Theme Websites

Boat Deck Themed Websites

Boat Deck have a growing range of styled websites that we customised to suit your individual style.  Colours are changed to match your logo and other variations can be made to give your site a unique look and feel.  Your new site can be live in just days.

Boat Deck websites use our state of the art WordPress marine plugins to provide you with all the functionality, flexibility and scalability you need.

You have complete control over your website content and there are no limits to the number of pages you can add.

View our Ocean Themes

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View our Portfolio of current work.

Delivered: Affordable & Professional

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Custom Websites

Do you need a unique website that enables your marine business to develop an exciting and effective online presence?

At Boat Deck we can also build a custom design solution that perfectly matches your requirements.

We can use our existing Boat Deck technology and/or build more technology as needed.

Contact us now to discuss your website requirements.

Read more about our Custom Websites

Delivered: Anything is possible

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Boat Exports

Boat Deck own the international boat listing export system Listing Loader. You can use Listing Loader to automatically send your boat listings from Boat Deck to other boating websites in Australia.

We also support exports to some of the leading websites in the World and are adding new portals regularly.

Listing Loader also has the ability to accept boat data imports from other systems. So you can use Listing Loader has a HUB to send data to and then we can export it to the various 3rd party portals you’d like it to be sent to.

Read more about our Listing Loader multi-loader system and the boat portals we send listings to or visit the website at…

www.listingloader.com.au

Delivered: Saving you time

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Mobile Phone Sites

Virtually all mobile phone devices have the capability to access the internet and more and more phone owners are using their mobile phone to browse the internet. A stand alone mobile phone marine website is specially optimised so it renders perfectly through any mobile phone device. This allows you to provide an impressive user experience for boat buyers or vendors browsing your website through their mobile phone.

Read more and view the benefits in relation to our marine mobile phone website solutions.

Delivered: Never miss a lead!

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Facebook Applications

In an industry first, Boat Deck has launched a number of marine Facebook applications enabling marine businesses to promote their brand, boat listings and dealer profiles through their Facebook business page. The applications will automate the process of managing these business pages and will also provide a better user experience for browsers of these pages.

Content for the pages is automatically sent through from the dealer’s boat listing system and we’ve created a Facebook marine tracker allowing agents to track the number of page views for each application and boat along with enquiries submitted.

Read more about our Facebook Applications

Delivered: An industry first!

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iPad Websites

Tablet devices like the iPad are becoming increasingly popular providing a great opportunity within the marine industry to enhance your customer’s online experience. You can showcase your boats utilising the touch screen functionality of these devices enabling the users to view the best features of your boats for sale. These tablet and iPad websites can be used during listing presentations to vendors differentiating your brokerage’s online marketing strategy from your competitors.

Read more about our iPad and tablet websites and view the features and benefits.

Delivered: Stand out from the crowd

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Sydney City Marine

Sydney City Marine were looking for a fresh new look for their website that simplified the navigation structure and made it easy for their diverse client base to access the relevant sections quickly and easily.

This custom build utilizes a galley environment for its pages. This enables Sydney City Marine to showcase the enormous breath and depth of services they offer to the recreational and commercial boating communities.

Delivered: February 2012

www.sydneycitymarine.com.au

Yoti

Yoti liked the look of their old site but they wanted automated social media capability and better search engine optimisation.

We worked from their design brief to modernise the look and functionality. The result is an exceptional website that is both stylish and professional with full social media integration and search engine optimised pages.

Yoti also took advantage of the Boat Deck Newsletter Tool to keep in contact with their rapidly growing customer base.

Delivered: September 2011

www.yoti.com.au

Steber International

Steber International is a globally recognised leader in boat manufacturing. Family owned and operated in Australia, Steber has been making commercial and recreational boats since 1947.

They have a variety of business units that need to be incorporated into the new website and we designed a custom solution to meet these requirements.

Delivered: May 2011

www.steber.com.au

Gorilla Game Fishing

Gorilla Game Fishing Charters in Australia offer tag and release game fishing along the east coast of Australia including the Great Barrier Reef.

The Gorilla experience caters to the serious heavy tackle marlin fisherman in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.

We built a custom website for Gorilla, which was based on the design provided by the client. In addition to this we custom built a ‘Charters and Boat Hire’ module that allows users to book and pay for their charter securely online. This tool enables the Gorilla team to manage their bookings up and down the east coast as the vessel travels to different destinations throughout the year.

We also built a custom ‘Aqua Gallery’ module that showcases their trips, events and adventures as they visit some of the most beautiful fishing destinations in the world.

