Recreational mechanical vessels in the U.S. 2021, by size
Boating vessels can be primarily distinguished according to the type of propulsion used to run the vessel. Mechanically propelled boats are those that require the use of engines, while non-mechanically propelled vessels are those that can be powered manually or by sails. When looking just at mechanically propelled boats in the United States, the most common size of a vessel was 16 to less than 26 feet - with approximately 6.5 million registered boats of this size in 2021.
