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Y Family News

January Announcements
We want to wish all of our Y Family Members a very safe and happy New Year! January is here and that means its boat show season at Y Marina. We are offering the best prices of the year of all 2010 and 2011 inventory in stock. Our 2011 models are arriving daily, so stop in today to make your deal, your way! Y Marina, your one stop boat shop.

January Events

Yamaha Promotion

Industry Headlines
NMMA sues over E15 approval
You've Put the Boat Away for the Season: Now What?
Additional Stories

Share and Win!
Share your story and win cool prizes courtesy of Y Marina!

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What can Y Marina do to improve in 2011?
 Service Department Efficiency
 New Inventory Selection
 Pre-Owned Inventory Selection
 Accessory Selection
What kind of coupons would you like to see from Y Marina in 2011?
 Sales
 Service
 Parts
 Accessories

Welcome Y Family Members!
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 our first newsletter of 2011 by welcoming all of our new readers. January’s newsletter will contain less content that our typical Y Family Newsletter, as we have been with friends and family celebrating the holiday season. January means the beginning of boat show season for Y Marina, who will be participating in four boat and sportsman shows this winter; The Portland Boat Show, Portland Sportsman Show, Roseburg Sportsman Show, and Eugene Sportsman Show. We have some great new models available in 2011, and we hope to see you all at one of our boat shows this winter.

Please continue to share your wonderful stories, photographs and experiences, as it has added an exciting new feature to our Y Family Newsletter. We love to hear all of your wonderful stories, try your favorite recipes and of course share all of the wonderful testimonials that our Y Family Members have shared with us. All contributors to the Y Family Newsletter are rewarded for their efforts! The winner of our January Y Family Entry Contest will win a great prize courtesy of Y Marina. For contest details, please see the January Y Family Entry portion of this newsletter.

We would like to thank all of our Y Family Members for another wonderful year in 2010. We are very excited about what 2011 will have to offer. We would like to wish each and every one of our Y Family Members a safe and happy New Year, and we look forward to seeing each and every one of you in 2011. We hope you enjoy our January Y Family Newsletter.

Boat Show Season!
January means the beginning of boat show season at Y Marina. We are very excited about the wonderful lineup of shows in 2011. This year we will be participating in 4 boat and sportsman shows all across the state of Oregon; the Portland Boat Show, The Eugene Sportsman Show, The Portland Sportsman Show, and the Roseburg Sportsman Show. These wonderful shows are fun for the whole family with food and fun around every corner, not to mention the best pricing of the year on all 2010 and 2011 boats and outboard engines in stock.

This year we will be featuring our brand new line of boats from New Zealand, Stabicraft Boats. Y Marina is currently the only dealer of Stabicraft boats in the entire state of Oregon. The boats are an absolute must see, as their unique design and custom features are like nothing we have ever seen before. Come and see all three of our brand new Stabicrafts at one of our four 2011 boat and sportsman shows.

This year’s show dates are as follows;

  1. Portland Boat Show – January 12th through the 16th
  2. Eugene Sportsman Show – February 4th through the 6th
  3. Portland Sportsman Show – February 9th through the 13th
  4. Roseburg Sportsman Show – February 18th through the 20th
We look forward to seeing each of you at one of these fine shows in 2011!

Gift Certificates Available!
For the first time ever, Y Marina is proud to offer gift certificates for the boating enthusiast or sportsman in your family. These certificates are great for birthdays and holidays, or simply a thank you gift for someone special. These certificates will be personalized on an individual customer bases, and can be made out to the amount of your choice. Call Ryan Lancaster today for more details, 541-888-5501 or toll free at 888-582-3800. Y Marina, your one stop boat shop.

Special Y Family Coupon Offerings!
To express our appreciation for your business, and for being a Y Family Member, Y Marina will be offering special coupon offerings to all of our Y Family Newsletter subscribers. Starting in February, each newsletter will contain one special coupon for specific items or services at Y Marina. These coupons may contain discounted prices on new or pre-owned inventory, special product offerings (such as fuel and oil filters) or parts, service or accessory discounts. These coupons will be available to only our elite group of Y Family Newsletter subscribers, so be on the lookout for our first coupon in February’s Y Family Newsletter.

