|
1999
|
1998
|
|
| People
Participating in Recreational Boating |
77,841,000
|
74,847,000
|
| Water
Skiers |
11,376,000
|
10,314,000
|
| All
Boats Owned |
16,833,900
|
16,653,600*
|
| Outboard
Boats Owned |
8,202,100
|
8,180,700*
|
| Inboard
Boats Owned |
1,608,600
|
1,596,900*
|
| Sterndrive
Boats Owned |
1,695,200
|
1,643,000*
|
| Personal
Watercraft Owned |
1,096,000
|
1,100,000
|
| Sailboats
Owned |
1,696,000
|
1,669,000
|
| Misc.
Craft Owned (Canoes, rowboats, dinghies, and other craft registered by the states) |
973,000
|
949,000
|
| Other (Estimated canoes, rowboats, etc. not registered by the states) |
1,563,000
|
1,524,000
|
| Outboard
Motors Owned |
13,827,000
|
13,545,000
|
| Inboard
Engines Owned (Includes gasoline, diesel, and jet drive marine engines) |
1,608,600
|
1,596,900
|
| Boat
Trailers Owned |
7,313,700
|
7,170,900
|
| Marinas,
Boatyards, Yacht Clubs, Dockominiums, Parks & Other |
11,500
|
10,320
|
| $22,987,128,000 spent at retail during 1999 for new and used boats, motors and engines, accessories, and other associated costs. | ||
| 12,565,981 boat registrations as of December 31, 1998 for the U.S. and territories. | ||
| *1998 population estimates revised in 1999. | ||