Advice please; on how best to sell.....

I've recently sold my Telstar - an ad in boatsandoutboards.co.uk generated lots of enquiries, and I replied to those with a link to my own website , with full details and plenty of photos. That was important, as buyers were often prepared to drive 5+ hours to see it - so the more they know beforehand, the less chance of disappointment.

I'd also made sure my website showed up in Google for the relevant keywords (check Google help), and quite a few people found it like that.

It sold much quicker than I expected!
 
Becky
Having bought BigNicks old boat just under a year ago
I hope It might be useful to share what were my buying triggers
MOA for sale board first as for a buyer it has the most information in one place and anyone serious will go there for research
Pictures and detail on a web site essential
I agree with Tranona and others that a boat that is up and ready to use is much more likely to sell
I bought Moondance after seeing her first in the water and I think that was the best way to see her
If a buyer is serious about a boat hauling out before survey is not a problem IMHO
All the advice about selling the blue water stuff seperately as it does'nt add value is all well and good but it might well be getting rid off the very thing that sells your boat ahead of the others on the market
I know its tempting to do as an owner but haggling over bits put me off other boats before I bought and I dont think I'm alone in that
Lastly I used this forum a lot to see what people thought of various boats and infact followed a link from a post here to buy, obviously this is not meant to be a selling platform but you know how it works
Hope this helps but sorry that you are having to sell
 
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Some such as Berthon offer free storage ashore for possibly 4 months, so maybe worth making enquiries there.

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And then they park your boat the back of beyond. If say after a year the boat's not sold and you want to move the boat elsewhere or to another broker they charge you an arm & a leg because 'we've got to move 15 boats to launch you'.

I'll go against public opinion - I would leave the boat afloat. We've always done so with ours. Always sold within 4 months. Our boats always felt like they were ready to go - and that was because they were.

I've always bought boats that were afloat when I bought them - things I want to check are:
- do the keelbolts weep? (gives a good indication re groundings)
- state of the stern gland.
- and I want to run the engine.
None of these you can do whilst the boat is stuck on the hard.
For purpose of the survey I've always gone for lift-hold-drop-testsail
 
Anecdotal observation. I sold in september a Legend 33 using the YBW site. Not a peep from the advert in the magazine - but quality leads from the internet links. Had a few but serious interest and sold in October. Cheaper and more effective using the web advert. It was all picked up by google
 
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