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915 W. Blue Starr Drive • Claremore, OK 74017 Phone: 918-341-6811 • Fax: 918-341-1178 Dear HydroHoist Employees and Key Partners,

The overall marine industry - led by boat sales - remains healthy for the first quarter of 2017. We are seeing virtually all segments of boating types increase – some into double digit volumes. All regions of the country seem to be benefiting from a boating renaissance and only a few areas of concern whether economic weakness or shallow water.

The HydroPort Extreme continues to see robust demand as people are responding positively to the easy on and off PWC drive-on docking system. We have features that are exclusive to HydroHoist and it is resonating with both dealers and the end consumer. We are very pleased and proud to be the recipient of two awards for the HP Extreme. The MRA Innovation Award by Marina Recreation Association in California, a very strong state association that supports five to six states in the marine business, and an additional national award which will be announced May 1st as required by the awarding body.

The UltraLift Extended (Heavy Duty) Series, which consists of 10,000-32,000 lb. lifting capacities, will be available for shipping by mid-May. The improvements will make the ULE the strongest, most durable, and longest lasting hoist on the market. This was accomplished by the redesign of the casts – the fabricated pieces that are under stress or pressure loads. These tremendous improvements were driven by both our dealers and customers as we make every effort to be responsive to the market.

I am very pleased to announce the release of the HarborHoist Gen 1.5, with a full launch of the Gen 2 by September 1st. The new version consists of a faster operating system, will allow for complete continuous walkway systems on either side of the boat, and a significant control system that guarantees level lift and launch, using accelerometer technology. We are very optimistic that this hoist will service us well in the short term, as well as the long term. The applications are numerous and its versatility will make it a strong contender in international markets as well as domestically.

HyPower continues to experience strong sales as we are focusing on key customer targets and specific geographic regions. This includes any hurricane prone area, due to our patented PowerSnap Technology. The PowerSnap® weather base allows customers to lift off and remove the head for safe storage during severe weather events, and the panels include breakers and receptacles all in one unit – allowing for easier and safer repairs, as well as upgrades with no need to rewire or replace the unit. These are two strong intellectual properties that are valued by HyPower customers.

RotoMoldUSA continues to meet the demand of the strong boatlift market, and continues to do it efficiently with acceptable scrap rates. We recently landed a large contract opportunity that will help take out the seasonality of the marine business at RMUSA.

As I look out and forecast the balance of the year, I see nothing that will slow down our impressive sales growth and look forward to a strong boating season!

Thank you for your commitment to America’s #1 Boat Lift!

918.341.6811 | boatlift.comsales1@boatlift.com

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EMPLOYEE NEWS

INAUGURATION LUNCH

HHTX APPRECIATIONEmployees from HHTX (north and south) were treated to the Dallas Cowboys playoff game against the Green Bay Packers. “This group deserved special recognition this year due to their hard work and success in exceeding their sales goals and high customer service scores,” said CEO Mick Webber.

Employees include: Barry Rolen, Regional Manager; Gigi Rhoten, Sales Coordinator; Dane Nabors (North), Sales & Service Coordinator; Chris May (North), Service Manager; Kaleb Rice (North), Service Technician; Ray Bible (South), Sales & Service Coordinator.

HHTX crew outside “Jerry’sWorld” (aka AT&T Stadium)Pregame meal Dallas/Packers game

DEALER SPOTLIGHTThomas Docks

Thomas Docks was founded in 1993 and incorporated in 1994. Scott Thomas grew up in the little town of Cicero, Indiana and its 2000-acre reservoir. He had the opportunity to buy out an existing small dock construction company in 1994. He ser-viced about 150 customers annually. Over the years, business continued to grow and they now service about 2,500 custom-ers. Scott started out with one employee in 1994, and now has 23 employees.

Scott graduated from Hamilton Heights High School in 1991. He worked in construction for a couple of years while he at-tended Ivy Tech. During his first year of sales with Thom-as Docks, he grossed around $130,000.00. In 2017, the annual company sales are about $3.5 million.

It wasn’t until 2014 that Thomas Docks became a part of HydroHoist Marine Group. “Our sales have in-creased 50% since becoming a HydroHoist dealer. We enjoy working with a company that looks out for its dealers and respects what they do and has their best interests in mind,” Thomas said.

Scott enjoys flying airplanes, boating, fishing…but basically work is all he knows!

MRA AWARDHydroHoist’s PWC Port Receives Industry Recognition

HydroHoist is proud to announce that the Marine Recreation Association (MRA) recently awarded the HydroPort Extreme (HPE) the Most Innovative Product of the Year for 2016.

