I would never get a surveyor again without being there not everything you pay for is done or done wright some things are overlooked.

When I started this thread I had hopes that a broker/dealer would pop in and say a few words. Some thing along the lines of what they offered to buyers. Maybe that they do look over what they sell and write the description to the best of there knowlage. That if you do buy a boat from them they will be there to help you with issues. If you look at there inventory you can feel just a bit safer than if your buying from Joe Bob down the road. That if you buy a NEW boat from them they will not leave you out to dry(and I don't think they will). I guess I feel at some point as buyers you have demand that what's in the description is true? Right? Or alreasy put " to the best of our knowlage new motors". Not " new motors". I recall last year a broker sold a 100k + boat to a guy that had a blown motor in it!! It was described as perfect running condition! I know it was not the brokers boat.... But **** how's that happen. I understand that there will always be private sellers trying to unload their crap and you always have to be aware of that. But I want to know... What makes the Pros the Pros.... I think the financing thing is great... But when I was at the boat show this year.... The company that was offering the financing was there... And they made it clear that I worked with them I could buy what I want.... Dealer or not. I guess unless your spending 300k-1 mil on a brand new boat from a manufacture... The warm fuzzy feeling is a pipe dream.

Just a guess, but using a broker for buying a boat may take out some of the research, browsing, calling, etc on different boats. You could tell the broker I am looking for this boat with these engines at this price range and they could do all the leg work to find the boats that fit your needs.

BTW...isn't BRAZZERS a porn site? Not that I would know anything about that.

Personally I would rather buy from a private seller. I feel like I can get a better read on the person selling than from a broker or salesman. Usually you can tell face to face if someone is full of chit or not. Also it's nice to be able to talk to the owner of the boat and get the answers directly from them versus having to wait a couple days. The same homework should be done, compression and leak down either way if it's a broker or private seller. Everybody is different and brokers have their place for many but I would rather do the leg work myself. However if a broker had the exact boat I wanted ,I would buy it from them.

What's porn?

Many years ago before internet I had a broker search for a boat model i was interested in buying. One day he calls me telling me he had a list of boats fitting my description. He suggested I go through the list and if there were any I like he said "WE" could fly out to see it. I asked him "Fly out on my money ?" That was the last of my association with him.

My father is a broker. he sells larger sport fishing. like i said earlier. find a broker that the type of boat you are looking for is their forte. you can also use a broker that you trust to go through another broker. they use co-brokerage all the time. this does not cost you more they just have to split the commission. The only way to find out what is true is to hire a surveyor or go look your self. half the people say beware of owner the other half beware of broker. Look into it yourself. the only way to it right is to have it done yourself. if you are worried about a purchasing a boat with a blown motor, take a sea trial. it takes a small deposit, which is always refundable. what makes the pro a pro is understanding the type of boat you are looking for. someone as educated as some of the people on here about the type of boat you are buying. like i said my father mainly does sport fishing boats, so people don't use him for a small bow rider they go to him for fishing boats. and his customers LOVE him. he is constantly going fishing with past customers, them calling him for to discuss their problems, find a new boat, sell their past boat. the warm fuzzy feeling isn't a pipe dream. Just find the right person.

hope i was a help

After a lot of the threads on here, it seems like buying from a broker is the way to get an endless warranty and another party to add to a lawsuit.

I don't think that's what people are looking for. I think people are looking for the descriptions to be accurate and something they can depend on.

Many large powerboat brokers know plenty and have a worth of knowledge. Sometimes more than the craigslist ad owner/seller of a boat.

Pier57, Suncoast powerboats,PCB, and many others I am leaving off are brokers/dealers with a world of knowledge.




From the sounds of it you want the equivalent of a "Certified pre-owned BMW" or like type car but in a boat.......that doesn't exist. Sorry to break that too you.