Requesting the background story Mr Weed

[5keepers2]

on the name European Marine. This is not Europe so there should be a few words on how the name came about. Thanks and just curious here!

[mactlman]

Maybe he was a jaguar tech before he transitioned to Marine tech.

[EuropeanAM]

Greatly condensed version:

Back in the early 90's I did a short stint in a small VW Shop, when Rhonda and I first started out we actually started the business for European built autos (VW, BMW, Saab, Volvo). One former customer asked if I could do something on his boat, apparently a few thousand cars that drove by saw the boat there and within a month there were more boats than cars. So European Auto Svc became "European Auto/Marine".

We got completely out of the Auto business in Jan. 1997, but folks already knew us by that name so it only made sense to keep the "European" part of it. European Marine, LLC from there on.

[1Holeshot]

That is really neat as I had wondered about the origin of your business name also.

[5keepers2]

Greatly condensed version:

Back in the early 90's I did a short stint in a small VW Shop, when Rhonda and I first started out we actually started the business for European built autos (VW, BMW, Saab, Volvo). One former customer asked if I could do something on his boat, apparently a few thousand cars that drove by saw the boat there and within a month there were more boats than cars. So European Auto Svc became "European Auto/Marine".

We got completely out of the Auto business in Jan. 1997, but folks already knew us by that name so it only made sense to keep the "European" part of it. European Marine, LLC from there on.

Thank you sir! A good story!! Goes to show you.....if you have good service people will beat a path to your door!!!

[bloodman]

I always wondered too...thanks

[Robby Moser]

I thought it was because of the telltale stream coming out of the outboard,if your water pumps working-your a peein

Good story.

[SilverFox579]

Neat story Don, and we now know where the "AM" in your username came from!

[low slung cruiser]

Awesome
always wondered myself

[MichaelJ3]

I figured it was that he started working on Volvo powered sterndrives I/O's, or maybe that Ferarri version

In all seriousness, cool story Don.

[sorrybasser]

Thank you sir! A good story!! Goes to show you.....if you have good service people will beat a path to your door!!!

[jrh_67]

Cool story!

[EuropeanAM]

I figured it was that he started working on Volvo powered sterndrives I/O's, or maybe that Ferarri version

In all seriousness, cool story Don.

I can neither confirm, nor deny, the beginning portion of that quote.