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Appendix D highlights the 5,347 riparian watercraft inventoried during thel998 shoreline storage count by percent. Approximately 60% of watercraft stored on riparian shoreline were found to be in the runabout and cruiser classification. Riparian shoreline owners stored more runabouts at 40% while cr\jisers were stored at 19%. The lowest percent of riparian watercraft counted were found to be in the nouse-boat, charter boat, and aircraft classifications. Appendix C provides a breakdown of the 5 347 riparian boats stored by watercraft classification and bay. Appendix E highlights the 3,258 watercraft stored at multiple docks. Over 65% of watercraft stored at multiple docks were categorized into the classifications of runabout and cruiser. 34 % of the watercraft stored at multiple docks were cruisers, while 32 % were runabouts. The lowest percentage of watercraft stored at multiple docks were houseboats totaling less than 1 percent. Appendix F provides a further breakdown of the 3,258 multiple boats stored by watercraft classification u * 3>258 watercr^, 492 were located at the Mound Common Docks. Staff needs to point out that they were not able to distinguished these boats by their watercraft classification. Only the total number of watercraft per bay was known. The asterisk (♦) was used on Appendix C and D to bring this discrepancy in the watercraft numbers to the readers attention. NUMMARY OF HISTORICAL SHORELINE COUNTS Appendix G highlights historical shoreline storage counts from 1971 through 1998. Watercraft identified in these histoncal counts ranged from a low of 5,245 in 1971, to a high of 10,475 in 1996. Appendix H provides a further breakdown of these historical counts into watercraft by classification and year in which CONCLUSIONS \ TREND.S Based on LMCD staff review of the data collected from the 1998 shoreline survey, the following conclusions/trends have been observed. They include; appears to be a decline in the number of watercraft stored on Lake Minnetonka. Since 1996, there has been a 22% decline in the number of watercraft inventoried. • There appears to be a decrease in personal watercraft (PWC) stored on Lake Minnetonka. The figure of 796 in 1996 has been decreased to 644 in 1998, a 21% decrease. • There appears to be a decrease in cruisers stored on Lake Minnetonka. The figure 3 117 in 1996 has been decreased to 1917 in 1998, a 39% decrease. • There appears to be a decrease in sailboats stored on Lake Minnetonka. The figure 1 021 in 1996 has been decreased to 720 in 1998, a 30% decrease. • There appears to be a decrease in fishing boats stored on Lake Minnetonka. The figure 1,135 in 1996 has been decreased to 732 in 1998, a 36% decrease. • The decline in watercraft numbers could be attributed to the methodology used to collect data during the 1998 Shoreline Storage Count. In previous years, the Shoreline Storage Counts W'/ re conducted from an airplane.