Page 80 - 2020 Lake St Clair Guide Magazine

th Don't forget to pick up some
Remember When? longer fender lines this year!

Over the last provided by Michi-
20 years I thought
there had been a gan Boating Indus-
shift from the big
cruisers (I think tries. They were
many used to refer
to Lake St. Clair as kind enough to put
a "SeaRay" lake).
together the cur- Year 2000 Year 2019
I believe we've rent numbers for
evolved into a more
"day" type boater comparison. Michigan 950,000 Approx. 900,000 Approx.
as we regularly see 20 years ago Registered Boats 90% Total Registered 94% Total Reg.
many more pon-
toon and deluxe Michigan was #1 Power Boats Boats Boats
fishing boats. with registered
boats. As of 2019, 855,000 846,000
The first 2000
Lake St. Clair we are now #3 be- Under 16' ~50% 475,000 46% 414,000
Guide shared some
watercraft numbers hind Florida and 16' - 26' ~40% 380,000 50% 450,000
Minnesota. There 26' - 40' 4% 38,000 3% 27,000
are estimated

600,000+ legal- 40' and Up 1% 9,500 1% 9,000

ly unregistered gan... which if added in would new boat, motor, trailer, and accessory
canoes & kay- probably put us at #1 again.
purchases, the 9th year of consecutive
aks in Michi- In 2018, Michigan had $1 billion+ in growth for the industry.

BOAT TRENDS on Lake St. Clair from CRUISERS to CENTER CONSOLES

PONTOONS to UPSCALE FISHING & SKI BOATS

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