Biz Q&A Watersports & More Southport Watersports offers service, maintenance and sales! Check it out. STORY BY AMI BROWN
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ell you’ve made it through another Fourth of July and now it’s time to relax and start your real Summer vacation. If you own any kind of water craft, you just might know these guys! They offer everything you might need for your boat or water sport equipment. It’s Southport Water Sports and here is the lowdown on everything you need to know!
1 – Give us a brief history of how Southport WaterSports opened? I had a wonderful opportunity to bring good service with fair pricing to the community. 2 – Have you always been in the boat business? Yes, I started in the boat business at age 19, at Hatteras Yachts, and have built my career and reputation since, Fountain Boats, Tiara Yachts, Rampage and Cruiser Yachts. To present day. 3 – As an authorized Boat Dealer, please tell us about your boats (brands) you have for sale. (New and used) We have G3, which is a Yamaha boat, Maycraft, which is a locally built boat for sale and authorized Suzuki and Yamaha Dealer 4 – You also sell trailers, tell us more about that.
We sell Venture and EZ loader trailers and an authorized repair center for these models. We can also repair and service all trailers. 5 – When it comes to wear and tear… you offer canvas repair and custom aluminum fabrication, what exactly does that entail? The business and can repair and custom fabricate for any boat. We also have the experience to fabricate or modify aluminum or steel 6 - Boat maintenance is very important, especially with the salt water… you offer bottom painting, how often should that be done – and how important is it? Bottom painting is very important to boats left in the salt water, it helps protect your investment. It is recommended to be done every two years. Scraping of the hull is also recommended in between, it helps extend the life of the bottom paint.
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7 – What kind of electrical and engine services do you offer? We are an authorized Yamaha and Suzuki dealer and follow their guidelines, We have two certified technicians. 8 – What advice would you give a first-time boat owner, for long engine/boat life? First time boat owners should do their
research in regard to what type of boat they would like to purchase based on the activity. It is important to follow the maintenance schedule and most important to USE the boat. 9 – What kind of fiberglass work do you do? We have an ABYC certified tech in fiberglass repair.
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