Sportfish Haul Out
The team at Saunders Yachtworks in Gulf Shores, Alabama set up a GoPro camera to capture the haul out of a 72-foot F&S Sportfish from a unique point of view. Check it out! Continue reading
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Sales and Use Tax Does Not Apply to Boats Docked in Connecticut Less Than 60 Days in a Calendar Year
A Connecticut Marine Trades Association (CMTA) bill recently signed by the governor eliminated sales and use taxes on a vessel if it will be docked in Connecticut for 60 or fewer days in a calendar year. That means any vessel, however owned and wherever registered. Another CMTA bill signed during this session repealed the luxury… Continue reading
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ABBRA Announces Theme & Dates for Annual Boatyard Business Conference
Fort Lauderdale, FL- The American Boat Builders & Repairers Association (ABBRA) is proud to announce the theme and dates for its upcoming 2014 Annual Boatyard Business Conference entitled “Reflect, Rethink, Refocus: Business Leadership for Tomorrow’s Boat Building and Repair Industry.” The conference will be held January 22-24, 2014 at the B Ocean Hotel on Fort Lauderdale… Continue reading
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Ethanol Mandate Repealed in Florida
A Florida state lawmaker’s effort to repeal a requirement that all gasoline sold in the state have some ethanol in it has succeeded with the passage of a bill Gov. Rick Scott signed last Friday. Read more over at Soundings Trade Only. Continue reading
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American Boating Congress Report
This June’s issue of Soundings Trade Only contains a nice article on last month’s American Boating Congress (ABC) in Washington, D.C. For the full report: Read it here. Continue reading
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