Boat Sales Continue to Decline

[Sans Peur]

I had a facebook account for about a month and developed a stalker from 20 years ago. I deleted the whole thing and never looked back. One of my employees was buggung me about having a facebook thing for my business to "Help rateings for my website" . I told him if he wanted to do it on his "Own Time" have fun, but I wasn't paying anyone for it. Totally usless.

[mariam]

Face book is such a famous marketing tool and I don't think that it is responsible for the decline in boat sale. Rather it can be used positively for enhancing the sale.

[wiley]

I use FB to direct traffic to RB

[SCAngler]

i doubt that very many boats get sold on facespace or mybook

[TVBX]

I see this everywhere. No one does a real face to face anymore. We were in a restaurant and 8 20 somethings were a few tables away. No one was talking to one another-they were all texting. Why bother to get together?

Anyway, today is a serious blow to the boating industry. Extreme amounts of wealth were eradicated this week (it's only Monday!!). Even if one were 100% cash the general malaise and fear of impending doom will put the buyer's hands back in their pockets.

[Popeye]

I have in my area three boat(marinas) that do repairs/used sales. They usually have so,so boats for sale. In the last year, Ive noticed a hudge increse in the amount of used boats for sale. Is this because people are buying new, or people cant afford to enjoy boating due to this economy?

[Erie Skipper]

Ok doom and gloomers; we have averaged just shy of 30 boat sales per month since the first of the year in northern Ohio. The buyers are out there; you've just got to have what they want and be prepared to take a trade-in.

Yes, we've been around for over 40 years and we are serious about the boat business. But those who say it isn't happening are misinformed; at least as sales apply to Lake Erie in particular. Even the banks are loosening up and interest rates are believable again.