The nation’s homeownership rate has dropped to its lowest level in more than half a century.

West Marine Inc. reported second-quarter net revenue of $251.6 million.

Two new territory sales representatives and six new dealers from California to Florida were announced at the Maverick Boat Group dealer meeting. National sales manager Skip Lyshon said Zach Crane will be the new Northeastern sales representative and Rick Koerting will be the Midwest sales representative. Big Bay Yachts of San Diego; BMC Boats of

ROHNERT PARK to MONTEREY, Calif. — Don’t you just hate it when you pass the midway point on a long-awaited vacation?

Lubricant maker Bel-Ray Co. said it has been named the winner of the 2016 National Marine Distributors Association Supplier of the Year in the Gold Category. Bel-Ray said it also was recognized for two additional awards — Best All-Round Packaging and Marketing Philosophy — at the annual NMDA STEP Conference July 18-22 in Chicago. Awarded

SureShade received a citation from the office of Philadelphia City Council.

Nautique announced new product innovations for 2017 that include a new helm design that features an asymmetrical dash with open storage and phone pocket and a new 12.4-inch LINC Panoray touchscreen. The display features custom configurations in a new switchboard menu. The new Nautique Awareness camera also has been added to give the driver a

The 10th annual Southeast Florida Marina and Boatyard Study Tour by the Association of Marina Industries is scheduled to take place Nov. 1-2 between Dania Beach and Miami. The study tour is a mobile classroom that takes participants on private, exclusive tours of southeast Florida marinas and boatyards just a few days ahead of the

Brunswick Corp. today reported a second-quarter net sales increase of 9 percent.

Chaparral and Robalo maker Marine Products Corp. plans to increase production gradually during the current quarter.