This award honors advancements in the recreation-al marina and boatyard industry, recognizing com-panies, organizations and individuals who have contributed technology and services in a way that materially affects the industry.

HydroHoist is honored to receive this award following the intense design work and promotion of the HPE. Truly a standout amongst personal watercraft (PWC) docking

platforms, the HPE is fully roller-supported, has the easiest load and launch in the industry, and a flat, anti-skid walking surface. Importantly, the HPE is molded from ultra-tough Polyethylene Plastic and filled with Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) marine foam.

“Customers immediately notice the difference between the HPE and every other PWC port, and the re-views have been overwhelmingly positive,” said CEO Mick Webber. The Marine Recreation Association is a non-profit association that represents marina owners, operators and industry professionals through-out the Western U.S., Mexico, Hawaii and Australia. The Association’s mission is to provide a united voice in representing the interests of the boating and marina industries and to help educate and inform in all areas of recreational boating.

Adam Wiles, Blake Bolden, Victor Rosas, Scott Mauldin (Hydro Hoist of TN), Jay Leathers, Dakota Frye, and Tyler Metz receiving their Installer Certi-

fications at the Installers Conference.

JANUARYPaul White — 17 years

Rodney Francis — 10 yearsEric Farley — 7 yearsJacob Wade — 1 year

FEBRUARYJames Killman — 3 years

MARCHMichael Webber — 32 years

Dane Nabors — 1 yearDerek Schiedel — 5 yearsJanet Murphy — 3 years

Rosie BertschyAccounting

Taylor Shisler, HBLSeasonal

Mike Coffey, HHLOZSales Coordinator

Carson Bailey, HHTNService Technician

Pete Johnson, HHOKSales & Service Coordinator

Wedding bells rang out for Renee Fuller, Junior Accountantand her new husband, Allan Pickar on April 8th.

Congratulations to the new couple!

HydroHoist employees watch history with the

inauguration of our45th president.

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DEALER CONFERENCE 2016

TOP HYDROHOIST DEALERSannounced during the annual Dealer Conference

Marine Specialties Inc. (Tom & Michelle Child), was named 2016 Dealer of the Year. Also in the Top 5 were HydroHoist of the Carolinas (Mike Lineberger), HydroHoist of Alabama (Harold & Phillip Bea-sley), A+ Boat Lifts (Larry Butschek), Rick’s Boat Lifts (Rick Swanson), and Thomas Docks, Inc. (Scott Thomas). The Top Sales Distribution Center was HydroHoist of Texas.

HydroHoist dealers from across the country were represented at the “Sails=Sales” Conference held in December.

A cruise ship was the location for the 2016 HydroHoist Dealer Conference and the high seas and sunny weather were a welcome break following a busy year for the dealers who qualified for the trip.

“This year dealers were challenged to meet and exceed sales targets – with the incentive a nice destina-tion that included updates on HydroHoist – products, engineering, marketing – to help them grow their business in the coming year,” said Mick Webber, HydroHoist CEO.

Sales goals and destinations for the December, 2017 conference will be announced in early spring.

HydroHoist CEO Mick Webber; Tom Child and Carrie Kostyshyn, Marine Specialties, Inc., Scott Thomas and

Sherry Bannourah, Thomas Docks; Don Hunter, Docks ‘n Divers; and Director of Sales, Ron Martin

HydroHoist CEO Mick Webber; Mike and Alice Lineberger,HydroHoist of the Carolinas; Adam Kluesner and Phillip Beasley,

HydroHoist of Alabama; Kim Barthelme and Rick Swanson,Rick’s Boat LIfts; and Director of Sales, Ron Martin

Steve and Jodi Allen, Lakeway Marina, TX Caleb & Tonya Goldner,Marine Concepts, OK

BOAT SHOW HIGHLIGHTSHHOK - TULSA

EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHTJeff Rogers, Service Manager, HH Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri

Jeff has been with HydroHoist since August, 2006. His role as the Service Manager is managing and scheduling new lift builds and installs and service of all HydroHoist product lines. His favorite thing about working at Hydro-Hoist is that each day is a new adventure with its own set of challenges and rewards and this keeps things fresh and challenging.

“I can honestly say that I have never had a boring day working for Hydro-Hoist.”

“HydroHoist has been a fantastic company to work for. They have not only afforded me the opportunity to grow as an employee within the company, but also have had a great influence on the person I have become personally. The employees of HydroHoist are a great group of individuals to work with and are always there to help me out,” Jeff said.

