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Volume 80 | Number 1 CONTENTS Boating Industry www.BoatingIndustry.com 4 | Boating Industry | January 2017 18 THE 2016 TOP 100 Best practices from the top dealers 28 DEALER OF THE YEAR: ONEWATER MARINE HOLDINGS Since 2010 – fi rst as Singleton Marine Group and now as OneWater – the company has united nine dealer brands under one umbrella. 46 BEST IN CLASS Eight companies that excel in specifi c areas of their businesses 46 Best Service Department: South Shore Marine 47 Best Marketing: Hampton Watercraft & Marine 48 Best Industry Advocate: Bosun's Marine 49 Best New Idea: BMC Boats 50 Best Boat Show Strategy: Candlewood East Marina 51 Best Training & Benefi ts: Irwin Marine 52 Best Customer Service Program: M&P Mercury Sales 53 Best Digital Strategy: Austin Boats & Motors 15 THE STATS Same-store sales, dealer benchmarks and more INTELLIGENCE YOU CAN PROFIT FROM J A N U A R Y 2 017 | w w w . B o a t i n g I n d u s t r y . c o m | $ 1 0 . 0 0 ONEWATER MARINE HOLDINGS 2016 TOP 100 DEALER OF THE YEAR BEST IN CLASS EDITOR'S CHOICE TOP 100 HALL OF FAME ALSO IN THIS ISSUE ON THE COVER: OneWater Marine Holdings, photo by Bryson Davis 54 BEST PRACTICES FROM THE TOP 100 HALL OF FAME Tips from the best dealers in North America on adding new boat brands 56 EDITOR'S CHOICE Three companies that stood out to the editorial team