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Uncertainty surrounds boating season

Brent Renneke — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:55:07 +0000

La Niña's absence complicates this summer's forecast, which currently calls for more rough weather.

Where do we go from here?

Contributing Blogger — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:21:23 +0000

We are doing some very old-fashioned activities right now. We are postponing the purchase of everything we want in order to shore up our savings and eliminate our credit card debt.

Hard times: Are they real or only in your mind?

Contributing Blogger — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 16:13:11 +0000

I think it is hard for anyone to understand the reality that change and difficulties offer opportunity. Some are opportunities we never thought of as possibilities.

More of the same?

Liz Walz — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 18:49:23 +0000

Many marine dealers are planning for 2011 as if economic conditions will stay the same.

A good reason to be wrong

Liz Walz — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:27:12 +0000

U.S. recreational marine market conditions have continued to deteriorate this year.

What was the only state where marine spending increased in 2009?

Mike Davin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:40:34 +0000

This week, the National Marine Manufacturers Association released its 2009 Recreational Boating Statistical Abstract.

Boat biz helping to ease economic pain

Liz Walz — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:12:17 +0000

As boat builders and their suppliers hire more employees in an effort to ramp up production, they are contributing to a trend that is helping to lower the nation’s economic stress.

Drop in gas prices and other good news

Liz Walz — Fri, 28 May 2010 16:17:26 +0000

For more than two weeks, the average price of regular gas in the U.S. has been dropping, according to USAToday.com. As of yesterday, the average price of a gallon of regular gas was $2.76, the newspaper reported in an article today, and some analysts are predicting it could drop further, perhaps even as low as this time last year, which was about 30 cents per gallon cheaper. Read more >>

The boating industry’s green shoots

Liz Walz — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:15:12 +0000

A few weeks ago, a former boating industry executive contacted me, asking about the state of marine business in the U.S. He is a friend who left the United States a few years ago to take a position within a different division of his company based in another country. Since his e-mail, I’ve been thinking about how to answer him. Read more >>

When something’s got to give, how do you decide?

Mike Davin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:00:37 +0000

Today's economy has led to all sorts of tough decisions with seemingly no good alternatives.