Boat Building

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in building boats. Boats are defined as watercraft not built in shipyards and typically of the type suitable or intended for personal use. Included in this industry are establishments that manufacture heavy-duty inflatable rubber or inflatable plastic boats (RIBs). Illustrative Examples: Inflatable plastic boats, heavy-duty, manufacturing Inflatable rubber boats, heavy-duty, manufacturing Boats (e.g., motorboats, rowboats, canoes, kayaks) manufacturing Rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) manufacturing Sailboat building, not done in shipyards Yacht building, not done in shipyards

Ship building or ship repairs performed in a shipyard--are classified in U.S. Industry 336611, Ship Building and Repairing; Ship repairs performed in floating drydocks--are classified in Industry 488390, Other Support Activities for Water Transportation; Manufacturing inflatable rubber swimming pool rafts and similar flotation devices--are classified in U.S. Industry 326299, All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing; and Manufacturing inflatable plastic swimming pool rafts and similar flotation devices--are classified in U.S. Industry 326199, All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing.