Things are slow out here also. More people seem to be buying used boats or keeping thier existing ones.
The $ involved in an "eggbeater" repair is sobering.Same with I/O. Gas does not seem to be an issue as much as maintiance. If it breaks it usually gets sold as is.
Not an expert , just my O2.

Normally shops at this time of year have 3 or 4 techs, Im the only one here! Tech,parts man, service writer,you name it! I'v been @ church prayin for an increase  in work and $$$. see no relief yet, The stress is makin me sick! wife, 4 kids,2 dogs and a dam cat! Man if it gets worse I'll have to start hoing or somthin!!   LOL!!   dont know how long that would last!  getting old!!  40!!

I'll have to run by the Olimpic boat dealer in San Bernardino and see if they have closed.

I'm a service advisor for a truck and RV shop.  We've seen the same problems with RVs.  The entry level coaches have stopped selling and mostly stopped coming in for service.  But we got lucky and got our name out there through rv rallies and web sites and now we're getting more of the upper end diesel pusher owners coming in.  At lease we are keeping my guys busy.

I keep hearing from several of our suppliers that many of the shops they deliver to are empty and that we are the only one that looks busy. 

Good luck out there, it doesn't look like it going to turn around as soon as we would like.

Sad to see the "second mortgage boat" and OEMs dropping off the way it did but it was predictable and always possible ,similar circumstances whacked the car and boat market in the mid 70's (My first home loan was 17%) , I used to look across the canyon at some of my neighbors in the New Building areas with thier 4000 sq ft house and a Mercedes Suv and BMR in the drive way and wonder what would happen if the had a "down month or two"? Re the Dealers ,the car dealers I call on are a mix some are slammed some are dead , Makes you wonder if customer service is king? Always better to be a Big fish in a Small pond than vice /vs ,make due with your older facility and watch your budget . Theres a new Roll bar boat dealer in a  "Taj Majal" looking  place a couple blocks from my home loaded with new boats ,just waiting to see how long they last. We've enjoyed a pretty good year and feel very blessed ,folks are fixing and repairing thier boats and weve actually sold 3 boats this month (unusual fo this time of year) . For you younger guys alot of this is "cyclical" IMO ,sort of "adjusment period" things in the finacial market are actually looking up a bit . Tom

my cousin works at wingstuff (honda gold wing motorcycle accessories) ...their sales have doubled since last summer.