Mad Mariner Acquires DIY Boat Owner Magazine

(I-Newswire) October 15, 2009 - DIY Boat Owner, which was published by BoatUS since 2006, is a quarterly magazine for do-it-yourself boaters, offering expert advice on maintenance, repairs, upgrades and projects.

The purchase adds a print magazine to the Mad Mariner’s growing family of online publications, led by MadMariner.com in English and MarineroLoco.com in Spanish.

“DIY is the perfect addition to Mad Mariner,” said Glen Justice, the company’s founder. “Its readers are hardcore do-it-yourself boaters who demand high-quality journalism, and we plan to continue that. We’ll work hard to maintain the spirit of the magazine.”

BoatU.S. Magazine, the nation’s largest boating publication with more than 600,000 readers, will continue to use articles from DIY through a cooperative agreement between the two organizations.

The first issue of DIY Boat Owner published by Mad Mariner will be available Nov. 12, and will feature a new look for the magazine and its website. Mad Mariner is also offering special pricing on combined print and online advertising.

DIY Boat Owner was founded by the husband-and-wife team of Jan Mundy and Steve Kalman in 1995. It is sold directly to subscribers and on the newsstand at West Marine stores. The magazine also offers 14 collections of archived articles, available for download or on CD-ROM, as well as a digital edition of the magazine.

For more information, please visit www.DIY-boat.com.

About BoatU.S.:
BoatU.S.—the Boat Owners Association of The United States—is the nation's leading advocate for recreational boaters, providing its 600,000 members with government representation, programs and money saving services. www.boatus.com

About Mad Mariner:
Mad Mariner is an independent family of online publications and resources for boaters, which publishes new articles and information every single day. www.madmariner.com

About MadMariner.com:
MadMariner.com is a world-class online boating magazine, filled with fantastic journeys, dream boats, expert advice and honest reviews. But this journal arrives on your desktop, not your doorstep — and it shows up every single day.



MadMariner.com is owned by Mad Mariner LLC, which also publishes DIY Boat Owner magazine and MarineroLoco.com in Spanish.

MadMariner.com was created by veteran journalists at some very large newspapers, who have been around boats — both power and sail — for decades. All wanted more than they were getting from monthly magazines — more depth, more unbiased information and simply more to read. The result is MadMariner.com, an independent source of solid information that greets each new sunrise with a brand new story.

Company Contact Information
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Phone : 561-827-6447