Also, be on the lookout for our new accessories catalog that will be added to our website in the summer of 2011! You will be able to redeem these special coupon offerings on all parts and accessories purchased from our website, ymarinaboatscom. At Y Marina, we strive to be our Y Family Member's one stop boat shop!

January Service Department News
Y Marina is proud to offer Service Menus for standard Yamaha outboard services for the very first time. These menu’s give our Y Family Members three service options for their Yamaha engine; a Standard Oil & Lube Change, Deluxe Outboard Service, or a Premium Outboard Service. These services correspond with Yamaha’s recommended twenty hour, one hundred hour and five hundred our services. These Yamaha service menus outline each service that will be provided with the service option that you choose, as well as the cost of each service. Y Marina has Yamaha certified technicians, which are some of the best in the business. Have your Yamaha serviced today at Y Marina. Click on the banner below to view our new Yamaha Service Menu, or call today to schedule your Yamaha engine service, 541-888-5501. Keep a lookout for the addition of Mercury and Evinrude service menus, coming soon!

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” banner located right on our homepage. Parts for your Mercury, Yamaha, Evinrude, Johnson and Mercruiser engines are also available 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.

John Griffith Fishing Information for January
Just as salmon were earlier this year, winter steelhead numbers appear to be really high. Fishing has been good when rivers are in shape. They were out, for the most part, the week between Christmas and New Year. Fishing was good leading up to that week and should be good as we go through January.

I've been steelhead fishing for more than 40 years. I was lucky to experience a time when fishing was good and crowds small. Fish populations are better now than before in my lifetime, but crowds are way worse. Already one day this season a fishing partner and I had to change plans completely when we got to the East Fork Millicoma and there was literally no place to stand without being rude and unmannered (which doesn't bother some people).

But besides being lucky about when I got to be alive and outdoors, I'm lucky to have legs that work well, and a powerboat. Sometimes legs can't get us away from crowds on public-access water. A driftboat -- I've had mine since 1976 -- doesn't work as well now that people have become so fond of motoring back through, over and over, good water and dragging bait and lures.

My jet boat, on the other hand, takes me places where I can have good fishing mostly or all to myself, just like 40 years ago. I couldn't say that if I lived in northern Oregon, but that's the case here. Mine is a small boat, a Rogue Marine model named a Stealth, powered by a 40 hp (30 hp at the pump) Yamaha outboard. I bought mine at Y Marina in 2008. They're a popular model on the upper Rogue River and in Alaska, but I don't see many of them here. But then, on winter rivers where powerboats are allowed, I don't see a lot of boats.

Best wishes for a good 2011 and for good times fishing.

Coos Bay Power Squadron
Y Marina has teamed up with our local Power Squadron to bring you important updates and information about Power Squadron boating courses available both locally and on a national scale. Our local Power Squadron is always looking for new members, and there are plenty of benefits that go along with becoming a member. Visit www.usps.org/coos, or contact SEO Craig Beyer at 541-290-3957 for upcoming classes and more information on your local Power Squadron.

One final reminder, our Coos Bay Power Squadron will be offering a boaters education course on January 10th, 2011 at 6:30pm. This class is one of the finest boater’s education courses available to the public. This course is approximately 12 hours long and provides excellent information about boating and boating safety. All types of boats will be covered during this 12 hour course, which is Coast Guard approved, and fully prepares you to take the exam for your Oregon Boaters Education Card. Completion of this course will also help you reduce your boater’s insurance premiums! As a bonus for those that register for this course, the Power Squadron will add a bonus navigation supplement. To register for this course, please call Craig Beyer at 541-290-3957 or Roland Coffey at 541-266-8187. The cost for the course is $35. We hope to see there!

