BoatSmart, Factory Warranty Vs Extended Warranty

⚓ Pep Talk: Boat Smart – Mardi Gras, Careers, Giveaways & Marine Services 🎶🚤
From Mardi Gras boat parades to marine careers, Pensacola’s experts share stories, tips, and opportunities!
🎙️ Host: Meg on Newsradio 92.3 – informative, local, dependable
👤 Guests:
• Stefan Schmidt – Marine Services Instructor, George Stone Technical College
• Bill Kidwell – Service Manager, Key Marine Center of Northwest Florida (show sponsor)

🌊 Episode Highlights
• Boating safety, maintenance, and prevention tips for the new season
• Mardi Gras boat parade excitement 🎭🚤
• Classroom stories: welcoming diverse new students (lawyer, police officer, fisherman!)
• Career pathways in the marine industry — hobbyists turning pro, students finding great jobs
• Success stories: Bea thriving at Key Marine, Matthew working as a yacht tech at Marine Max, Jeff mastering diagnostics
• Enrollment info: George Stone Technical College’s Marine Service program (with a waiting list of 30+)
• HVAC instructor opening at George Stone
• Listener Q&A: mud motors, jet outboards, and shallow‑water boating
• Shop updates: $60,000 regulator project, new social media manager, and techs advancing to Yamaha Master Tech & Suzuki school
• Giveaway winner: Congratulations to Tom McGlon! 🎉 He won a Suzuki visor, Yamaha cleaning cloth, and Rodan key floaty.
• Manufacturer incentives:
• Yamaha “Ready for Reliability” Sales Event — free extended warranty (up to $8,400 value) through March 31
• Mercury — 4 extra years of Gold extended warranty (2.5–425 HP motors)
• Suzuki — discounts for trading in old two‑stroke motors + 5‑year warranty
• Warranty insights: OEM warranties provide peace of mind compared to aftermarket coverage

📞 Call-In & Community
Listeners joined in with questions about boating, off-season maintenance, and enrolling at George Stone.
Call-in number: 850-437-1620

🔧 Sponsor Spotlight
Key Marine Center of Northwest Florida
📍 5621 Bower Road, Pensacola
☎️ 850-492-0487
🌐 KeyMarineCenter.com
Authorized service for Yamaha, Mercury, Suzuki, Cox Diesel, and Mercruiser — including repowers.

📌 Connect
• Subscribe for more episodes of Boat Smart and Pep Talk!
• Share your boating stories in the comments.
• Interested in marine careers or hobby training? Visit GeorgeStoneCollege.edu and connect with Stefan Schmidt.

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👉 Want to learn more?
• 📚 Explore marine careers: GeorgeStoneCollege.edu
• 🔧 Service & repowers: KeyMarineCenter.com
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