Buying a Boat at a Boat Show

First Step

The very first step in buying a boat is deciding, well ahead of a attending a Boat Show, in consultation with the family, what your boating activities are going to be.

Will your primary activity be waterskiing, day cruises, day sailing, fishing, overnight trips, weekend trips, week trips, longer cruises, cottage taxi, speed, or a combination? What will your secondary activities be? Do you want a boat for fishing but also want to go on overnight trips from time to time? Do you want a cottage taxi but still want to be able to take day long trips and ski at the cottage?

Biggest Mistake

The biggest mistake people make is buying a boat, before they decide what activities they want the boat for. Once they’ve got it, they are quite often sorely disappointed. A few examples:

The kids needed a head, but the bowrider didn’t have one.

The cottage taxi boat didn’t have a big enough motor and was too bulky for skiing at the cottage.

The guy who fell in love and bought a narrow beam mid cabin cruiser but it wasn’t roomy enough for his family of "large" people. It looked suitable to him at the Boat Show, but when his family was aboard, it was tippy and wouldn’t perform under the load. Worst of all, it turned out to be an "excuse me" boat. Every time they moved, they had to say "excuse me" because of the small space. We know families this has happened to and they had to cut their holiday short and buy a larger boat to suit them.

Don’t make this common mistake.

Don’t end up buying the wrong boat that could cost plenty to trade.
Don’t waste valuable time buying a boat that doesn’t "FIT" your needs.

Need Help?

Need help defining your primary and secondary boating activities? Need help matching them up with the 70 different types of boats on the market?

Help is Available

"Boating Activities and Boat Types" has over 100 pages describing the 12 boating activities and all 70 boat types. As well, the boat types are cross referenced to the activities, so they are already matched up for you.

Each boat type is described with primary and secondary activities, size range, motor type, fuel type, hull type, whether they are trailerable, how many people the boat holds or sleeps, price range new, price range used, features and benefits.

"Boating Activities and Boat Types" is available as a pdf file, so you can download immediately"--no shipping or printing costs at www.BoatingWithDawsons.com.

At a Boat Show, You should be able to..

When you go to a Boat Show, you should be able to clearly describe the type of boat you are looking for that "FITS" your family activities.

"Buy a Boat With Confidence" takes you through the whole 7-step buying process to help you avoid the mistakes of others and buy the right boat that "FITS" you and your family. In the process, you will SAVE money.

To get your copy of "Buy a Boat With Confidence" go to www.BuyTheRightBoat.com.

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