Updates and Major Additions Archive 1
April 1997 - June 1998
We used to maintain a separate Industry News Page (June 1997- 17 August 1998). It involved considerable duplication of this page and was discontinued. If you are interested in events occurring in that time frame, you might wish to review it as well as this page. If you are looking for a more current event, try the current Updates Page.
30 June 1998
Major update and verification of all the links on the site.
29 June 1998
Added press release on Toyota Marine Sports web site to Toyota Page. Added link to boat links page.
Created California Bowen
Bill (MTBE) page on the bill banning use of two-stroke outboards in drinking water supplies
and retail sale of two-stroke outboards.
Added coverage of OMC's new 3 year $150 million line of revolving credit to OMC page
Added Supreme Court ruling "Ex- Employees Can Testify" to Legal Desk. This may have application to David Jones being able to be used as a witness against Brunswick in anti-trust and product liability suits.
8 January 1998
Updated Toyota Folder to include announcement that Maritec (Gambler Bass Boats) would be building its new ski boat.
Created Suzuki News Page and added info about their "Gimme Six" promotion program.
Added story of Brunswick's Nov 13 acquisition of Hammer Strength Equipment to our Brunswick Page. Story also includes a discussion of recent BC acquisition practices.
Added Brunwick "Classic Case" FTC page. The FTC recently made the Brunswick/Yamaha joint venture case a "classic case" for discussion of joint venture anti-trust law.
8 December 1997
Posted Brunswick's announcement an FTC Probe into possible antitrust violations of Brunswick (MerCruiser) stern drive sale practices.
Added page covering boating accident killing 6 in Ft. Lauderdale FL. Speed boat sliced a cabin crusier and killed all 6 on board very late 24 November.
Added note to Industry NewsPage about Genmar moving up in Forbes list of 500 largest private companies to position #340.
Added Distributor Sales Rep Job Opening to Jobs Folder.
21 October 1997
Added listing of APIME (Asia Pacific International Marine Exposition - Hong Kong 9-12 July, 1998) to Boat Show Folder.
18 October 1997
Mercury PerformanceCraft (Mercury Marine) announced the availability of many skilled professionals from the closing of its PWC operation in Hartford Wisconsin. We posted their "official letter" announcing many of the types of professionals available that also included contact information.
Added Weather Folder to cover relationships of the industry with the weather, obtain weather forecasts, and especially to cover the current projected weather patterns from El Nino. El Nino could be a very strong force in the boating industry in the coming year.
27 August 1997
Added two articles about Detroit Diesel extending their offer for OMC stock (26 Aug Dow Jones Newswire and 27 August Wall Street Journal) to the Detroit Diesel / OMC Page
Added PWC Accident Study Page to report on the AMA Journal's 27 August report on PWC Injuries
Added the partial sinking of the Steamboat, "Belle" in Louisville KY on 24 August 1997 to the accidents folder
25 August 1997
Added actual job posting to the recent Suzuki job listing for a District Technical Service Manager in our Jobs Folder
23 August 1997
Added two listing to Jobs Folder. Mercruiser is hiring production workers and Suzuki is looking for someone in tech service.
Added new Yamaha web site info (new North American Yamaha web site, new European Yamaha web site, Yamaha Japan boat page, Yamaha Japan commercial fishing boat page, and Yamaha Japan engine page info to:
Boating Links Page
Power Boat Links Page
Engine Section of Other Links Page
Announced the new North American and European sites on the news page
Made the North Amercian and European sites our Web Sites of the Week for 4 August 1997
29 July 1997
Added Coast Guard Request for input on boating regs press release to our Regulations Desk.
Added coverage of Charlevoix Michigan Fireworks explosion 26 July to barge fireworks page
Added several links to Japanese News Resources to Japan section on Other Useful Links Page
Added several News Links to News section of Other Useful Links Page
18 June 1997
Added OMC agreement to purchase engines from Suzuki to Industry News page and created a separate OMC/Suzuki Page for additional coverage of this major news.
Added Brunswick Lifecycle FTC Advertsing Problem article to Brunswick file.
Added SWBC's upcoming book on the Recreational Craft Directive to the training section of the CE mark Folder
Added MerCruiser job posting for "Administrative Support Specialist" to our Jobs Folder.
Moved earlier job posting "gifs" off the jobs page and installed separate links to display them.
16 June 1997
Added large folder of information on the CE mark program (European Recreational Craft Directive 94/25/EC) that goes into effect on boats sold in Europe in exactly one year - 16 June 1998.
Alphabetized the "Folders"
12 June 1997
added marine computer firm job posting to Jobs Folder
added several comments from water ski newsgroup to "Open Letter to Manufacturers" ski boat engine comments in rec.boats newsgroup.
2 April 1997 Japan Desk was added to our Desk Group to allow our Japanese guest to feel more welcome and to allow us to learn more about their influence on the industry.
