Well, there's a lot of doom and gloom about at the moment isn't there? The news is full of the tough economy, Moody's downgrade of the UK's credit rating, falls in Sterling, etc. Despite the bleak background, we've been fairly busy here at the brokerage and a few boats have sold or gone under offer this month, although it hasn't been as active as the same period last year. Last February was warm and dry by comparison with this year - hopefully March will bring some warmer and brighter days, which in turn will bring out the buyers.
During the long cold winter months, it's a good idea to make sure you start your boat's engines regularly. For all boats on our brokerage listing, we're very happy to start up the engines to warm through for you. Please let us know if can't get to the boat yourself and would like us to do this for you at no charge. (Your boat needs to either be in the water or on the dry stack for us to do this.)
We've negotiated arrangements with local marine valeting professionals which means we can arrange to have your boat cleaned at competitive rates. Just let me know if you would like to take advantage of this. Nothing betrays neglect like a dirty hull, deck or topsides! Finally, please don't hesitate to get in touch at any time - we're always pleased to get an email, text or phone call about your boat and and to discuss anything we can do to help her to sell.
