The legacy of Harold Krause...
On Nov 1, 9:56*am, Loogypicker wrote:
On Oct 31, 7:39*pm, H the K wrote:
He said his dad owned the largest marina in the north east, but no one
has ever heard of it.
Never said that.
Yes you did.
Krausie typed with his own fat fingers:
“His operation was the largest small boat dealership in its area of
New England, and for 30 years, he was the *exclusive* Evinrude dealer
in a densely populated coastal county. He also handled Mercuries. He
never liked Bayliners, and referred to them as "jerry-built."
“From 1947 until he died, he sold more than 500 outboard motors a year
from his stores, accounting for a reasonably high percentage of
*all* outboards sold in his home state for those years. “
Typing with his fat little fingers and writing of his
“accomplishments” after his father’s death:
“I sold off nearly $3,000,000 in new motors and boats, depressing the
new boat industry in southern Connecticut for an entire season.
Everything was sold...every cotter pin, every quart of oil, 30 days
after I started. For near full-retail, too. “
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