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Jeff Merrill

It’s About Time

Things can move surprisingly fast between making an offer and closing the deal.

Legal Ease

PM’s brokerage expert Jeff Merrill explains how a maritime attorney can help you understand the legal aspects of trawler ownership.

On the Money

Be as sure about financing and expenses as you are about the trawler you’re buying or selling.

Binding Coverage

Insurance shouldn’t be an afterthought. It should be a top priority in any trawler purchase.

A (Pretty) Good Time to Buy

Brokerage experts say the market for trawlers and long-range cruisers is shifting. Buyers may hold an advantage.

Three side-by-side screenshots from the Navionics app showing nautical charts of Hell Gate and Wards Island, contrasting a correct manually plotted water route on the left with two flawed AI-generated routes on the middle and right that erroneously plot course lines directly across land.

A Suspicious Plot

I used AI to chart a course through a notorious waterway. The results were unusable.

An exterior dusk photograph looking through the large side windows into the illuminated, warm cherrywood salon and helm area of a Sabre motor yacht as the sun sets over the water.

South by Down East

A brisk November run from Connecticut to New Jersey showcases just how comfortable the Sabre 51 Salon Express really is.

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