welcome back. great to have you with us this morning. how can we tell if the economy is really on the mend? just ask the people who sell luxury boats. cnn s don lemon did just that at the atlanta boat show. people can afford boats now? there s a boat for every budget. and people are buying them? absolutely. the show opened, and half a dozen dealers posted four or five sales each. we got off to a great start. it s just a reflection, the economy, like you said, it s coming back slowly. even in this economy, you re going to buy a boat. is it for family? yes, family and friends. why do you feel that way instead of taking a long vacation or something? we went out last month, and it wasn t quite a long. with a boat, we can go out every weekend. what kind of boats are selling? pontoon boats, ski boats, center consoles, jet boats, tow boats. a little bit of everything. if you want it, you re going to get it. that s the bottom line. how s the industry doing
recession arrived and we went to the atlanta boat show this week to talk to people who are thinking about buying. people can afford boats now? well, there s a boat for every budget. and people are buying them? absolutely, absolutely. they show up and half a dozen dealer posted four or five sales each. we got off to a great start. i think the economy is coming back slowly. even in this economy, you re going to buy a boat? is it for family? yes, for family and friends. why do you feel that way, instead of taking a long vacation or something? we went on a cruise last month and it wasn t quite as long. but with a boat, we can go out every weekend and spend time with them. what kind of boats are selling? pontoon boats. ski boats, center consoles, jet boats, a little bit of everything. if you want it, you re going to get it. how is the industry doing overall now? a little bit better than last year. in general, the 2011 outlook looks much, much brighter than certainly
budget. reporter: and people are buying them? absolutely. the show opened and we got off to a great start. it s just a reflection. i think the economy is coming back slowly. even in this economy, you re going to buy a boat. is it for family? yes, family and friends. why do you feel that day, instead of taking a long vacation or something? we went on a cruise last month and it wasn t quite as long, but with a boat, you can go out every weekend. what kind of boats are selling? pontoon boats, ski boats, center consoles, jet boats, tow boats, a little bit of everything. if you want it, you re going to get it. how is the industry doing overall now? a little better than last year. in general, it looks much brighter than 18 months ago. we ve had a phenomenal year, especially with the higher end product. the motor home industry and the boating industry is what barometers we re using. both those pick up, you see an