2012 Spring Seminar Series
Seminar #1: Diesel Engines
Saturday, March 17, 2012 - 1:00 p.m.
Seminar #2: Rigging and Splicing
Saturday, March 24, 2012 - 1:00 p.m.
Seminar #3: Atomic 4 Engines
Saturday, March 31, 2012 - 1:00 p.m.
Seminar #4: Proper Use of Epoxies
Saturday, April 7, 2012 - 1:00 p.m.
Seminar #5: Gel and Paint Repair
Saturday, April 14, 2012 - 1:00 p.m.
Seminars provided by Torresen Marine free of charge.
All dates and topics are subject to change. Seminars take place at our Ships Store, 3003 Lake Shore Drive, Muskegon, Michigan. Sessions are approximately 2 hours in length. Call 231-759-8596 or email seminars@torresen.com for more information and to reserve your seat today.
The seminars are free, but space is limited and an RSVP is required. Call 231-759-8596 to reserve your spot.
2012 Torresen Marine Spring Thaw
Open House
Saturday, March 10 - 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Vendor representatives scheduled to appear include:
~ Aerial Photography - Marge Beaver
~ Bell Industries Marine Recreational Products - Adam Jerome
~ Bluffton Bay Sails - Jim Frisinger
~ Elite Canvas - Josiah Luker
~ Forespar, Edson, C Sherman Johnson & Ganz Eco-energy Solar Panels - Pat Black
~ Interlux Yacht Finishes - Kevin Kyle
~ Kanberra Gel, Rapid Fix & California Custom Wax - Hardy Bedford Jr.
~ Land 'N Sea - Tim Danner
~ Laser Performance - Scott Diamond
~ Midwest Marine - John Gervais
~ Pettit Paint Co. - Bob Harris
~ Quantum Sails - Jack Klang & Joe Richter
~ Ronstan, Epifanes, Slam Gear & XM Satellite Weather - Tim Loftus
~ Torresen Sailing School - Jim McColl
~ Universal & Westerbeke - John Dillon
~ Yanmar - Dave Winskowicz
Spring Thaw Seminars:
9:00 a.m. . Docking Your Sailboat In High Winds Or Strong Currents by Captain Jack Klang of Quantum Sail Design Group
10:30 a.m. . The Importance Of Marine Surveys by Steve Dake of Torresen Marine Inc.
11:30 a.m. . Understanding Solar Power by Pat Black of WM Black and Janice Martin of Ganz Eco-energy
12:30 -p.m. . New Technologies In Performance Coatings by Bob Harris of Pettit Paint
1:30 p.m. . Aerial Photography by Marge Beaver of Photography-Plus
2:30 p.m. . Explore The Networking Features Of The New Raymarine Multifunction Display Units by Jeff Fink of Raymarine
3:30 p.m. . Rules Of The Road by Captain Jack Klang of Quantum Sail Design Group
In addition to discounts all over the store, here are some special vendor discounts and specials.
Quantum Sail Design Group:
Save 15% on Any Sail Services Ordered from Quantum's Service Team during Torresen Marine's Spring Thaw
For more than 10 years, Quantum's Service Team has maintained Captain Jack Klang's sails with the utmost care and attention to detail. We invite you to experience this same level of high-quality service, and during this event only, receive a 15% discount on your service order.
Bring your sails to Torresen Marine.s Spring Thaw and meet Quantum's Service Technician Joe Richter. He will evaluate your sails and provide a free service estimate. A free Quantum® tote bag will be offered to the first 50 people who place a service order and drop off their sails during the event.
Now is a great time to take care of routine sail maintenance or purchase specialized sail service such as roller furling UV covers and conversions, foam luff installation, comprehensive sail washing and cleaning, mainsail reef point additions, sail handling hardware upgrades, full batten conversions and more.
This is a one-day offer only and sails must be delivered during the Spring Thaw event. Get ready for summer and save on valuable service work that will help you get even more enjoyment out of your sailing!
Pettit Paint:
Purchase up to two (2) gallons of eligible Pettit antifouling paint or up to two (2) quarts of SR-21 for the following rebates through May 31, 2012:
- SR-21 purchases will receive a $5 rebate per quart kit
- Unepoxy, Ultima SSA, Copperguard, and Unepoxy Plus purchases will receive a $5 rebate per gallon
- Hydrocoat, Vivid, Ultima SR-40, The Protector, Hydrocoat SR, Ultima Eco, and Horizons purchases will receive a $10 rebate per gallon
- Trinidad, Trinidad SR, Ultima SR-60, Trinidad 75, and Trinidad Pro purchases will receive a $20 rebate per gallon.
Torresen Marine Boat Sales: Sign up for a free value quote of your sailboat. Sign up sheet will be available the day of Spring Thaw only.
Bell Industries: 15% off Rock-Out speakers, WOW Sound System, WOW Floating Cooler and a Deluxe Camping Chair starting the day of Spring Thaw through March 17, 2012.
Elite Canvas: 10% off any work initiated at the Spring Thaw Open House through March 25, 2012.
Photography-Plus: Aerial photographer, Marge Beaver, will be doing a presentation and having a book signing at 1:30 p.m. She will have her "Above West Michigan" and "Above the Lighthouses: Lake Michigan" available for purchase and signing.
Presenter bios:
Marge Beaver:
Marge is an aerial photographer with over 25 years experience flying and shooting custom aerial photography jobs all over the country. After raising a family she took an introductory ride in a small plane and was immediately addicted, and the rest, as they say, is history. The necessity of needing a way to pay for an expensive flying addiction plus an already well established love of photography provided the building blocks for the birth of her aerial photography business.
Marge flies a Cessna Cardinal equipped with camera ports for both vertical (map-like) and oblique (scenic, angled) photography and has logged over 7000 hours in the air flying and photographing all kinds of subjects from the mundane to the exotic.She can print enlargements of my photos in-house up to 44. x 80.. Digital images can also be purchased for use on brochures, websites, etc., and she is available for custom jobs anywhere in the Midwest. She has produced three coffee table style books: "Above the North", "Above West Michigan", and "Above the Lighthouses: Lake Michigan", that illustrate her love affair with our beautiful area. Marge can be reached at Photography Plus 231-798-2395 or through her website http://photography-plus.com.
Quantum's Cruising Guru: Captain Jack Klang
Jack has owned and loved boats all of his life. At age eighteen he earned his first U.S. Coast Guard captain.s license. Forty-seven years later he continues to be a licensed Master (for 50 ton power and sail vessels). His logbook contains over 30,000 sailing miles on the Great Lakes, along the Atlantic coast and the Caribbean.
After retiring as an educator, Jack turned to writing and speaking about sailing full time. He has authored three books, written a syndicated newspaper column and a monthly magazine feature all about boating. His speaking career has included appearances on the television series Michigan Boater and the video magazine Sailing Quarterly with Gary Jobson.
Captain Klang has taught for the American Sailing Association, served as a charter captain and developed many useful techniques for cruising sailors. His extensive cruising experience is the basis for many of his seminar topics. Of all his accomplishments on the water, he is most proud of the Rescue Medal awarded to him by the U.S. Yacht Racing Union for saving six lives in three different open water rescues.
Captain Klang appears at the Quantum booth at many boat shows throughout the year. With his knowledge and humor, he has developed a large following of cruising sailors who attend his seminars.
