Dear Sumerset Houseboats,

Please find attached copies of pictures from our recent tour of your facility.

On February 29th The Mid-Atlantic Region of The Society For Accredited Marine Surveyors (SAMS) held a regional meeting in Somerset, KY.

25 Marine Surveyors attended. After the meeting they toured the Sumerset Houseboat Factory - attached are pictures.

The meeting and tour were set up by Bill Burke SAMS-SA and Ms. Nancy Rimas of Sumerset Houseboats.

Randy Renn Mid Atlantic Regional Director presents a certificate of appreciation to the Sumerset tour guide, Charles Cash.

Bill Burke
Sr. Marine Surveyor
Northwood Marine Services

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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Teppy Wigington
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LINE-X Corporation
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SUMERSET HOUSEBOATS FEATURES LINE-X® PROTECTIVE COATINGS AT THE NATIONAL HOUSEBOAT EXPO

SANTA ANA, Calif., March 14, 2008 – LINE-X® Franchise Development Corporation, the nation’s leading providers of spray-on protective coatings, is pleased to announce they will be featured on a Sumerset Houseboat exhibiting in the National Houseboat Expo in Louisville, KY March 14-16, 2008 in booth C.

Sumerset Houseboats is the largest manufacturer of aluminum mono-hull custom luxury houseboats in the industry. LINE-X Protective Coatings sprayed the top deck of a 2008 Sumerset EXPO 20’ x 100’ houseboat with LINE-X XTRA®, the only color composite coating fortified with DuPont™ Kevlar®. LINE-X XTRA is a color coating specifically engineered for maximum fade resistance and superior gloss retention. The deck was sprayed in tan with a white border.

Like all LINE-X applications, LINE-X XTRA:

• Permanently bonds to the surface at the molecular level, providing a weathertight seal to protect against extreme heat, cold, moisture, abrasion and rust.
• Has increased tensile strength rating, making it resistant to scratches, gouges and punctures.
• Is impervious to most chemicals including chlorine, bleach, gasoline or diesel fuel, and most household solvents.
• Enhances the resale value of any product.

Due to the exceptional durability and quick application turnaround time, LINE-X protective coatings is becoming increasingly popular throughout the boating industry. LINE-X protective coatings are perfect for companies who are serious about protecting and prolonging the life of their assets or seek long-term, often permanent solutions against environmental elements.

The National Houseboat Expo is the world’s largest houseboat show drawing crowds from across the nation. For more information, visit www.nationalhouseboatexpo.com.

About LINE-X
LINE-X is an industry leader in truck bed protection, offering specifically formulated polymers that permanently bond to the truck’s bed and a wide range of other surfaces for unmatched durability. LINE-X products are also used in commercial, industrial, agricultural, military, marine and custom applications. LINE-X has more than 550 retail locations worldwide.

About Sumerset Houseboats
Sumerset Houseboats is the oldest and largest manufacturer of aluminum mono-hull, custom luxury houseboats in the industry. Located in Somerset, Kentucky on beautiful Lake Cumberland, Sumerset Houseboats produces 200 houseboats annually.

INDIANAPOLIS - Former Tell City center Steve Lochmueller has been elected to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.
Lochmueller will join his father and high school coach, Bob Lochmueller, in the hall, just as he joined him in Tell City High School’s Athletic Hall of Fame two years ago.
Steve Lochmueller, a 1971 Tell City graduate, will be inducted into the Indiana hall March 19 at the Primo Banquet Hall on the south side of Indianapolis.
Tickets for the induction banquet will be made available in early 2008.
Steve Lochmueller, in Tell City to visit his father for Thanksgiving, said Wednesday: “I don’t know if this is a bigger honor than being inducted into the Tell City Hall of Fame because I have a lot of fond memories of playing for Tell City and that meant a great deal to me.
“But this obviously carries a lot of esteem.” Read the rest of this entry »

Steve,

Just wanted you to know what a great job Sumerset Transport did bringing in and rigging the Coleman boat in this weekend. Kudos to Paul, Bake, Caruso and Wes on an outstanding delivery.

I wish you were here to see how supportive, informative and customer oriented each man was to the Colemans. They took extra effort during the rigging process and then spent extra time with the customers personally after we got it to the dock to really make Ken and Ali comfortable and proud their new boat.

They took a potentially difficult situation in stride and were terrific ambassadors for the company and our product.

We’ve still got a number of items to punch out, but my hats off to everyone at TEAM SUMERSET on the execution of unique boat. It was truly a team effort.

