should i buy a boat – Page 3 – Todd Powell Boats

Choosing a Yacht Broker

As a yacht broker, 99.9% of the time I receive a call it is about a specific boat. Rarely am I asked about my qualifications to help someone purchase a boat. Most people fall under what I call the “car-lot” purchasing model. You see the car on the internet, you go to the lot, findContinue reading “Choosing a Yacht Broker”

Sometimes You Have to Suffer

Most of us have an idealistic vision of boating. Mine is sitting on the back deck watching the sun come up with a cup of strong black coffee-nothing better. Your vision might be similar or completely different but still, that is what drives you to overcome what we might refer to as the “inconveniences” ofContinue reading “Sometimes You Have to Suffer”

It is not forever, boating lifestyle vs. short term experience.

In our January blog, we discussed that making a large purchase, such as a boat, is primarily an emotional decision. But now that you have made that decision, you need to move on to the less fun, mundane things. The question of how long you intend to own a boat is a great next step.Continue reading “It is not forever, boating lifestyle vs. short term experience.”

Boats-Drop the Logic!

Buying decisions are emotional decisions – full stop. We think we are making a cold, logical calculation, but that is only after we have already made an emotional decision and need to back it up with facts. Without facts, we risk our friends and family thinking we are crazy. I am not referring to theContinue reading “Boats-Drop the Logic!”

How did we ever choose which boat to buy? Part Two

In Part One, I discussed how we narrowed down the key criteria to help select which boat to buy. Once that was completed, we started analyzing which boats might fulfill those criteria. In our case, we also had the “unspoken” criteria of wood. I have always had wood boats and you can go to myContinue reading “How did we ever choose which boat to buy? Part Two”

Buying a Boat Sight Unseen?

Part II-The Fog Begins to Lift. In Part I we discussed deciding to buy a boat and ultimately how we got to buying one we had not seen. We pick it up here with taking delivery-the first time we were able to step onto our “new” boat. On a sunny mid-July day of 2020, JulieContinue reading “Buying a Boat Sight Unseen?”