How Blue Water Boat Brokers Lists and Sells Your Used Boat:

  • Is the boat or yacht in marketable condition and the boat realistically priced for this market?
  • If the boat or yacht meets with the criteria above, we will ask the owner to supply information necessary to enter into a boat brokerage agreement with Blue Water Boat Brokers.

When the boat owner agrees to employ Blue Water Boat Brokers, the following will happen:

  • The boat owner will be asked to complete a Blue Water Brokerage Agreement and a Vessel Information Form.
  • A”Net Price to Owner” or a standard agreed commission schedule will be put in place when the boat is listed. Blue Water’s minimum boat commission on all boat sales is $2,000.
  • Copies of all original transferable USCG boat documentation papers, state boat registrations, and boat titles must be produced. All
    items and boat serial numbers and boat VIN must verify.
  • Any outstanding and previous paid boat loans or boat mortgages against the boat must be substantiated with original boat satisfactions, and current boat loan documentation.
  • If there is a current boat loan against the boat, this boat loan must be satisfied in full prior to or during the sale closing. In order to satisfy a boat loan, the broker must have real boat documentation in hand with the owner(s)/borrower(s) social security numbers. This is necessary to determine the final payoff amount at the closing.
  • All boat service records that substantiate stated information must be available with the boat listing or yacht listing.
  • Any boat equipment owners and boat operation manuals should be made available for the new owner when the boat is sold.
  • The boat owner or boat seller must produce a boat insurance or marine insurance policy that remains in effect during the boat listing period.
  • The boat broker is to be granted permission to full access of the boat with keys and any alarm codes in hand at all times.
  • The boat owner is responsible to keep the boat presentable, and in good working order at all times during the listing period. We always recommend that the boat be professionally boat cleaned and marine detailed prior to being offered for sale.
  • It is recommended that, at all times, the boat be kept in 100% ready to sail condition, in the event that a sale is created and a transaction can be scheduled for an ASAP closing.
  • All personal gear should be kept out of sight or removed from the boat while the boat is being offered for sale.
    Potential buyers are always influenced by first sight, odors, cleanliness, and a perfectly functioning boat.
  • The broker may ask that you sea trial the boat prior to listing to confirm that the boat, and systems function as stated.

Once the listing and the required information are in place, Blue Water Boat Brokers will proceed to sell the boat:

  • If the boat is in a visible area, a sign will be securely placed on the boat with contact information. We have agreed that
    any potential inquiries will be directed to Blue Water Boat Brokers.
  • Your boat will be advertised on the internet through various online boat classifieds services that Blue Water Boat Brokers subscribes to including Yachtworld.com, Boats.com, 123SellMyBoat.com, the Blue Water website, and website search engine enhancements, on Google.com, Yahoo.com and Bing.com. These search enhancements include hundreds of highly ranked keyword terms in most major search engines.
  • Print ads will be placed in boating publications, boating classifieds and boating magazines that Blue Water deems worthy.
  • The listing will be shared with national and international boat brokers, boat liquidators, marine liquidators, new boat dealers, used boat dealers, used yacht sales brokers, boat auction and boat sales agents that Blue Water has standing relationships with.
  • Blue Water will offer to take a boat trade that Blue Water deems the boat trade-in to be easily marketable. Blue Water will pay the boat owner or boat seller of the listed boat the predetermined “net price to owner”, and keep the used boat trade in as Blue Water inventory for sale. This will be at the sole discretion of Blue Water Boat Brokers.
  • Blue Water will continue to market the boat during the boat listing period to the best of its ability. Blue Water will keep in
    touch with the boat owner or boat seller, advising the boat sales activity during the listing period.
  • Blue Water will offer competitive bank financing and insurance to potential buyers.
  • Please be aware that most boat buyers buy subject to a boat survey or condition survey. Boat finance and boat insurance companies require boat surveys.
  • A closing checklist will be given to the buyer and seller prior to the closing. This list will show the disbursements that
    will take place at the closing.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at any time. There is no money earned unless we sell your boat or sell your yacht.

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