Towboats, aluminum fishing boats, pontoons and PWC were growth drivers.

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Ninety-five percent of marine dealers say they waited at least a month to get new-boat orders filled in August, and 35 percent say they experienced lead times of more than three months.

New-boat sales bounced back following a few months of slow growth, with large gains across most categories, including sterndrives 20 feet and larger.

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Boat sales in the main powerboat categories increased 10.7 percent year-over-year in July, dramatically up after a lackluster summer.

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Boat sales in June rose incrementally, with a 1.1 percent increase in the main powerboat segments and a 0.2 percent increase overall, according to data from Statistical Surveys, a Michigan firm that tracks new-boat registrations.

A July survey of marine dealers showed industrywide optimism, despite frustration about the inability to get engines and boats quickly, and growing trepidation about consolidation.

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The new program is designed to save dealers time and money.

Three quarters of dealers responding to a new survey say they’re waiting at least a month for new outboards, and 40 percent say they’re waiting more than 90 days to get their orders filled.

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Chris-Craft president Steve Heese, following Winnebago’s acquisition of the boatbuilder in late June, said the fragmented marine industry will continue to consolidate.

The United States experienced a historic year of weather and climate disasters in 2017, with 16 catastrophes costing $306.2 billion, shattering the record of $214.8 billion set in 2005.

Only about two in 100 people who are researching their first boat will actually buy one, and only one of the two keep it.

Brunswick Corp., saying that offers failed to reflect “appropriate value,” announced in late June that it would take its Sea Ray brand off the market.

Ski and wake boats led marine industry growth with a 9.7 percent year-over-year increase in May. There were 1,160 boats registered versus 1,057 in May 2017.

A workforce shortage in the marine industry is causing manufacturers to struggle to meet demand, and causing quality issues when the boats do arrive, according to retailers responding to a survey about the state of the industry in June.

New boat sales in June grew marginally, with a 1.1 percent rise in the main powerboat categories and just 0.2 percent growth overall, according to preliminary data from Statistical Surveys Inc., a Michigan firm that tracks registrations.

With the U.S. engaged in a trade war, Rebecca Torres said builders have to look at sourcing from other countries and selling to other countries.

The canceled supply agreement between the two companies had been extended two years.

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Brunswick establishes Power Products Integrated Services to ensure that parts and systems work well together.

Long term dealer sentiment softened in June, according to a new survey, dropping from 74 in May to 68 last month, with several dealers commenting about the looming trade war, weakening economy and “stock market jitters.”

Brunswick Chairman Mark Schwabero said there were still more opportunities to expand in the parts-and-accessories segment of the industry.

BRP said it is making a long term strategic play in forming its Marine Group with the Alumacraft acquisition, rather than making purchases simply for economic benefit.

The boating industry is taking a multi-front approach to confronting tariffs in the U.S., Europe and Canada that have already impacted the industry.

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A wet, cool spring that blanketed much of the United States caused boat sales in some categories, such as pontoons, to lag this April, but other categories — including yachts, aluminum fishing boats and sailboats — showed strong improvement.

It began with a collaboration to create a Chris-Craft-branded Winnebago.

Marine retailers overwhelmingly think rising prices of pontoon boats, aluminum fishing boats, trailers and other aluminum products are inevitable in the wake of tariffs that the Trump administration imposed, with only 4 percent of respondents to a recent survey saying they believe prices will remain the same.

Brunswick Corp. will better address changing market preferences and evolving demographics with its Sea Ray brand as it moves to shut down its yacht and sport yacht division and continue to emphasize outboard-powered models under 40 feet.

Boat registrations were up 2.1 percent in May in the main powerboat categories, and rose 3.2 percent in all categories, according to preliminary data from Statistical Surveys Inc., a Michigan company that tracks new boat registrations.

The 25 percent tariff the EU announced Wednesday on U.S.-built boats kicks in today, and a 10 percent tariff on boats sold to Canada will start July 1, prompting boatbuilders to worry they will lose sales to those countries.

The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on the Modern Fish Act on Tuesday, and the Senate is moving forward with similar legislation.