Find the right used boat

1 How you’ll use her

Skip anything you haven’t decided — the report only filters on what you answer.

What will you mostly do with her? (check all that apply)

Where will you mostly boat?

Lakes, rivers & canals Protected coastal waters — sounds, bays, the ICW Open coast & offshore

People usually aboard

People who need to sleep aboard

Who will handle the boat?

Mostly me alone A couple Family or friends as crew

Your experience with this kind of boat

This will be my first A few seasons Many years

2 Type & size

Power or sail?

Power Sail Open to either

Power boat styles you’d considerLeave all unchecked to see every style.

Trawler, pilothouse or tug Cruiser, sedan or motor yacht Sportfisher / convertible

Cruising speed

Slow and economical — displacement or semi-displacement hull Get there fast — planing hull Either

Keel

Fin or wing keel Full or modified full keel Either

Shortest length you’d consider

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Longest length you’d consider

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Oldest model year

Newest model year

Hull constructionThis is about the hull below the waterline, not the deck.

Prefer a solid fiberglass hull A cored hull is fine

3 Engines & equipment

Number of engines

Single Twin Either

Engine fuel

Diesel only Gasoline is fine too

Bow thruster

Must have one Nice to have Don’t need one

Generator

Need one Nice to have Don’t need one

Who will do the maintenance?

Mostly me Some myself, the yard for big jobs I’ll hire it out

4 Moorage & limits

These are hard limits — a model that doesn’t fit is left off the list.

Where will she live?

A marina slip A mooring ball Dry storage or a trailer Not decided yet

Longest boat the slip takesAsk the marina how it measures — many count pulpits, swim platforms and davits.

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Widest boat the slip takes

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Deepest draft you can acceptThe shallowest water you need to use: your slip or mooring at low tide, the harbor entrance, your favorite anchorages.

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Lowest fixed bridge you must pass underLeave blank if none. Air draft isn’t in the catalog, so this becomes a check on your report.

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Do winters freeze where she’ll be kept?

Yes No

5 Teak, condition & budget

Teak

Happy to look after teak decks Teak trim is fine, but no teak decks As little teak as possible

Condition you’re after

Ready to go A few projects are fine A project boat is fine

Purchase budgetFor your own reference on the report. Asking prices aren’t in the catalog, so nothing is filtered by price.

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Anything else that matterse.g. walk-around queen berth, easy boarding for a dog, enclosed pilothouse