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August Announcements
Due to heavy winds and rough seas, we have once again extended our 1st Annual Salmon Showdown! Early August predictions show better weather and much calmer seas on the horizon. Stop in to Y Marina with your catch August 2nd-31st with your Chinook or Coho catch and win prizes valued at up to $900! Call today for details, 541-888-5501.

August Events

Industry Headlines
Brunswick sells Triton Boats to Fishing Holdings
Yamaha launches summer promotion
Additional Stories

Sea Ray's Lovin' Summer Sales Event
Check out this promotion and more at ymarinaboats.com

2010 Sea Ray 175 Sport
The all new 2010 Sea Ray Bowriders have arrived, and they are absolutely beautiful! This Sea Ray 175 Sport is loaded with options and ready to hit the water in style. This Sea Ray is powered by a 135hp 3.0 Liter Mercruiser Alpha I/O and sits atop a galvanized single axle trailer with a swing tongue. Call today for extra special promotion pricing on this brand new Sea Ray 175 Sport.
 
 
2010 Sea Ray 185 Sport
This brand new 2010 Sea Ray 185 Bowrider is loaded! This awesome ski and fish package stands out with all new 2010 graphics and a full wakeboard package. This Sea Ray is powered by a brand new Mercruiser 4.3 Liter Alpha I/O and sits atop a Midwest single axle painted trailer with disc brakes. Call today for extra special promotion pricing on this brand new Sea Ray 185 Sport.
 
 

2008 Yamaha F15CMLH
The Yamaha F15CMLH is one of the finest four stroke outboard engines on the market today. This Yamaha retails for $3,300, and is on sale now at Y Marina for special sale price of only $2,295. This sale price includes all factory rebates and incentives. Call today for more information on this Yamaha outboard engine.
 
 
2008 Yamaha F15CELH
This Yamaha F15CELH has everything that you have come to love from Yamaha and more! This Yamaha retails for $3,595, and is on sale now at Y Marina for a special closeout price of only $2,395. This sale price includes all factory rebates and incentives. Call today for more information on this Yamaha outboard engine.
 
 

North Country Lures & Flies
Super Hoochies-
North Country Lures & Flies are quickly becoming a staple in Northwest Fishermen’s tackle boxes . These incredible salmon lures are handmade, right up the Road in Florence, Oregon by the Dean and Pat Hendricks. Y Marina has lures available for both Ocean and River salmon fishing in a variety of styles and colors. We currently stock the three of North Countries finest lures; the Super Hoochie, Super Magnum and the Sonic Bell. Lures are available at Y Marina for $4.50 per lure or 5 lures for only $20.00. Stop in today and pick one up!

Spreaders-
We also carry North Country Spreaders in a variety of colors! These spreaders work great for both river and ocean fishing and are available for only $2.75 each. Stop in today to stock up for this years run.

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Welcome Readers!
Dear Valued Customer,

We would like to personally thank you for being a part of our ever-growing Y Marina Family. I would like to start this month's newsletter by welcoming all of our new readers. Augusts’ newsletter contains helpful information about Y Marina and the marine industry as a whole, as well as some very important information about contests being held along the Oregon Coast.

The 2010 Oregon Tuna Classic will continue through August and there are two locations remaining in Garibaldi and Charleston. If you are lacking the equipment to participate in this year’s contest, look no further than Y Marina. We have had an influx of incredible new and pre-owned offshore boats this summer that will make perfect tuna fishing vessels. If you have been dying to experience the thrill that is albacore fishing and the Oregon Tuna Classic, there has truly never been a better time to buy. We have featured a few of these incredible boats at the end of this month's Y Family Newsletter.

As always, we encourage you to write in and share your wonderful stories and experiences, as it has added an exciting new feature to our Y Family Newsletter. All contributors to the Y Family Newsletter will be rewarded for their efforts. Check out our September contest details to find out how you can win cool prizes courtesy of Y Marina. We hope you enjoy our August Y Family Newsletter!

2010 Oregon Tuna Classic
The Oregon Tuna Classic began as a result of a few compassionate fishermen and one great idea. Bud Hosner and his wife, Michelle Seely, had created a way to fight hunger in Oregon while at the same time allowing Oregon anglers to do what they love, fish for tuna. The couple found themselves constantly sharing their own catch with friends and family and began to wonder why they were giving so much food to those that had more than enough, while Oregon's hungry did not benefit from their catch. So, in 2005 they decided to do something different.

