Spring Fling 2013 Photos

Spring Fling at Deer Harbor Marina, Orcas Island

 

We had 27 boats and 58 people make the event, and this is all before opening day of boating!

 

Thank you to Rex & Susan for arranging a wonderful weekend.

 

 

American Tug 395 at Victoria Harbour Boat Show

April 18-21 at Victoria's Inner Harbour

American Tugs & Trawlers will be displaying the brand new AT-395 hull #6 at the Victoria Show.  Come on down to the show and see me.  Hull #6 is available now and is ready for spring cruising. 

Update: Hull #6 is now sold!

 

Call me for full details on this new boat.  Anytime at 206-930-6139.

 

Boat Show & Open House at American Tug

New Moorage - Boats on Display - April 5, 6 & 7
 
Please come and help American Tug celebrate their new display moorage & brokerage. Boat Show and Open House on April 5-7. The new moorage behind the factory will be full of great boats. Hot dogs at Noon each day!

Sold Boat: 2008 American Tug 34 - Forever Friday

2008 American Tug 34   Forever Friday   Now Sold

A beautiful listing from Expedition Yacht Sales.  She is in great shape and is well equipped, ready to cruise!

I worked closely with the owner when Tomco Marine built Forever Friday. Gorgeous "Cabernet" hull with neutral "Cashmere" interior.  She has the Cummins Electronic 380hp engine, Northern Lights 6Kw genset, Tomco stainless stern davit, Walker Bay inflatable with Nissan engine, Raymarine electronics,  bow thruster, Magnum Energy inverter with 600AH AGM battery bank.  All the most popular options!

Update:  Forever Friday is now sold.  Call Steve for latest AT avaialbilities at 360-466-2961 or visit www.trawlerrow.com


Full details and over 60-photos are here.

Please let me know how I can help you find your next boat or sell your existing.  I work hard and am very honest. 

Thank you,

Steve  Scruggs
Anytime: 206-930-6139

Mark Bunzel to lead Inside Passage seminar

Program for Inside Passage and Alaska Bound Cruisers
March 22-24, 2013 • Anacortes Marine Tech Center

 

 

My friend Mark Bunzel is leading a comprehensive cruising seminar program designed for those planning to cruise to British Columbia and up the Inside Passage to Southeast Alaska.  His seminars are very well organized and present very current information.

Cruising experts will present strategies and practical tips for preparing to go, preparing your boat, planning for weather and suggested itineraries.

The sessions will discuss the best places to go as well as where to find shrimp, crab, salmon, halibut - and the best restaurants and shopping. Our experts have current information and local knowledge from cruising last season.

Classes will take place at the Marine Tech Center on the Anacortes waterfront, just a short walk from the Cap Sante Marina. Slips are available through the Cap Sante Marina harbor office (360-293-0694). For those driving, we have several recommended hotels in Anacortes with discount rates.

Call 360-299-8500, or email seminar@FineEdge.com today to reserve your seats for this event.

Download Registration Brochure

Program Cost: $395 per couple, $225 for individual

Skagit Sets Sail exhibit at Skagit Historical Museum

New exhibit at the Skagit Historical Museum chronicles the County's maritime past.

 

Skagit Sets Sail brochure

Download the Skagit Sets Sail brochure here.

This exhibit looks interesting.  The maritime past of La Conner and the greater Skagit County area is important and helped lead to the development of the American Tug.  The County was founded on Agriculture, Logging, Fishing, Shipping and Boatbuilding and continues all of those traditions today.

One of the very first fiberglass boat builders, Skagit Plastics, was founded in La Conner in 1954.  Today the Skagit Valley is home to American Tug, Nordic Tug, Fathom Boats, Janicki Industries, Fibrex Corp, Northern Marine and San Juan Composites all working in Fiberglass.

The Skagit Historical Museum is perched on the hill in the middle of La Conner, and from their observation deck you can see the American Tug facility at the north basin of the La Conner Marina.

General information, hours and exhibit information can be found here.

American Tug launches Certified Pre-Owned program

American Tug is pleased to announce a Certified Pre-Owned program for American Tugs. Buy your next boat with confidence.



Download our CPO Brochure here.

Our 100-point checklist is a comprehensive review of the American Tugs systems, equipment and condition.

