I wouldn't read too much in to Winnipesaukee area dealers changing their boat product lines. With all of the upheaval in the boating industry in the past three years, we will continue to see a general consolidation of brands and dealers in the near term.
At any rate, I suspect the vast majority of boats in the area were actually purchased elsewhere and brought to the lake. Heck, I actually purchased my boat from a Winnipesaukee dealer but I keep it in Boston Harbor.
As for dealers like East Coast Flightcraft being located inland with no on-water presence, that is a pretty common business model. Russo Marine in Medford, MA, is not on the water but that does not prevent them from selling a lot of Sea Ray and Boston Whaler boats. Likewise for New England Correct Craft in Rochester, NH, for their product lines, or numerous other boat dealers across the region.
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