that this weather has turned this year,
dealers are really reporting a lot of positive
activity. I, in fact, talked to a dealer this
morning that literally sold 10 boats on
Friday and Saturday. So, you know, the
weather turns and gets nice, and people
want to be out on the water. And, the
economy is doing better, so they’re more
comfortable with discretionary purchases.
They’remore apt to get out and jump in and
take part. So we’re really excited about
seeing the activity and the progress we’re
making there.
BUSINESS WORLD:
As far as ways
that you engage the members, you
mentioned the conferences and the virtual
training tool, do you do publications? Do
youdo events other than that aswell?
GRUHN:
We publish a regular, weekly
newsletter. There are four different types of
newsletters that we send out – there’s a
legislative newsletter, there’s a general news
type newsletter, and then we’ve got
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