For those Cabo Yachts vessels out of warranty, we are proud to announce that we will be partnering with Sam’s Marine, an experienced parts distributor with locations in central North Carolina and South Florida (behind the Fort Lauderdale airport between State Road 84 / Marina Mile and Griffin Road). Sam’s Marine will now be carrying a full line of genuine replacement parts and they are authorized to source parts for older models and vessels no longer in warranty.

Sam’s Marine contact information is toll free, 1-800-678-9230 or you can reach them via their website www.samsmarine.com and e-mail service@samsmarine.com.

Tripper Vincent
Director, Customer Care
CABO Yachts

Sam’s Marine announced today that an agreement has been reached with Roger Wetherington which will allow him to work with the company on a part time basis. Wetherington was most recently the Service Representative for Hatteras Yachts Division of the Brunswick Corporation, headquartered in New Bern, NC.

“Most of us at Sam’s Marine have worked closely with Roger for over three decades – first as fellow Hatteras employees and later via the parts relationship enjoyed by Sam’s Marine and Hatteras. We are excited to have secured Roger’s continued involvement with our company and the Hatteras community. Roger’s experience along with his mechanical and electrical expertise will allow Sam’s Marine to provide an even greater level of customer service when supplying replacement parts for Hatteras product of any vintage” said Doug Langley, Sam’s Marine company spokesperson.

In a related announcement yesterday, Jarrett Bay Boatworks announced that Roger will also be working with Jarrett Bay as Project Manager, primarily overseeing their repower, refit and production projects in the service yard – see related article at www.samsmarine.com/JB.htm

Roger will work as a parts and service representative for Sam’s Marine and will be based in eastern North Carolina. Look for Roger’s participation soon as a valuable resource on the popular Hatteras Owners Forum

Roger will also have responsibilities in the used yacht propeller division of the company listed at PropellerPlace.com

“Roger’s joint involvement with both Jarrett Bay and Sam’s Marine – along with their highly regarded service facilities, personnel and OEM partners will no doubt offer Hatteras Yacht owners and others a unique opportunity to ensure the best in service, parts and quality when trusting their service or repair project to Jarrett Bay”, said Langley.

Roger can be contacted at rwetherington@samsmarine.com

Sam’s Marine will introduce its unique propeller web site and inboard listing services at the upcoming Fort Lauderdale Boat Show next week. The site is a joint endeavor with its sister software company, ProNet Information Systems. The web site will provide services to both boat owners and propeller shops. Individuals with a spare propeller in their garage can list it on the web site with a photo and save the buyer some money as well. Propeller shops or manufacturers with an inventory of used or surplus propellers can sign up as an affiliate and offer their used props on the site as well.

“They say necessity is the mother of invention so when we acquired a large number of surplus propellers a while back, we used the internet to create a place to move them. It’s been so well received, we’ve expanded it to work with others in the marine industry as well.” said company spokesperson Doug Langley. The propeller place display will be at tent 904 at the Bahia Mar exhibits during the show.

related links: www.propellerplace.com

Sam’s Marine announced today that it completed a transaction with Allied Richard Bertram Marine Group to purchase all of Allied Marine’s remaining Hatteras parts inventories at their Stuart and Fort Lauderdale, Florida locations.

Allied Richard Bertram Marine Group also announced the sale of their downtown Fort Lauderdale service facility property to developers last week.

The entire stock of remaining parts inventories that were unique to the Hatteras models was purchased by Sam’s Marine and stocked at the company’s Fort Lauderdale location. Sam’s Marine is a marine parts distributor specializing in replacement parts for Hatteras Yachts models with locations in central North Carolina and Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Sam’s Marine, marine parts distributor specializing in replacement parts for Hatteras models, announced its plans to open a second sales location in Fort Lauderdale. The company, which has partnered with the manufacturer since 1998 to supply replacement parts for vintage Hatteras models, says its new retail and wholesale operation will open for business in October just before the start of this year’s Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show.

Doug Langley, company spokesperson, stated “The new store in South Florida will allow us to better service the Hatteras community including owners, dealer locations, marinas, and service centers in the area that perform work on Hatteras models”. Ed Tysenn, formally with the Allied Marine Group, will manage the new location.

Sam’s Marine announced today that it has acquired approximately 200 Michigan and Rolla propellers previously stocked in inventory at Hatteras Yachts. “Most of the props are new and some are used”, stated Doug Langley of Sam’s Marine. “The props have now been correctly identified and will be made available to both Hatteras owners and to propeller shops at considerable savings”. The propeller inventory can be viewed at www.propellerplace.com

For over four decades, Hatteras’ reputation of providing superior products with unmatched customer service has been a trademark of the company that has led the industry. In an effort to continue to provide Hatteras owners with the service and sourcing of replacement parts, which has become part of the Hatteras tradition, the company has announced a strategic partnership with Sam’s Marine International, Inc. to supply parts for the “vintage” Hatteras.

Sam’s Marine International, located in Ramseur, North Carolina was the brainchild of it’s principal, Steve McPherson, who worked in the Hatteras parts and service department for over twenty-seven years. “I’ve worked with Hatteras customers to help maintain their boats and supply the right replacement parts almost all my life”, says Steve. “By having us concentrate on the older Hatteras product, it gives the manufacturer an added dimension and lets them focus more on current models”.

“We are excited about our relationship with Sam’s Marine”, stated Chuck Cameron, Hatteras’ Assistant Director of Service. “The knowledge and experience that Steve brings to this partnership allows us to maintain a concentrated effort on parts availability for our vintage yachts. Steve will focus his efforts on parts and the factory service team will continue to answer all customer service questions regarding these yachts. Parts, as well as customer service, for current production models will continue to be handled by our in house team”.

To strengthen this effort even further, Hatteras recently formed an alliance with a small boat manufacturer to provide Sam’s Marine with most small fiberglass parts, abs plastic parts and molded flybridge windshields.
Sam’s Marine maintains over 8,000 square feet in warehouse space with the ability to ship factory authorized replacement components to Hatteras owners worldwide.