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Observations from outboard shop owners

By Dave Krantz
Special to ESPNOutdoors.com

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Dave Krantz emptied his notebook after interviewing Bill Huggins and son Richard of Huggins Outboard, founded in 1941 and among the oldest dealers still operating in the U.S. under the same family ownership. An old motor ... twice resurrected "For many years, we didn't stock boats. We didn't have to because nobody else in our area did either. If a customer wanted a boat, they would come in and my father would get out a catalog and we would order it for the customer. "Throughout the 40s, 50s ...

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