Bob Cox
Starboard Marinas / State Park Marina
The Harbor Boat & Yacht Sales
V: 417-338-2828
F: 417-338-2822
www.stateparkmarina.com
www.theharborboatsales.com

Sumerset Houseboats Hosts Leadership Kentucky

Somerset, Kentucky - Sumerset President and CEO Steve Lochmueller hosted the sixty member group from Leadership Kentucky for a tour of houseboat manufacturer’s headquarters and facility in the Somerset, Kentucky.
“As one of the Commonwealth’s unique industry’s we were delighted for the opportunity to share our heritage and passion with the 2007 Leadership Kentucky class,” remarked Lochmueller, “we are a tremendous example of Kentucky pride and craftsmanship.”

Leadership Kentucky, created in 1984 as a non-profit educational organization, brings together a selected group of people that possess a broad variety of leadership abilities, career accomplishments, and volunteer activities to gain insight into complex issues facing the state. Our goal is to prepare our participants to take an active role in advancing the state for the common good. By fostering understanding of how the state’s issues are interconnected, and by forging new relationships among community and regional leaders, Leadership Kentucky graduates bring a fresh and informed perspective to their communities and companies, serving as important participants in the unified effort to shape Kentucky’s future.

“The members of the 2007 Kentucky Leadership class were very impressed by the facilities at Sumerset Houseboats and truly appreciated the hospitality extended to our group by CEO Steve Lochmueller, “Diana B. Ratliff, President Leadership Kentucky Foundation.

Sumerset Houseboats is the oldest and largest manufacturer of aluminum mono-hull, custom luxury houseboats in the industry. Located in Somerset, Kentucky on beautiful Lake Cumberland, Sumerset Houseboats employs 200+ individuals and produces 100 houseboats annually.

For additional information on Leadership Kentucky visit www.leadershipky.org
For additional i9nformation on Sumerse4t Houseboats visit www.sumerset.com

Congratulations to Steve Lochmueller and Team Sumerset! Sumerset Houseboats has been recognized as the “Manufacturer of the Year” by Houseboating Adventures Magazine. The interview with Steve is truly enlightening and shares his positive vision for the future. Sumerset Houseboats is stronger than ever and looking forward to 2008!

Read the digital article, and the rest of the seventeenth issue, by visiting Houseboating Adventures Magazine on the web.

The members of Team Sumerset took a break from building the best houseboats in the USA to give back to Somerset, Kentucky and Pulaski County. On September 18, 2007, fifty-three members of Team Sumerset donated units of life saving blood to the Central Kentucky Blood Center. They were honored to be joined by customer Don Stroud, who contributed two units of his rare blood type. Team Sumerset reached 143 percent of their donation goal and had several first time donors, including CEO Steve Lochmueller.

The National Weather Service (NWS), Marine & Coastal Weather Services Branch has invited “national weather service marine weather constituents” to attend a meeting on October 25 in Silver Spring, Maryland, from 8 am to 12 pm. The meeting is to help the agency understand the current and future needs of Marine Weather Service users and partners. NWS plans to briefly present its current suite of marine weather products and services. The meeting will also include an interactive discussion of how to make NWS marine products and services most useful for its marine users and partners for today and tomorrow. The meeting will be held in Room 4527 in SSMC3, 1325 East West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland. If you would like to attend this meeting please contact: Deborah Jones ( deborah.jones@noaa.gov; (301) 713-1677 ext. 124), or Wayne Weeks ( wayne.weeks@noaa.gov; (301) 713-1677 ext. 124).

Congratulations to Steve Lochmueller and Sumerset Houseboats

Did everyone see the piece CBS News did on Sumerset Houseboats? It was much too short for anyone wanting to know “the rest of the story”, so I called Steve to ask a few additional questions. I first congratulated him on his newly-acquired star status, and asked how he felt about it. Steve humbly replied, “Well, I won’t complain about it”. Then I wanted to know how CBS chose Sumerset. Steve said, “There was an article in the Christian Science Monitor about Sumerset Houseboats. A CBS Producer was searching for note-worthy stories, and he thought this was something that would be of public interest. CBS then called Sumerset to ask if they could visit, saying they wanted to do a story on houseboating, and find out what houseboating really is. During the CBS news piece, they intereviewed houseboat owners, Roland and Amy Wiggington. Their enthusiasm for owning a Sumerset was quite evident, but CBS failed to mention that this was actually Roland’s 4th (or possibly 5th) Sumerset purchase. To me, that says a lot. Read the rest of this entry »

Sumerset Houseboats 22′ X 106 ‘ 2007 Houseboat EXPO Showboat was featured in a segment on the CBS Evening News on September 17, 2007. The CBS News story contained images of the owners of the 2007 Sumerset Houseboat on Lake Cumberland, along with shots of the production facility in Somerset, Kentucky and President and CEO Steve Lochmueller. Follow this link to view the story on the CBS News website:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/15/eveningnews/main3170896.shtml
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