Mercury Marine, Chaparral Announce Expanded Partnership

Mercury Marine has announced an expanded partnership with Chaparral Boats that will see the company provide Mercury outboard engines as standard power for Chaparral’s Robalo brand of offshore fishing boats.

“The Robalo line-up of center console boats is outstanding, and we’re delighted to expand our relationship with Chaparral to include Robalo”, said John Pfeifer, Mercury Marine president. “The combination of Robalo with Mercury outboards will provide a fantastic smooth, quiet and powerful ride.”

For years, Mercury Marine has worked closely with Chaparral by providing its MerCruiser sterndrive engines as base power for Chaparral’s full lineup.   Increasing its presence with the company to include the Robalo brand will allow Mercury to provide fully integrated Robalo boat packages to an expanded dealer network.

“We have been receiving calls from Robalo dealers around the country asking for Mercury engines,” said Randy Caruana, Mercury Marine vice president, the Americas and Asia Pacific. “Consumers who are loyal to Robalo and who have experienced the Mercury advantage, are asking dealers to stock our outboard product. This is a great opportunity for boaters to experience two great brands which will enhance their boating experience.”