Channel Marine Being Sold

Reilly · 09-27-2017, 05:18 PM

Sounds like deal went south 2nd hand info but very reliable

WinniMarine · 10-01-2017, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Reilly

Sounds like deal went south 2nd hand info but very reliable

We are still on-track to purchase Channel Marine and hoping that the closing will be this week.

Bank of New Hampshire has been great to work with on this transaction and they have gone above and beyond to assist in the purchase.

Cybertron has also been an unbelievable partner in getting the 2 locations linked together with our software systems going in early next week before the close. We want to be as ready as we can be for the day the ownership changes.

We look forward to welcoming the crew at Channel Marine to the Winnisquam Marine family. Bob, Elaine, Chip and everyone else at Channel have been great to work with as we have been there the last few weeks. We hope to add some more employees to their crew where they need them to help get everything done during the busy winterize season.

We are looking forward to the close and what the future holds for both our Winnisquam and soon to be Winnipesaukee locations.

Ryan Crawford
Winnisquam Marine

Reilly · 10-02-2017, 03:49 AM

Great to hear, & best of luck

codeman671 · 10-06-2017, 03:38 PM

Looks like it is closed, done deal!

Congrats Ryan and crew!

Outdoorsman · 10-06-2017, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Reilly

Sounds like deal went south 2nd hand info but very reliable

Originally Posted by WinniMarine

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We are still on-track to purchase Channel Marine and hoping that the closing will be this week.

Bank of New Hampshire has been great to work with on this transaction and they have gone above and beyond to assist in the purchase.

Cybertron has also been an unbelievable partner in getting the 2 locations linked together with our software systems going in early next week before the close. We want to be as ready as we can be for the day the ownership changes.

We look forward to welcoming the crew at Channel Marine to the Winnisquam Marine family. Bob, Elaine, Chip and everyone else at Channel have been great to work with as we have been there the last few weeks. We hope to add some more employees to their crew where they need them to help get everything done during the busy winterize season.

We are looking forward to the close and what the future holds for both our Winnisquam and soon to be Winnipesaukee locations.

Ryan Crawford
Winnisquam Marine

You just have to love the internet. Everyone has a "reliable source", enough to post rumors on the internet, yet they do not have first hand knowledge of what is factual.

Thankfully we have a venue (the internet, not this site in particular) to throw speculation and gossip without repercussion.

TiltonBB · 10-07-2017, 05:45 AM

Good move and an improvement for Channel Marine. I'm not sure I would have changed the name, but the sale is still a positive change.

http://www.laconiadailysun.com/newsx...m-channel-deal

GodSmile · 10-07-2017, 06:24 AM

Best wishes to Winnisquam marine!
They are also building what appears to be a storage building on 106.

Descant · 10-07-2017, 01:57 PM

Welcome to the Crawfords. I'm sure they be successful.
Despite the new name on the letterhead, I expect a lot of folks will still speak of it as "Channel Marine". It seems like it was 15 years before people accepted that Gilford Marina was Mountain View Yacht Club, and Gilford Marina hadn't been there anything close to 75 years. Who else remembers when it started out as "Port Lauderdale"? Nostalgia ain't what it used to be (YB)

Hillcountry · 10-08-2017, 03:50 PM

Just moved our toon over to the new Winnisquam Marine at Winnipesaukee for winter storage (great prices) and next season’s valet services.
Excited to be at a more central marina on the lake!
I’m happpy for their new presence on winnipesaukee and wish them luck in their new marina venture!

AC2717 · 10-10-2017, 07:37 AM

congrats, but I hope we don't lose the Neon signs on the channel

Hillcountry · 10-10-2017, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by AC2717

congrats, but I hope we don't lose the Neon signs on the channel

They are talking about “new signage” so my guess is bye bye neon! It is a nostalgic, piece of channel history though...be nice to see them utilize it as such.

Descant · 10-10-2017, 08:16 AM

That classic sign was just completely rebuilt a year or two ago. It's a landmark, like the sign on Rt 3 that is the entrance. "Winnisquam at Winnipesaukee" will get abbreviated to WAW. Awful.

Phantom · 10-10-2017, 10:34 AM

Temporary signage was up on Saturday ................

