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Features
Know Your Customer: The Financial Side of Selling Boats
Every good boat salesperson knows their product. But how well do you know the person sitting across the desk? This…
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News
Haunted Harbor Returns October 23
The Port of Everett has announced the return of its popular fall activations at Waterfront Place. The Port’s third annual…
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Features
Website Chats That Fail, and How to Fix Them
There are four different kinds of website chats. Three of them fail, but there's a fourth that, if done properly,…
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Latest Issue
September 2026
Welcome to the September 2026 digital edition of Boating Industry! The September issue of Boating Industry brings you all the…
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Features
AI, Consumer Psychology and the End of the 7-Year Boat Design
AI has fundamentally altered the consumer’s internal timeline for innovation. In the modern marketplace, generative AI and advanced digital computing…
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Features
People Still Want Boats. So Why Aren’t They Buying New Ones?
People are still boating. They're still heading to lakes, rivers and oceans, and they're still buying boats. They're just increasingly…
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Features
Boat Dealers are Hesitant About AI
Boating Industry's Insider podcast recently did an episode on why automated conversation feels fake. This is a problem that dealers…
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News
Boating Industry Bringing its Top 100 Awards to Miami International Boat Show in 2027
For the first time, Boating Industry’s Top 100 Gala is headed to the Discover Boating® Miami International Boat Show®, bringing…
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News
New Fall Marina Show and Sale Brings Visitors onto the Water
The Vancouver International Boat Show’s Fall Marina Show and Sale is inviting attendees onto the water for sea trials, paddleboard…
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Features
IBEX and Boating Industry Announce Emerging Marine Leaders Programming and Recognition at IBEX 2026
Boating Industry is expanding its commitment to rising marine professionals through a new partnership with IBEX, supporting the Emerging Marine…
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Features
Is the Marine Industry Waiting for a Market That isn’t Coming Back?
Our industry has always been cyclical. We’ve learned to survive downturns because eventually the pendulum swings back. But lately I’ve…
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Features
When Interest Rates Change the Math
Interest rates are one of those financial forces that can seem distant from the day to day operation of a…
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Boating Safety
Top Tips for Safe Labor Day Boating Fun
Labor Day, recognized as the traditional close of summer, is one of the busiest boating weekends of the year. The…
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Latest Issue
August 2026
Welcome to the August 2026 digital edition of Boating Industry! Boating Industry presents our August digital magazine issue, featuring PWC…
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Boating Safety
Advancements in Life Jacket Technology, Design and Comfort
Life jacket technology has advanced dramatically since the early 1800s, when mariners first began stuffing canvas vests with blocks of…
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News
Miami Voters to Approve Approximately $80 Million Marina Makeover
Miami residents scored an important victory after a Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge ruled in favor of the City of Miami…
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Sponsored
The Cure You’ve Been Waiting For
Ask your boat dealer if a Level 50 buoyancy aid is right for you.
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News
National Marine Trades Council Convenes 53rd Annual Conference
The National Marine Trades Council (NMTC) convened its 53rd Annual Conference July 20–23, 2026, at Margaritaville Resort Lake Tahoe in…
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News
IBEX Names Judges for 2026 Innovation Awards
The International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX) announced the list of judges for the 23rd IBEX Innovation Awards Program.
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News
MarineMax agrees to $1.5B all-cash sale
MarineMax, Inc. and Blackstone's Safe Harbor Marinas announced they have entered into a definitive agreement, under which Safe Harbor will…
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