Take This Month’s Pulse Report Survey

The survey gauges retail trends and other indicators among boat dealers.

By David Conway

June 23, 2026

This month’s Pulse Report survey asks dealers about how multiple factors affect demand, including weather, the local economy, trade-in activity, access to credit and more. It also asks dealers about customer concerns that are creating friction in closing deals and what changes would most improve affordability for buyers entering boating now.

Launched by the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas and Baird Research, the Pulse Report monitors monthly retail conditions and includes the Marine Retail Sentiment Index, which tracks retailer confidence. Soundings Trade Only partners with Baird to disseminate the survey and report the results.

Take the survey here. All comments are treated as anonymous.

David Conway

Senior editor David Conway has been writing about news and issues in the recreational marine industry for more than 20 years. He is the author of Fishing Key West & the Lower Keys and is also a contributor to Saltwater Sportsman, a Firecrown title.