January Y Family Entry
We would like to thank Claude and Lucy Thompson for their wonderful Y Family Entry for December. Claude and Lucy have won our Y Family Entry contest for the month of December, and will receive a holiday gift , courtesy of Y Marina. We greatly appreciate the following kind words from Claude and Lucy, some of the finest people Y Marina has ever had the pleasure of dealing with;

We would like to attest to the quality of service we have received for many years at Y Marina. We purchased our boat in 1993 (we still have the same one, though we have drooled over some since). Fairly new to ocean boating we couldn't have asked for a better experience than we received during the purchase process. Bill was still there but Scott handled our transaction and it all went smoothly. However, the most important to us has been the superb treatment from the service department. There were several times over the years when we broke down right in the middle of some very important fishing (you know how that is!) the service department. always tried to work us in immediately, or as quick as they could and most times it was immediately. There were a couple intriguing problems that cropped up, but Dick always stuck with them and we eventually conquered them. One thing that truly stands out is that we are a long distance away (live in Brownsville) my husband often will call Dick and talk a problem through and it sometimes has been simple enough that a part is shipped to us and Jr. can install it; saving a long trip and lots of money over the years, this has been appreciated more than you will ever know!!

Thanks Y Marina for helping make our boating and fishing experience much easier. We are older folks and truly appreciate the class of service that we have received.

Sincerely,

Claude (Jr.) and Lucy Thompson


We would like to encourage you to participate in January’s Y Family Entry contest, in which our winner will receive a I gift certificate for service, parts or accessories from Y Marina. For this month’s contest entry, we will accept a testimonial with your experience at Y Marina, your favorite holiday seafood recipe, or a story about your favorite moment with your boat purchase from Y Marina. It could be a great day on the water with the family, a wonderful fishing story, or any other memorable moment that you would like to share. Photos of the event are always welcome. 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!

Y Marina Brag Board
Unfortunately we did not receive a photograph for December’s “Brag Board.” If you have an impressive catch that you would like to share with our readers, please enter today! Simply send us a photograph and a short description of the story and we will post it in February’s Y Family Newsletter. It’s as easy as clicking on the “Share and Win” icon in this newsletter. We are excited to see what our Y Family members have been up to this fall.

2011 Duckworth 260 Offshore!
Our first 2011 Duckworth 260 Offshore has arrived! This beautiful aluminum offshore fishing boat is at the top of its class. This boat was made to fish, and comes with luxuries that every fisherman will appreciate. Some features on this incredible Duckworth 26’ Offshore include; a bow V-Berth and porcelain head, suspension seating, dinette, diesel heater, fully enclosed 96 inch cabin, large in-floor rod storage and fishbox storage, aft deck steering column for navigation from the deck, freshwater washdown, offshore bracket made for Twin Yamaha outboards and a kicker motor, and a whole lot more.

This model made its debut in the Oregon Tuna Classic this summer. This boat proved to be a mixture of brawn and beauty, and the boat landed as many tuna as it could handle. Before this Duckworth’s outing, it was featured on FSN’s “The Joy of Fishing.” Wayne and Jerry take a closer look at this incredible boating package and some of its finest features. Visit www.ymarinaboats.com for more information on our all new Duckworth 260 Offshore, and watch this special feature from “The Joy of Fishing”.

January Recipe of the Month
For January’s recipe of the month we wanted to feature a wonderful chowder recipe that will add something new to your cooking collection in 2011. This recipe was found at AllRecipes.com. This delicious Halibut Chowder recipe is titled Hearty Halibut chowder and it looks truly delicious. We hope you enjoy this month’s recipe of the month.

    Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 1 large onion finely diced
  • 2 large potatoes, peeled and cubed
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 6 cups chicken stock
  • 1 (8 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, diced
  • 2 large carrots, shredded
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 pounds halibut, cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 1 pinch red pepper flakes, or to taste
    Preparation Instructions
  1. Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat.
  2. Add the onion, and cook until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.
  3. Add the potatoes and garlic, and continue cooking until the potatoes have softened slightly, about 10 minutes.
  4. Pour in the chicken stock, tomatoes, and carrots. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes.
  5. Add the milk and cream, season to taste with salt and pepper, then stir in the halibut.
  6. Continue simmering uncovered until the halibut is flaky and no longer translucent in the center, about 10 minutes.
  7. Gently stir in the Cheddar cheese and red pepper flakes until the cheese has melted. Serve immediately.

Please contact us if you have the opportunity to try this awesome Halibut Chowder 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 next Y Family Newsletter. If your entry is selected, you can receive cool gifts, courtesy of Y Marina.


Joke of the Month
January’s joke of the month is a true story sent in by a member of the Marathon Sail and Power Squadron. The story was found at bootkeyharbor.com and goes something like this;

Last summer, down on Lake Isabella, located in the high desert, an hour east of Bakersfield, California, some folks, new to boating, were having a problem. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn't get their brand new 22 ft. Bayliner boat to perform. It wouldn't plane at all, and it was very sluggish in almost every maneuver, no matter how much power was applied.

