On Premise Brokerage Program
Selling Your Boat
Our knowledge of your boat, allows us to give potential buyers a level of confidence during the purchase.
Pick up of your boat
- Pick Up
Your boat will be picked up by a licensed captain by water, or by an overhauler and brought to Minneford Marina. Pick up of your boat is free. - Arrival
When your boat arrives, it will be inventoried and evaluated. Every detail of your boat will be examined and recorded. You will be asked to provide Boatmax with a list of upgrades on your boat. - Review
Your boat will be reviewed mechanically and cosmetically, which is necessary for us to properly represent your boat to a potential buyer. We need to be able to answer questions about the condition of the boat including its motor, equipment and more.
Preparing your boat for sale
- Your boat will be completely detailed which is essential. Detailing your boat is not just waxing and compounding the boat. It’s making the boat as new as possible.
- When we prep the boat for viewing, there may be quirks on the boat that need to be repaired. First, we will address cosmetic issues that we can clean up to make your boat as attractive and clean as possible. It could be the stitches of a cusion, or perhaps rust on the floor of a head compartment, or a leak in a port.
- It’s making sure that your boat is presented so that it is attractive to the buyer. Your personal items will be removed for the sale of the boat.
- It’s making sure that your used boat feels like someone else’s new boat.
Pricing, research, the listing and sale of your boat
- Discussion: This is an essential step because the condition of your boat both mechanically and cosmetically will affect both how much it will sell for and how fast. The old adage – “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” – applies here.
- Presentation: The first impression of your boat should be favorable. Such factors can have a negative impact. Our discussion with you will be detailed and documented.
- Pricing: In our discussion with you, we’ll spend time on pricepoint research to assist you in setting the price of your boat.
- Listing: Your boat has now been detailed, photographed, and is ready to go on a central listing site. This process involves careful photography and comprehensive description.
- Offers: You’ll be called for each credible offer on your boat. We will save you time by filtering out window shoppers.
- Sales Process: During the selling process, should a bay test and survey be required, Boatmax is fully insured and potential buyers would never be allowed to review your boat without supervision.
- Sold: When your boat sells, we’ll act as your escrow agent to be sure you are fully paid before transferring title.
The Boatmax Program
When your boat enters the program, with your help, we will learn all we need to know about the boat, inventory equipment, list highlights and upgrades. We will then spend time merchandising the boat by:
- Cleaning the complete interior and exterior of the boat
- High pressure washing the engine compartment
- Compounding and washing top sides
- Painting Bottom
- Removing and cleaning all cabin cushions
- Shampoo any carpet in cockpit and cabin
- Polishing deck hardware, bow rails, and cleats
- Cleaning all vinyl seats and upholstery
- Cleaning and restoring teak
- Placing Damp Away in cabin to remove dampness
- Cleaning and detailing galley
- Cleaning and detailing head(s)
Boatmax Tips: How to Sell Your Boat
Tip 1 - Price your boat correctly.
It’s important to price your boat correctly. Knowing your boat’s price point by getting a professional appraisal and help to set your price point will ensure that you get enough for your boat while still pricing it to sell.
Tip 2 - Location
You can park your boat in front of your home with a for sale sign. You can store it in your backyard. But if your boat is in our program we will store it for free at our location in Minneford Marina on City Island. Once the season opens up, your boat will be where the buyers are … at the waterfront!
Tip 3 - Clean your boat from top to bottom!
We always say that your old boat is someone else’s new boat. Remove all personal items and declutter your boat. Prospective buyers need to see a clean, uncluttered boat. Professional detailing is always a smart move.
Tip 4 - Small updates make a big difference
Small changes such as changing the upholstery on your seating or painting the bottom of your boat will go a long way in making your boat desirable to buyers.
Tip 5 - List your boat online
Be sure to get your boat listed on the popular websites. Professional photos as well as detailed descriptions are important. If you list with us, this listing is included in the boat sale process for free.
Tip 6 - Hire a professional
Selling a used boat is not simple. We are happy to represent you as your broker and guide you through the process fully. Just let us know!
Success Gallery
Knowing how to showcase your boat really does make a difference
in how quickly you can sell your boat and can help you to get a better price for your boat.
This is an example of how it should not look!
Sometimes a small change in the coverings of the cushions can make a big difference.
Ready to sell!
Detailing is more than cleaning!
Let Us Sell Your Boat for You!
Come join our everyday boat show by listing your boat with Boatmax!
The Boatmax Brokerage Program Will:
- Merchandise your boat so that your boat can become someone’s new boat.
- Evaluate your boat and give you the information you need
- Stage the boat on paved land using high tech hand railed boarding platforms allowing interested parties to board your boat safely and easily.
- Act as an escrow agent and provide closing services.
Boatmax’s only business is brokering used boats. We do not carry any new boats; your boat is the heart and soul of our business.
We are unique in that all boats we list are on the property, centrally located at a premier marina in New York City. This fact draws many potential buyers. It’s like an everyday boat show. If you are thinking of selling your boat, call us now. Boatmax “Where Buyers and Sellers Meet” is located at Minneford Marina, a 15 acre premier marina in New York City.
Boatmax can assist you in selling your boat; power or sail. All boats in brokerage with Boatmax are staged at the marina on paved land. Boarding of the boats is supported by high tech fiberglass “docks” along with handrailed boarding staircases. This allows interested parties to board your boat safely and easily.
The Boatmax program does NOT charge boat owners for marina storage while the boat is in the brokerage program. Boats that sell through the program are not charged for land storage while they were in the program. This is a big saving for sellers who would otherwise have to rent space for their boat.
The Boatmax commission is standard in the industry and is 10% of the selling price.
The program evaluates your boat and gives you the information you need to properly price the boat for sale. In addition, the Boatmax program merchandises your boat so that “your used boat, can become someone’s new boat”. Merchandising and pricing are key factors in the sale of a used boat.
Boatmax is a NYC licensed boat dealer and serves as an escrow agent to help owners transfer clear title to a buyer. Every aspect of evaluating the boat, appraising its value, staging the boat and merchandising the boat are managed for the owner in order to obtain the best result.
If you are thinking of selling your boat, call us now. We pick up your boat by truck or by water at NO CHARGE.
Selling a used boat is not a simple task.
Give Boatmax your boat and let Boatmax simplify your life!
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