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2022 Tech @ Tournament
It’s tournament time — the season every serious fisherman eagerly awaits. With only a few days of fishing during a tournament, there’s no time for downtime; boats need to be in top working order. Western Branch Diesel and Johnson & Towers – members of Indel Power Group – make servicing your systems easy by providing [...]
2021 Tech @ Tournament
Summertime is coming and that means fishing and the start of tournament season — your boat needs to be in top working order. Among the fun and fish, the summertime also brings the occasional breakdown and need for service, parts, and a qualified, trained technician. Johnson & Towers and Western Branch Diesel, subsidiaries of Indel [...]
Second Life for M/V Bus Brown
With two locations along the Kanawha River in West Virginia and one along the upper Ohio River, Amherst Madison, Inc., is an employee-owned business focusing on marine towing, construction, and repair. Tim Spencer, director of vessel maintenance and engineering, managed the repower of the M/V Bus Brown, which is primarily used by the company’s construction […]
Volvo Penta Engines Providing Power & Reliability to Ferries
Volvo Penta Engines Providing Power & Reliability to Ferries To get to Daufuskie Island, South Carolina, you need a boat. The special thing about the island is that it offers a glimpse, for visitors and residents, of what sea islands were like before bridges, causeways and development. Richard Inglis, Director of Transportation for Haig Point, located on [...]
Extended Hours for Baltimore
At Johnson & Towers, our goal is to be there — whenever and wherever you need us. Extending our parts and service hours will allow us to better serve you and get you back on the road. Fast. PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE & SERVICE CONTRACTS From large fleets to independent drivers/ owners/ operators, we have PM programs [...]
Success of Charter Business Rides on D6s
“The engines are running awesome. With or without a load, we’re burning three gallons of fuel per hour, cruising at 16–17 mph,” says John Tibbels, owner and captain at Tibbels Fishing Charter Service, a family-owned company started by his grandfather and great uncle in 1921. Located in Marblehead, Ohio, Tibbels has repowered his custom-built Laux fishing [...]
Getting you back on the road. Not only fast, but safely
Every minute you are off the road puts important shipments, deliveries, and services at risk. At Johnson & Towers, our goal is to diagnose your technical issue and make the necessary repairs quickly, to get you back up and running. Currently, we do not plan to restrict our hours or services due to the Coronavirus, [...]
Sea Creature Comes to Life with Volvo Penta D13s
Your engines are smoking. “Not exactly the words any boat captain wants to hear,” says Steve “Creature” Coulter, captain of Sea Creature, in Hatteras Village, NC. “I knew about the problem, and replaced the turbos, but the engines were still smoking. After realizing the injectors were bad and the engines needed to be rebuilt, I found [...]
