Group posts 20 percent rise in wholesale boat sales in first 3 months of...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  June 30, 2004 ;     665 words ...Byline: Rick Barrett Jun. 30--Recreational boat sales were in stormy waters this spring but...Manufacturers Association said wholesale boat sales were up 20 percent in the first three...from the first quarter of 2003. Power boat sales were up 11 percent from a year earlier...

Boat sales turn with economic winds

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  June 30, 2004 ;   RICK BARRETT;   620 words ...Boat sales turn with economic winds Recreational...Wednesday, June 30, 2004 Recreational boat sales were in stormy waters this spring but...Association said Tuesday that wholesale boat sales were up 20% in the first three months...

Recreation boat sales sputtering nationally: Industry official cites...

South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL);  February 17, 2007 ;     337 words ......interest rates remain stable. He noted that boat sales tend to trail those of RVs -- or recreational...November. If this trend continues, he added, boat sales could tick up in six months or so. The...biggest negative factor currently affecting boat sales is the fall in home prices. ...

BOAT SALES TIED TO THE NORTHWEST'S BOOM WATERCRAFT PURCHASES NEAR RECORD...

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  January 29, 2000 ;   Gorlick, Arthur C.;   692 words ......state Department of Revenue reports boat sales are approaching record levels. ``The grand total for taxable boat sales alone for calendar year 1998 was...Gowrylow. ``If you add non-taxable boat sales - sales to residents of other states...

Boat sales pick up with improving economy

La Crosse Tribune;  July 30, 2004 ;   Cahalan, Steve;   206 words ...Boat sales have increased in the past year as the...which help sales. "I think it slowed (boat sales) down a little bit in the Midwest," Jordan said of wet weather during the spring. Boat sales were down in the first three months of...

RETAIL BOAT SALES DIP.

Trailer Boats;  January 1, 2001 ;     138 words ...Boat sales hiccupped in the first half of 2000...Inc. of Grand Rapids, Michigan, retail boat sales dipped 3 percent compared to the same...positive note, outboard-powered fiberglass boat sales were up 5 percent and sterndrive aluminum...

Local boat sales look strong

La Crosse Tribune;  April 6, 1998 ;   Anonymous;   690 words ......amp; Marine. But it's been a big boost to boat sales, said Gary Mueller, owner of the business...last week, "This is by far our best year" for boat sales. It's his fifth year of boat sales and follows two years that were only "so-so...

Boat sales.

The Kiplinger Letter;  April 24, 1998 ;     21 words ...Boat sales look flat due to high prices and bad weather in South. Pontoon boats will sell OK, but sales of personal watercraft are sinking.

BOAT SALES UP AS U.S. ECONOMY IMPROVES

United Press International;  June 29, 2004 ;     190 words ...United Press International 06-29-2004 Boat sales up as U.S. economy improves CHICAGO...Manufacturers Association said Tuesday U.S. boat sales surged nearly 21 percent in the first...cruisers jumped up 20 percent, and jet boat sales increased by 32 percent. "A favorable...

Boat sales are up after slow start

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  September 13, 2003 ;   RICK BARRETT;   513 words ...Boat sales are up after slow start Figures say economy...dealerships have struggled." Both new and used boat sales were up at dealerships, according to...largest marine dealers in the state, boat sales started slowly this year but have since...

Boat & yacht insurance helps us hook more personal-lines accounts

American Agent & Broker;  March 1, 2000 ;   Hager, Phil;   787 words ...ITS MARCH. Every year around this time, boat sales begin to pick up and so, consequently...it's used to some extent year-round. Boat sales peak in early spring, and the resulting...area during the winter months. A few boat sales are arranged at that time by boat brokers...

BOOMING OHIO BUCKS NATIONAL TREND IN PLEASURE BOAT SALES.(SPORTS)

The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  February 6, 1997 ;   Wainscott, Mike;   487 words ......Ohio was one of the hot spots last year for boat sales, posting a 13.4 percent increase in dollars...a wave of popularity with the public, local boat sales representatives say. Boat sales dollars in Ohio increased 13.4 percent in 1996...

Summer sun sends boat sales soaring; MARINA'S PROFITS RISE BY 20 PER CENT...

Coventry Evening Telegraph (England);  September 1, 2003 ;     242 words ......VALLER THIS summer's sweltering weather has boosted profits in boat sales at Braunston Marina, near Rugby, by 20 per cent. Owner Tim...a wonderfully successful period. Our engineering side and boat sales side - considering we're not the biggest of our type of business...

Boat sales take beating // Ouch, say OMC and Brunswick

Chicago Sun-Times;  August 20, 1989 ;   Frederick H. Lowe;   740 words ......followed the shows. And from 1982 to 1988, boat sales had doubled from $8.1 billion to $17...Shearson Lehman Brothers, predicts 1989 boat sales will drop 15 percent to 20 percent from last year. Boat sales have dropped far and fast before. Buyers...

Boat sales show slight upturn in southeast Wisconsin.

Post-Crescent (Appleton, WI);  June 16, 2005 ;     621 words ......Jun. 16--Sales are on even keel at Ed's Boat Sales, 2545 S. Oneida St., Appleton. We've...his sales volume included new and used boat sales at his Appleton and Green Bay locations...last year's, said owner Glen Truttmann. Boat sales are rising as people who relish the sport...