In 2005 a small group of fisherman met with Hosner to organize the first annual "I Fish for Food" tournament. Twenty teams competed to catch as many tuna as they could, up to their limit, in one day, with the objective of giving their catch to those in need. By the end of the event, over one hundred tuna, totaling over 2100 pounds of Albacore were caught and ready to be canned for donation to the Oregon Food Bank Network. The event was an immediate success.

The group re-organized in 2006 and created the tournament as we now know it today, the Oregon Tuna Classic. The Tuna Classic has been registered with the IRS as a non-profit organization. A committee of all volunteers was established to secure sponsorships to successfully manage all future OTC events. Today, the Oregon Tuna classic is the fastest growing charitable tournament on the west coast. Since 2006, over 44,300 pounds of tuna and over $103,000 have been donated to the Oregon Food Bank. The Oregon Tuna Classic's donation helped the Oregon Food Bank purchase six pounds of food for every one dollar donated, equivalent to a contribution of over 662,300 pounds of food.

Despite the upside down economy, the 2009 OTC turned out more participants than ever before. Well over 14,000 people participated in the event, along with a host of sponsors and generous donations. Last summer’s event donated 18,600 pounds of tuna to coastal food banks alone. The outlook for this year’s event is bigger and better than ever.

Y Marina is a proud sponsor of the 2010 Oregon Tuna Classic, and would like to encourage you to participate in this year's event. Our local tournament, held in Charleston, will begin on August 14th. Registration for the event will be held on August 8th, and your team's entry fee will be a mere $300. Late registration will be held on August 11th, and will come at an entry fee of $400 per team. The winning team will win a $3,000 grand prize. For more information on the 2010 Oregon Tuan Classic and other cities hosting this event, visit OregonTunaClassic.org.

Salmon Showdown Re-Scheduled!
Rough seas and poor fishing conditions have kept many salmon fishermen on shore this July. So, Y Marina has extended our Salmon Showdown contest through the month of August! From August 2nd through August 31st, Y Marina is holding a special contest for all of its Y Family Members. Bring your Chinook or Coho salmon catch into our Coos Bay location, have it weighed, and win prizes valued at up to $900! We will weigh your catch right here on location, take a photo of you with your fish, and enter your catch into the contest. The contestant who has caught the largest fish, by weight, will win their choice of a brand new Garmin 541 GPS, Scotty 1101 Electric Downrigger, or a $500 service certificate to Y Marina. Our contest leaders will be featured on Y Marina's homepage until he or she has been dethroned. Our Salmon Showdown contest winner will also be featured in September’s Y Family Newsletter. There is no limit to how many fish each contestant enters, as each entry gives you a better chance to win. Stop by in August, you have nothing to lose!

John Griffith's August Fishing Tips
There's more to do in August than most of us have time to do it.

On the small boat side there's salmon fishing in the mainstem Umpqua and probably the Coquille, and Coos Bay salmon fishing could start up late in the month. Add to that bass fishing in Tenmile Lakes and others up by Florence, plus smallmouth bass above Scottsburg on the Umpqua.

Summer steelhead fishing on the lower Rogue is a southern Oregon tradition back to the time of Zane Grey. It always gets underway this month. There's a few legal techniques, but fly fishing is what it's most famous for. They're smaller than steelhead than we have in the Deschutes or Umpqua, and take smaller flies -- 12- to 16-inches long and size 8 and 10 flies. But about the time you think there's nothing bigger in the river than the so-called "half-pounders," a steelhead over 5 pounds will grab and shake you back into an alert condition. I must confess that more times than not, those meetings have favored the steelhead rather than me, which, despite a lost fly and that empty feeling, doesn't mean they all weren't memorable. I don't know what power of memory it is that selects what stays or goes. But I still see the vision of the daring and successful leap to freedom of a particularly strong steelhead I lost in Walker Riffle 28 years ago, and another at Illahe Riffle, and the one just down from there at the head of Foster Riffle. None of those mental images brings a feeling of regret. It's more like joy to have had the chance to be tied to a perfectly wild animal, if only briefly.

