Helmuts Marine Service, Inc

What began as a young boys passion for boat engines grew into the first Volvo Power Center in the United States. When Helmut was a child in Germany, his parents started a marina. Helmut quickly discovered that, not only did he love boats, he had an innate fascination with boat engines. He would even skip school to spend more time with the mechanics who worked at the marina. His passion continued to grow, and he eventually became a master technician through Mercedes, and then trained with Volvo Penta Europe in Kiel, Germany, as well as Sweden, before taking over the family business. As a young adult, Helmut emigrated to the Bay Area to open up his own boat shop, which he aptly named Helmuts Marine. Helmut built up his parts inventory, focusing on one brandVolvo Penta expanding the business and adding more people to the Helmuts Marine team before eventually moving operations. Nadine, Helmuts daughter, was working in the wine industry when her then boyfriend (now husband) Nate got a...