OUR STORY
David Oddie founded Oddies Marine in 1982 and was the managing director until he sold the business to Aaron Blackmore in 2009.
Aaron comes from a lifetime of owning boats, ranging from fizz boats through to launches and yachts. Aaron is an experienced sailor and has a great knowledge base of all marine hardware and accessories.
Being a DIY boatie, his advice can assist you with projects ranging from boat maintenance to the most efficient sailing set up for your yacht.
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It isn't a secret that Oddies Marine is on the market to be sold with Aaron having built the business up since he took ownership.
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Boating is booming in Marlborough and New Zealand. More than a decade of owning the business and it's just time to move onto something else.
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But it's also a perfect time for someone else to come in and make something else of Oddies Marine.
The Oddies Team
Aaron - with the caulking gun
Providing solutions for customers has been a major source of knowledge development on top of an extensive history of boat ownership.
Aaron bought his first boat when he was still at school. He named it 'Sieve'; a 16' plywood doerupper. Sieve was followed by three successive fizz boat upgrades.
A two year dabble with a launch convinced him that he wanted to sail and bought a 31' Lidguard. Sixteen years of that and he wanted more speed. progressing to his current racing boat, 'Oldsmobile'. But living in the sounds, he wanted versatility and also owns a 44' launch.
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Don - with the broom
A late starter to boating, Don kicked off with a small yacht while living in Whakatane. He moved on to a Noelex 22 for cruising with the family and to learn to sail. He upgraded to a Ross 650 for more family cruising and club racing.
When the kids left home he bought a Townsend 32 and then headed off on a late OE which lasted 9 years.
Arriving back in NZ he sold the Whakatane family home and moved to the Marlborough Sounds where he now owns a Davidson 28.
Don has an engineering background from being a fabricator/welder which has come in handy over the years.