On the ocean side, the August headliner event is the Oregon Tuna Classic the weekend of the 14th. Come by Y Marina for details, and don't procrastinate on registering if you want to fish it. I know of a few locals who missed out in years past.

We have an offshore salmon fishery this year as well. Stop into Y Marina for details on their 1st Annual Salmon Showdown.

August always is a fun month for boating and fishing, and this year's edition looks to be more so than recent years past.

August Fishing Buzz
Windy weather conditions have created problems for many fishermen along the Oregon Coast this summer. From bass fishing to salmon fishing, boats have literally been blown off the water for the past four weeks. Fortunately, there is hope on the horizon. Predictions for the first week of August look great for northwest fishermen, especially those along the Oregon Coast. Here is what we have to look forward to in August;

Salmon -Coho and chinook seasons are in full swing. The run seems to have finally made its way to southern Oregon, as more and more salmon have been netted each day. Windy and rough conditions have presented problems for many fishermen, but the outlook for calmer waters is much better in the early days of August. Please remember to bring your catch into Y Marina’s Coos Bay location to enter our 1st Annual Salmon Showdown. This contest has been extended to August 31st, so hurry in with you catch today! The winner of this year’s event will win a prize valued at up to $900.

Bass - Bass fishing in our small local lakes has been very successful in the month of July. Ten Mile has been a popular spot for catching bass thus far, and should become even better as the wind dies down. There are several awesome fisheries north of Coos Bay that are popular bass spots as well, including several small lakes in the Florence area, and a incredible small mouth bass fishery north of Scottsburg on the Umpqua River.

Don’t forget, Y Marina now carries an huge selection of North Country Lures! Y Family Members have had great success with North Country Super Hoochies, Sonic Bells, and Super Magnums over the past couple of years. These lures are American made, right up the road in Florence, Oregon by the Dean and Pat Hendricks. Hurry in before to get your lures while supplies last! Click on the photograph below for more information on the Hendricks family and their business, North Country Lures and Flies.

For any additional fishing tips feel free to contact Dean Hendricks of North Country Lures and Flies LLC. Dean had been a professional guide for over 27 years, with roots all over Northern California. He is still very much involved with the ODFW and many of the local fisheries programs. Mr. Hendricks is in constant contact with a network of professional fishing guides and is happy to provide any knowledge that he comes across. You can email Dean Hendricks at northcountryluresandfles@yahoo.com.

August Service Department News
Our summer service rush is in full swing, which means up to two week waits for appointment availability. Those planning on having their boat serviced before this year’s Oregon Tuna Classic should call today, as August 14th is right around the corner! We will do our best to get your boat scheduled and out on the water as quick as we can. We appreciate your patience during these busy times. Call Dick or Jeff today to schedule your appointment, or with any questions about parts or accessories, 541-888-5501.

For those Y Family Members who may have misplaced their Yamaha Outboard Manuals, we now have a solution for you! Y Family members can now purchase Yamaha manuals directly from the factory. Simply visit our website, www.ymarinaboats.com, and click on the “Buy Yamaha Manuals Online” icon located right on our homepage.

Y Family members can also order parts for their Mercury, Yamaha, Evinrude, Johnson and Mercruiser engines online right from our website. If you are in need of parts for your inboard or outboard marine engine, don’t wait, buy your parts online today! Y Marina, your one stop boat shop.

Livingston Utility Boats
Since 1967 Livingston Boats has been known for integrity, reliability, and affordability. With 75,000 customers Livingston Boats are the largest cat boat brand in the world. Y Marina is proud to announce that we are now carrying Livingston Boats. Our first shipments of these beautiful cat boats arrived this week and are on display at our Coos Bay location. We have models ranging from 8-10 feet in length available in house and we also have the ability to special order models that are currently not available in our store.

For more information on these incredible utility boats, please click on the logo above, or give us a call at 541-888-5501, or visit LvingstonBoats.Com

August Y Family Entry
For this month’s Y Family Entry we are going to feature a short testimonial which was sent to us from Judy and Karl who recently purchased a 2010 Duckworth 215 Navigator from Y Marina. Judy and Karl are excited about their new purchase and were nice enough to share a photo of a successful day aboard their new Duckworth.

