10 Ten Boating States by Boating Industry

[StephenOvalle]

Boating Industry has named the top 10 boating states...

http://www.boatingworld.com/news/pages/BoatingIndustryAnnouncesTopBoatingStates10bfe58e.aspx#

 

[rcknecht]

How come NJ is not on the list??? There are more boaters in NJ than DE, MN, or MI... NJ is the Rodney Danerfield of the US, we get no respect...

 

[Four Suns]

That's for "recreational trailer boating"...

 

[rcknecht]

That's for "recreational trailer boating"...

If this was the case, where is AZ? They have more trailer boaters than DE...

 

[Four Suns]

If this was the case, where is AZ? They have more trailer boaters than DE...

They are "undocumented" trailer boaters.

 

[Biscuitstopper]

Boating Industry has named the top 10 boating states...

http://www.boatingworld.com/news/pages/BoatingIndustryAnnouncesTopBoatingStates10bfe58e.aspx#

It's a bit skewed as it's annual $ expenditure on purchases. Factor in population and NC is clearly #1. MN doesn't account for private sales and purchase of personal watercraft, so who knows what the real ranking is? It'd be interesting to see registered watercraft per capita.

 

[88 AmberRay]

Thanks for the link, Stephen.

Not true Four Sons.

Lake Moultrie in SC, has intercoastal

access thru locks heading south down to the ICW.

Beautiful waterfront homes w/ year round boating.

I'll post a picture of me house in 295 days when we

retire!

"HEY, IT AIN'T EASY BEING US"

rcknecht,

I'm still gettin' NO RESPECT in New York!

 

[Four Suns]

Not true Four Sons.

I got it from the link... So what's not true? That the magazine/web site/survey is for recreational trailer boats even though they say it is?

Selective reading... you probably believe in global warming.

(and it's intRAcoastal... not intercoastal)

 

[Summer Fun II]

5. New York

. :thumbsup: . :smt038

 

[rcknecht]

They are "undocumented" trailer boaters.

But now AZ a new law where the police can stop you in your boat and make you prove that it is documented... I you can't prove that your boat is documented, it gets sent back to the state where it was built...

 

[Four Suns]

But now AZ a new law where the police can stop you in your boat and make you prove that it is documented... I you can't prove that your boat is documented, it gets sent back to the state where it was built...

Sounds like boat profiling to me.

 

[Turtlesboat]

I think Florida also ranks number 1 in trailer homes too. Good place to make trailer stuff.

 

[Gofirstclass]

From the article...
"Here are the top ten boating states, ranked in order by total annual expenditures for new powerboats, motors, trailers and accessories in 2009 , including popular on-the-water destinations from Discover Boating:Here are the top ten boating states, ranked in order by total annual expenditures for new powerboats, motors, trailers and accessories in 2009 , including popular on-the-water destinations from Discover Boating"

I wonder what their definition of "NEW" is? Does that include only new (previously unsold) boats or does it include "new to us" boats/trailers, etc.

If it's only NEW, I wonder how much those figures are skewed by the sales of large powerboats in states like FL.

 

[Woody]

It's a bit skewed as it's annual $ expenditure on purchases. Factor in population and NC is clearly #1. MN doesn't account for private sales and purchase of personal watercraft, so who knows what the real ranking is? It'd be interesting to see registered watercraft per capita.

Here's some old info.
http://phoenix.about.com/library/blboats.htm

 

[AKBASSKING]

Here's some old info.
http://phoenix.about.com/library/blboats.htm

hey in the "per capita"Alaska rated 8th.:smt038.......WOW I wonder if they counted the fishing fleet.......