To Buy? And What To Buy?
October 26, 2021
That is the question, and it vexes all trawler lovers—especially at boat-show time.
That is the question, and it vexes all trawler lovers—especially at boat-show time.
Here’s some expert advice to help you avoid common boat-buying blunders that cost you money—and your pride.
Expert troubleshooter Steve Zimmerman’s top seven technical tips for boat shoppers.
As the Covid-19 pandemic wears on, the process of
buying new and brokerage boats is moving online.
Brokerage experts say the market for trawlers and long-range cruisers is shifting. Buyers may hold an advantage.
A Sensible Checklist for Choosing Your Next Vessel
Buying and selling a recreational marine vessel can be, in some cases, even more complicated and problematic than a real estate transaction.
PassageMaker’s former Editor-in-Chief Peter Swanson recently had a conversation with Stuart Hegerstrom, founder and director of The Powercat Company, builder of the Horizon line of
Lochner, an oft-presenter at TrawlerFest, will present “Staying Two Steps Ahead of the Taxman” and “How to Hire Captains & Crew” at the Fort Lauderdale Hilton Marina Hotel during the boat show.
The arguments for employing a yacht sales professional deserve consideration. Even for the boat owner whose sole consideration is cost, many factors come into play. Here is how to not be left high and dry.
We can spend years planning for a bucket-list trip and then life gets in the way. Go now.
Splashing later this year.
Karly and Evan Nietzel—aka YouTube’s @Navigating Nietzels—tailored their careers for remote work after buying a trawler, moving onboard and completing the Great Loop. Along with their pup, Ripley, they’re just getting started.
This aluminum vessel’s throwback design belies its modern systems, all installed for a Great Loop cruise.
The three-stateroom, semidisplacement model has a range of power options and a low air draft.
A solar-power system on our classic trawler lets us spend time moored or anchored with more than enough juice to meet our energy needs.
America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association has been helping boaters complete the ultimate voyage for a quarter century.
The steel-hull Nightfall, designed by William Garden, connects generations of this family through a love of cruising.
Larry Graf, the founder, designer and lead engineer of Aspen Power Catamarans, talks about Aspen’s proa hull designs and adventure cruising on his own creations from the Arctic to the Sea of Cortez.
With her vertical bow, reverse raked windshield and indoor-outdoor living space, the Galeon 430 EXP defies categorization.
