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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
Few boat accessories reveal past maintenance failures more than clear vinyl enclosures.
Smarter steering means frequent, but only short, glances at the chartplotter.
In an emergency, a properly maintained, easy-to-launch life raft can make all the difference.
Why we chose to build our dream version of a Selene 60 from the keel up.
Exploring the Utrechtse Vecht on the redesigned Elling E4.
Two decades after their first circumnavigation, Don and Anja Richards are crossing oceans again to help their son, Keith, kickstart his own cruising dream.
We caught up to the liveaboards at their winter roost in Southwest Alaska to chat about following your dreams and living a life less ordinary.
The gig is more workaday than champagne and caviar, and sometimes the harbor patrol saves our bacon.
How I learned to love the solitude and adventure of cruising with my canine companions.
A veteran sailor brings celestial navigation skills to a motoryacht’s transatlantic passage.
