How to sell a sailboat in2025?

[njlarry]

Sad to say the time has come sell my 34 O Day. Searched here but threads are older. How does one market and sell on an older boat now a days? How to find a value? Yachtworld only lists asking prices and reflects high priced boats listed by brokers. post covid, brokers seem less interested in boats under 50k.
Any advice is welcomed. Thank you.

 

[JoeWhite]

Latitude 38

 

[marcham]

Facebook marketplace is full of cheaper boat.

 

[Tally Ho]

Is there a yacht broker in the area? They would give you a reasonable value in today’s market(and in your geographic location).

Greg

 

[PaulK]

To sell our 1981 J/36 we dealt with a broker who agreed on a fixed commission amount rather than a percentage of the selling price (which would have been less...) The broker put in good effort because she knew what she would get paid and the boat sold reasonably quickly.

 

[FastOlson]

It's been a while, but when we sold our previous boat thru a broker, we first agreed on a reasonable listing price, and then agreed on what my net would be. The broker did negotiate down some to get the sale, but he was spending his %, and not my net receipt.
He got his commission in 30 days flat, and I got to move on. (I did also personally wash and clean up the boat every week, to maintain that 'new' appearance, as well.