Here is an interesting tidbit. According to the 2016 ITA Recreational Transportation Top Markets Report, "The U.S. recreational boat industry is the strongest it has been in years. U.S. expenditures on boating products, as measured by the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA), increased by a compound annual rate of 4 percent from 2009 to 2014... The U.S. boat market is very dependent on consumer confidence and personal disposable income. U.S. consumer confidence has rebounded to levels similar to 2007, just prior to the last recession."