Following the close of its 2004 model year, Hydra-Sports® has announced its top-performing dealers in the customer satisfaction and sales volume categories for the period. Chris Wainscott, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Hydra-Sports, cited those retailers at the company's September dealer meeting in Las Vegas, Nev.

Recognized for having achieved the highest Customer Satisfaction Index score during the 2004 model year was Ocean House Marina of Charlestown, R.I., followed by All Seasons Marine of Rowayton, Conn., King Marine of Sewell, N.J., Bill's Marine of Portsmouth, Va., and Gootee's Marine of Church Creek, Md.

Other Hydra-Sports dealers recording a superior CSI score in 2004 were Burroughs Marine, All Island Marine Corp., Wayfarer Marine Corp., Bluewater Boats and Lentine Marine. Manteo Marine, Pike Marine, Inc., Huntley Marine, Eagle Marine, Auer Marine, Custom Marine, Atlantic Outboard, Inc., and Owen's Marine completed the CSI honor roll.

Plantation Boat Mart of Tavernier, Fla., was named the largest Hydra-Sports dealer for retail sales volume during the same period. Thunder Marine of St. Petersburg, Fla., captured second-place honors, with Eagle Marine of Sagamore Beach, Mass., third, Boat Tree, Inc., of Orlando, Fla., fourth and Marina Mike's of Ft. Myers, Fla., fifth. Rounding out the top ten roster were All Seasons Marine, King Marine, Collins, Inc. of Smithfield, N.C., Gootee's Marine and Waterfront Marine.

A subsidiary of Genmar Holdings, Hydra-Sports produces center console, dual console and express-type outboard fishing boats ranging in length from 18 to 33 feet. Each model features a foam-filled fiberglass stringer system for structural integrity and long service life, and offers a ten-year structural hull limited warranty. The company, whose products are sold at dealerships throughout North America and in ten countries worldwide, is a unit of the Sarasota, Fla.-based Genmar Bluewater Fishing Boat Group.

For more information contact Hydra-Sports, 1651 Whitfield Avenue, Sarasota FL 34243, 941 753 7811, www.Hydra-Sports.com.

About Genmar Holdings, Inc.

Genmar, with approximately 5,000 employees and 8 manufacturing centers, is the builder of 15 premier brands of recreational boats and the industry's technological leader with the development of VEC® Technology and the VEC-Shield™ finish, and the Roplene® process. Genmar boat brands include Aquasport®, Carver®, Champion®, Four Winns®, Glastron®, Hydra-Sports®, Larson®, Marquis®, Nuvari®, Ranger®, Seaswirl®, Stratos®, Triumph®, Wellcraft® and Windsor Craft™.

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