I read this and got to wondering if the larger boat boom also coincided with the economic boom at the turn of the century... and if many of the larger boats were acquired around that time or afterward, as used boats... I wonder too if the general downturn in the economy from 2008 or so, that has somewhat coincided with some recent changes in the marine industry, might also mean a scaling down of boats in the near future.

All speculation on my part... perhaps some of you more monetarily/economically-connected folks might chime in with your thoughts.