Delivered: December 2010

www.gorillagamefishing.com/

Matthew Willett Marine

Matthew Willett Marine is based at The Spit in Mosman, Sydney. MWM is an owner operated brokerage offering a high level of personalised service to both vendors and purchasers.

Matthew selected a custom site to include a New Boats section for his Clipper Motor Yachts.

He also utilises the Boat Deck Newsletter tool.

Delivered: December 2010

www.mwmarine.com.au/

Jason Ash Marine

Jason Ash Marine aim to offer the best boating experience to their customers.

The marina is strategically located at Bobbin Head in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and provides the perfect gateway to the best sheltered waterways in Sydney.

Jason Ash selected an Arctic Ocean theme.

Delivered: September 2011

www.jasonashmarine.com.au

Multihull Yacht Sales Australia

Multihull Yacht Sales Australia specialise in catamaran, trimarans, trailerable multihulls and power catamarans.

With such a large range of multihulls for sale it was important to ensure their new site was easy for buyers to navigate and was well optimised for search.

Delivered: March 2012

www.multihulls.net.au

Pacific Motor Yachts

Pacific Motor Yachts is the Jeanneau power boats and Prestige Luxury Motor Yachts dealer in Queensland as well as the distributor for Clipper Motor Yachts and Avalon Inflatable Boats.

Brett Thurley selected an Atlantic Ocean theme with parent category sub navigation to display their new boats for sale.

Delivered: March 2012

www.pacificmotoryachts.com.au

The Boat Brokerage

Owned and operated by Dan Jones he started the business in January 2011 after recognising a clear market need for a brokerage that has at its charter ethical and informed service, headed by someone with extensive practical boating experience and with a genuine affection for the sea and all who sail upon her!

Dan selected an Atlantic Ocean Theme website.

Delivered: March 2012

www.theboatbrokerage.com.au

Frogleys Offshore

Frogleys Offshore and now proudly distributes and represents some of the most reputable brand names in the fishing industry worldwide.

Fuji – rod building components
Gamakatsu – the worlds sharpest fishing hooks and best terminal tackle
Megabass – high quality rods, reels and lures for both fresh and saltwater
Atomic – saltwater and freshwater lures from hardbodies to plastics and jig heads. A complete lure range for your tacklebox
Bassday – high quality Japanese lures
Samurai – quality fishing rods used by the best tournament anglers in the country
Kershaw – fishing and outdoor knives

Frogleys selected a modified Atlantic Ocean theme.

Delivered: March 2012

www.frogleysoffshore.com.au

Prestige Luxury Motor Yachts

Prestige Luxury Motor Yachts are represented in Australia by a national network of dealers who have been selected through a rigorous process to ensure that customers experience only the very best in purchase advice and ongoing service.

The Prestige Australia group selected a modified Atlantic Ocean theme.

Delivered: December 2011

www.prestigeaustralia.com

Gamakatsu

Gamakatsu fishing hooks are the corner stone of the Gamakatsu Company, and are famous worldwide.

Gamakatsu is the leading fishing hook manufacturer in Japan and are constantly testing new materials, trying to improve our product that already sets the standard for the rest of the industry.

An Indian Ocean theme was selected for the Gamakatsu website.

Delivered: March 2012

www.gamakatsu.com.au

Northshore Marine Group

Northshore Marine offers the complete marine and shipwright service to all sail and powerboat owners in the Sydney area.

Based at the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club on Pittwater, Sydney their  highly experienced team ensures all your yachting needs are met with the highest standards.

The Northshore Marine Group selected a new Mediterranean Theme Website.

Delivered: January 2012

www.northshoremarine.com.au

Orakei Yacht Sales

Orakei Yacht Sales is an owner operated boutique brokerage located at Orakei Marina and providing a new level of service the New Zealand marine market has not seen before.

Jason Snashall selected a Pacific Ocean Theme with parent category sub navigation styling for New Boat brands – Jeanneau, Prestige, Fleming, Scout and Corvette.

Delivered: January 2012

www.orakeiyachtsales.co.nz

Multihull Central

Multihull Central are Australia’s Multihull Experts, with a team of very experienced and talented Multihull sailors in key locations around the country plus a brand new dedicated Multihull marina in the heart of Sydney Harbour.

Multihull Central selected a Pacific Ocean theme.

