WELCOME NEW MMTA MEMBERS
At the March 6 MMTA Board of Directors meeting five firms were unanimously approved for membership in the Association. We are pleased to report that for the first time in recent memory, Association membership has topped the 300 mark. Keep reaching out to your colleagues encouraging them to apply for membership in Massachusetts' only statewide marine trades association. The voice of every new member makes the Association stronger. The following new members join us thanks to the sponsorship of: Marine Consulting Services, Slips Capeway Marine, Town River Marina and Yacht Listings.
PLEASE JOIN US IN WELCOMING OUR NEWEST MMTA MEMBERS:
R n R Marine Supply Co. LLC
Ray LaLond and Rich LaLond, Member Managers
425 Lincoln Street Hingham, MA 02043
T: (781) 740-1010 F: (781) 740-0610 E: store@rnrmarinesupply.com
W: www.rnrmarinesupply.com
Ships Store, Fishing Supplies, Service, Hauling, New and Used Boats: Mako, Fisher, Zodiac, EZ Loader, Honda, Suzuki, Kohler
Scituate Harbormaster
Mark V. Patterson and Jill A. West
100 Cole Parkway Scituate, MA 02066
T: (781) 545-2130 F: (781) 545-5215 E: harbormaster@town.scituate.ma.us
The Scituate Harbormaster's office is responsible for harbor management, planning, insuring water safety, maritime law enforcement and the assignment of slips and moorings. The Scituate Harbormaster's office is responsible for harbor management, planning, insuring water safety, maritime law enforcement and the assignment of slips and moorings. Scituate contains approximately 21 square miles of waterways including five beaches and four rivers.
Atlantic Boat Rental
Ron Cribbie and Susan Cribbie
109 Sandwich Street Plymouth, MA 02360
T: (508) 746-3988 F: (508) 746-3988 E: rcribbie@aol.com
Used boat broker, Repair, Service, Boatyard, Hauling and Transporting.
Russo Marine Sea Ray of Boston
Larry Russo, Sr., President, Alex Russo, Operations Manager, Larry Russo, Jr., General Manager
24-R Ericsson Street Boston, MA 02122
T: (617) 288-1000 F: (617) 282-5728 E: info@russomarine.com
W: www.russomarine.com
New and Pre Owned boat sales, brokerage, service, storage and financing. "New England's leading powerboat dealer. Sea Ray, Boston Whaler, Rampage, Riviera, Sea Pro, Mercury, Mercruiser
Waterline Mooring & Diving Services, Scituate Launch
Fran McMillen
79 Cole Parkway P.O. Box 35 Scituate, MA 02066
T: (781) 545-4154 M: (781) 858-3128 F: (781) 545-4881
E: scituateharbor@comcast.net
Waterline Mooring & Diving Service sells and services mooring systems. Sale of moorings, chain, shackles and buoys. Provides underwater inspection, survey, photography and vessel maintenance. Scituate Launch operates two USCG inspected launches in Scituate Harbor for mooring owners and transients. Harbor tours. Operates mobile pump-out boat.(CVA)
GENEROUS CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS
MMTA gratefully acknowledges the generous contributions made to the Association by the following members. Each made an additional cash donation to the Association along with their 2006 membership dues. Please join us in personally thanking these patrons for their support of MMTA's statewide efforts on behalf of our industry.
Edward's Boatyard, Inc., Charles A. Swain
Elite Boat Hauling, Aloysious Alexander
Hewitt's Cove Marina-Tern Harbor-Sea Chain, Paul Trendowicz
3A Marine Service, Inc., Ed Lofgren
The following members and associated firms expressed their support for the Association through their purchase of an enhanced listing in the 2006 Membership Directory. MMTA thanks these firms for their assistance defraying the costs of the directory production.
- D.J. Gustafson & Associates
- Buchanan & Associates
- Brewer's Plymouth Marine
- C & E Distribution
- Donovan Marine NE
- Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
| - GE Commercial Distribution Finance
- Hazelett Marine
- Russo Marine Financial Services
- Sampson Insurance
- By the Sea.com
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COMPLIMENTS FOR PRESSURE WASH AND STORM WATER SEMINAR
On March 1st over 30 MMTA member firms enrolled for a complimentary seminar on pressure washing and storm water practices at the Quincy Marriott Hotel. Hosted by MMTA member EBI Consulting and their representatives Paul Richard and Shawn Lavana, the presentation was informative, professional and inspired a very valuable exchange of information among members present.
MMTA is most appreciative of EBI Consulting's generous donation of their educational services, time and expertise to this group of MMTA members. To obtain a copy of the presentation, contact EBI Consulting's Paul Richard at Prichard@ebiconsulting.com
EDUCATION AND TRAINING UPDATE
During the months of February and March, the Massachusetts Marine Trades Educational Trust [MMTET} hosted two Association of Marine Technician [AMTECH] courses at Massasoit Community College. The February course focused on Electrical Troubleshooting and Theory and was led by instructor Conrad Kreuter. The two day March event, Management Training for Marine Businesses was led by instructor Curt Gowdy. In all 42 marine industry employees representing 19 different firms attended these two sold out professional development events. Many thanks to MMTET for their hosting of these two excellent educational opportunities. If you would like to recommend a course for next year's winter training, please contact MMTET Trustee, Ed Lofgren at erl@3AMarine.com or via telephone at 781.749.3250.
MMTA Members Are Cordially Invited
to the Plymouth Career Center's Open House
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Opening Ceremony ~ 10:00 AM
The New Plymouth Career Center is located at
36 Cordage Park Circle, Suite 200
Plymouth, MA
Staff will be available throughout the day to provide a guided tour of our new pace and discuss our Career Center Operations. Please call Kimberly Knowles at (617) 745-4010 to RSVP.
ONGOING REMINDERS TO MEMBERS AND LINKS OF INTEREST
REMINDER! 2006 MMTA MEMBERSHIP FEE OVERDUE
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