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BOATING OATING
OHN Crawford they’ve rebounded like Marine industry a slingshot. consignment spe- Established 56 years
in late May “like three boat buyers, which is engines from around Christmases in two encouraging for the 40hp to 75hp, bow rid- weeks.” marine industry. ers in the 5m to 5.6m
John Crawford Marine director Matthew Hodson.
“More than half of our recent purchasers have been first-time
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John Crawford Marine sees boat sales slingshot
cialist Matthew Hod- ago,theBrisbane-based “That has created a “We’ve had family range which are ideal
son said COVID-19 may have shut down boat sales initially, but
business specialises in used trailer boat sales and experienced sales
vacuum in stock,” Mr Hodson said.
groups, couples and singles inspecting and then buying almost im- mediately.
family craft, and some larger offshore models.
“Sales were made right across the range leaving us with our low- est stock level in the 21 years I have been at JCM.
“We’re also seeing more women deciding they want to go boating in their own right and seeking expert instruc- tion, which we’re happy to provide.”
“Even the last of the trailer-sailers, a class of vessel which has suffered a dramatic decline in popularity from a sales point of view over the past few years, have been sold,” Mr Hodson said.
“We’ve had first-time buyers as well as peo- ple who have owned multiple boats stream- ing through the display yard.
Purchasers have been particularly focussed on aluminium side and centre console mod- els from 4.4m to 4.8m powered by four-stroke
“In the last few weeks, sales have been running at around quadruple the established rate for this time of year.
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