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Speaking of boats for the middle class.
On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:47:44 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote: I was wondering if there are any stats on how long people actually keep their boat. Like if they buy a new runabout or cuddie etc. how long do they actually keep it, before selling it or trading it in for a new model. Good question. For me, I average about, roughly off the top of my head, 6 years on a boat. The longest I've owned one is my Ranger CC - that's going on 8 years this Spring and will probably be the one that I will keep until I don't need a boat anymore. The Princecraft I had for two and a half years before I sold it to Don is the shortest. I suspect that Chuck is right on this one - for folks under 30 feet, it's often a case of two foot bigger disease. Over that, it's a different ball game - if they trade up, it's usually for something 10 or more feet bigger, but they tend to stay in their boats longer than 10 years at a time. I was reading a while back that folks in the mega yacht world usually have them for a purpose - as in to travel around the world or use them as a floating condiminium for a specific purpose, then sell them. Once they have achieved their purpose, that's it - sold. |
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