Dockmaster Blog

Here at DockMaster, we are excited and honored to have been included in Boating Industry’s 2018 Top Products list!  This is the 5th annual hand-picked release, and includes 50 of the newest or updated products and services for the boating industry, ranging from engines to accessories to apps and more.

Our President, Cam Collins had the pleasure of speaking during the 2017 Marine Dealer Conference & Expo. During his talk, he highlighted DockMaster’s involvement in software integrations through our open API. The uses of the DockMaster API are endless and allows users of the platform to automate different processes and tasks that once took minutes, now they take the click of a button.

LAKE FOREST, Ill., December 11, 2017 – Brunswick Corporation’s (NYSE: BC) dealer services team, Brunswick Dealer Advantage (BDA) announced today that it has partnered with DockMaster to offer exclusive discounts on DockMaster and MyTaskit products to their marine dealers in the United States and Canada. Launched in 2007, Brunswick Dealer Advantage is celebrating its 10-year anniversary and DockMaster and MyTaskit are two of several new programs being launched in honor of this milestone.

In 2010, boat sales had hit rock bottom, a result of the greatest recessions in modern history. As the economy began to recover, we noticed an increase in the number of feature requests we received from clients looking for better ways of doing business. Looking back at it now, this was a great indicator that things were improving in our industry. During this time, we received requests to support e-commerce storefronts and mobile lead management systems. Our expertise was in building feature rich Windows-based business management systems for marinas, boatyards and boat dealers. But we did not have the staff nor the bandwidth to build everything our customers were requesting.

We have recently been asked to help some of you change the tax parameters in your DockMaster system because you received Tax Information Publication Tip No17A01-14 dated November 13, 2017.

DockMaster makes it a goal to keep our software up to date to better serve marinas. Changes in business occur all the time, which is why we ensure every facet of our product suits your business’s needs. That includes credit card processing for marinas choosing DockMaster. As most of you know, marine retailers are required to upgrade their credit card readers to EMV (chip and pin) compliant machines. Our first integration with an EMV compliant processor was with Worldpay in Oct of 2015. We have heard from a number of customers that more choices should be made available, which is why we offer a broad selection of credit card integrations. So with that in mind, here are the EMV-compliant credit card options available to the DockMaster family: