Buying used boats from outside area

oliviernh · 12-26-2016, 11:14 AM

Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!

Just wondering if anyone has had experience with buying a boat from outside of this area...mainly in the used boat market. With the internet today you can find many used boats for sale outside of our area i.e boattrader.com etc. I was wondering if anyone had purchased a used boat from an area that was a distance away. Seems with a used boat you can find some decent deals however they are generally not located here in NH. Was curious on the experience and process you went through. For instance did you fly out to view the boat in person, did you tow it back, did you ship it, did you hire a professional to go and look at the boat for you? I was thinking it would be fairly common with the internet today but obviously I am a little hesitant to have a boat shipped, should I fly out and see it and what if it isn't as nice as it looks in pictures etc. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Just to put into perspective I am looking (online at this point) at a used boat in Oklahoma. Thanks!

12-26-2016, 11:14 AM	#1
oliviernh Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Hampton and Rattlesnake Island Posts: 33 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Buying used boats from outside area Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! Just wondering if anyone has had experience with buying a boat from outside of this area...mainly in the used boat market. With the internet today you can find many used boats for sale outside of our area i.e boattrader.com etc. I was wondering if anyone had purchased a used boat from an area that was a distance away. Seems with a used boat you can find some decent deals however they are generally not located here in NH. Was curious on the experience and process you went through. For instance did you fly out to view the boat in person, did you tow it back, did you ship it, did you hire a professional to go and look at the boat for you? I was thinking it would be fairly common with the internet today but obviously I am a little hesitant to have a boat shipped, should I fly out and see it and what if it isn't as nice as it looks in pictures etc. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Just to put into perspective I am looking (online at this point) at a used boat in Oklahoma. Thanks!