Buying a boat looks like a technical decision. It is really a process of elimination: hundreds of listings, dozens of candidates, a few serious options and finally one boat. What is lost along the way, time and money both, mostly goes into attention spent on the wrong boats.
Buyer's representation is running that elimination alongside you, from listing search to the negotiating table.
Whose side we are on: the buyer's only. We take no commission from sellers, brokers or yards. Having no interest in the boat we find, saying "don't buy this one" costs us nothing, and that is often where we create the most value.
The Process
| # | Stage | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Defining the need | Where, with whom and how many days will you use her; is the budget purchase only or does it include the first season; which compromises are acceptable |
| 2 | Candidate profile | Length, type, age range, material and equipment level, derived from the need, not from the listings |
| 3 | Search | Listings in Türkiye and, where useful, neighbouring markets; a shortlist |
| 4 | Remote elimination | Appraisal from photographs, video and documents; questions for the seller |
| 5 | Seeing them | Preliminary inspection on serious candidates; deciding which deserves a survey |
| 6 | Survey | Full pre-purchase survey and sea trial |
| 7 | Negotiation support | Findings costed item by item; an offer structured around three options |
| 8 | Transfer | Contract clauses, document checklist, transfer day and handover record |
Where It Creates Most Value
- In defining the need. Most buyers look for a boat one class larger than they will actually use. That single decision drives every cost that follows.
- In elimination. The travel, time and survey fees spent on the wrong boats usually exceed the cost of the representation.
- In saying "don't". Explaining why a candidate does not fit is worth as much as finding one that does.
- In negotiation. Turning a finding into an item, an item into a cost and a cost into an option, that is what makes the difference at the table.
What We Do Not Do
- We are not brokers and take no commission. We do not represent sellers and hold no listings.
- We do not sell you a boat, our interest is in finding the one you buy, not in selling one.
- We do not handle legal work. Your lawyer draws the contract; we prepare the technical and commercial content.
Frequently Asked Questions
They are different roles. A broker represents the seller and is paid from the sale, that is the ordinary way the trade works. A buyer's representative acts for the buyer and has done the job even if no sale happens, which makes it easy to say “this one does not suit you”. On most purchases the two work alongside each other.
As a fixed consultancy fee, stated in writing beforehand. We do not take a percentage of the boat's price, that would create an incentive to recommend expensive boats.
Usually one to three months. What governs it is not the speed of finding candidates but the clarity of the need.
It does. Elimination and reporting are done remotely; you travel only for serious candidates or the sea trial.
Yes, if you want. If you prefer a different surveyor that is no problem, the rest of the process runs the same way.
Related Pages
Buying a Yacht in TürkiyeProcess, risks and budgetRemote AppraisalNarrowing the shortlistPurchase Agreement GuideDeposit, MOA, transferSurvey TypesWhich scope you needIndependence StatementConflict of interest rulesRepair GuideRealistic cost of findings
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Describe how you will use her and your budget; we will build the candidate profile together.
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