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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
Island time is great, except in an emergency. This medevac service is for boaters who need help fast.
Black streaks, yellow mustaches and rust all require different solutions to keep a boat looking clean.
A Down East icon provides inspiration for this gentlemanly cruiser.
We follow the path of explorers who ran the Northwest Passage over a century ago, but our journey is a lot more fun
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.
