Editor’s Note: For many years, Marina Dock Age magazine has collected marina and boatyard statistics via online surveys. The trends here represent that data, some back to 2009 to 2018. We have additional trends data in our annual Trends Report and on … Learn More
Editor’s Note: This is our first product survey on power pedestals. Marinas were surveyed during September 2018 about pedestal types and amenities, maintenance and upgrades, metering and monitoring, and insurance and regulations. Power Pedestal Overview Fig. 1 indicates the number of pedestals … Learn More
Marina Dock Age magazine conducted its annual survey of Clean Marina program directors during the months of March and April. Clean Marina is a voluntary program for marinas to adopt best management practices for keeping their facilities safe and environmentally sound. While … Learn More
Editors Note: To see full article visit the April 2018 edition here Amenities Fig. 5 shows the on-site amenities and the age of the infrastructure, whether it was original and how old or when it was last renovated. The top three amenities … Learn More
Editors Note: To see full article visit the April 2018 edition here Docking Respondents indicated the largest boat that their slips could accommodate (Fig. 2A). The majority accommodate boats up to 65 feet. The survey also looked at how marinas charge for … Learn More
Editors Note: To see full article visit the April 2018 edition here Environmental Close to half of those responding indicated they never needed to dredge at their facilities (Fig. 3A). The remaining was a mixed response ranging from needing to dredge only … Learn More
Editors Note: To see full article visit the April 2018 edition here Respondent Profile The map on this page (Fig. 1A) represents the respondents to the survey by regions. The top five states were Florida (14%), New York (7.9%), Washington (6.6%), Virginia … Learn More
Editor’s Note: In October 2017, marinas and boatyards answered this annual industry survey. The results focus on performance statistics, such as occupancy rates, revenue and expense trends and gross profit numbers. For additional survey information and statistics, see the December 2017 issue … Learn More
Thank you to everyone that participated in The Docks Expo – the attendees, the exhibitors and the speakers. You all are what make the event lively and insightful, and something we look forward to growing on each year. I worked hard to … Learn More
Editor’s note: Marinas and boatyards across the country answered questions about their occupancy rates, revenues, expenses, gross profits and more. A selection of the statistics is available here. Respondent Profile Fig. 1A, 1B and 1C shows the overall respondents to the surveys. … Learn More