BOATING 1997

States	Boats* (000)	Outboard Motors (000)	Boat Trailers (000)	Marine Accessories (000)

*State Distribution of 1997 Boat, Motor, Trailer and Accessory Purchases*

Alabama	$121,521	$48,610	$4,361	$27,861
Alaska	$46,003	$30,493	$1,651	$10,547
Arizona	$54,710	$16,230	$1,964	$12,543
Arkansas	$96,428	$44,037	$3,461	$22,108
California	$292,998	$75,228	$10,516	$67,174
Colorado	$37,503	$12,620	$1,346	$8,598
Connecticut	$48,050	$20,145	$1,724	$11,016
Delaware	$22,663	$10,036	$813	$5,196
Florida	$475,719	$232,645	$17,073	$109,065
Georgia	$143,434	$58,046	$5,148	$32,884
Hawaii	$9,676	$4,824	$347	$2,218
Idaho	$28,174	$7,986	$1,011	$6,459
Illinois	$159,750	$60,289	$5,733	$36,625
Indiana	$94,486	$37,370	$3,391	21,662
Iowa	$75,195	$22,144	$2,699	$17,239
Kansas	$35,104	$9,996	$1,260	$8,048
Kentucky	$67,929	$25,284	$2,438	15,574
Louisiana	$195,011	$95,576	$6,999	$44,709
Maine	$57,149	$23,460	$2,051	$13,102
Maryland	$85,392	$33,012	$3,065	19,577
Massachusetts	$82,454	$39,442	$2,959	$18,904
Michigan	$334,310	$95,991	$11,998	$76,645
Minnesota	$299,987	$101,054	$10,766	$68,776
Mississippi	$94,270	$30,337	$3,383	$21,613
Missouri	$133,148	$48,904	$4,779	$30,526
Montana	$19,248	$6,848	$691	$4,413
Nebraska	$25,831	$7,768	$927	$5,922
Nevada	$20,294	$5,990	$728	$4,653
New Hampshire	$36,498	$12,522	$1,310	$8,368
New Jersey	$92,097	$38,385	$3,305	$21,115
New Mexico	$18,582	$4,140	$667	$4,260
New York	$178,062	$54,684	$6,391	$40,823
North Carolina	$170,494	$75,472	$6,119	$39,088
North Dakota	$23,485	$11,032	$843	$5,384
Ohio	$141,466	$41,194	$5,077	$32,433
Oklahoma	$78,032	$22,366	$2,801	$17,890
Oregon	$89,496	$35,371	$3,212	$20,518
Pennsylvania	$129,847	$42,510	$4,660	$29,769
Rhode Island	$16,733	$7,190	$601	$3,836
South Carolina	$167,264	$61,237	$6,003	$38,348
South Dakota	$22,624	$9,480	$812	$5,187
Tennessee	$129,381	$48,104	$4,643	$29,662
Texas	$302,364	$127,680	$10,852	$69,321
Utah	$27,559	$8,818	$989	$6,318
Vermont	$13,558	$3,882	$487	$3,108
Virginia	$109,624	$45,127	$3,934	$25,133
Washington	$124,959	$53,997	$4,485	$28,649
West Virginia	$21,397	$7,164	$768	$4,906
Wisconsin	$232,919	$86,674	$8,359	$53,400
Wyoming	$9,768	$3,319	$351	$2,240
Dist. of Columbia	$2,795	$1,472	$ 100	$641
Total	$5,295,439	$ 2,006,186	$ 190,050	$1,214,057

*Annual Retail Unit Estimates*
Calendar Year	Outboard Boats	Inboard Boats	Sterndrive Boats	Jet Boats	Personal Watercraft	Sailboats*	Canoes	Inflatable Boats	Sailboards	Total All Boats	Boat Trailers	Outboard Motors	Sterndrive and Inboard Engines

1980	290,000	8,200	56,000	N/A	N/A	73,100	105,000	16,400	21,000	642,800	176,000	315,000	87,750
1981	281,000	8,400	51,000	N/A	N/A	77,100	126,000	20,000	31,000	671,600	190,000	318,000	81,500
1982	236,000	8,325	55,000	N/A	N/A	53,400	101,000	18,800	27,000	552,925	160,000	293,000	85,650
1983	273,000	11,385	79,000	N/A	N/A	43,740	107,000	23,600	33,000	614,465	184,000	337,000	104,125
1984	317,000	15,280	108,000	N/A	N/A	40,750	103,000	30,700	43,000	698,480	200,000	411,000	148,000
1985	305,000	16,700	115,000	N/A	N/A	37,800	78,800	33,500	50,000	674,600	192,000	392,000	155,000
1986	314,000	18,000	120,000	N/A	N/A	37,200	80,200	30,600	60,000	697,200	194,000	410,000	161,900
1987	342,000	19,700	144,000	N/A	N/A	33,500	85,300	30,200	70,000	758,200	216,000	444,000	210,800
1988	355,000	20,900	148,000	N/A	N/A	38,120	89,800	32,200	65,000	787,140	223,000	460,000	211,900
1989	291,000	21,400	133,000	N/A	N/A	27,200	80,100	29,800	55,000	664,700	209,000	430,000	190,700
1990	227,000	15,000	97,000	N/A	N/A	21,200	75,300	26,600	42,000	525,300	165,000	352,000	134,100
1991	195,000	9,800	73,000	N/A	68,000	8,700	72,300	21,200	N/A	448,000	133,000	289,000	92,400
1992	192,000	9,950	75,000	N/A	79,000	10,600	78,000	22,200	N/A	466,750	147,000	272,000	94,600
1993	205,000	10,175	75,000	N/A	107,000	11,900	89,700	N/A	N/A	498,775	163,000	283,000	94,700
1994	220,000	11,400	90,000	N/A	142,000	13,000	99,800	N/A	N/A	576,200	176,000	308,000	114,000
1995	231,000	12,360	93,600	14,700	200,000	14,300	97,800	N/A	N/A	663,760	207,000	317,000	120,000
1996	215,000	11,350	94,500	14,100	191,000	15,900	92,900	N/A	N/A	634,750	194,000	308,000	120,000
1997	200,000	12,400	92,000	11,700	176,000	14,400	103,600	N/A	N/A	610,100	181,000	302,000	116,100
1998	200,900	13,500	91,000	8,500	130,000	19,400	107,800	N/A	N/A	571,000	174,000	314,000	116,900
*Source: 1991-1998 Annual Sailing Business Review

	*Estimated Retail Expenditure on Boating*
1955............................$	1,230,000,000
1960............................$	2,525,000,000
1970............................$	3,440,000,000
1975............................$	4,800,000,000
1977............................$	5,920,000,000
1978............................$	6,690,000,000
1979............................$	7,500,000,000
1980............................$	7,370,000,000
1981............................$	8,250,000,000
1982............................$	8,100,000,000
1983............................$	9,375,000,000
1984............................$	12,340,000,000
1985............................$	13,284,000,000
1986............................$	14,479,000,000
1987............................$	16,500,000,000
1988............................$	17,927,000,000
1989............................$	17,143,000,000
1990............................$	13,730,903,000
1991............................$	10,564,458,000
1992............................$	10,317,250,000
1993............................$	11,254,041,000
1994............................$	14,070,599,000
1995............................$	17,226,203,000
1996............................$	17,752,671,000
1997............................$	19,344,470,000
1998............................$	19,153,060,000