Hi Scott,

What a wonderful boat. We are enjoying it to the max! You did us well and we are thoroughly happy. It is so pretty! Enough power and we are now fishing the ocean every day. Here is a picture of my latest catch.

Judy

Y Marina would like to thank both Judy and Karl for giving us the opportunity to work with them on their new boat purchase. We are sure that this boat will give them plenty of enjoyment for many years to come. We only hope to match Judy’s success on our next fishing adventure.

If you have a testimonial or an interesting story that you would like to share with our Y Family Members, we would love to feature it in our September Y Family Newsletter. Please remember that we are interested in just about anything that you would like to share with the Y Marina Family, especially all of the stories of interesting experience you have had on the water. We would love to try your recipes, share your experiences and feature photos of you and your friends and family out on the water. Simply email Ryan Lancaster with your story and you may be featured in next month’s newsletter. If email is not your preferred method of communication, feel free to give me a call at 541-888-5501, or come and talk with me in person! Just ask for Ryan. We look forward to hearing from you very soon!

August Recipe of the Month
For Augusts’ recipe of the month we wanted to feature something that was easy to prepare, tastes great and is a healthy meal for the whole family. Tuna is the main ingredient for this month’s recipe, and it was found at www.allrecipes.com. Augusts’ recipe of the month is titled Best Ever Tuna Salad. This recipe will prepare 8 servings and takes approximately 15 minutes to prepare. We hope you enjoy Augusts’ recipe of the month.

    Ingredients
  • 2 eggs
  • 12 ounces of fresh or pre-canned tuna
  • 6 ounces of fresh or pre-canned crab meat, shredded
  • ½ cup mauonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
  • ½ teaspoon dried dill weed
  • 1/8 teaspoon lemon pepper
  • 2 tablespoons dill pickle relish
  • 2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
  • ¾ cup finely chopped onion
    Preparation Instructions
  1. Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Cover and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, cool, peel and chop finely.
  2. In a mixing bowl, combine tuna, crabmeat, mayonnaise, sour cream and mustard. Stir in chopped egg, dill weed, lemon pepper, dill and sweet relish and chopped onion. Mix thoroughly.
  3. Serve on bread or English muffin and enjoy.
Please contact us if you have the opportunity to try this awesome tuna salad recipe. We are interested to hear if our Y Family members enjoyed the recipe as much as we did. Also, please do not forget to send in “your” favorite sea food recipe. Your recipe may be featured in our September Y Family Newsletter. If your entry is selected, you can receive cool gifts, courtesy of Y Marina.

Joke of the Month
The Purchase

A woman goes into a shop to buy a rod and reel as a gift

She doesn't know which one to get so she just grabs one and goes over to the counter where there's a shop assistant wearing dark shades. "Excuse me sir" she says "can you tell me anything about this rod and reel?"

The assistant replies "Ma'am I'm blind but if you drop it on the counter I can tell you everything you need to know about it from the sound it makes."

She didn't believe him, but dropped it on the counter anyway.

He said, "That's a 6' graphite rod with a Zebco 202 reel and 10 lb. test line...It's a good all around rod and reel and it's only $20.00".

The lady said, "It's amazing that you can tell all that just by the sound of it dropping on the counter. I think it's what I'm looking for so I'll take it."

He walks behind the counter to the register, and in the meantime the woman breaks wind big-time. At first she is embarrassed but then realizes that there is no way he could tell it was her...being blind he wouldn't know that she was the only person around.

The assistant rings up the sale and says, "That will be $25.50."

She says, "But didn't you say it was $20.00?"

"Yes ma'am, the rod and reel is $20.00, but the duck call is $3.00, and the catfish stink bait is $2.50."

This month’s joke was brought to you by Best Fishing Jokes.com

First 2011's to Arrive!
2011 Smoker Craft 162 Tracer D/C

A shipment of 2011 Smoker Craft Boats has arrived! This brand new Smoker Craft 162 Tracer is perfect for fishing freshwater and bays in the Northwest. This Tracer has been packaged with a brand new Mercury 30ELPT EFI four stroke outboard engine and sits atop a galvanized EZ Loader trailer with load guides and a swing tongue. This package is available now for only $14,650!
2011 Rogue Marine 18' Scrambler

The first 2011 Rogue Marine welded aluminum packages has arrived. This 2011 Rogue 18’ Scrambler is a beautiful package with tons of deck room for fishing. This Rogue Marine will be packaged with a pre-owned 2007 F115TJR with 80hp at the pump and sits atop a Karavan galvanized single axle trailer. This package is available now for only $22,495!

