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2014 Downtown Knoxville boatshow

American Boat Center

Boaters seriously love spending time Inside its indoor showroom, ABC calls and home dock visits, and they’re

on the water, and American Boat Center carries some of the nation’s top brands, available for lakeside service at your
(ABC), 10250 Cogdill Road in Knoxville, including MasterCraft, proudly built favorite marina. Led by Steve, the ser-

is serious about helping them make the locally in Vonore, Tennessee, a com- vice team is certified to work on several
most of their experience.
munity located southeast of Knoxville boat brands and use factory-certified

As a full-service boat dealer special- on Fort Loudon Lake. The Master- parts from manufacturers including
izing in the MasterCraft, Sea Ray, and Craft brand is especially noted for its MasterCraft, Sea Ray, and Chaparral.

Chaparral brands, ABC can help you wide selection of high-end wakeboard Inside its modern service center,
locate the perfect boat, and its service specific watercraft. Customers will also ABC crews will keep your boat up to

department can help keep you and your find Sea Ray, which is another locally date with everything from routine sea-
family enjoying that boat for years to built brand that shares the same cove sonal maintenance to more-extensive

come. ABC’s large selection of new and with MasterCraft in Vonore, as well as support. The extent of their facilities
pre-owned watercraft, coupled with a a wide selection of pre-owned water- does not end there, however. They can

maritime supply store and watersports craft, including wakeboard towboats, also keep your boat looking like new—
pro shop, make this an all-inclusive stop personal watercraft and runabouts. boat detailing, fiberglass repair, and up-

for the novice and pro boater alike.
ABC’s sales staff is both knowledgeable holstery repair are just the beginning.
owners Steve and Susan Moore built and friendly, and their expertise on Sales manager Ryan Jones has been

their business from a shared love of East these products has earned them nu- an avid wakeboarder since the 1990s,
Tennessee’s beautiful rivers and lakes. merous customer service awards from and his affection for the sport is on full

The Knoxville natives opened their store boat manufacturers.
display inside The Wakeshop. Carrying
in 1987, and 26 years later you’ll still The service department prides itself thousands of products ranging from

meet employees who have been part of on having one of the area’s largest and wakeboards to wetsuits, stand-up pad-
this family-owned business for decades. most experienced teams in our area, dle boards to life vests, or from board

You’ll also meet the second generation— always prepared and willing to help
shorts to flip-flops, the Wakeshop is
son Ryan Jones and daughter Courtney at any time, wherever their customers one of Knoxville’s largest watersports

Jones—eagerly assisting customers.
may be. Service crews can make house
pro shops with products by top-quality

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