September 2006
Dock Crawl
I was very happy to see a full parking lot last weekend. Don't waste those sunny days folks! The water is still warm and the fall foliage is just gorgeous. We found lots of new boaters this month and they are already adding to the atmosphere around here. The Dock Crawl put on by the Northern Virginia Boaters Group was fantastic last Saturday. We got just good enough weather that the band started up around 5 PM. They played until well after dark and we had about 75 people in attendance. Food was served potluck and boy oh boy was it good! We also found out that 9 people can sleep in the forward berth of a 330. Thanks to Mike and Marylin for the research and thanks to them, the Lynch's, Ballingers, and all the people who pitched in to make it fun.
Ethanol-Blended Gasoline
Many people have called in concerned about ethanol in their fuel. To me the only real serious situation is with my old boat "Hardshell" because she has a fiberglass fuel tank. For the rest of us, Volvo Penta's bulletin dated May 2006, downloadable in pdf format, will reassure and give us guidelines.
Update 10/3/06: Mike Samphilipo sent me an excellent link to Mercury Marine's explanation about ethanol issues.
R&R
I'll be on vacation the week of Sept. 23–Oct. 1 but when I get back we'll have a new newsletter containing photos of the Dock Crawl, reviews of the new models from Chaparral and Cobalt, and downloadable winterization menus. Those will be mailed on or about 9/25. Be sure to get your sheets in to Terry ASAP and call or email with questions.
That's all for now!
Joe
BOATS IN STOCK/ON ORDER as of 9/20/06:
2006 CHAPARRAL
180, 210, 216, 240 demo
2006 COBALT
200 demo, 220,
250
2007 CHAPARRAL
204, 210, 215, 276SSX, 240,270 (was 276 Sig),290, 310
2007 COBALT
240, 272
ON ORDER:
CHAPARRAL
190, 214, 236SSX, 246SSi. 256SSX, 275SSX, 330, 350 Hardtop
COBALT
222, 232, 252, 282
Contact Information
Joe Hoffmaster—Sales Manager, General Manager, Sales Specialist new boats. M, T,W, and F
8am-4pm, Sat 10am-4pm.
Martha Hoffmaster—Chief Financial Officer; M, T, Th and F 8:30am-11am, 12:30pm-3pm.
Judy Chilcot—Accounts Receivables, billing questions, and boat sales; M-F 8:30am-4pm.
Terry Verity—Service Writer
Jeff Atwood—Parts Manager, Parts and service questions, Sales Specialist; M-F; 8am-4pm.
Charles Hedrick—Sales Specialist; M, W, Th, and F 8:30am-4pm; Sat 10am-4pm; Sun Noon-4pm or by appointment.
Tracey Crowell—Parts and Accessories; M-F 9:30am-4:30pm. Weekends by appointment only.
Sam Childress—Lead Tech/Foreman M-F; 8am-4pm.
David Brigante—Delivery Specialist, compliance, ship's sytems M-F; 8am-4pm.
John Louisor—Marine Coatings specialist, lead lift operator, ship's systems M-F; 8am-4pm.
Dave McMillan—Volvo Penta Certified Tech, Fiberglass Repair, ship's systems M-F; 8am-4pm.
Jon Hanner—Volvo Penta Certified Tech, Electronics and Electrical Specialist M-F; 8am-4pm.
For Service and parts orders and follow-up, call Terry or Jeff. On the weekends leave Terry notes. Parts order forms and work order forms are located on the parts counter. Anybody in the store can assist you with this.
To put your boat up on brokerage or to get a value call Chuck.
If you have a question about your bill call Judy.
