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 “Latest year data is available for”

Outboard Boats–

• Pontoon Boats / Party Boats  20,680
• Bass Fishing Boats 22,442
• Center Console Fishing Boats 12,690
• Fish & Ski Boats (dual purpose design features) 3,055
• Walk a round Boats 1,762
• Bow Rider Boats 822
• Express Fish boat 325
• Runabout Cuddy Boats 235

Stern Drive Boats–

• Bowrider Boats 17,974
• Deck Boats 3,159
• Express Cruisers 2,681
• Runabout Cuddy Boats 1,221

Inboard Boats

• Ski Boats 6,500
• Cruisers Yachts 3,000

Inboard Cruisers

• Express Cruiser Yachts (top design category for inboard cruisers this year) 1,572
• Sedan Yachts 399
• Motor yachts, aft cabin motor yachts 333
• Trawler Yachts, trawler styled yachts 237
• Convertible Fishing boats / Yachts 231

Inboard cruisers only sold at a 25% rate of their top sales year rate

Stern drive boats only sold at a rate of 33% of their top year

Outboard boats are off about 50% from their top year

Pontoon Boat and Bass Fishing Boat sales drive the outboard motor boat market Bow Riders rule the Stern Drive, I o, Inboard outboard power and drive market, Cuddies sell at less than 10% of the sales of an open bow / bow rider design Ski Boats (and vee drive Wakeboard Boats) are the only designs that still sell the inboard power drive system (pre-WW I design) in a small boat. All other small boats use a drive system that has the ability to “tilt” and “trim” the prop for gas savings and a better ride.

from an e-mail to chris brown / seabuddy

I do not know if this is a one only or new yacht pricing from Hatteras and their owner, Brunswick. I am not in that market place, but some of my readers are.

seabuddy says its a big and important show. Often the last chance to make a real deal on a new or brokerage boat. A good size amount of boats, accessories, and boat gear on land, plus a huge layout of boats in the water.

The 25th Annual Palm Beach International Boat Show, March 25 – 28, 2010, is one of the top ten boat shows in the country – featuring more than $350 million worth of boats, yachts and accessories from the world’s leading marine manufacturers. It is truly an International Show. The event includes hundreds of Boats from 8 foot inflatables, power boats, fishing boats, center consoles, bow riders, personal watercraft to superyachts over 150’.