About Atlanta Marine

A Family owned business,  Kurt and Lisa met in Texas and moved to Georgia in 1992 when Kurt accepted a position with Canon USA. They both fell in love with Lake Lanier as soon as they saw it and ultimately purchased a home and more importantly a Supra Boat at the first Atlanta Boat Show they visited. The next Atlanta Show was even more memorable in that Kurt discovered the Supra and Moomba lines had become available in the Atlanta market. Lisa still looks back at this time and laughs, “if only I had known dropping him off at a boat show, we would end up with more than a new boat...we had a new dealership full of boats!”  

From here, it is truly an example of the American dream in action and execution. They started Atlanta Marine with a standard loan at a rate of 13.9%, purchasing two boats and used a credit card advance for the down payment. They started selling boats out of their driveway replacing one at a time as Lisa could afford to go pick a new one up from the factory in Tennessee. For three years, Lisa ran the day to day activities of the business while Kurt worked at Canon, coming home at night to handle service, rigging, and just about everything else together. With the biggest smile on his face, Kurt resigned from Canon and they both focused all of their efforts to growing the dealership.  The red boat in the picture is the first boat they ever sold on the day that Lisa got their business license. Since then, this customer has bought another boat from us and still has the Moomba Boomerang as well. 

Today, Atlanta Marine has 6 locations, represents 6 of the best lines in the industry and employs over 30 people. The personal touch that Kurt and Lisa have given every customer can still be seen today. They strive to build a straightforward, honest, and no pressure sales team that invites you into their “family.”  Kurt and Lisa have been together since 1981 and have 3 sons and two grandbabies! The Backus family still has the same passion for boating and can be found on the lake before and after work. They invite you to come meet the team, enjoy the boats, and maybe become part of the Atlanta Marine Family which is almost 10,000 and growing! 

1995, The frst wave.