Welcome to the latest edition of the Scalise Marine Newsletter.

We wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, Happy Kwanza, Seasons Greetings, Happy Holidays, Happy Christmakah, and for our atheist friends, have a wonderful Sunday the 25th.

Scalise Marine has been EXTREMELY busy since our last newsletter, with hurricanes Katrina and Wilma making a mess of things, the Ft. Lauderdale Boat Show and adding even more product lines to our catalog .

Katrina wasn't too bad for us, a slight annoyance and a few days off, but our hearts go out to our friends in New Orleans and Alabama. We wish you well in your recovery efforts. Wilma, on the other hand, was a major problem here in South Florida. We went weeks without power, 85% of our traffic lights did not function or were totally blown away so even with limited power restored, it was a bear to get around. This all just in time for the Ft. Lauderdale Boat Show.

We again enjoyed the gracious hospitality of our host, Strataglass Ltd . and used the time wisely to promote Strataglass products, IMAR Cleaners and our company. The turn out started out pretty dismal, Thursday was a bust, but picked up nicely for the remainder of the show. It was a shame to see the vendor tents half empty but the boats on display were beautiful.

New product releases for this edition include: New Products from IMAR and a great fabric cleaner from DCS-19.

IMAR has introduced three new buckets (Great Gift Ideas). The contents of each kit is a 2.5 gallon bucket filled with various cleaning products for different applications. The Strataglass Bucket has the IMAR Strataglass Protective Cleaner, IMAR Protective Polish and IMAR Yacht Soap Concentrate along with an applicator pad. The Mariners' Bucket contains the IMAR Yacht Soap Concentrate, IMAR Yacht Polish, IMAR Yacht Clean & Shine and the new IMAR Multi-Purpose Marine Cleaner. Finally there is the Captain's Bucket , which contains the IMAR Strataglass Protective Cleaner, IMAR Strataglass Protective Polish, IMAR Yacht Soap Concentrate, IMAR Yacht Polish, IMAR Yacht Clean & Shine, IMAR Multi-Purpose Marine Cleaner, IMAR Vinyl and Rubber Protectant, and IMAR Yacht Metals Protective Polish.

Read about these and each of the new IMAR cleaners here .

DCS-19, a long time innovator of stain and waterproofing for fine materials to canvas & leather, has come out with a new Multi-Surface Cleaner. Our sample bottle was widely used by our employees with outstanding results. I have yet to find a better carpet cleaner, it really gets tough stains out (much better than Resolve). It is extremely effective yet safe on almost any surface, fully biodegradable and non-toxic. Check here for more information.

Looking for last-minute gift ideas? We have a limited number of Columbia fishing shirts (men's and ladies), BoatMates bags and the IMAR Buckets for your favorite boater. Great pricing and fast shipping guaranteed!

And finally, our discount keyword phrase for this edition is: Hurricane Season is OVER.  Put this phrase in your next order (comments section) or tell me over the phone with your next order and receive 10% off on any non-special order item (fabrics, seating, dock accessories, boat tops and wholesale are special order items).