Lakeland Boating — July 2017

Business

M.E. Yacht Restoration

Opens Waterfront

Service and Storage

Facility

M.E. Yacht Restoration (ME-YR) — a

full-service shop specializing

in boat maintenance, repair,

transport, restoration, detailing

and storage — celebrated the grand opening of its new service and storage

facilities in Holland, Michigan.

ME-YR was established in 2002 at its first facility on Lakewood Blvd. in Holland

Township. “As the business continued to grow we simply ran out of space,” says

Mike Evenhouse, founder of ME-YR. “Today we have approximately 10 acres of

property adjacent to Lake Macatawa, which will allow us to increase our service

and storage capabilities, as well as add to our yacht sales and brokerage business.”

ME-YR’s new facility includes 35,000 square feet of service and storage,

including water access via their own private launch ramp. The second phase

storage facility, with an additional 35,000 square feet, is scheduled for

completion in August. In addition to the 27-ton Conolift highway trailer capable

of transporting yachts of up to 50 feet, a second trailer was recently purchased,

capable of transporting yachts up to 100 tons.

For more information, visit me-yr .com.

events

St. Clair River Classic

The APBA/OPA Offshore Racing Series returns to St.

Clair, Michigan on July 28-30, 2017.

At last year’s event, AMERICAN ETHANOL/CAT CAN

DO, a 40-foot Doug Wright Skater cat powered by a pair

of 1,770-hp Sterling engines, captured first place in the

Extreme Class. Owner and throttleman Keith Holmes,

from Nunica, Michigan, and driver, Ed Smith, thrilled the

crowd on the St. Clair River racecourse.

“We put on a show for the fans with straightaway speeds

reaching 160 mph and on display is our use of ethanol

(E90) as our fuel source,” Holmes said. “Burning ethanol

runs clean and cool with massive power, and helps conserve

wear on the engines. Don’t fear ethanol; it’s great for the

atmosphere and environment along with preserving water

and air quality.” —Paul Kemiel

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race photo by paul kemiel; me

-yr photo courtesy of m

.e. yacht

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