{"id":7185,"date":"2023-03-13T10:00:13","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T15:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aipflorida.com\/?p=7185"},"modified":"2023-03-13T12:16:31","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T17:16:31","slug":"boat-buyers-guide-how-to-buy-a-boat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aipflorida.com\/es\/boat\/boat-buyers-guide-how-to-buy-a-boat\/","title":{"rendered":"Boat Buyer’s Guide: How to Buy a Boat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor’s Note:\u00a0<\/strong>Thinking about buying a boat?\u00a0<\/strong>The process for buying a boat during the COVID-19\u00a0pandemic raises a lot of questions for prospective boat buyers. Learn more in our\u00a0Special Edition Boat Shopping Guide<\/a>\u00a0that will address those questions involving safety concerns, tips on working with a boat dealer while social distancing, and how to schedule appointments, sea trials and drop-offs.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The first step in the boat-buying process is also the most important\u2014determining exactly what type of craft will best fit the needs and wants of both yourself and those you plan to bring along for the ride. Those needs and wants are typically determined by what type of activities you want to pursue on the water.<\/p>\n

Think about the reasons you want to be on the water\u2026and then narrow your choices accordingly. Our\u00a0Boat Finder Tool<\/a>\u00a0can help with this. You may also be interested in learning more upfront about the overall\u00a0costs of boat ownership<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Costs of Boat Ownership<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Before we dive into the details, let’s breakdown the process\u00a0of how to buy a boat\u00a0step-by-step…<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Choose the right boat type<\/a>\u00a0for your needs.<\/li>\n
  2. Decide if you’d like to\u00a0buy a new or used boat<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  3. Ensure the boat you’re buying is a\u00a0certified boat<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  4. Determine how much boat you can afford\u2014our\u00a0boat loan calculator<\/a>\u00a0can help.<\/li>\n
  5. Research information about\u00a0boat financing<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0how to get a boat loan<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  6. Shop for your boat\u2014figure out\u00a0where and when to buy<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  7. Learn more about\u00a0boat values and pricing<\/a>, including\u00a0how to negotiate your purchase.<\/li>\n
  8. Conduct a\u00a0sea trial<\/a>\u00a0and a\u00a0marine survey<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  9. Close the deal\u2014find out more about\u00a0boat registration<\/a>,\u00a0insurance<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0taxes<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    https:\/\/www.discoverboating.com\/buying\/boat-buyers-guide<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Editor’s Note:\u00a0Thinking about buying a boat?\u00a0The process for buying a boat during the COVID-19\u00a0pandemic raises a lot of questions for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":116,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"15","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_analytify_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boat"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aipflorida.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aipflorida.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aipflorida.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aipflorida.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/116"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aipflorida.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7185"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.aipflorida.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7185\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aipflorida.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aipflorida.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aipflorida.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}