Delivered: October 2011

www.multihullcentral.com

Ku-ring-gai Motor Yacht Club

KMYC provides a wide range of boating and off water activities throughout the year officially starting in September with the traditional Opening Day lunch sail past and salute. Other events include:

• Navigation rallies and Time Trials to improve boating skills
• Long weekend raft-ups including the Easter Colo Cruise
• Carols on the water
• Various on water and off water dinners at the club
• End of season awards and entertainment

All events are scheduled in the club handbook and the Events page is regularly updated with booking and contact details.

The KMYC committee selected a modified Indian Ocean theme.

Delivered: October 2011

www.kmyc.com.au

Absolute Boat Brokers

Dynamic duo Henry Minter and Udo Edlinger own and run Absolute Boat Brokers ad Point Piper in Sydney.

Udo started the business in 1995 after 15 years with MDBS and is a well known personality in both the marine and entertainment industries.

Henry has a Masters degree in Film Production and this is evident through the fantastic digital footage on display on their new website. The Indian Ocean Theme was a natural selection for them due to the high volume of photographic and video content they have available.

Delivered: May 2011

www.aboat.com.au/

Beauty Point Boat Brokerage

Beauty Point Boat Brokerage are a new boat brokerage business established in Beauty Point in the Tamar Valley of Northern Tasmania.

Beauty Point Boat Brokerage selected a Indian Ocean Theme

Delivered: May 2011

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Ferguson's Boatshed Marina

Historic Ferguson’s Boatshed has been providing boating services to the people of Sydney since 1901. Now in a second century we are keeping up this tradition and offering our services to the world.

Since taking over Ferguson’s in 2007 Andrew Short and his family has been dedicated to creating a smart modern facility.

The Ferguson’s Boatshed Marine websites has been built using a modified Arctic Ocean Theme.

Delivered: May 2011

www.fergusonsboatshed.com.au

Andrew Short Marine

Andrew Short Marine is one of the most successful retail operations in the Sydney marine industry.

Andrew Short Marine has been in the boating business since 1981 and have achieved SeaRay International Dealer of the Year in 2004, 2005, 2006 & 2008 as well as being Mercury Marine’s number one performer over the last 20 years.

Kylie Short selected a modified Atlantic Ocean Theme website with the capability to showcase their New Boat brands(Boston Whaler, Brooker SeaAl, Haines Signature, Sea Ray, Zodiac and Mercury) separately from their extensive Used Boat inventory.

Delivered: April 2011

www.andrewshortmarine.com.au/

My Boatie

My Boatie owned by Sydney Lifestyle Management and was formed after 16 years experience in guest service, marine management and personal vessel management.

My Boatie provides skills, services and professional staff to take care of their customers day to day boating requirements.

They selected a modified Atlantic Ocean Theme website complete with Online Quote Form.

Delivered: May 2011

www.myboatie.com.au/

MDBS Broken Bay Pittwater

MDBS Broken Bay are located in Pittwater and service the Broken Bay, Hawkesbury and Brisbane Waters. They are part of MDBS (Maurie Drent Boat Sales) – the largest Brokerage Network throughout Australasia.

MDBS Broken Bay selected a modified Pacific Ocean Theme website with additional “Latest Listings” displayed on the home page.

Delivered: March 2011

www.mdbsbrokenbay.com.au/

Mike Gaffikin Marine

Mike Gaffikin Marine is one of Australia’s longest established Boat Brokerages, located at d’Albora Marina, Akuna Bay, in the Ku-ring-gai National Park (1 hour drive North of Sydney).

Mike is a dealer for Mustang and Maritimo boats as well as Tiara yachts.

Mike selected a modified Arctic Ocean Theme website to showcase his New Boat and Used Boat separately.

Delivered: March 2011

www.mgmarine.com.au/

Andrew Moore Marine

Located at the Royal Motor Yacht Club Newport – one of New South Wales’ largest floating marinas. Andrew started in the Brokerage at the RMYC in 1984.

Specialising in quality used motor cruisers, launches and sports cruisers Andrew Moore Marine offer a versatile range of boats from one of the most prominent venues in boating.

Andrew selected an Arctic Ocean Theme website. We also added a ‘Stock List’ page for Andrew to showcase his monthly ads in Trade a Boat magazine.

Delivered: March 2011

www.andrewmooremarine.com.au/

Sealink Marine

Sealink Marine is based in Melbourne and has one of the largest undercover boat sales and service facilities.

Specialising in marine parts, accessories, engines and servicing, Sealink required some modifications to their site structure to focus on these areas of their business.

Delivered: January 2011

www.sealinkmarine.com.au/

Squadron Marine Brokers

Squadron Marine Brokers are the exclusive importer for Beneteau Yachts in Western Australia and distributors for Lagoon Catamarans in Western Australia.

