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BOATING 2002
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Population Estimates
State Recreational Boat Registrations
The Boating Market
Annual Retail Unit Sales Estimates
2001 Boat, Motor, Trailer and Accessory Purchases
Estimated Retail Expenditures on Boating
Estimated Recreational Boats Owned
U.S. Retail Recreational Marine
Retail Expenditures Breakdown
Outboard Motor Sales by Horsepower
Estimates of Outboard Boat Sales by Length and Type
Estimates of Average Horsepower
Estimates of Sterndrive Boat Sales Hull Material
Estimates of Inboard Boat Sales Skiboats vs. Cruisers
Estimates of Canoe and Kayak Sales



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Estimates of Inboard Boat Sales


 Estimates of Inboard Boat Sales Skiboats vs. Cruisers

  1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Skiboats 6,100 9,000 9,700 11,300 11,100 10,500
Cruisers 6,300 8,600 9,400 10,300 10,800 11,800
 
Total 12,400 17,600 19,100 21,600 21,900 22,300
Percent Change   41.9% 8.5% 13.1% 1.4% -5.0%


 Inboard Boat -- Cruiser Shipments by Type of Craft

Type of Boat 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Center Console 1.9% 3.1% 2.5% 1.5% 1.1% 1.4%
Convertible 7.2% 7.7% 8.6% 8.4% 10.8% 10.6%
Express Cruiser 43.9% 42.4% 48.7%% 50.0% 48.9% 47.4%
Flybridge Sedan 8.9% 11.0% 15.9% 15.5% 13.7% 14.9%
Motor Yacht Cabin 21.8% 17.8% 9.5% 12.6% 10.1% 13.3%
Open Express Fish 7.2% 6.25% 7.5% 6.7% 7.4% 6.9%
Trawler 0.4% 7.2% 3.5% 3.1% 3.9% 3.9%
Walkaround 2.9% 3.3% 3.1% 2.2% 3.9% 1.6%
Utility 5.7% 1.4% 0.7% 0.0% 0.2% 0.0%
 
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 99.9% 100.0% 100.0%

 Inboard Boat -- Cruiser Shipments by Length

Length 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Under 21' 6.2% 5.5% 1.3% 0.1% 0.8% 1.9%
21 to 25 feet 2.5% 5.9% 4.3% 2.7% 3.8% 2.1%
26 to 30 feet 8.7% 8.9% 10.4% 9.1% 9.8% 8.3%
31 to 35 feet 29.1% 27.5% 30.5% 30.5% 31.6% 30.7%
36 to 40 feet 24.5% 24.9% 20.7% 24.2% 21.0% 22.5%
41 feet and over 29.1% 27.2% 32.8% 33.4%    
41 to 49 feet         24.2% 25.6%
50 to 59 feet         6.2% 6.3%
60 to 65 feet         2.0% 2.2%
66 foot & over         0.6% 0.3%
 
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

 Inboard Boat -- Cruisers Engine Installations

Type 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Gas 63.8% 61.5% 51.4% 49.9% 49.3% 42.7%
Diesel 36.2% 38.5% 48.6% 50.1% 50.7% 57.3%
 
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Type 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Single 15.3% 18.9% 13.5% 16.4% 13.2% 8.4%
Twin 84.7% 81.1% 86.5% 83.6% 86.8% 91.6%
 
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


  SOURCE: NMMA January 2001


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