Please enter the following information

    E-mail Address (required)    

 2. Have you ever owned a boat? 

No,   if No, please click here and skip to question 7
Yes, Please provide information for the last boat that you owned? Only type numbers in the boxes, no letters or  symbols

Size

(in feet)

Type of boat

 Model   year   (e.g. 1987)

The primary use

Last year that you owned the boat?

Why did you sell or dispose of the boat?

(Check all that apply)

Boat 1 Numbers only Numbers only

Powerboat cruising

Powerboat racing

Sailboat cruising

Sailboat racing

Recreational paddling

Canoe / kayak racing

Fishing

Water skiing / wakeboarding

Skin / scuba diving

Jet-skiing

Other (specify)

Numbers only

Lost interest in boating 

Greater involvement in other recreational activities/pursuits

Reduced or stopped fishing

The cost of owing a boat (insurance, storage, upkeep)

The age/condition of the boat

Too many repair related problems

Too busy-did not use it enough

No longer have children living at home

Moved further away from boating locations

Sold a (primary or secondary) waterfront home

Age or health related reasons?

Other (specify)

Boat 2 Numbers only Numbers only

Powerboat cruising

Powerboat racing

Sailboat cruising

Sailboat racing

Recreational paddling

Canoe / kayak racing

Fishing

Water skiing / wakeboarding

Skin / scuba diving

Jet-skiing

Other (specify)

Numbers only

Lost interest in boating 

Greater involvement in other recreational activities/pursuits

Reduced or stopped fishing

The cost of owing a boat (insurance, storage, upkeep)

The age/condition of the boat

Too many repair related problems

Too busy-did not use it enough

No longer have children living at home

Moved further away from boating locations

Sold a (primary or secondary) waterfront home

Age or health related reasons?

Other (specify)

Boat 3 Numbers only Numbers only

Powerboat cruising

Powerboat racing

Sailboat cruising

Sailboat racing

Recreational paddling

Canoe / kayak racing

Fishing

Water skiing / wakeboarding

Skin / scuba diving

Jet-skiing

Other (specify)

Numbers only

Lost interest in boating 

Greater involvement in other recreational activities/pursuits

Reduced or stopped fishing

The cost of owing a boat (insurance, storage, upkeep)

The age/condition of the boat

Too many repair related problems

Too busy-did not use it enough

No longer have children living at home

Moved further away from boating locations

Sold a (primary or secondary) waterfront home

Age or health related reasons?

Other (specify)

Boat 4 Numbers only Numbers only

Powerboat cruising

Powerboat racing

Sailboat cruising

Sailboat racing

Recreational paddling

Canoe / kayak racing

Fishing

Water skiing / wakeboarding

Skin / scuba diving

Jet-skiing

Other (specify)

Numbers only

Lost interest in boating 

Greater involvement in other recreational activities/pursuits

Reduced or stopped fishing

The cost of owing a boat (insurance, storage, upkeep)

The age/condition of the boat

Too many repair related problems

Too busy-did not use it enough

No longer have children living at home

Moved further away from boating locations

Sold a (primary or secondary) waterfront home

Age or health related reasons?

Other (specify)

Boat 5

Numbers only

Numbers only

Powerboat cruising

Powerboat racing

Sailboat cruising

Sailboat racing

Recreational paddling

Canoe / kayak racing

Fishing

Water skiing / wakeboarding

Skin / scuba diving

Jet-skiing

Other (specify)

Numbers only

Lost interest in boating 

Greater involvement in other recreational activities/pursuits

Reduced or stopped fishing

The cost of owing a boat (insurance, storage, upkeep)

The age/condition of the boat

Too many repair related problems

Too busy-did not use it enough

No longer have children living at home

Moved further away from boating locations

Sold a (primary or secondary) waterfront home

Age or health related reasons?

Other (specify)

 3. Did you go boating in 2002?
No (Skip to question 4)
Yes, please describe each boat that you went boating in 2002. 
How many different days did you go boating in 2002? Whose boat(s) did you utilize? (Check all that apply) In which activity do you participate most frequently?
Numbers only 

Friend / relative's boat

Team / club-owned boat

Charter boat

Other (specify)

Fishing

Water skiing

Jet-skiing

Recreational cruising / sailing

Racing

Other (specify)

4. Have you gone boating so far in 2003?
No (Skip to question 5)
Yes, please describe each boat that you have gone boating in 2003. 
How many different days have you boated so far in 2003? Whose boat(s) did you utilize? (Check all that apply) In which activity do you participate most frequently?
Numbers only 

Friend / relative's boat

Team / club-owned boat

Charter boat

Other (specify)

Fishing

Water skiing

Jet-skiing

Recreational cruising / sailing

Racing

Other (specify)

5. Are you considering purchasing a boat in the future?
No (Skip to question 6)
Yes,

Please describe each watercraft that you are considering purchasing. Only type numbers in the box, no letters or symbols.

When are you likely to purchase this boat? What type of boat are you considering?   What size?    (in feet) What price range? Will it likely  be a new or pre-owned boat?
Boat 1 Numbers only New           Pre-owned
Boat 2 Numbers only New           Pre-owned
Boat 3 Numbers only New            Pre-owned
Boat 4 Numbers only New            Pre-owned
Boat 5 Numbers only New            Pre-owned

 6. Did you attend any boat shows during 2003?

    Yes        No   

 7. In what state or province is your permanent residence? 

Select a State/Province

Enter your Zip/Postal code

 8. Do you currently own a permanent or seasonal waterfront home or cottage?

     Yes        No   

 9. Your age?

 10. What's your race?

White

Afro-American

Asian-American

Native Person

  Other (specify)

11. Are you Hispanic?

     Yes        No   

12. How many people, including yourself, reside in your household? Only type numbers in the boxes, no letters or symbols

      adults            children (under 18 years of age)

13. Are you a member of any of the following organizations? Check all that apply

 Boat Owner Association of

      United States (BOAT US)

 US Power Squadron  

 American Sailing Association

 Woman Aboard

 Coast Guard Auxiliary

 US Sailing Association

 America Power Boat Association

 Cruising Club of America

 International Order of Blue Gavel

 Sea Tow

 America's Great Loop Cruisers

 International Sailing Association

 National Women's Sailing Association

 American Canoe Association

 BASS

 North American Fishing   Ocean Cruising Club  Seven Seas Cruising Association

 Other (specify)