Yamaha Motor Canada today introduced its 2014 boat line with 12 models ranging in length from 19 to 24-feet. Yamaha boats enter the 2014 season as the best-selling brand of family runabout boats in the 19 to 24-foot segment that includes open-bow runabouts, deck boats, and wakeboard boats.

To meet the growing demand for its boats in 2014, Yamaha also announced the completion of its expansion of its boat manufacturing plant, Yamaha Jet Boat Manufacturing in Vonore, TN. The expansion includes the acquisition of land adjacent to the plant and the construction of a new R&D building along with the addition of a new hull and deck assembly line that will increase production capabilities by 25%. The $3 million expansion follows a similar $6 million investment Yamaha made in the plant just four years ago.

For 2014, Yamaha boat customers can choose from 23 different configurations. Highlights for 2014 include new Clarion sound systems with Bluetooth connectivity, new interior refinements, new tower coatings, and new colors and graphics schemes. “Our unique approach to boat building, which includes our boats being Yamaha all the way through – the engine, the manufacturing and the dealer base, has really taken hold with customers and propelled us to the top of every size range we compete in,” commented Yamaha Product Manager, Jean-Francois Rioux. “As a result, our jet drive systems have risen to become the standard for performance, reliability and functionality from which all other family recreational boats are now measured. Now for 2014, a whole new group of boat buyers will be able to experience these products like never before.”

2014 Yamaha Boats At A Glance
242 Series
 – Includes the 242 Limited S and 242 Limited
 – New Clarion® sound system with Bluetooth® connectivity
 – New interior refinements to include soft touch grab handles
 – New colors and graphics

240 Series
 – Includes AR240 and SX240
 – New colors include off-white cream exterior with color matched interior
 – AR240 watersports tower now available in gloss black
 – New Clarion® sound system with Bluetooth® connectivity
 – New colors and graphics

212 Series
 – Includes the 212X and 212SS
 – New Clarion® sound system with Bluetooth® connectivity
 – Sound system speakers added to stern area
 – New colors and graphics

210 Series
 – Includes the AR210 and SX210
 – New colors and graphics

192 Series
 – Includes the AR192 and SX192
 – New colors and graphics

190 Series
 – Includes the AR190 and SX190
 – New colors and graphics