Final verdict
Buy, Negotiate, or Avoid — with the strongest evidence and a specific next step.
No seller pays us. Ever.
The independent verdict on the boat you're about to buy.
Enter the hull ID (HIN), paste a listing link, or just describe the boat. In under a minute BoatVerdict prices it against real comparable sales, checks 1,800 recalls across 875,000 hulls, and tells you whether to buy, negotiate, or walk.
875,000+ hulls 1,800+ recalls 16,000+ builders $49 flat
Verdict: Negotiate
2021 Boston Whaler 270 Dauntless
Tampa Bay, FL · 380 engine hours · asking $156,500
72 WiseScore / 100
$132,000 – $148,000
- 24 comparable boats found
- Listed +5% above median price
- Engine hours documented
- Saltwater service region
- Full service history attached
Sample Deal Reports
Open a sample report → Three verdicts. Full reports. See exactly what you get.
Sample reports written by our analysts — open any card for the complete analysis: comps, risk flags, ownership cost, and the negotiation script.
Buy 86/100
2019 Grady-White Fisherman 236
Fair value $104K – $131K
−12% vs dealer comps Negotiate 61/100
2021 Boston Whaler 270 Dauntless
Fair value $163K – $199K
+28% over comps Negotiate 58/100
2024 Bahama 37 CC
Fair value $575K – $850K
Data missing Avoid 44/100
2014 Sea Ray Sundancer 320
Fair value $125K – $162K
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How BoatVerdict works
Listing URL in. Negotiation script out.
No accounts. No upsells. No marketplace bias.
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Paste a listing
Boat Trader, YachtWorld, Rightboat, dealer site — any URL or the pasted text. We extract every spec automatically.
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BoatVerdict analyzes it
Instant verdict from our boat corpus and public records, then live comps, engine + region risk, and model defects with sources for the full report.
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Read your Buyer Report
Buy/inspect/avoid verdict, the eight BoatVerdict scores, fair value, risk flags, ownership cost, inspection checklist, negotiation script.
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Buy with confidence
Use the report to negotiate, walk away, or move forward knowing exactly what you're buying.
Inside every Deal Report
Eight sections of buyer-protective intelligence.
Every report is built from real comparable listings and sourced evidence. No marketplace bias.
Fair value range
Real comps, real prices. Trimmed mean with confidence band, not asking-price-driven.
Comparable boats
10-15 current listings with similar year, model, length, engine. Sorted by price delta.
Known model issues
Defects from forums, recalls, surveyor reports. Sourced and graded by severity.
Engine risk score
Hours vs age, brand reliability, maintenance status, repower documentation.
Ownership cost
Insurance, slip, fuel, winterization, service. Annual range for your region.
Inspection checklist
Model-specific things to check before survey. Generic checklists miss the quirks.
Negotiation script
Specific asks tied to real evidence. Use the numbers, not your feelings.
Why trust BoatVerdict
Inspect a full sample report → Independent by construction, not by slogan.
Buyer-side only. We sell one thing: the report. No listing fees, no dealer placements, no commission on the sale. A marketplace makes money when you buy; we make money when you know.
Public records, not vibes. 875,000+ US state boat registrations, 1,800+ USCG and CPSC recall records, and 16,000+ manufacturers via Coast Guard HIN data sit underneath every report.
Every claim is sourced. Fair value comes with the comparable listings that produced it. Risk flags cite the evidence. If data is missing, the report says so — and tells you what to demand from the seller.
Ready when you are
Don't write an offer without the report.
One report. Hours of analyst review. Specific asks you can take to the seller today.