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BY: RAE LYNN PAYTON
Norris Marine Boat Show
Local marine dealership to host boat show in Norman
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orris Marine’s upcoming boat show will feature great deals for next season, fully stocked and perfect to get you ready before summer comes around! Norris Marine is a full-service boat dealership specializing in pontoon boats, fiberglass fishing, aluminum fishing, wakeboards and surf boats. Along with a service department, they are equipped to handle any boating needs. They carry some of the very best-selling brands from around the country including Sun Tracker, Ranger, Regency, Nautique, Nitro and Tahoe. Norris Marine celebrated their 50th year in business in 2021 and has employees that have been with the business for over 40 years. “We’re a large-volume dealership with a family dealership culture,” shared Shawn Easton, owner and general manager of Norris Marine. Their upcoming in-house boat show runs Jan. 1016 and will have the best pricing and promotions of the year. They’ve opted to utilize their own top-notch showroom, which is the largest in the OKC area, to feature their boats in a safe, controlled environment, making it ideal for all to visit. Visitors can register for door prizes for the chance to win water sports equipment, accessories, life vests, surfboards and fishing tackle. “Our goal is to pre-sale our inventory before the peak of the boating season,” Easton said. “We have inventory, and it’s a great time to get a boat.” Despite supply chain challenges in some industries, Norris Marine is ahead of the game and prepared for the upcoming boat season. Because of the power and the size of their manufacturers, they have inventory in stock. As a family-owned and operated dealership, customer service is crucial as they live out their core values of honesty,
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integrity, teamwork and transparency in their daily work. “Many of our customers end up being our friends,” Easton said. “Ultimately without them we don’t exist and we’re not in business. We encourage our customers to communicate with us if they feel we’re not living up to those values.” “Everyone here loves and enjoys and lives out the boating lifestyle and that’s something that certainly separates us from our competition,” Easton added. He loves being able to share his passion for the boating lifestyle with his customers, as he grew up on the lakes of Oklahoma, boating and fishing. “Boating is a great way to spend time with your family and get kids to unplug and spend time in the great outdoors,” he said. “Hearing the stories about the great times that families spend together on the water on holiday weekends or when their kids learn to wake surf and seeing the smiles and hearing about the good times on the water is something that keeps me going.” Easton said that his staff is dedicated to growth and community. “Along with our culture and core values, we take an attitude and approach of continuous improvement and invest heavily in the training and education of our team so that we can better serve our customers and become more efficient. It ultimately allows us to thrive as a business and allows our staff to be successful and satisfied in their positions here at Norris Marine,” Easton explained. Norris Marine supports several charitable organizations including Children’s Hospital Foundation, Fields and Futures and the Choctaw High School Fishing Team. Learn more about Norris Marine, their services and their mission at norrismarine.com.– BSM