BRAND-NEW MODEL LINEUP FOR 2016 PG. 04 CRESTLINER CELEBRATES 70TH ANNIVERSARY PG. 06 2016 | FULL-LINE BOAT MAGAZINE & CATALOG

restliner is 70 years young this year. And I do mean young, because our employees and our customers are filled with an energetic enthusiasm for our portfolio of strong, durable boats and the kind of boating that Crestliner makes possible. But 70 years old, too! That’s a long time to sharpen our techniques, refine our designs, integrate feedback from Crestliner owners and build upon our successes. Looking back on that history, you can see signs of the company we are today. Past models point toward the boats we currently offer, boats that are forged with strength and built with durability. Crestliner...

SPOTS Four brand-new models, a brand-new series, two completely redesigned series and plenty of comprehensive upgrades based on customer feedback mark Crestliner’s 70th year.

The People Have Spoken Crestliner doesn’t subscribe to the saying that “eight is enough.” Eight, rather, is a number to celebrate and build upon. NEWS, GEAR AND ADVICE FROM THE FOREFRONT OF THE FISHING UNIVERSE. FALL | VOLUME 7 | ISSUE 1 FOR EXCELLENCE IN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION Constructing a heavy-duty product is the first step. Ensuring it stands the test of time is the next. Earning praise from those who use it every day, however, is the real indication of a job well done. Crestliner’s premium and durable boats have won over customers year after year, resulting in an eighth-straight Marine...

OUTRAGEOUSLY POWERFUL Mercury’s brand-new 350-hp Verado® provides the ideal trifecta of marine engine performance: control, efficiency and incredible power. Add to that an impressively quiet ride and you have an engine that will deliver an on-water experience like never before. “The Verado® 350 is the fastest, lightest, most fuel-efficient and most durable 350 outboard that there is,” says John C. Pfeifer, president of Mercury Marine. This newcomer to marine power will take things up a notch for several Crestliner models: the 2150 Sportfish OB, 2150 Sportfish SST, 2250 Authority and the newly...

CRESTLINER STAMPS THIS PLATINUM YEAR WITH A GREAT NEW LINEUP OF BOATS. WRITTEN BY RANDY HESS PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF CRESTLINER SEE MORE OF THE 2100 RAPTOR ON PAGE 22 OF THE CATALOG

his year marks Crestliner’s platinum anniversary, the 70th year of durable new Crestliner models building upon the heritage of all those great boats that came before. You can’t build a reputation overnight, and Crestliner has earned its prestige and prominence the honest way, with high-level performance, impeccable build and generations-long durability. Relentless product innovations and portfolio growth are the natural outcome of staying true to your mission and your market. Crestliner listens to its customers, builds on its strengths and has created a legacy that both company and customers...

STORY BY ALEXA M. POTEET

Crestliner has been honored to enjoy the support of dealers, families and fishermen for 70 years. To celebrate our anniversary this year, we asked members of the Crestliner community to submit their favorite boating memories. We received so many entries that we couldn’t print them all! Here are some of our favorite submissions that highlight the Crestliner legacy.

SOME STORIES COULDIN ONE MEANINGFUL SENTENCE. GO ON FOR PAGES; OTHERS CAN BE SUMMED UP But one thing connects them all: a deep appreciation and love for Crestliner boats. From the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes—home of Crestliner headquarters—to the Golden Coast of California, our customers have remained as steadfastly loyal to us as we have to our mission of building boats that stand the test of time. Crestliner owners have enriched our long history with hundreds of thousands of experiences big and small—from solo fishing trips to family adventures, from sunshine-drenched afternoons of watersports...

“The Heighington family has been associated with Crestliner Boats since the early 1960s when my dad, Jim, managed General Marine in London, Ontario. My brothers John, Tom and Ken and I grew up around Crestliner Boats and went on to own Proctor Marine, Ltd. in Simcoe, Ontario, together. Sadly, Tom and Ken are no longer with us, but John and I still own and operate the business to this day. We are proud to have been associated with, the Crestliner family for more than five decades.” MBS sm OWNER AND FISHINE BLOGGER, SAN JOSE. CALIFORNIA 'Here’s the fleet from which to select YOUR boat! Superb performance...

JON LARSON, 2001 CRESTLI NER TS182 OWNER, MINNEA POLIS, MINNES OTA “My son and I have been fishing together since he was 9. When he was younger we usually fished from shore. When he was 14, we moved to Minneapolis, and I purchased my first Crestliner boat. It was an older single console 16-foot fishing boat with a 90-hp motor. The summer between his junior and senior years I traded that boat for a new 2001 Crestliner TS 182 DC. What an awesome boat. For my son’s graduation gift, my dad paid for a fishing trip anywhere my son wanted to go. He decided on Oahe in South Dakota. We were very familiar...

“For any of you that have CanBar Marine on your Crestliner Serial Number Plate, you will enjoy this historical information about Canada Barrel and Kegs. This marine manufacturing division of Seagram’s Distilleries owned the license to manufacture Crestliner Boats in Waterloo, Ontario, decades ago. The old factories have a special significance to me, as I visited this site when I was 10 years old—I’m 52 now. My dad let me and my three brothers have the day off from school to take the trip from Toronto to Waterloo and pick up our almost brand-new Raider. My dad was considering buying a Muskie 17...

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