b'MEMBER NEWSYank Marine Inc. Appoints New General Manager and Assistant General ManagerI nJanuary,PVAmemberYank MarineInc.welcomedthenew facesofthecompanywiththe appointment of Jim Wyers to general manager and Dave Kinghorn to assis-tant general manager.Founded in 1969,John C. Yank, Jr. purchasedresidentialpropertyalong theTuckahoeRiverinNewJersey wherehebeganbuildinghisboatFrom left: Jim Wyers, Dave Kinghornyard. Yank started with the construc-tion of a 600-ton railway on the sitesimultaneouslyrunninghisownorganizationalandmechanicalskills and the buildings followed. He even- successful landscaping business. Thewill be well utilized as he takes over as tuallyacquireda12-tonmarineliftorganizational and labor managementassistant general manager.and constructed a lift well on the site.skills he honed will be beneficial in his Thecompanybeganwithbuildingnew role at Yank Marine. It is hoped that Wyers and Kinghorn wood vessels, but later progressed towill continue to carry forward John building fiberglass vessels.Dave Kinghorn is also welder and me- Yanks legacy, doing what he loved to In2002,Yankpurchasedausedchanic and is Yanks grandson. He wasdo with the same work ethic and qual-200-ton Marine Travelift and startedraised in the Tuckahoe yard where hisity of workmanship that Yank Marine building aluminum vessels. With theown father once worked. Kinghornsis known for. assistanceofaU.S.Departmentof TransportationMaritimeAdminis-tration grant, this was later replaced in2011withanew300metricton Marine Travelift.In2005,JohnandBetteJeanYank purchasedanotherboatyardonthe MauriceRiverinDorchester,N.J., whichprovidedmuchdeeperwater than the Tuckahoe River and no over-headverticalheightrestrictions.A new 820 metric ton Marine Travelift was installed in this location in 2017.JimWyersisanAmericanWelding PHOTO: YANK MARINESociety certified welder and is Yanks stepson.HehasworkedforYank Marine in the past as a welder while 47 MARCH 2024'