Squadron Marine has been specialising in the importing and distribution of Beneteau and Lagoon sailing vessels for almost ten years.

They selected an Arctic Ocean Theme for their new Boat Deck website, which enables them to showcase their New and Used Boats separately or collectively.

Delivered: February 2011

www.squadronmarine.com.au/

38 South Boat Sales

38 South Boat Sales are one of Melbourne’s longest established brokerages. Formerly operating as Vicsail Melbourne.

With twenty years of experience in boat sales in Victoria, and a lifetime spent boating, the team at 38 South offers experience and advice second to none.

38 South Boat Sales selected an Atlantic Ocean Theme with a modified search tool.

Delivered: December 2010

www.38southboatsales.com.au

Family Boats

Family Boats are a large dealership for New and Used Boats, Engines and Outboards in Sydney. They had a strong requirement for an easy to use search engine as well as a newsletter tool and boat brands showcase.

Family Boats also leveraged our Listing Loader technology to auto-feed selected listings to the Trading Post, Yacht and Boat and Boat Deck websites.

Delivered: December 2010

www.familyboats.com.au

Performance Boating

Performance Boating is one of Australia’s most respected yacht brokerages. Based at Bayview on Pittwater – the Northern Beaches of Sydney.

Performance Boating required a ‘freshening up’ of their old site and were also focused on improving their online exposure through important social media networks such as Twitter.

Their listings and new updates automatically feed out to Twitter and we also worked closely with them to design a ‘quick step’ newsletter tool that allows for client newsletters to be created and sent within minutes using the existing site content and listings.

Delivered: November 2011

www.performanceboating.com.au

Ray White Marine

In one of the most significant developments in the Australian marine industry, renowned real estate company the Ray White Group entered the bustling marine sector with the establishment of Ray White Marine.

We deployed a modified theme for this build to include a custom ‘auction’ feature, video capability and direct access to their online marine magazine.

Delivered: May 2010

www.raywhitemarine.net

Social Media and SEO Pack

Give your new Boat Deck website an added competitive advantage with the Social Media and SEO Pack.  The Pack includes:

• Search Engine Optimisation
• Custom Twitter Page
• Custom You Tube Page
• Search Engine Submission

Read more about the SEO and Social Media Pack

Delivered: Get noticed

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Newsletter Creation Tool

Keep in contact with your customers by creating professional e-Newsletters quickly and easily.  Add featured boats for sale, news articles and events – all formatted effortlessly and sent in less than the time it takes to drink a cup of coffee.

We can even import your existing email contact database in CSV format for no extra charge!

$899 set up + $30 per month (unlimited emails, support and hosting)

Delivered: Connect with your customers

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Advanced Aqua Gallery

Showcase your photos from the latest boat show, new model launch, open day or event with our eye-popping “Aqua Gallery”.

Click to see an example

$299 set up +gst

Delivered: Enhance your image

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Other Boat Deck Services

At Boat Deck we also offer services to further enhance your new or current website including:

Video and Sound Editing

Why not add some sparkle to your latest release,event or regatta and utilise the Boat Deck team to produce stunning videos delivered in multiple formats for delivery via the web, email and DVD. We can even create videos of your team. Click to see an example.

Graphic Design and Printing

Boat Deck specialises in all forms online and offline graphic design. We can build your next web banner, PDF brochure or print your new catalogue or flyer.

Delivered: Videos and Graphic Design

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Daval International

For over 25 years, Daval International Wire has been importing and distributing wire products and bedding components.

They also supply imported bedding components, including Pocket Spring Units, Bonnell Spring Units, L.F.K Spring Units, Latex Cores and Sheets, and much more.

Delivered: June 2011

www.daval.com.au

Plonk Beach Cafe

Plonk! is a licensed restaurant and cafe located at Ferguson’s Boatshed marina at The Spit Bridge.

Plonk! Beach Cafe is surrounded by clean waterways, recreational parks and sporting facilities and offers a selective list of exclusive boutique wine varieties straight from the cellar door along with a fresh and seasonally varied menu.

We utilised a modified Indian Ocean Theme for the Plonk website with great success.

Delivered: May 2011

www.plonkbeachcafe.com.au

Step On Step Off

Step On Step Off is a boutique boating service business that offers skippering, boat maintenance and cleaning services.

Based in Sydney, owner Nicholas Bedggood wanted a clean, professional look for his new website.

Given that his is non-brokerage business we created a new website format that highlights the extensive services he offers.

Delivered: January 2011

www.steponstepoff.com.au/