Wk38 BOAT!!!! Selling a boat in this market every boat owner wanting to sell should watch this video 

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Just walked away from a 83 Kadey Krogen in Florida for many of these reasons. Turn key and meticulous maintained... NOT. It had been surveyed just 2 weeks prior. Too many owners think they got gold and want way over BUC. A good surveyor won't miss a thing ...and advise you to the reality of the vessel.

Couldnt agree with you more on this subject. Turnkey means every system functions as it should and is in good working order, period. Project boats should never be reffered to as such.

I'm with you. And the 'brokers' don't do anything differently. You ask for info before you spend 'go look' money and get ignored.

Great vid Paul! I have two thoughts to add regarding the purchase of any boat. First, buyers need to remember that even brand new boats will have issues, that’s why they always have “Shake down” cruises to identify what’s not working after leaving the factory. Any used boat over five years old is going to have even more issues, especially if they are saltwater boats. If a boat is ten years old or older, assume major systems will need to be addressed no matter how much the seller claims “It was just serviced!” The operative word for all boat buyers is Caveat Emptor! Buyer beware! My second thought is if at all possible, buy local, meaning if you cannot reasonably drive to the boat to look it over before surveying and making an offer, you will probably end up spending money (maybe in the thousands of $$$) on a boat that you will be walking away from. That’s the reality of attempting to buy a used boat that you have not personally seen first. Finally, as the buyer, it’s your money! Be ready to negotiate the costs of systems that are subpar or not working at all. Be patient, meaning you may have to look at a lot of pigs before finding your “Forever” boat. And most important of all, be prepared to walk away if the boat needs work you are not prepared to do to bring it to your standards!

Turnkey should mean everything works and you get in it turn the key and go anywhere.

That was some good info!

Paul, nice video. I suppose you have a website, it should be in the notes of every video, along with your patreon url. Keep it up!

you are so right about turn key I had and was called for a sea tryle on a 50 footer bask time was 2 hrs on the river owner would not alow to go out on the lake (Huron )for a real sea tryle .and ya ready to go turn key warned the buyer, words were (closed ears) was in love Did my job he has been stuck at the doc all summer yes he bought it. so tell your followers what a real sea tryle is and should be to me not a river crews i am one that will put it through its paces

Absolutely we’ll said. I’ve been standing on my soap box preaching this for years. And no one is listening. I’ve NEVER SEEN a turn key boat. Hell even a new boat show boat comes with a warranty for a reason.

If the battery is dead it would make me wonder what else in big ticket items were not taken care of! The bottom line is just say it like it is so people make informed decisions. I remember being mad a long time ago when I found a car a hour drive away that I was looking for. My question was anything wrong with this car before I drive and look at it. No, it fine. The right side of the car was wrecked. They started coming down on the price as I was walking away and I kept walking.

Great video. Seems like there are some boats on the market that were built in let's say 1984. If the boat was refit in 2015 the owner then thinks the boat is from the year 2015 and prices it accordingly. But the bank says it's still a 1984 boat.

So many boat owners misrepresent their boat

Three failed surveys on turn key ready boats, we spent 9000 dollars

I always appreciate Paul’s honesty, and I’m sure he’s saved people a fortune avoiding mistakes 👍

The problem is you are dealing in the grief market. There are only 2 types of old boats. By far the fewest in number is a much loved vessel that has been meticulously maintained. By far the majority are heaps that have been owned by a series of people who thought let’s go boating I’ve got 50, 100, 150 grand. They mostly have no idea about boats and even less of an idea or the motivation or finances to service and maintain them.

I always had good luck buying BIG NAME BRANDS Hatteras, Trojan, Viking Better build, less disasters You pay a little more but sell faster and higher price cause they are always poppular

Turn key to me means everything works!! I hate brokers!!! Most BS just for the sale.

Great video 🥴.

I recently surveyed a 53 Kha Shing and it was a huge waste of my money

Foday Yillah ♥️♥️💯

good info as usual thanks!

My new boat, the current owner had everything serviced and even rebuilt the generator from the ground up. He told me he wanted someone to be able to just step on and enjoy her. I had no problem offering full asking price due to the work he did BEFORE the listing and the survey. That’s the way a boat SHOULD be sold.

The idea of a 'turnkey' second hand boat is amusing in of itself. I went through two other boats before I got my 'forever' boat, and in the end expected to spend at least 25% of the purchase price on things even the surveyor didn't turn up. Add to that another at least 8% of the purchase price per year in both preventative and actual maintenance. My boat is 'turnkey' to me, but that is because she gets a quick weekly runup by my mechanic, and that generates at least one squawk every few months that needs to be addressed. Even then, I will come back from a trip with a list of niggles that need to be looked at. Not sure there is a solution except talk in depth with the owner not the broker before you commit to an inspection. You can generally get a good idea of what you are dealing with from that conversation.

Running light fluid is the most important part ;-)

Captain Paul - great work, “No one’s going to moon” love it, however you need a check list as far as it is to the moon when you’re serious about buying - your knowledge and presentation skills are unsurpassed always love your work - Kind Regards

😮 turn key??? either it works or not

Thanks, Paul. The most interesting comment was that about AI, can you provide us with an example of your concern with this technology in this context - just the basic pitfalls or warnings associated. I found it interesting that you even mentioned it. Curious

A turnkey (near perfect) used boat is very very rare. A winning powerball ticket is more likely.

Some people just suck

Too many clowns, who never should be boat owners, think that they can sell their POS "baby" (that they don't know how to maintain) like it's a house and just keeps appreciating. You can get some of our money back for recent upgrades, but not maintenance items. You can't charge extra because you replaced a leaking tank or a bad bilge pump. Thanks Captain Paul!

Overused adjectives from brokers & owners: bristol, turnkey, professionally maintained, experienced yachtsman….