A marketplace where nothing but boats and vessels are listed, BoatTrader.com is free to join and use. All kinds of boats can be bought on this site, and Boat Trader also lets you find engines, parts and trailers.
Four main boat types are listed on this site: “Small Boats“, “Power Boats“, “Sailboats” and “PWCs“. To do a search, you have to pick the kind of boat that applies, and then choose a manufacturer and the place where you need the seller to be located. If you want to get more specific, you can supply the length of the boat that you’re keen on buying. And if you want to do a search from a different angle, then you can look at the list of registered dealers that’s included on BoatTrader.com, and compare them side by side.
And in addition to letting you browse listings by boat type, by maker and by dealer, you can have search results filtered both by City and by State. And you can also supply as many keywords as you want when doing a search, so that the number of irrelevant results is kept as low as it can be.
BoatTrader.com is rounded by a collection of tips and resources for boat owners, including information on loans and insurance, and a frequently-updated list of boat surveyors. And a blog is likewise available. It goes by the suitable name of WaterBlogged, it features articles that show you how to make the best out of your vessel, and you can visit it here.