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Boat dealerships ‘slammed’ with interested buyers
METRO DETROIT — From a low of leaving a show after just a day to a high of months of great sales, the boating industry has weathered the COVID-19 pandemic better than other industries, likely because its product is designed to be used in the relative safety of outdoors.
Almost a year ago, Dennis Anderson was at the Suburban Collection Showplace for the Novi Boat Show.
“The boat show opened up on Thursday and got shut down on Friday,” said Anderson, of Anderson’s Boat Sales, 36301 Jefferson Ave. in Harrison Township, regarding the March 2020 event. “After setting up a boat show and filling a building full of product, it was quite traumatic.”