
Boat sales showed 8.5 percent gain in 2014
Led by four segments that topped 40,000 in sales, the recreational boating industry finished 2014 with moderate growth of 6 percent in the main powerboat segments and 8.5 percent industrywide.

Led by four segments that topped 40,000 in sales, the recreational boating industry finished 2014 with moderate growth of 6 percent in the main powerboat segments and 8.5 percent industrywide.

Fishermen, pontoon-boat buyers and people who are attracted to small to midsize outboard boats have been leading the recreational boating industry’s rebound from the Great

Just as the sun was setting on the summer of 2014, the industry had one of its best performances of the year in September, posting

Last July, recreational boat sales roared off to double-digit gains as the industry recouped sales lost to a wet and chilly spring. July sales this

The seemingly unsinkable aluminum pontoon market contributed what it could in November, but it couldn’t keep the recreational boat industry from showing a modest decline

The recreational boating industry’s growth engines sputtered in March amid inclement early spring weather as overall sales dropped for the second month in a row

Last winter, reports in January of rising sales of pontoon boats and small to midsize outboard fiberglass boats were a pleasant surprise in the U.S.

It’s official: 2012 was a comeback year for the recreational boating industry. Industrywide sales rose 9.4 percent, to 196,519 boats, and sales in the main

The recreational boating industry’s year-long rebound cooled in September, but the annual end to warm summer weather in much of the nation may have been

Like a weather pattern that settles in and dominates a season, recreational boat sales stayed in their 2012 summer groove in August with increases among

Led by four segments that topped 40,000 in sales, the recreational boating industry finished 2014 with moderate growth of 6 percent in the main powerboat segments and 8.5 percent industrywide.

Fishermen, pontoon-boat buyers and people who are attracted to small to midsize outboard boats have been leading the recreational boating industry’s rebound from the Great

Just as the sun was setting on the summer of 2014, the industry had one of its best performances of the year in September, posting

Last July, recreational boat sales roared off to double-digit gains as the industry recouped sales lost to a wet and chilly spring. July sales this

The seemingly unsinkable aluminum pontoon market contributed what it could in November, but it couldn’t keep the recreational boat industry from showing a modest decline

The recreational boating industry’s growth engines sputtered in March amid inclement early spring weather as overall sales dropped for the second month in a row

Last winter, reports in January of rising sales of pontoon boats and small to midsize outboard fiberglass boats were a pleasant surprise in the U.S.

It’s official: 2012 was a comeback year for the recreational boating industry. Industrywide sales rose 9.4 percent, to 196,519 boats, and sales in the main

The recreational boating industry’s year-long rebound cooled in September, but the annual end to warm summer weather in much of the nation may have been

Like a weather pattern that settles in and dominates a season, recreational boat sales stayed in their 2012 summer groove in August with increases among