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The BI Weekly 5 is a collection of tips, news and data affecting the boating industry this week. Be sure to look for the BI Weekly 5 every Tuesday on BoatingIndustry.com. 1. Powerboat shipments up 2.5% in August Wholesale shipments of traditional powerboats were up 2.5 percent through August, the National Marine Manufacturers Association reported. Growth for NMMA’s control group ...

September was another good month for boat sales, with nearly a 10 percent increase over 2014. That's according to the latest Info-Link Bellwether report, which tracks boat sales across the country based on new U.S. boat registrations. Bellwether states are geographically dispersed states representing roughly half of the US boat market (varies by market segment and time of year). Sales ...

Anecdotal reports of an August surge in boat sales seem to hold some truth as sales of powerboats were up nearly 10 percent year-over-year for the 12 months ending in August, Info-Link reported in its latest Bellwether index. That put the growth rate just short of the high of 10 percent in April. Since early 2013, the Bellwether report has ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Chris Lamanna, owner of NorCal MasterCraft, has teamed up with Matt Sellhorst of Boat Dealer Profits to deliver a webinar, “How to Boost Profits with the Telephone,” on September 10 at 12:00 and 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. During this webinar, Lamanna will share his 35 years of marine industry experience and his dealership's recent return to the ...

Boat sales continued their year-over-year growth in July, with unit sales tracking up about 8 percent for the 12 months ending last month, according to the latest Info-Link Bellwether report. The slight increase in the growth rate followed declines in May and June, but was still below the 10 percent growth seen earlier this year. The Bellwether report tracks boat ...

Boat sales continued their year-over-year growth in June, but the growth rate also continued to slow, according to the latest Info-Link Bellwether Report. Sales were up about 7 percent on a rolling-12-month basis, down slightly from May's growth rate and off of the 10 percent rolling-12-month rate of earlier this year. The Bellwether report tracks boat sales across the country ...

When attempting to reach new buyers, marine businesses need to be where those customers are rather than stay where they have always been and hope new customers show up. Robalo Boats knew this when launching its new 16-foot walkaround center console and decided to find a unique way to reach those people. Robalo launched the R160 on social media as well ...

April boat sales continued the strong run of year-over-year sales growth, according to the latest Info-Link Bellwether report. Sales were up by just less than 10 percent for the month on a rolling 12-month basis, on pace with March's rate. The Bellwether report tracks boat sales across the country based on new U.S. boat registrations. Bellwether states are geographically dispersed ...

Boat sales are closing in on nearly four years of growth with another strong month of year-over-year sales increases, according to the latest Info-Link Bellwether report. March sales were up almost 10 percent on a rolling 12-month basis, slightly ahead of February's rate. The Info-Link report has shown year-over-year gains since mid-2011. The Bellwether report tracks boat sales across the ...

Powerboat sales continued their upward climb in February, according to the latest data from Info-Link. February sales were up almost 10 percent year-over-year on a rolling 12 month basis, putting some data behind the anecdotal reports of a strong start to boat show season. The Bellwether report tracks boat sales across the country based on new U.S. boat registrations. Bellwether ...