Last Two Fish-Rite's!
2008 Fish-Rite 21' Rivermaster

There is only two of the special Fish-Rite factory buy backs remaining! This 2008 Fish-Rite 21x72 Rivermaster is loaded with options and ready for the river. This Rivermaster is powered by a Chevy 350 Vortec Inboard Jet engine with a Hamilton Pump and sits atop an EZ Loader galvanized trailer with Chine guides for easy loading and unloading at the dock. This Fish Rite Jet package retails for $48,304, and is on sale now at Y Marina for only $34,997! Call today and save thousands on this incredible inboard package or click on the photograph of this Rivermaster for more detailed information.
2008 Fish-Rite 22' River Jet Inboard

This Fish-Rite 22’ X 78” River Jet is perfect for guides or anyone looking to ride the river in style. This boat is loaded with standard features and options that make this boat an incredible value. This River Jet is powered by a Chevy 350 Inboard Jet engine with a Hamilton 212 pump and sits atop a DHM galvanized tandem axle trailer with chine guides. This package retails for over $55,000 and is on sale now for a once in a lifetime sale price of $38,500! Call today and save thousands on this incredible inboard package or click on the photograph of this River Jet for more detailed information.

Pre-Owned Offshore Specials
1994 Bayliner 2502 Trophy Walk Around

This 1994 Bayliner 2502 Trophy is in excellent condition. This incredible offshore package is loaded with extras and ready to hit the water after you next catch. This boat is powered by twin Mercury 175hp two stroke outboard engines as well as a 2004 Yamaha T9.9 kicker motor. This package sits atop a galvanized tandem axle King trailer with brakes and is on sale now for only $31,995! Call or click today for more information.
2004 Striper 2301 W/A Alaskan Outboard

This 2004 Seaswirl 2301 Striper W/A Alaskan is in good condition and is ready to fish. This boat is loaded with extras and has been built to fish the Northwest. This Seaswirl is powered by a Yamaha F225TXR four stroke outboard engine as well as a Mercury 25hp kicker motor. This package sits atop a galvanized EZ Loader tandem axle trailer with brakes and load guides. This complete package is available now for only $42,995!
1994 Bayliner 2359 Trophy W/A

This 1994 Bayliner 2359 Trophy Walk Around is in excellent condition. This is a one owner boat that looks like new. There is only 785 hours on the hull and engine. This boat is powered by a 5.7 Liter, 260 hp, Mercruiser Alpha One I/O and sits atop a galvanized Calkins tandem axle trailer with load guides, brakes and a spare tire. This Trophy is available now for only $22,995! Call or click today for more information.
2008 Striper 2301 Walk Around O/B

This 2008 Seaswirl 2301 Striper Walk-around Alaskan is like new. This boat has only been out on the water five times since it was purchased, so there are very low hours on the package. This Boat is powered by twin Yamaha F115TXR’s, both built in September of 2009 with low hours. This package rests atop a galvanized tandem axle EZ Loader trailer with brakes. This boat is available now for only $54,995!

2007 Centurion Air Warrior Elite

This 2007 Centurion 21’6 Air Warrior is like new with only 63 hours on the package. This boat is a wake boarder’s dream with everything you need to hit the water in style this summer. This Centurion is powered by a 5.7 liter Mercruiser inboard and sits atop a painted VM Custom trailer. This package is on sale now for the incredibly low price of only $32,995!
1997 Sea Ray 190 Signature

This Sea Ray 190 Signature is in excellent condition. This Bowrider is loaded with exras including a custom wakeboard tower and stereo. This boat is powered by a Mercruiser 4.3 liter I/O packing 190hp and sits a painted EZ Loader tandem axle trailer. This package is available now for only $12,995!

Y Marina
1307 Newmark
Coos Bay, OR 97420
www.ymarinaboats.com
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