The statistic depicts the share of different propulsions amongst recreational boats in the U.S. 53.1 percent of the recreational boats are using an outboard engine.
What type of propulsion does your boat have?
Characteristic
Type of propulsion
Outboard engine
53.1%
Inboard engine
16%
Sterndrive/Inboard-Outboard enginge
15%
No engine
12.7%
Jet engine
3.3%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Type of propulsion53.1%53.1%16%16%15%15%12.7%12.7%3.3%3.3%Outboard engineInboard engineSterndrive/Inboard-Outboard engingeNo engineJet engine
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* Respondents were selected from the survey base of a sports participation survey by the Physical Activitiy Council (PAC) (January / February 2013 - 42,363 online interviews).
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Outdoor Foundation. (June 30, 2013). What type of propulsion does your boat have? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/240556/type-of-propulsion-of-recreational-boats-in-the-us/
Outdoor Foundation. "What type of propulsion does your boat have?." Chart. June 30, 2013. Statista. Accessed January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240556/type-of-propulsion-of-recreational-boats-in-the-us/
Outdoor Foundation. (2013). What type of propulsion does your boat have?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240556/type-of-propulsion-of-recreational-boats-in-the-us/
Outdoor Foundation. "What Type of Propulsion Does Your Boat Have?." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240556/type-of-propulsion-of-recreational-boats-in-the-us/
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