boating industry up?

from today's Boating Industry news (6/27):

Dealer profits gaining ground

"SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The average dealer tracked by Spader Business Management is reporting a net profit of $17,198 for the five months ending May 31, compared to $146,039 during the same period of last year, a decline of 88.2 percent.

That may not sound like cause for celebration, but in contrast to last month's report, which suggested Spader dealers' profits were down 476 percent, compared to the same period of 2007, it's a dramatic improvement." ...

for the complete story try www.boating-industry.com whose web page is currently not working -- possibly a casualty of those increased sales.