Critical Issues
October 25, 2023
Allotting time for a post-survey recap is a vital step in the boat-buying process.
Allotting time for a post-survey recap is a vital step in the boat-buying process.
During any sea trial prior to purchasing a trawler, you are the final judge and jury.
Most purchase and sale agreements stipulate that your deposit is due once the seller accepts your written offer. The amount is normally 10 percent of the contracted price, and typically, it must be received into the broker’s trust account within three business days.
The average trawler owner keeps his boat for around three years. Why not share the cost and work?
Here’s some expert advice to help you avoid common boat-buying blunders that cost you money—and your pride.
Cutting-edge technology will eventually allow buyers to configure a boat, perhaps walk through it, before speaking with a dealer.
How to make sure you are truly testing the boat you are ready to buy.
Gov. Chris Christie on Monday conditionally vetoed a bill designed to spur New Jersey’s boatbuilding industry by reducing the sales tax paid on expensive vessels.
Nordic Tug dealer Ben Wilde of Wilde Yacht Sales in Essex, Conn., and Rock Hall, Md., has had a good fall. Wilde and his team
Whew! The fall shows are done, and life can get back to normal. It was a fabulous fall season, and we met thousands of people
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.
It is called a razor because it shaves away unnecessary complexities, providing a simple solution to complicated questions.
Remembering Lifelong Marine Journalist Chris Caswell
A Master of Quiet Cruising
This imposing 55-footer is a comfortable, well-appointed coastal cruiser primed to take on more ambitious journeys.