Jeff has been married to his high school sweetheart, Barbara, for thirty eight years. They have two chil-dren, Kristen and Logan. They are the proud grandparents of three grandchildren, Brayden, Sophie, Ellie and one on the way.

“Needless to say, we don’t have a lot of spare time or sanity left by the end of the week. But, I wouldn’t have it any other way. Life is too short to sweat the small stuff,” said Jeff.

“This is a small office and Jeff has been invaluable to its success. Every year we are growing sales directly related to the quality of our work on every job. It’s his high standards that keep our customers happy and referring their friends,” said HHMO Regional Manager JoAnne Clark.

HHMO - OVERLAND PARK

“While attendance for the Tulsa show appeared to be down from the last couple of years, the quality of leads and potential for sales was as good or better than expected. The Extreme was a big hit and sales for it were brisk,” said Central States Sales Manager, Barry Rolen.

Overland Park Boat Show was held in January with the highest attendance in 10 years.

JoAnne Clark, Regional Manager, and Jeff Rog-ers represented Lake of the Ozarks.

Barry Rolen came in from Texas to help as well as a new HydroHoist distrib-utor from Table Rock – Gary Fultz.

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HHTX SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEDFOR MARINE ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS

HydroHoist® Marine Group Inc. announces Garrett Taurus, as the 2016 college scholarship recipient for the Marina Association of Texas.

Garrett is the son of Edward and Velvet Taurus of Cedar Park, TX. He has been an employee at Lakeway Marina on Lake Travis in Austin, TX for several years and is attending St. Edwards University in Austin majoring in Biology.

“HydroHoist Marine Group takes great pride in offering scholarships for organizations like MAT. We view this as having long-term benefit to the people

that support us and our industry,” said Mick Webber, HydroHoist President and CEO.

For over 20 years, HydroHoist has provided scholarships in the amount of $1,000 ($500 per semester) for employees and children of marina and business members in good standing with Marina Association of Texas. Leadership, grade point average, community involvement and extracurricular activity involvement are all factors in the award decision.

Please join us in congratulating Garrett on his achievements and wish him well in his college and future endeavors.

TEXAS ROAD SHOWMembers of the HydroHoist sales team presented the

HydroHoist Road Show in two locations in Texas during March.

HHTX-N: Jason Womack, Mitzi Roberson,Larry & Jill Butschek, Gigi Rhoten, Kaleb Rice

HHTX-N: Mike Taylor, Ryan Miller, Ashley Layton,Hunter Miller, Ben Miller, Josalyn Claussen, Liz Merrick

HHTX-S: Charlotte Jacunski, Billy Neel,Rod Malone, Greg Buck, Austin Cameron

HHTX-S: Dan Gerte, Bill Gerte HHTX-S: Lance Looper, Roland Adams,Ted Henkaus, Terry Cox, Jodi & Steve Allen

INSTALLER CONFERENCE HELD IN TX & TNScott Mauldin, HydroHoist Regional Sales Director, hosted two separate Certified Installer Conferences in February and March. More than 100 attended the conferences which included classroom teaching, hands-on learning and an exam at the conclusion of the two-day event to receive official certification.

Each certified installer also received a T-shirt and certificate of completion. HydroHoist provides annual installer training to ensure dealers, installers, and service technicians are provided with the latest information on HydroHoist products.

HHOK TRAP SHOOT

Barry Rolen (HMG), Darrell Ingram,Brandon Overstreet, Randy Elliott, and

Robby Elliott (Calypso Cove Marina)

JB Robison, Jr. (HHOK), Brandon Sharpe and Bob Green (Arrowhead Yacht Club),

Rich Potter (Arrowhead Grove Boat Sales), Sean Adair (AC Pier 51 LLC)

Caleb Goldner (Marine Concepts LLC), Arron Hull (Hulls Boat Lift and Dock Repair), Cale

Grauer (HMG), Chad Crouse and Kyle Jaquis (Jerry’s Dock Construction, Inc.)

Rusty Russel, Max McGuirk, Chris Byrd, and Wyatt Guthrie (Marine Max Grand Lake)

HydroHoist dealers from across Oklahoma came together for a special event in March.

Thirty dealers and HydroHoist staff enjoyed different shooting stations – skeet, trap, and 5-stand as well as a catered dinner.

“It was great to have the dealers together in a more casual setting. We were able to present information on our new products, and have some fun,” said Sales Director Ron Martin.