West Marine has the goods to keep your boat shipshape. It is the nation's #1 boating supplies retailer, offering some 60,000 recreational boating products. The company operates about 325 stores under the West Marine name in 38 US states, Canada, and Puerto Rico, and it has three franchised stores in Turkey (which it's looking to cast off). West Marine also markets products through its catalogs and websites. Its Port Supply business provides wholesaling and distribution to commercial, government, and industrial customers. West Marine has distribution centers in California and South Carolina. The company, whose roots reach back to 1975, was founded by Randolph Repass as West Coast Ropes.