Selecting the Right Boat Broker

Written by Captain Marty Ward


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6. Has long-term, established connections with boaters. Boaters like personal relationships. They like buying boats from people they know, trust, and respect. The more boaters your broker knows,repparttar larger your pool of potential buyers. The best brokers have a lifetime of industry contacts, locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. Look for a broker who has established contacts inrepparttar 133244 boating industry. These contacts may come from a wide range of places: teaching classes, owning and operating a sailing school, being active in boating-related charitable activities, crewing for racing teams, being active in Olympic-related boating events, etc.

7. Has hands-on boating experience. A broker who has spent time aboard sailboats and yachts can more easily point out to potential buyers howrepparttar 133245 benefits of your boat match their desires. They can also give you quick and easy pointers for minor “fix-ups” on your boat that will create enormous additional value for a buyer.

8. Has a history of going “above and beyond.” Being a good broker takes more than sharp sales skills. Good brokers have a history of going that extra mile for their customers. But don’t just take a broker’s word for their commitment to you. Select a broker who has gone “above and beyond” in their personal life and you’re guaranteed to find a broker who will dorepparttar 133246 same for you.

9. Is driven to succeed and to supportrepparttar 133247 success of others. A competitive edge is important in a boat broker. It’s equally important that your broker has a desire to create a win-win situation so bothrepparttar 133248 seller andrepparttar 133249 buyer come away fromrepparttar 133250 transaction feeling valued and satisfied. Look for evidence that your boat broker is both competitive and a team player, such as taking part in racing events, as both crew and support personnel.

10. Is willing to point outrepparttar 133251 strengths of your boat and offers possible solutions to any problem areas. The best brokers won’t sugar coatrepparttar 133252 condition of your boat, just to get your listing. They’ll berepparttar 133253 first to point out areas that might be “stoppers” for a potential buyer. They will also work with you to design a strategy that includes possible solutions you’re comfortable with so these “stoppers” don’t become deal breakers. This way, your broker can help you sell your boat more quickly, in a manner that makes financial sense to you.

Marty Ward is a yacht broker with Bollman Yachts. Sailing since 1963, Ward has cruised and raced from Maine to Bermuda, including as a member of the winning 2000 Rolex team. She has served on racing committees including the Melges, and the Olympic Yngling trials. For a free, no-risk appraisal of your boat, contact Marty at 954-761-1122 or via email at marty@bollmanyachts.com


The Catfish Were Bitting

Written by NLCATFISH


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While I was getting this fish I noticed I had a bite on my other pole. Since I had my hands full dueling mthis fish that pole had to wait. I finally got over to it and there was a fish on it. This one was much smaller fromrepparttar pressure of it's pull. It turned out to be another channel cat but he swallowedrepparttar 133243 bait. I cutrepparttar 133244 line, weighed and measure him as quickly as I could. I then reurned him torepparttar 133245 river. Hopefully he is old enough to survive with hook inrepparttar 133246 mouth.

The big surprise is all three of these fish were cuaght with an unusual bait. I has scraps of fired chicken skins I had left over from dinnerrepparttar 133247 night before. This was from Lee's regular fried chicken, however any fast food brand should dorepparttar 133248 job for you.

I packed up my gear and headed home around 10:30. I had a very good morning withrepparttar 133249 weather andrepparttar 133250 feeling reward of hooking such nice size fish, It wasrepparttar 133251 way to start my day. Tight lines to all. NLCATFISH

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