At Flat Island Marine we treat you as a client rather than as a customer.  We're not just selling a standard service, we're working to solve your particular problems and meet your particular needs.  We cultivate long-term relationships with our clients and most become lasting business friends.  Our marketing efforts focus on repeat business and referrals, not on sales. To Be successful, we have to do good work and ensure that our clients are satisfied. We look forward to an opportunity to earn your business.

Mike Bredesen

	Dennis Buchanan Electrical, Electronics, and Air Conditioning Manager and Assistant Mangager With 40 years of experience, Dennis can handle everything on a boat that uses electricity and he's an expert at troubleshooting - a valuable skill when working with electrical and electronics equipment that's used near salt water.  Dennis holds a first class FCC certification with a radar endorsement and he's attended factory training schools for Cruisair, Marine Air Systems, & Northern Lights.
	Mark Hyma Customer Service Manager Mark has more than 25 years of experience in the marine business, much of it working with engines from outboards to big Diesels, including Cummins, Cat, Steyr, and Detroit.  During a five-year hitch in the Coast Guard, Mark maintained vessels from 7' inflatables to 378' cutters.
	Dave Taylor Fiberglass and Paint Manager Dave earned his expertise by running his own boat building company that produced 13' to 36' fiberglass craft and 20 years of operating a marina in the Turks and Caicos.  He's an expert at custom fiberglass molding; he's been busy with hurricane repairs lately.
	Melissa Williams Office Manager That friendly voice on the phone when you call is likely to be Melissa. She's the one responsible for keeping the office running smoothly.

History

Mike Bredesen founded Flat Island Marine as Flat Island Fins in 1987 to produce custom, high performance fins for windsurfer boards in Hawaii.  (Flat Island is a small island in Kailua Bay off the coast of Oahu.)  Mike moved back home to Florida in 1987 and located the business in Gulf Breeze.  He added centerboards, daggerboards, and rudders to the product line and began working on boats, too.  The boat business expanded steadily until it became the focus of the business.  In 1990 the operation was renamed Flat Island Marine and moved across the bay to Pace Boulevard in Pensacola.  Flat Island Marine has been at its current location in Bahia Mar Marina since 1999. 

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