Boat, RV dealers ride sales surge

Travel trepidation, coupled with shutdown of schools, camps and sports, has area boat and RV dealers riding high. Supply issues could crush the wave.


  • By Brian Hartz
  • | 6:00 a.m. July 1, 2020
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Courtesy. Brett McGill says "even with a ton of uncertainty in the world right now, and more uncertainty to come, people are pretty dang passionate about boating."
Courtesy. Brett McGill says "even with a ton of uncertainty in the world right now, and more uncertainty to come, people are pretty dang passionate about boating."
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The popularity of recreational vehicles and the RV lifestyle — for so long a key cog in Florida’s tourism-based economy — was already experiencing a resurgence earlier this year. That's thanks, in part, to the strength of the economy (at the time) and increased interest among millennials who aren’t ready or can’t afford to buy a home and are able to work remotely while they indulge their wanderlust. 

Then came the coronavirus pandemic — and the subsequent economic downturn. 

 

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