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That gleaming, high-gloss gelcoat is what makes your power boat look sharp on the water — and in your online classified boat ad when you’re ready to sell your boat online. But that glossy outer skin isn’t just cosmetic vanity; it also protects the body of your boat from harmful oxidation. A boat with a good-looking gelcoat will sell faster and for a better price than a boat with a gelcoat that has turned dull and chalky. A poorly maintained gelcoat makes your boat look sad and seedy and definitely older than its years.
Even if you don’t plan to sell your boat online this winter, keeping its gelcoat in good repair will protect your boat from damaging oxidation, ensuring you many more years of boating pleasure. Follow these steps to maintain your boat’s gelcoat:
- If the gelcoat shows only minor signs of oxidation — a few dull or cloudy patches — apply an oxidation-removing compound to restore shine.
- If the gelcoat is dull, pitted and largely non-reflective, oxidation is moderate. Using a mechanical buffer, apply fine-grain polishing compound to smooth out pits.
- If the gelcoat is heavily oxidized, the surface of your boat will be completely non-reflective and may feel chalky. Restoring a gelcoat this damaged is a major undertaking that will require considerable sanding and polishing. Unless boat restoration is your hobby, consider taking your boat to a professional.
- Failure to maintain the gelcoat will eventually forced you to repaint your boat.
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With year-end model sales started to get underway, boat dealers trying to clear stock have found an ally in Boatline.com. A leader in online classified boat ads, Boatline is now offering dealers, brokers and sales people unlimited FREE ad listings on our popular website. This is a deal too good to pass up!
Hundreds of thousands of motivated boat buyers visit Boatline.com every month. Posting your boat inventory on Boatline allows boat dealers, brokers and sales people to tap into that lucrative nationwide buyers’ pool without spending a dime. Posting your inventory on Boatline instantly extends your marketing reach beyond local markets to a nationwide audience, maximizing your sales potential and helping you clear stock more quickly.
Boatline makes it quick and easy for boat dealers to post their stock online. Each online boat ad includes full color photos and unlimited space for a detailed text description. Online classified ad listings can be set up and modified quickly at no additional cost. Boatline even provides valuable traffic stats on your listings to help you manage your inventory more effectively. Multiple listing accounts with auto data feeds and other useful features are also available to boat dealers, brokers and sales personnel.
To find our how you can take your boat sales to a higher level, call the friendly Boatline.com staff today at 1-800-282-2183 or use our online contact form.
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With thousands of online boat ads running on Boatline.com, it can be hard to make your ad stand out from the competition. Online boat sellers need to create an ad that will “pop” when potential buyers scan a page of online boat ads. To attract the immediate attention of potential boat buyers, sellers need to create an ad that says, “Look at me!”
There are 5 things boat sellers can do to make sure boat buyers check out their ads first:
- Take a great photo of your boat underway or anchored in the water and use it as the thumbnail buyers see when they first view your ad listing.
- Add bold type to your online boat ad. Bold ads stand out in a field of gray, attracting buyers’ eyes. At just $5, bolding your free Boatline ad is a cheap way to drive traffic to your ad.
- Add bold red type to your online boat ad. Red always attracts attention. Our eyes are trained to seek out the color red. It costs just $10 to bold your boat ad in red, a real bargain.
- Make your boat ad a state search featured picture ad. For just $20 for 12 weeks, your ad one of the first viewed when buyers search for boats in your state.
- For best exposure, make your online boat ad a home page featured picture ad, a real bargain at $30 for 12 weeks.
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When you decide to sell your boat, it’s natural to want top dollar. After all, the more you earn on the sale, the more you’ll have to put toward that bigger, better boat you saw on Boatline. Pricing your boat competitively will draw motivated boat buyers to your ad and ensure that your boat sells quickly.
Here’s how to price your boat to sell:
- Selling your boat online keeps more money in your pocket. There are no commission charges, and Boatline ads are free! Plus, your boat ad gets national exposure.
- Start with the purchase price and add in the cost of any improvements. Obviously, you need to consider depreciation when setting your sale price.
- Use the NADA Guides link on Boatline’s Research page to find the “blue book” value of your boat. Click the pertinent options to receive the most useful price.
- Using Boatline’s handy Boat Search feature, see what other boat owners are asking for comparable models.
- Price your boat in the same range as your competition. Make sure you leave some wiggle room. List your boat for sale for a little more than you actually hope to get so you can come down in price a bit. Every buyer loves a bargain!
If you want a good fast online sale, price your boat reasonably. The years of pleasure you’ve already received from your boat is value you’ll never lose.
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More than 80% of people shopping for a new vehicle begin their search online, according to a survey by J.D. Powers & Associates. Boat buyers like the no-pressure luxury the Internet provides while they check out articles about different types of boats and read about the experiences other people have had boating. Boat buyers enjoy sitting in their family rooms, cruising the online boat ads without the pressure of a sales rep breathing down their neck. Shopping for a boat online is an enjoyable experience that lets you dawdle and daydream without embarrassment over luxury yachts that are a bit beyond your financial reach before you get down to business.
By bringing together in one place ads for power boats, pontoon boats, sailboats, fishing boats, houseboats, dinghies and personal watercraft, online classified ad websites make it easy for boat buyers to check out and compare the features of many different types of boats. Best of all, once you decide what kind of boat you want to buy, online sites like Boatline expand your selection beyond your local marina or boat dealers, allowing you to take advantage of boat bargains across the country.
