The Mail-Journal, Volume 19, Number 5, Milford, Kosciusko County, 17 February 1982 — Page 24

Today And Tomorrow — Wed., Feb. 17,1982

Boating enthusiasts from ail over midwest drawn to Main Channel

Nell and Gary Webb, owners of Main Channel Marina, feel that when their summer friends return to their homes for the winter it’s like losing family. Main Channel Marina is located on the channel between Syracuse Lake and Lake Wawasee The Webbs have owned the marina for five years but the marina history goes back nearly 30 years and part of the original buildings are still in use although the Webbs have added to and modernized the marina In 1980 a new docking facility was added, bringing the total number of docking spaces to 150. Main Channel, the largest on Lake Wawasee. uses 15 acres with most of the area being land water-front acreage. The manna has one of the nicest protected areas on the lake for docking with a picnic area for the docking customers use With boating enthusiasts from all over the midwest being drawn to Main Channel, the marina can accomodate

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Featuring • • • • BAYLINER BOATS • BOMBER BASS BOATS • SEA SPRITE DECK BOATS • WET BIKES • EVINRUDE OUTBOARD MOTORS Storage — Boat Launching FacSties Gasofine

almost any size boat that can be found on the lake, from the small fishing boats to the 40-foot cabin cruisers. Indoor and outdoor storage is provided by the full-service marina during the off season. Also offered are boat launching facilities and gasoline. There is a complete line of boats, including Bayliner boats, the finest line of fiberglass boats made in the country; Bomber Bass Boats; Sea Sprite Deck Boats; Wet Bikes; and Evinrude Outboard motors * There is a large showroom, several storage buildings for out of season storage, a full-service parts department, a repair shop, a large accessory room and an office One area in which Main Channel Marina excels is the high quality of service to the boating customer. The parts department offers a fine range of quality products and the maintenance and service departments deliver high

quality service to boaters. The service department is certified to handle MerCruiser, OMC. Evinrude and Main Channel has the only service department on the lake certified to service Volvo Penta. “We’re very pround of the guys who work with us, repairing customers - boats and supplying their boating needs." stated Mrs Webb. "They doa fine job.”

» 1T £ ~~~ —- COMPLETE LINE OF BOATS — Main Channel Marina, located on the channel between Syracuse Lake and Wawasee. has a complete line of boats including Bayliner boats, the finest line of fiberglass boats made in the country; Bomber Bass Boats; Sea Sprite Deck Boats; Wet Bikes; and Evinrude Outboard motors. The marina also offers fulLservke year around.

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The Webbs also handle a full line of marine accessories for the boaters, from batteries to skies to paint and life jackets. Being longtime fans of the Lakeland area the Webbs are enthusiastic about the area’s response to the business. “We had been coming up here for many years before deciding to move here. And we re certainly glad we did! ”

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