This survey was CLOSED 31 December 2005.

Thank you very much for participating. We were able to collect information on over 1,000 boats and will be publishing our findings here in the future. Meanwhile, we left the survey up for informational purposes.

Thanks again for your help, but DO NOT take the survey below because it is closed and you will not be able to submit your responses.

Marine Accessories Survey
a Polson Enterprises / RBBI study. If you have any comments about this study, please email them to us.

Introduction

Little is known about how boating accessories are distributed among various types and sizes of boats. If you own a boat, please help us with this landmark survey. We will post a summary of the results here for all to see. Thank you in advance for your assistance.

Please click the SUBMIT bottom near the bottom of the survey after you complete it to submit your responses to the study.

If some of the check boxes/buttons you wish to select to do not appear, just click where they should be and they will appear.

Boat Description

Attn: Boat Owners of all types

Please answer the questions below for your primary boat.
If you do not own a boat, please EXIT this survey.


1.

My primary boat is a

0 to 12.9 foot powerboat

13 to 15.9 foot powerboat

16 to 24.9 foot powerboat

25 to 29.9 foot powerboat

30 foot to 34.9 foot powerboat

35 to 39.9 foot powerboat

40 foot or larger powerboat

0 to 15.9 foot sailboat

16 to 24.9 foot sailboat

25 to 29.9 foot sailboat

30 foot or larger sailboat

0 to 12.9 foot paddle boat

13 to 15.9 foot paddle boat

16 foot or larger paddle boat


2.

My primary boat is powered by

Outboard(s)

Stern drive(s)

Inboard(s)

Water jet(s)

Paddles

Other


3.

My primary boat hull is

Fiberglass

Aluminum

Inflatable

Wood

Other


4.

My primary boat has a (please check all that apply)

(Select all that apply.)

Trailer

Boat Cover

Factory installed power steering

Aftermarket installed power steering

Wakeboard tower

Ski Pylon

Bimini top or other canvas top

Stainless Steel Propeller(s)

One or more spare propellers

Factory installed Trim Tabs

Aftermarket installed Trim Tabs

Boat towing insurance

Generator

Sail drive (for sailboats)

Electronics


5.

My primary boat has the following electronic accessories / capabilities (please check all that apply)

(Select all that apply.)

GPS hand held

GPS fixed mount

VHF hand held radio

VHF radio fixed mount

VHF radio with DSC capability

Fish Finder

Navigational Chart Plotter

Audio system for music

Satellite Audio Radio subscription

Flat screen Television

Radar

Autopilot

Other Accessories


6.

I own the following accessories that are at sometimes used with my primary boat

(Select all that apply.)

Fishing rod(s), reel(s) and other fishing equipment.

Compass

Binoculars

Wakeboard(s)

Water ski(s)

Inflatable pull toys

Other pull toys

PWC / Personal Water Craft(s)

Ice chest (for use onboard)

Cooking grill, barbeque or other stove (for use onboard)


7.

My primary boat normally goes out with about ____ PFDs (life jackets) counting those worn and carried onboard.

0 to 2

3 to 4

5 to 7

8 or more


8.

My primary boat normally carries about ____ boat fenders.

0 to 2

3 to 4

5 to 7

8 or more


9.

My primary boat normally uses about ______ gallons of two stroke engine oil per year (TCW-3, AF-27 or other similar products).

None

Less than 1 gallon

1 to 2.9 gallons

3 to 4.9 gallons

5 to 9.9 gallons

10 to 19.9 gallons

20 to 39.9 gallons

40 to 59.9 gallons

60 or more gallons


10.

I own a repair/service manual for the primary marine drive(s) on my primary boat.

Yes

No


11.

I subscribe to or regularly purchase about ____ boating magazines per month.

None

1

2

3

4 or 5

More than 5


12.

The original shifting and/or throttle controls on my primary boat have been replaced or enhanced with other accessories to improve shifting/throttle performance.

Yes

No


13.

I own a PAPER navigational chart for at least one of the areas I frequently use my boat.

Yes

No


14.

If your primary boat is a 16 to 24.9 foot powerboat, would you please select its more specific size so we can segment the data a little better.

16 to 17.9 foot powerboat

18 to 19.9 foot powerboat

20 to 22.9 foot powerboat

23 to 24.9 foot powerboat

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Thank You very much for your assistance! Marine Accessory companies will be able to develop better new products with an improved understanding of the relationship between boat size, type, and application as it relates to marine accessories and the frequency of certain accessories being present together. Thanks again for your help.

Polson Enterprises

RBBI

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