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What Is The Marine Stock Locator?

This video tells the story of why it was created and why everyone can access it. It is a pretty cool resource, especially for hard-to-find, out-of-stock, or discontinued parts.

How Does It Work?

The hard work is already done. It's simple to look for a hard-to-find part from a nationwide selection of dealers. It connects buyers and sellers. Sellers list parts at no cost and with no fees.

Why Is It Free?

There are no fees to list a part, no fees to buy a part, and no commissions or markups. This video gives the three reasons it is free to both the buyer and the seller.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Will this service always be free to find the parts I need?

Yes.
This service will always be free for any marine repair shop to look for backordered, NLA, obsolete, and other "hard-to-find" parts.

2. Will this service always be free to list my parts in the system?

Yes, but there is some work involved in hosting a service like this and maintaining the data in it. Users of the Huggins XREF inventory programs already have their parts cleaned up, tagged to a vendor, and in the correct format to easily import into the stock locator; those users get their parts included as part of their annual Huggins license. Users of other inventory control systems need to carefully read Question 7 below.

3. What if I am not a Huggins customer?

We really do not see how that can be. If you are a service-oriented marine dealer with a lot of parts, how can you not be a Huggins Customer? Download a demo of one of the Huggins Cross Reference products and try it out. If you are not ready to purchase one of these products and join the "Marine Stock Locator", call Huggins and tell us why not. We feel like the Huggins Cross Reference products will help you research your inventory and include accurate part numbers to be included in the "Marine Stock Locator". The leading Dealer Management Systems for sale in the marine industry all interface with the Huggins Cross Reference. Any user of any Dealer Management System that is not already compatible with the Huggins Cross Reference should have their Dealer Management System contact Huggins to discuss the parts export format required to participate.

4. Is Huggins doing this because Evinrude's StockPro lookup is no longer supported on DealerPort?

Good afternoon Robert, this is Geoff, I'm calling from East Hampton Marina,
we have one of your Huggins Outboard XREFs. My question is whether you recall
the StockPro program that BRP used to have and if you know of anything today
that links someone's inventory with the internet.

If you can call me back at 631-324-4042 I would appreciatge it,
thanks and I hope you are well. Bye Bye.

5. How accurate is the information?

This depends on the marine dealer that is providing their inventory to Huggins. We would like to get an updated inventory from the participating dealers at least once per year in January/February/March in advance of the busy season. Some dealers send an update every month.

6. Why would a dealer want to participate in the service and be listed as a source of parts?

Many dealers are in the business of selling parts. This service is not restricted to parts that are "No Longer Available" or superseded. This service includes all of the parts that the participating dealers have in inventory. Backordered parts are a big reason for this service. The assumption is that these parts are for sale to customers over the phone. This service does not determine the selling price for the part or the shipping costs. This is up to the selling parts manager. The phone call to determine if the part is still available and when it can be shipped should include a discussion about the payment and dollar amount.

7. I'm a marine dealer, and I have a lot of parts. How can I get listed as a source of parts?

You need to send your inventory information to Huggins in a specific format. Huggins does not want to spend hours cleaning up data entered by hand. You must have an inventory system that requires you to enter part numbers that match up to part numbers in the manufacturer's part files. Some part numbers have dashes, spaces, and letters. This can get technical.
Here is a list of inventory that Huggins will accept and the three-character abbreviation that Huggins uses (and you are expected to use) for each company.
Not every Dealer Management System handles part numbers the same way. You must provide data formatted the way the Stock Locator expects it:

8. Besides the stock listing in the proper format, what other info do you need?

Here is a list:

Company name spelled and spaced the way you want it displayed
Company city, state, and zip code that you want listed.
Company phone number for parts orders.
OPTIONAL: Send us your company logo as a .jpg file if you want it to be on the home page for the locator.
OPTIONAL: Send us your website URL if you want your logo image linked to your website.