Brokerage Department

Why Your Boat Isn't Selling

Some people have inflated expectations of their boats worth, some are impatient and some just don’t understand the principals of supply and demand or how the used boat market place works. Here are our basic rules for getting your boat sold.

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Boat still for sale?

We often see boats that have been on the market for far too long. There could be multiple reasons for this—the owner may be asking too much, the boat has problems, the boat has no exposure or maybe the owner has chosen the wrong brokerage company to represent him. Our job is to sell your boat and it is a task we take seriously.

November 12, 2008 | Leave comment | Read More

The Best Boat for the Bay

Albin 28I have been asking our sales department, co-workers and customers the same question — what is the best boat for the Chesapeake Bay. Maybe it’s not a regional thing at all, but it is the area we operate out of and everyone should have an opinion. The real answer lies with how the boat is typically used on the bay — not in the boat itself.

November 10, 2008 | Leave comment | Read More

The Best Improvements for your boat

A while back we hosted the Grand Banks Discussion Board on our site, which was very popular. One particular thread (back in 2001) caught my attention and I had the fore site to save it. This was a thread with board users offering their ideas of the best improvements they have made on their boats. I would like to share this with you at this time. We would comments with additions to the list.

November 6, 2008 | Leave comment | Read More

Contaminating the pool

With the current boat sales market being in a slump, some sellers are all too eager to offer deep discounts.  For years, most brokers had access to the N.A.D.A. Appraisal Guide which sets parameters for the valuation of used boats. Although these guides did not take into consideration the real value of boats at any given time, they at least gave a range of expected values based on historical data.

November 3, 2008 | Leave comment | Read More

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