Our Team
Bausch-American Towers (BAT) has assembled a team of marine tower experts with a combined experience of over 100 years in the industry. Whether designing a custom tower and accessories package for a new boat or retrofitting an existing vessel, you can be sure that the BAT team will create a solution that is both eye-catching and functional.
- Tim Bausch - President
You could say that Tim Bausch was born into the marine tower business. While in high school, he worked after school and weekends in his father's boat yard and tower fabricating shop. In a few short years, he went from scraping and painting bottoms to learning all aspects of the marine service industry. After high school, Tim enrolled in Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach. His ambition was to learn how to work on airplanes and then convert this knowledge to the marine manufacturing and service industry. Upon his return to Port Salerno, Tim rejoined the family business with a goal to expand the tower business. Tim eventually took over the business and founded Bausch Towers in 1999. In 2001, Tim was offered the opportunity to expand the business further by partnering up with American Custom Yachts (ACY). Bausch-American Towers was born and the tower facility moved to the ACY property on the Okeechobee Waterway, offering unlimited access from the entire eastern seaboard and the Gulf of Mexico. In 2004, BAT expanded its presence in the mid-Atlantic region teaming up with electronics affiliate IMS American Marine Electronics and opening a joint tower and electronics facility in Beaufort, North Carolina. Today, Tim oversees tower installations worldwide with recent installations in Taiwan and Brazil. - Danny Meadows - General Manager, North Carolina
Danny Meadows brings over 32 years of marine fabrication and electronics experience to the IMS American Marine Electronics and Bausch-American Towers facility in Beaufort, North Carolina, where he serves as the general manager for BAT. During his career, Meadows worked his way up from an electrical installer to a crew chief, overseeing electrical and mechanical system installations in yachts over 100 feet. He also holds a 500-ton master captain's license and has operated vessels throughout the Gulf of Mexico. Meadows oversees the BAT crew in North Carolina, with a goal to expand operations throughout the mid-Atlantic seaboard. - Mike Goebel - Sales Consultant, Florida
Mike Goebel brings decades of experience in the tower business amassed from his early days as an installer and his later accomplishments as the general manager and then vice president of a tower company. Prior to joining BAT, Goebel served as the director of sales for the Bertram Yachts line at Allied Richard Bertram Marine Group. Building on his extensive marine industry experience, Mike is uniquely poised to serve the tower needs of South Florida boat owners. Operating out of a centrally-located Ft. Lauderdale office, Mike is committed to outfitting the finest boats from the U.S. and beyond with world-class towers and accessories. You can contact Mike directly at 954-444-8584 or via e-mail. - Tower Fabrication Team
Led by master tower builders Paul DaPonte, David Purkey, John Knoblauch and Eric Braswell, the BAT fabrication team brings unmatched experience in the fabrication of custom aluminum towers and accessories. Performing tower installations worldwide, the BAT team is your best choice when it comes to outfitting your vessel with a superior tower package. - Fiberglass Technicians
The BAT fiberglass team, under the direction of master glass technician Jesse Morton and master painter Scott Smith, have set the industry standard for custom molded hard tops and fiberglass accessories. Recently the BAT fiberglass team began using a resin-infused construction method to fabricate lightweight hardtops that are superior in strength and durability.