• 100 point inspection by factory personnel
• All systems tested
• Hull & house buffed & waxed
• Engine maintenance completed to next service interval
• Mechanics usage & maintenance briefing for buyer
• Interior & carpets cleaned
• Woodwork inspected & oiled
• Batteries load tested
• Stainless rails polished
• Current bottom paint & zincs
• 5-year hull warranty by Tomco Marine to buyer
• Surveyed by NAMS professional
• American Tug factory support for buyer

Your new pre-owned American Tug ready for your family’s vacation!

American Tug / Tomco Marine is happy to offer this service to any of our clients boats that are in our factory direct brokerage American Tugs & Trawlers. The CPO program service can be performed by the seller in advance of a sale or by a buyer after the sale of the vessel. Call American Tugs & Trawlers for full information at 360-466-2961.

Open House & Factory Tours

Factory Tours at American Tug

Come visit American Tug in La Conner on February 16!  Open House from 10am till 2pm

Tour the lamination shop, see how the boats are wired and plumbed, tour our new AT-395 hull #6 as she is being finished.  See several boats on the dock, open for your inspection.

We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, February 16th.

This event was a great success, and it was fun to see so many people excited about the American Tugs.  If you would like to take a tour give Steve a call at 360-466-2961, we would be happy to show you how these great boats are built.

American Tug 2013 Summer Expedition

Cruise the Central BC Coast with your American Tug.

Cruise with friends in Northern British Columbia.  A loose itinerary allowing lay days, time to explore alone or as a group, to fish, relax and enjoy your tug.

Sullivan  Bay, BC in the Broughton Islands for Canada Day or the 4th of July.  Watch the parade and try the driving range.  July 1-5, 2013.  Many of the AT owners will be gathering up here and ready to start our summer cruise.

Port McNeil, BC.  We are holding a weather briefing and Cape Caution rounding discussion at the Sportsman Pub, Steak & Pizza house.  July 7th, 2013.  Port McNeil is the last place to top up with municipal water, there is a great grocery store and all the services.

Pruth Bay off Fitz Hugh Sound.  July 9th.  A great anchorage.  Hike the trails through the coastal rain forest and see beautiful west beach or north beach, on the Pacific side of Calvert Island.  These white sand beaches are better than Maui.

Ocean Falls is a unique town.  50 year round residents in the former mill town that supported 5,000.  See the abandoned hotel, bar, apartment building and tennis club.  There is a lot of life left here, they certainly make boaters welcome.  We will have a pot luck on July 12, 2013.  See my Ocean Falls photo album here.

Rescue Bay is a wonderful anchorage and perfect for our Star or Wagon wheel raft on July 15th.  Mike Schoppert, President of American Tugs, will be announcing the winner of the American Tug geocaching challenge while anchored here.  This is the final event of our 2013 Summer Expedition and a perfect northern destination, or the jump off point for the Inside Passage route to Alaska.

Download our Summer Expedition Brochure here.

The American Tug Summer Expedition is open to any and all of those in the American Tug family.  Call Steve Scruggs at Tomco Marine to sign up.  Join the fun by calling 360-466-2961 or email steve@americantugs.com. 

American Tugs are now Factory Direct!

Happy New Year to our American Tug Family

As we celebrate the New Year, we also celebrate some exciting changes at Tomco Marine Group; we are now selling “factory direct”!  American Tugs & Trawlers is now selling direct to American Tug lovers who live in the western United States, western Canada, Europe and all around the globe.  Traditional Yachts, Inc. will continue to represent American Tugs on the east coast.

You will see a familiar face when you visit the factory; Steve Scruggs, owner of Expedition Yacht Sales, is leading our in house sales department; American Tugs & Trawlers.   Steve has sold over 60 new & pre-owned American Tugs and brings a deep knowledge of our products.  His clients have always been very happy with his extreme level of customer service.  We are excited to bring Steve aboard as Sales Manager.

2013 will be a big year at American Tug:  Our new in house brokerage will offer both new & pre-owned American Tugs, watch for American Tugs & Trawlers signs on your favorite boats.  We are introducing a new Factory Certified Pre-Owned program where we perform a 100-point inspection, certification and extend the hull warranty on qualifying American Tugs.  We are leading an American Tug Owners cruise to the Central British Columbia Coast this July.  We are making 2013 a fun year to be an American Tug owner.

Mike Schoppert & Kurt Dilworth

Tomco Marine Group, Builders of American Tugs

Well that is a very cool announcement.  I am the new inside sales guy at American Tug for the west coast.  Call me anytime at 360-466-2961 and let's talk tugs!