To view thousands of boats for sale and see how easy it is to buy a boat online, visit Boatline.com today.
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With the July 4th weekend approaching, boat owners are polishing and decorating their boats for the Independence Day boat parades that are a staple event of many coastal towns and marinas. Boat parades draw thousands of revelers to the waterfront to watch boats of all types slowly cruise along the shore, flags and pennants flying.
Boat owners who are ready to sell their boats online should consider spiffing up their boats and joining the parade. Not only will you be able to take some great photos of your boat at its finest to include in your online boat ad, but Independence Day activities are a golden opportunity to show your boat off to local boat buyers. Don’t be shy about making the most of this free advertising opportunity. Post a big sign on your boat or fly a “For Sale” flag from the stern.
When selling your boat, it’s always smart to take advantage of local sales opportunities. In addition to posting a ”For Sale” sign, place an ad on the marina or boat club bulletin board and in local newsletters. You might get a nibble from a local buyer. But don’t rely on signs and word of mouth to sell your boat. If you’re serious about selling your boat, list your boat for sale in an online classified ad. A 4-week online ad is absolutely FREE on Boatline.com. Online classified boat ads expand your pool of potential buyers nationwide, increasing your opportunity to make the sale!
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When potential boat buyers browse through online classified boat ads on Boatline, they start their search by quickly scanning ad photos. A compelling photo of your boat will entice boat buyers to click on your online boat ad for more information. Boat sellers who submit only one picture with their online boat ad fail to maximize the sales impact of their ad.
Boatline allows boat sellers to post 12 photos with every online ad at no charge. For just $10, the number of photos can be increased to 24. Pictures are a proven way to draw the attention of boat buyers to your online ad. Online boat buyers like to see what they’re buying. Attaching a photo gallery of your boat to your online ad will help your boat sell faster.
Follow these tips for creating great photos to post to your online boat ad:
- Choose a sunny day. Plan to devote one hour to picture taking.
- Use a digital camera with flash and minimum image quality/resolution of 1024 pixels by 768 pixels.
- Water and photo equipment don’t mix; protect your equipment during filming.
- Use a wide-angle lens to take several exterior photos of the entire boat.
- If possible, take a wide-angle photo from above the boat to show its layout.
- Use a telephoto lens to capture photos of your boat underway.
- Use a normal lens to take close ups of major features, including steering/throttle, cabins, galley, deck, head, anchor, trim, etc.
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Boating season is in full swing. More motivated boat buyers are coming to Boatline everyday to scope out online boat ads and search for the boat of their dreams. How can you make sure your online classified boat ad catches the attention of potential buyers? With more than a decade of online sales experience behind us, Boatline has a few tried and true tricks that will help you sell your boat fast.
1. Place your classified boat ad on Boatline. On Boatline, your classified boat ad runs FREE for the first 4 weeks. Only Boatline gives you unlimited description space to tell boat buyers all about your boat and allows you to add 12 free photos to your online boat ad absolutely free.
2. Join Boatline. Registration is free and joining allows boat buyers to contact you securely. Joining Boatline also allows you to take advantage of our auto-notify and save favorites features when you shop for your next boat.
3. Thousands of site visitors view online classified boat ads on Boatline every day. The trick to selling your boat fast is to make sure potential buyers see your online ad first. Consider adding your boat to the featured picture ads on our home page. For just $30 (for 12 weeks), your boat will be one of the first boat ads site visitors see. Another option ($20 for 12 weeks) is to add your boat to the featured picture ads displayed when a boat buyer initiates a state search.
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Selling your boat online is a no brainer. It’s all about volume. The more people who see your boat ad, the greater your chance of selling your boat and selling it fast. When you list your boat ad online on Boatline, you instantly make your boat available to the thousands of people who visit Boatline every day. You’d never get that kind of traffic with a sign at the marina or an ad in your local paper. Placing a classified boat ad online gives you an instant national even international audience.
With thousands of other savvy boat owners listing their boats for sale on Boatline, how do you make your ad stand out from the others?
- If you want to keep it cheap, ad bold type or bold red type to your ad. Bold and red type instantly draw boat buyers’ eyes to your online boat ad, all for the cost of a latte or two.
- Adding additional photos to your boat ad is another smart and inexpensive way to attract boat buyers. The more they see, the more interested boat buyers are in putting their money down.
- The best way to pull in boat buyers is to make sure they see your online boat ad first. For what you spend on your weekly cappuccino fix you can make your boat ad a featured ad on our homepage where buyers will see it first when they visit Boatline.
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You’ve heard the old Chinese proverb, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Think about it. When you go to buy something, especially a big ticket item like a boat, don’t you want to see it first? Adding photos to your online boat ad helps sell your boat faster and can get you a better price. That’s why Boatline.com includes 12 free photos with your online classified boat ad. With more than a decade in the online advertising business, we know that pictures help sell boats online.
While you may find a photo or two in your scrapbook that will do, you’ll probably want to take a special series of photos just for your online boat ad. Before pulling out your camera, scrub your boat down inside and out so that it sparkles. A little elbow grease translates into bigger dollar signs when you put your boat on the market.
Wait for a sunny day so buyers will get a good, clear view of your boat. Choose an uncluttered background so buyers will focus on your boat. You should also consider paying the extra $10 to add up to 24 photos to your boat ad. The more special features and up close shots you give potential buyers of your boat, the better.
Next time we’ll talk about what buyers want to see.
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