Boatswain’s Locker Takes Home Two Marine Fabrication Excellence Awards

Roseville, MN – March 17, 2005 - The Marine Fabricators Association (MFA) is pleased to announce Boatswain’s Locker as a double winner in the 2005 Marine Fabrication Excellence Awards Program held during the MFA National Convention, February 12-15, 2005 in Savannah, Georgia.

Boatswain’s Locker of Jacksonville, FL, a division of Marine Accessories Corporation, received an Outstanding Achievement award in the Soft Top Dodger 31-45 feet category and an Award of Excellence in the Hard Top Dodger category. The overall quality of the craftsmanship, as well as the design and function of the products, secured the awards for the company.

Sponsored by MFA, a division of the Industrial Fabrics Association International ((IFAI), the MFA Fabrication Excellence Awards Program recognizes the latest advances in technical fabric design and manufacturing in the marine textiles industry. A team of MFA members, who are Master Fabric Craftsman (MFC) Certified, judged the program entries with the following criteria: 25% design, 25% craftsmanship, 25% originality and 25% difficulty.

About Boatswain’s Locker
Boatswain’s Locker was founded in 1961 and today continues a long tradition of producing the finest crafted custom marine canvas and upholstery for large yachts, powerboats, sailboats. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, the company keeps a pulse on the industry necessary to continue creating quality designs for custom work, OEM projects or aftermarket applications. (www.boatswains-locker.com)

About Marine Accessories Corporation
Marine Accessories Corporation (“MAC”) is a premier manufacturer of high quality, durable canvas boat covers; enclosures; bimini tops; wakeboard towers and fishing/boating accessories designed specifically for the needs of the marine industry and sold to aftermarket and marine OEM’s. MAC companies include Boatswain’s Locker of Jacksonville, Florida; CMC of Duncan, Oklahoma; Fentress Marine of Largo, Florida; Great Lakes Boat Top of Vonore, Tennessee; Westland Industries of Phoenix, Arizona; and Xtreme Marine of Maryville, Tennessee. The company was formed in 1998 by Westland Industries of Phoenix, Arizona, and Prospect Partners, LLC of Chicago, Illinois. (http://www.marine-accessories.com).

About the Marine Fabricators Association:
The purpose of MFA is to provide resources and programs for marine fabricators to deal with common problems and opportunities; to develop a fellowship amoung marine fabricators; to establish standards of excellence for business practices, products and craftsmanship; and to establish and maintain an identity for marine fabricators.