Chris Lyons
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Jeff Tellex commented on Chris Lyons's blog post 'A NEW LOOK AT BOAT SHOWS'
Chris, I am not sure if this is going to reach you, but what the heck. I just joined marineindustry.org almost two years after your post. Look up the Dania Marine Flea Market in south Florida. This show has been a huge success for years and it is…
Oct 13, 2011
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Chris Lyons commented on Jim Sabia's group 'Banking & Finance'
OMG... That is great!! I'm still cracking up. How can I download this so I can email it to my dealers/brokers? I can't believe we are still getting these calls. oh wait, yes I do..
Oct 6, 2010
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Chris Lyons replied to dave boso's discussion 'circle'
That's is what most dealers will need to do. Bankers are not your buddy's. The are a group that only follows each other. When a few banks step up to do floorplans then a few more will follow. Chris Lyons
Mar 3, 2010
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Chris Lyons commented on Jim Sabia's group 'Banking & Finance'
I'm glad to hear a bank CEO is saying "it's time to lend". I hope that goes for REC LOANs also. The bad news for us on the West Coast is BB&T does not reach the Western US. The good news is some of the brokers and dealers on…
Jan 26, 2010
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Chris Lyons commented on Jim Sabia's group 'Banking & Finance'
We all in in the industry needs to stay on top of NADA since that is the bible that banks are looking at for value. Time and time again, 2 or 3 times a week my deals have value issue's. It's not becuase of these units are under market…
Jan 5, 2010
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Chris Lyons commented on Chris Lyons's blog post 'A NEW LOOK AT BOAT SHOWS'
Jim - I can finance RV's, Park Models, Airplanes and boats. Thanks for asking.
Nov 12, 2009
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Jim Sabia commented on Chris Lyons's blog post 'A NEW LOOK AT BOAT SHOWS'
Chris, Do you finance RV's too?
Nov 12, 2009
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Chris Lyons commented on Chris Lyons's blog post 'A NEW LOOK AT BOAT SHOWS'
Way to go Jim. If you need a marine finance booth I'll let me know. I'm sure the cost will be almost nothing and with all that money you are saving you must be able to market the hell out of a show like that. Florida, if you don't…
Nov 11, 2009
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Jeff Scherer commented on Chris Lyons's blog post 'A NEW LOOK AT BOAT SHOWS'
Chris: Circuit City has a lot of empty locations across the country. Everybody local knows where "that Circuit City" location is. I know a local retailer here rented out the store for a month or so to sell Halloween items. I'm sure…
Nov 11, 2009
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Tony D'Ippolito commented on Chris Lyons's blog post 'A NEW LOOK AT BOAT SHOWS'
Coming from the manufacturing side I am in favor of anything that increases retail sales of new boats. Being a former dealer I appreciate the need to find economical ways to bring marine products to the consumer with the potential for profitability…
Nov 11, 2009
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Tim DeVries commented on Chris Lyons's blog post 'A NEW LOOK AT BOAT SHOWS'
At the Newport Boat Show they open the gates at 4pm to help with the flow of traffic. I really commend the folks that ran that show for thinking of the exhibitors. They also had parking away from the show with shuttles at a reasonable price so there…
Nov 11, 2009
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Jim Sabia commented on Chris Lyons's blog post 'A NEW LOOK AT BOAT SHOWS'
Great post fellow free thinker! I just made a deal with a local county to use their entire convention for 4 days for $2500.00. There's no reason we shouldn't have great shows with low exhibitor cost and no admission fee for lookers...
Nov 11, 2009
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A NEW LOOK AT BOAT SHOWS

Last month our local little league board meet about the need to raise money to keep kids playing baseball. (my 8 yr old son plays and loves it) They needed to do something big. They came up with a sports memrobelia show. I was put in charge of finding a location. I spoke to a number of convention centers and large hotels. Let me get to the point. Convention center cost extremly high, hotels not that bad. But I started to call retail and commercial dead space (huge empty distribution centers and…See More
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A NEW LOOK AT BOAT SHOWS

Last month our local little league board meet about the need to raise money to keep kids playing baseball. (my 8 yr old son plays and loves it) They needed to do something big. They came up with a sports memrobelia show. I was put in charge of finding a location. I spoke to a number of convention centers and large hotels. Let me get to the point. Convention center cost extremly high, hotels not that bad. But I started to call retail and commercial dead space (huge empty distribution centers and…See More
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Roger Blevins replied to Chris Lyons's discussion 'Positive news from the dealers and brokers' in the group Banking & Finance
I am in agreement with your description of "huge pent up demand". I believe that many avid boaters getting tired of being afraid and will begin to venture back into the market. I also applaud the efforts of both dealers and brokers to…
Oct 6, 2009
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Positive news from the dealers and brokers

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I want to share some fairly good news from the West Coast. I set out last week to touch base with as many yacht brokers and dealers that I could from Seattle to S.D. via emails, phone calls and good old belly to belly visits. Some of these dealers/ brokers I have not spoken to in months and the main reason for that is becuase I could not honestly tell these guys that the lending guildlines was any better than it was a year ago. I was able to share with them about our two NEW banks and some of…See More
Chris Lyons added a discussion to the group Banking & Finance Oct 6, 2009
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What is your affiliation with the Marine Industry?
Banker
What marine products or services do you offer?
I am a marine F&I specialist with a nationwide finance company. I am also co-chairman for the Marine Industry Federal Credit Union Organizing committee.
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A NEW LOOK AT BOAT SHOWS

Last month our local little league board meet about the need to raise money to keep kids playing baseball. (my 8 yr old son plays and loves it) They needed to do something big. They came up with a sports memrobelia show. I was put in charge of finding a location. I spoke to a number of convention centers and large hotels. Let me get to the point. Convention center cost extremly high, hotels not that bad. But I started to call retail and commercial dead space (huge empty distribution centers and… Continue

Posted on November 11, 2009 at 12:50pm — 8 Comments

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"Bucs for Boats" program

I am absolutly amazed by success of the "Cash for Clunkers" program. When this program came out the end date was Nov. 09 but just within one week of the program ran out of money. WOW. This program gave a boost to the automotive industry in all segments. Dealers are running out of cars to sell and that means the auto maker's need to get back to work.



I spoke to a couple of local boat dealers in Southern Califorina the day the "Cash for Clunkers" program was running out of money. These… Continue

Posted on July 31, 2009 at 12:51pm — 5 Comments

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At 2:38pm on May 7, 2009, Chris LyonsChris Lyons said…
thanks for the info.
At 2:12pm on May 7, 2009, James MillsJames Mills said…
Chris, I am a member of our credit union, but that's about as much as I know of it. Here is the link to the website and there is also a "contact us" page there you could use to get contact information. http://www.yamahacu.com/aboutus.html
 
 
 

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