Should you Buy a New Boat or can a Refit Work?
Does getting the latest and greatest always mean a buy a new boat or can a refit work just as well? Pros and cons.
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Top Maintenance Tips for Sport Fishing Boats: Keep Your Vessel Ready for Action
Learn essential maintenance tips for sport fishing boats, including engine upgrades, tower inspections, and prepping for long-distance fishing trips. Ensure your vessel is always ready for the next big catch.
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Saunders Yachtworks and Marina Pez Vela Form Strategic Alliance
Coastal Alabama’s Saunders Yachtworks and Costa Rica- based Marina Pez Vela have formed a strategic partnership that will allow the two full-service yacht yards to capitalize on their overlapping customer bases. For Saunders, the affiliation offers an enhanced sales and service reach into Central America, while the Yacht Yard at Marina Pez Vela will benefit…
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Cruising North? New Long-Term Dry Storage Yard in Gulf Shores
Easy access to a variety of local waterways for cruising, inshore and offshore fishing opportunities and award-winning coastal cuisine are just a few reasons to travel to the Gulf Shores and Orange Beach area of Alabama. Now, if you’re looking for long-term dry storage in this area, you’re in luck. In November, Saunders Yachtworks opened…
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Saunders Yachtworks adds New Long Term Dry Storage
Saunders Yachtworks has added one more item to its portfolio of marine-related service: long-term dry storage. According to Saunders CEO John Fitzgerald, starting November 1, customers will be able to store their boats for an extended period of time in a newly constructed dry storage yard at the company’s primary location in Gulf Shores, Ala. “We…
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Saunders Recognized for Best Accomplishment in Refit Excellence
Saunders Yachtworks was presented with the Best Accomplishment in Refit Excellence Award at an awards ceremony held Thursday, January 28, at the first Refit International Exhibition & Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The company was recognized for completing a refit on the Quiteña, a 62-foot 2014 Viking Convertible. The Quiteña was originally outfitted for sport…
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Largest Covered Space for Yachts On Gulf Coast!
Saunders Yachtworks Now Provides Covered Work Space for Up to 10 Yachts Out of Water Largest Covered Space Along the Gulf Coast With the recent addition of more than 13,000 square feet of covered work space, Saunders Yachtworks now offers nearly an acre of protected space within its two coastal Alabama boatyards. This new addition…
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Eleven TOP Yacht Shipyards
The Atlantic southeast coastline and the Gulf coast of the United States have noted steadily increasing growth in megayacht traffic over the last decade. Established businesses and new facilities have risen to meet the maintenance and repair challenges of these large boats “bow on.” For captains and owners of 150-ton vessels or greater, we present…
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Saunders Yachtworks: Building Trust Since 1959
When John Fitzgerald first joined Saunders Yachtworks in Alabama, the bulk of the company’s business was engine service, and their key clients were commercial boat operators, including tugboat skippers who were running 24/7. “Those clients lost money every hour their boats were out of the water, so our tradition was to go when the phone…
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CGMTA Announces 2013 Board of Directors
Orange Beach, Ala. – April 22, 2013 – The Central Gulf Marine Trades Association (CGMTA) is pleased to announce its 2013 Board of Directors. John Fitzgerald, Saunders Yachtworks, President Mike Lewis, Marine Group – Emerald Coast, Vice President Drew Wilson, Legendary Marine, Secretary Tim Jones, Gulf Coast Hatteras, Treasurer Jack Bingert, Cummins MidSouth Scott Burt,…
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Saunders Yachtworks Named Business of the Year
Saunders Yachtworks Named Business of the Year by Alabama Gulf Coast Area Chamber of Commerce Saunders Yachtworks was named 2012 Business of the Year by the Alabama Gulf Coast Area Chamber of Commerce during the chamber’s annual meeting on Feb. 15, 2013. Saunders’ President and CEO John Fitzgerald accepted the award. “It is with…
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Wharf Boat Show Coming in May to Orange Beach AL
Wharf Boat & Yacht Show (WBYS) to be held May 2-5, 2013, in Orange Beach, Ala. Boasting one of the most diverse in-water and land displays of boats, yachts and marine business along the central Gulf Coast, the Wharf Boat Show is expected to attract record crowds. According to CGMTA President John Fitzgerald, who…
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Saunders Yachtworks Now Largest Boatyard on Gulf Coast
Saunders Yachtworks has opened its newest and largest facility with a 150-ton Marine Travelift on the Intracoastal Waterway in Gulf Shores, Ala. The in-water boat basin with 14 slips and hard storage for over 20 boats is located on ICW mile 155. With its new Travelift, Saunders has snagged several vessels in the 50 to…
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Saunders Yachtworks Boatyards Provide Safe Harbor from Hurricane Isaac
Gulf Shores, Ala. – August 31, 2012 – While officials are still determining the extent of the damage done by Hurricane Isaac, both Saunders Yachtworks facilities in coastal Alabama have come through the storm in great shape, despite being right at the edge of the storm. As Isaac entered the Gulf of Mexico, the Saunders crew spent several…
