On Thu, 02 Oct 2003 21:15:30 GMT, "bomar" <bomar76 RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
>Sea Ray Boats, Mid-Atlantic Dealers Announce Post-Hurricane Recovery
>Initiatives
>Thursday October 2, 1:41 pm ET
>
>
>KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Following the devastation
>created by Hurricane Isabel, Sea Ray Boats and its Mid-Atlantic dealers have
>announced several initiatives designed to help local boating communities
>begin their recoveries.
>Hurricane-related losses to recreational boats alone were more than $150
>million, according to BoatUS.com , an industry organization. As a testament
>to the storm's fury, damage was widespread in the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac
>River watersheds, both far north of Isabel's North Carolina landfall.
>
>"We are particularly grateful that all the employees in our dealer network
>survived the storm safely," says Cynthia M. Trudell, president of Sea Ray
>Boats. "Boats and marinas can be replaced, but people cannot. At the same
>time, we wish to help the boating community to get back on its feet as
>quickly as possible and we are prepared to aid in several ways."
>
>Sea Ray's post-hurricane support includes:
>
>Sea Ray's five Mid-Atlantic dealers will sponsor free clinics in October to
>help boaters better recover from storm-related damage. Expert mechanics,
>fiberglass specialists, and surveyors will lead the clinics and will be
>available to answer boaters' questions regarding the maintenance and repair
>of their boats. In addition to this expert advice, Sea Ray and the
>participating dealers will donate $50 to the Red Cross on behalf of each
>clinic attendee.
>For boat owners who may have suffered a loss of or damage to their boat, Sea
>Ray will pay up to $5,000 towards the owner's insurance deductible with the
>purchase of a new Sea Ray. Sea Ray also will make a donation of $100 to the
>American Red Cross Hurricane Isabel Disaster Relief Fund for each boat sold
>through this program by December 31, 2003.
>For general information on any of these programs, boaters are encouraged to
>contact their participating dealers. Sea Ray dealers participating in this
>program are:
>
>DEALER PHONE
>
>Browning's Marine 757-460-2201 -- Clarks Landing Boat Sales 410-604-4300 --
>Gunpowder Cove Marina & Imperial Marine 410-679-5454 -- Prince William
>Marine Sales 703-550-9810 -- Sea Ray of Richmond 804-275-0250
>Trudell added, "We hope these efforts will in a small way assist the Mid-
>Atlantic boating community in getting back on the water to begin enjoying
>the beautiful natural assets this part of the country offers."
Interesting corporate decision, in light of the fact that one of my
neighbors in the marina was asked by a SR dealer to come and get his
boat (which was in for repair), because they didn't want to be
responsible for the boat during the storm.
Without the ability to trailer the boat and with the boat unseaworthy
he just left it with them. Wonder what the result would have been if
Isabel made a more direct hit on NC....
--
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