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WinniMarine · 10-15-2017, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Descant

That classic sign was just completely rebuilt a year or two ago. It's a landmark, like the sign on Rt 3 that is the entrance. "Winnisquam at Winnipesaukee" will get abbreviated to WAW. Awful.

Thanks everyone for the positive comments!!!

We are calling the new location WOW not WAW. Winnisquam on Winnipesaukee. Much better abbreviation for sure...

Stay tuned for many great things to come!!!

Ryan Crawford
VP/GM
Winnisquam Marine

Major · 10-16-2017, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by WinniMarine

Thanks everyone for the positive comments!!!

We are calling the new location WOW not WAW. Winnisquam on Winnipesaukee. Much better abbreviation for sure...

Stay tuned for many great things to come!!!

Ryan Crawford
VP/GM
Winnisquam Marine

Hi hope you keep the iconic sign. (or ionic as a great mayor of Boston once said!)

AC2717 · 10-16-2017, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Major

Hi hope you keep the iconic sign. (or ionic as a great mayor of Boston once said!)

second this!!!

09-27-2017, 05:18 PM	#1
Reilly Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 191 Thanks: 695 Thanked 56 Times in 40 Posts	Deal ?? Sounds like deal went south 2nd hand info but very reliable

10-02-2017, 03:49 AM	#3
Reilly Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 191 Thanks: 695 Thanked 56 Times in 40 Posts	Teriffic Great to hear, & best of luck

10-07-2017, 05:45 AM	#6
TiltonBB Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gilford, NH and Florida Posts: 2,991 Thanks: 696 Thanked 2,196 Times in 931 Posts	It is a done deal Good move and an improvement for Channel Marine. I'm not sure I would have changed the name, but the sale is still a positive change. http://www.laconiadailysun.com/newsx...m-channel-deal

10-07-2017, 06:24 AM	#7
GodSmile Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 190 Thanks: 91 Thanked 57 Times in 37 Posts	Best Wishes Best wishes to Winnisquam marine! They are also building what appears to be a storage building on 106.

10-10-2017, 07:37 AM	#10
AC2717 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Maynard, MA & Paugus Bay Posts: 2,573 Thanks: 753 Thanked 354 Times in 266 Posts	congrats, but I hope we don't lose the Neon signs on the channel __________________ Capt. of the "No Worries"

10-06-2017, 03:38 PM	#4
codeman671 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,487 Thanks: 221 Thanked 810 Times in 486 Posts	Looks like it is closed, done deal! Congrats Ryan and crew!

10-07-2017, 01:57 PM	#8
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,346 Thanks: 1,340 Thanked 1,622 Times in 1,054 Posts	Welcome to the Crawfords. I'm sure they be successful. Despite the new name on the letterhead, I expect a lot of folks will still speak of it as "Channel Marine". It seems like it was 15 years before people accepted that Gilford Marina was Mountain View Yacht Club, and Gilford Marina hadn't been there anything close to 75 years. Who else remembers when it started out as "Port Lauderdale"? Nostalgia ain't what it used to be (YB)

10-08-2017, 03:50 PM	#9
Hillcountry Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: In the hills Posts: 2,420 Thanks: 1,677 Thanked 786 Times in 466 Posts	Just moved our toon over to the new Winnisquam Marine at Winnipesaukee for winter storage (great prices) and next season’s valet services. Excited to be at a more central marina on the lake! I’m happpy for their new presence on winnipesaukee and wish them luck in their new marina venture!

10-10-2017, 08:16 AM	#12
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,346 Thanks: 1,340 Thanked 1,622 Times in 1,054 Posts	That classic sign was just completely rebuilt a year or two ago. It's a landmark, like the sign on Rt 3 that is the entrance. "Winnisquam at Winnipesaukee" will get abbreviated to WAW. Awful.

10-10-2017, 10:34 AM	#13
Phantom Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Berlin, Ma / Gilford Posts: 1,934 Thanks: 450 Thanked 605 Times in 341 Posts	Temporary signage was up on Saturday ................ . Attached Images __________________ *A bad day on the Big Lake (although I've never had one) - Still beats a day at the office!!*