Aarn D. Rosen, National Marine Sales Manager, with Statistical Surveys, Inc. said that the retail data for February 2009 shows sales were down for all fiberglass boats, including PWC's 37.9 percent. He also said that;
- Fiberglass boats in the 14- to 30-foot segment were down 38.9 percent for the month.
- Aluminum boats sales fell by 30.2 percent.
- PWC sales decreased 42.3 percent in the month.
This is to be expected considering the current economic woes, but what is troubling to me is that many of the fibergalss boats in these segments are sold at boat shows which would mean sales at boat shows were down for February. A bit of hope is that many boat shows happen in March and April as well, and hopefully we'll see these numbers climb.
