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December 5, 2007

Lewmar Announces Annapolis Service Center

Merke Marine, LLC has been named the Annapolis area service center for
Lewmar. As the only service center in Maryland, Merke Marine will install
and repair Lewmar's electric thrusters and windlasses as well as carry
selected replacement and spare parts.

Owner John Levelle has ten years of experience attending to both sail and
power boats and founded Merke Marine in 2002 to focus on marine
electronics and electrical systems. His seasoned background made Merke
Marine a good fit for Lewmar to appoint it as their newest service facility.
Additionally, John is an ABYC certified technician, a Raymarine certified
installing dealer, and NMEA advanced marine electronics installer.

Contact Merke Marine's John Levelle at 410-982-6397 or via e-mail:
john@merkemarine.com. For additional information, visit www.lewmar.com or
www.merkemarine.com.

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