After about an hour of trying to make it go, they putted over to a nearby marina, thinking someone there could tell them what was wrong. A thorough topside check revealed everything in perfect working order. The engine ran fine, the outdrive went up and down, the prop was the correct size and pitch. So, one of the marina guys jumped in the water to check underneath. He came up choking on water, he was laughing so hard.

REMEMBER, THIS IS TRUE.....

Under the boat, still strapped securely in place, was the trailer.

2011 Duckworth 260 Offshore

Our 2011 Duckworth 260 Offshore has finally arrived! This boat is absolutely incredible from the bow to the transom, and has features and extras that will excite every fisherman. This Duckworth has been packaged with twin Yamaha F150TXR 4-stroke outboard engines and sits atop a Gateway tandem axle trailer with aluminum wheels, surge brakes, tongue jack and a spare tire. This package retails for $152,306 and is on sale now for the low sale price of only $126,993.
2011 Striper 1905 Striper Center Console

This 2011 Seaswirl 1905 Striper is an extremely versatile fishing boat. This boat package will be great for fishing and crabbing in nearly all waters. This package has been powered by a new Yamaha F115TLR 4-stroke outboard engine and sits atop a galvanized Midwest single axle trailer with brakes and a tongue jack. This package retails for $31,278 and is available now for only $27,350!
2011 Smoker Craft 2072 Sportsman Jon

Our shipment of 2011 Smoker Craft aluminum boats has arrived! This 2011 Smoker Craft 2072 Jon Sportsman is absolutely stunning. With full forest green side paint this boat will be great for both fishing and hunting. This boat has been packaged with a Yamaha F90TJR 4-stroke with 65hp at the pump, and sits atop a galvanized EZ Loader EZLSC96B 19-22ft trailer with load guides, brakes and a tongue jack. This package retails for $27,885 and is on sale now ready to fish for only $26,150!
2011 Duckworth 18' Navigator Sport

Check out this Duckworth package, all new for 2011! This Duckworth 18’ Navigator Sport is perfect for fishing all Northwest waters, as its hull is known for one of the best rides in the business. This Duckworth has been powered by a new Yamaha F90TXR 4-stroke engine and sits atop a galvanized E-Z Loader EZB17-20ft trailer with chine guides, a swing tongue and a tongue jack. This package retails for $34,681, and is on sale for a boat show special price of only $30,588!

Pre-Owned Specials!
2001 Alumaweld 16' Stryker

This 2001 Alumaweld Stryker is in excellent condition. This package is loaded with extras, and is ready to hit the water. This package is powered by a 2001 Honda BF40A and sits atop a galvanized single axle Rogue trailer with a spare tire, chine guides, and tongue jack. This package is available now for the low price of only $10,995!
2007 Duckworth Advantage Classic 19 ft.

This 2007 Duckworth 19’ Advantage Classic is in excellent condition. This boat handles incredibly well and can fish nearly all waters. This Duckworth is powered by a 2006 Yamaha F115TLR 4-stroke outboard engine and sits atop a galvanized EZ Loader EZB 17-20 trailer with a swing tongue and more. This package is on sale now for the low price of only $24,995!
2000 North River 19' Sport Jet

This 2000 North River 19’ Sport Jet is in good condition. This boat is loaded with extras that every fisherman will enjoy. This package is powered by a Mercury 175 Sport Jet with approximately 628 hours on the engine as well as a 2005 Honda BF8D kicker motor. This package is available now for the low price of only $15,995!
1989 Grady-White 24' Offshore

This 1989 Grady White 24’ Offshore is in excellent condition. This boat has been extremely well maintained over the years and is a tuna catching machine. This package is powered by a 5.7 Liter Mercruiser I/O engine as well as a Mercury 30ELPT four stroke kicker motor that has been converted into an extra long shaft engine. The main engine is fresh with approximately 500 hours on the engine. This package rests atop a galvanized EZ Loader trailer with a tongue jack and manual winch. Brakes on this trailer have been disconnected. This package is available now for the low price of only $30,990!

Happy New Year!

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