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California Recreational Marine Evaporative Emission Workshop. Sacramento, California Wednesday, April 12, 2006. Recreational Marine Industry Presentation. Industry Background John McKnight, NMMA North Carolina boat builders Jim Hardin, Grady White Boats
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California Recreational Marine Evaporative Emission Workshop Sacramento, California Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Recreational Marine Industry Presentation Industry Background John McKnight, NMMA North Carolina boat builders Jim Hardin, Grady White Boats NMMA Test Programs Harold Haskew, HH&A Reference Standards John Adey, ABYC Plastic tank challenges Tony Riviezzo, Moeller Robert Porter, INCA
What is the business of recreational boating? • Who is NMMA and who isn’t? • What are the economic realities of boat manufacturing? • What makes the boating industry unique?
NMMA Membership • Approximately 1400 members • Boat builders 410 • Engine manufacturers 30 + • Accessory manufacturers 1000 +/- • NMMA represents approximately 85% of the boats sold nationally
Who is not an NMMA member? USCG Manufacturers Identification Code • 15, 379 boat builders in the database • Approximately 4,583 are currently manufacturing boats • 4173 boat builders manufacturing 15% of the boats sold in the U.S.
Millions of Boats The Business of BoatingRecreational Boats Owned
Registered Boats Millions of Boats Source: USCG
What makes the Boat Building Unique? • Discretionary Income- economically sensitive industry • first industry to go into a recession and the last to come out • Strong U.S. manufacturing sector / major exporter of finished product • Low volume / labor intensive industry • Most boat builders are small business / privately owned
NMMA Goal • Work together with ARB and EPA so that a nationally applicable harmonized program to reduce evaporative emissions from boat fuel systems is established