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[QUOTE]North of 8 - 5/14/2021  12:14 PM

[QUOTE]muskymartin67 - 5/14/2021  12:04 PM

Has anyone else noticed that not as many boats are available for sale and prices have jumped on older boats as well- Is it because Covid caused more people to work from home, so there's that much more demand, and inventory shortage, also are the factories not producing as many  boats due to parts shortage/shutdowns etc. - Perhaps all of this comes into play- Just wanted to see if anybody more involved in production has any info whether this will end anytime soon or we're pretty much stuck with this just like all the other things nowadays- is this the new normal? Looking for any helpful information, as I'm thinking of upgrading in the next couple years - or maybe not[/QUOTE]
Variety of reasons I am guessing.  Business report on Bloomberg the other day said over 30% of the consumer price increase in April came from the increase in used car prices.  Anything that requires computer chips is in short supply.  Autos are one, boat motors are another.  My brother in law in SE Alaska ordered a new skiff a couple months ago and while he expects to get the boat and its 60hp Yamaha later this month, dealer said kickers are back ordered and blamed it on lack of chips.  They really want a kicker back up because with the cut back in ferry service they will be traveling more in the skiff and want the security of a back up motor.[/QUOTE]

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Posted 5/14/2021 12:14 PM (#979888 - in reply to #979887)
Subject: RE: boat shortage

muskymartin67 - 5/14/2021 12:04 PM

Has anyone else noticed that not as many boats are available for sale and prices have jumped on older boats as well- Is it because Covid caused more people to work from home, so there's that much more demand, and inventory shortage, also are the factories not producing as many boats due to parts shortage/shutdowns etc. - Perhaps all of this comes into play- Just wanted to see if anybody more involved in production has any info whether this will end anytime soon or we're pretty much stuck with this just like all the other things nowadays- is this the new normal? Looking for any helpful information, as I'm thinking of upgrading in the next couple years - or maybe not

Variety of reasons I am guessing. Business report on Bloomberg the other day said over 30% of the consumer price increase in April came from the increase in used car prices. Anything that requires computer chips is in short supply. Autos are one, boat motors are another. My brother in law in SE Alaska ordered a new skiff a couple months ago and while he expects to get the boat and its 60hp Yamaha later this month, dealer said kickers are back ordered and blamed it on lack of chips. They really want a kicker back up because with the cut back in ferry service they will be traveling more in the skiff and want the security of a back up motor.