| Renovations are well underway
at the Viking Yachting Center
on the Bass River bringing the
complex a fresh, modern look. The
32-acre facility was formerly known as
the Bass River Marina. At one time it
was owned by Bill and Bob Healey, who
sold it in 1964 when they decided to go
into boatbuilding and formed Viking
Yachts. The Healeys repurchased the
marina in December 2002. |
| Located adjacent to the Viking Yacht
Company’s New Gretna plant, the
sprawling marina features 270 deep-water
slips for boats up to 55 feet. In season,
popular attractions include a swimming
pool and picnic tables creating an
inviting environment for family boating
activities. |
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| The Yachting Center also houses the
o ffices, showroom and service bays for
Atlantic Marine Electronics, a Viking
company, which designs, builds and
installs sophisticated electronic packages
for Viking Yachts, Viking Sport Cruisers
and other boats. |
| The northern branch of Palm Beach
Towers (its main facility is at the
Viking Service Center South in Riviera
Beach, Florida,) has service bays at the
Yachting Center for the fabrication of
towers and other custom aluminum
equipment. This allows Palm Beach
Towers to complete work on boats that
do not plan to head south. |
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| By the time you read this, Viking
Sport Cruisers will be using the
Viking Yachting Center for all of its
new boat commissioning, service work
and winterization, as still another part
of the master expansion plan. |
 Reigning in all
of these exciting
developments is
Gene McCann,
who serves as the
general manager
of the Viking
Yachting Center.
Gene brings
more than 27 years of marine industry
experience to the helm, including
several years at Viking Yachts, along
with tenure at other boat manufacturers
and recreational marine retail sales. |
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