The Fillin Station Grille’s Work Getaway

When it comes to going out to the lake, most Memphians travel to Pickwick for a fun time with the family! Since last year a lot of changes have been going on at the lake, this includes the opening of the Fillin Station Grille at Aqua Yacht Harbor Marina.

If you haven’t made it out to get breakfast, lunch, or dinner at the Fillin Station, then you are missing out on some great food. As soon as you walk in to the place, you are greeted with smiles. You have the option of sitting outside in the newly built deck or inside to escape the heat. The service and management are top class, and the food is exceptional. During Memorial Day, the crew at the Fillin Station was all hands on deck and worked tirelessly to serve every customer and keep tables happy during their meals. As you know, Pickwick gets busy on big weekends, but that doesn’t stop the people at the Fillin Station from working their hardest to make the customers happy.

The Memphis Boat Center crew has become regular customers at the Fillin Station, and we love going to eat there after a long day out on the water. The food really is amazing, and if they don’t have it on the menu they can make it for you as long as they have the ingredients! We tend to order a lot of Chicken Philly Sandwiches even though they are not on the menu, and they are some of the best we have eaten.  During our dinner a few weeks ago, we began to talk to the restaurants amazing management team and came up with an idea to take their employees out on the lake on their day off for a full day of surfing as a treat for all their hard work during Memorial Day.

The day came and we drove up to Pickwick and met the Fillin Station Crew at the restaurant on the water and loaded everyone up on the beautiful 21VLX. We stopped at the Aqua fuel dock to get ice for the water and gatorades in the cooler and headed down to the Tom Bigbee waterway. None of the crew had surfed before, but by the end of the day everyone had surfed or wakeboarded! The smiles of everyone when they got up and surfed was amazing, and they were soon taking pictures and posting them to all their social media networks!

The day was perfect in every way, the weather was great, we were the only ones on the river, and everyone learned how to surf. Memphis Boat Center enjoys partnering up with companies and taking out their hard working employees for a day out on the water. This creates team bonding through spending time together and helping each other learn how to surf. There will always be a time for people to have fun on the water, enjoying the gorgeous lakes in our area and working together as a team learning a new sport!

For more information feel free to call us at (901)744-4444 or email enrique.martinez@memphisboatcenter.com to schedule your company for a retreat out on the lake!

The Top 5 Wakeboard Boats as Voted by Memphis Boat Center

The Staff at Memphis Boat Center was asked a series of questions to determine which are the best wakeboarding, wakeskating, and wakesurfing boats in the industry. out of all the boats offered by Malibu and Axis, the following is a list of our top five favorite boats. Enjoy!

5. 2014 Malibu 21 VLX. One of our favorite things about this boat is its traditional, yet modern design. This boat has everything to make your experience in the water one to remember for a lifetime.  This incredible boat fits every riding style, from people learning how to wakeboard, to the seasoned veteran progressing each time he charges the wake. With the simplicity of the Surf Gate system in all the Wakesetters, allows for more time enjoying the surf instead of having to deal with switching weight back and forth.

 

4. 2014 Malibu 22 MXZ. This boat has attitude, aggressive lines, and the looks that make people tweak their necks when you pass by them on the road. This is the official tow-boat of the Red Bull Wake Open for a reason, It packs one serious punch. With this boat you can set the wake up for any level rider from beginners to pro riders such as Raph Derome. Raph loves his 22 MXZ and so do we.

3. 2014 Axis A22. Simplicity has never been more beautiful.  The 2014 Axis A22 delivers a premier wakeboard boat at an attainable price. The hull is designed to deliver the perfcet lip to the wake for riders to enjoy every time they hit it. The Axis is very roomy and allows you to bring all your friends and family out on the water for a Day of Fun.  Axis has made Surf Gate available in all of their models which adds value to this incredible proven warrior.

 

2. 2014 Axis A24 Vandall. Commonly known as the G Killer (G23), this boat delivers everything you can imagine out of a 24 ft boat for a fraction of the price of its competitors. This boat provides you with pro-level wakes that can also be toned down for beginners. You have a big family? No problem!!! Bring 16 of your closest friends or family with you on this roomy boat that you will call your home this summer. This boat creates new limits of what a boat this size can do with the benefit of its price. Add the Available Vandall Option and you will create and eye-catching, tricked out monster to take you to the next level of riding.

 

1. 2014 Malibu 23 LSV. It is no shock that our favorite boat is hands down the 23 LSV. This boat has been the best selling boat in its class, so when we heard that Malibu was going to complete re-design its flag ship boat we could only imagine what Malibu had hidden up their sleeve.  We thought to ourselves that it was going to be hard to make the best boat in the industry even better, but Malibu hit a grand slam with this beauty. this boat features a brand new innovative hull design that will boost your wakeboarding and wakesurfing experience to levels never thought possible. The 23 LSV delivers the perfect wake from the moment it first hits the water and is the boat of choice for Red Bulls number one wakeskater, Brian Grubb.

 

Come By Memphis Boat Center to see and Experience the boat of your dreams!