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Know What to Ask Before You View.
AI-powered boat discovery with pre-viewing intelligence reports. Price benchmarking, listing risk assessment, and survey guidance — so you only commission a survey on the right boat.
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The intelligence behind every purchase
36,000+ boats indexed · AI pre-viewing reports · price benchmarking in 30 seconds
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How it works
From first thought to confident purchase
Three steps that put you miles ahead of every other buyer.
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Tell us what you want
Chat with our AI marine broker. It asks the right questions — use case, budget, experience, mooring, crew — and builds your exact specification. It learns your preferences over time.
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We search everywhere
Our system scans major UK and European listing sites continuously, deduplicates, normalises prices to GBP, and surfaces the boats that best match. No more checking multiple sites separately.
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One click generates a professional-grade pre-purchase report — RAG-scored across hull, engine, rig, electrics, safety, price analysis, and known issues for that exact make and model.
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Pre-survey intelligence reports. Instantly.
Our AI analyses listing data, photographs, price history, and known issues for that make and model — giving you a comprehensive pre-viewing briefing before you spend a penny on travel or survey fees. Not a replacement for a survey. Better preparation for one.
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RAG scoring on 9 critical areas
Hull, rig, engine, electrics, safety, nav, interior, docs, price
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Known issues for that exact make & model
Built from service bulletins, owner reports, forum knowledge
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Inspection checklist to take to the viewing
Specific items to physically check before you commit
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Price verdict with comparable market data
Is this boat good value, fairly priced, or overpriced?
BoatQuest Intelligence Report
2019 Beneteau Oceanis 40.1
Hamble, United Kingdom · £89,500
GOOD VALUE
Overall: 7.8/10
Hull & Deck
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Marine Parts Finder
The world's first AI-powered marine parts price comparison engine. Type any component — from a Garmin chartplotter to anchor chain — and we search multiple chandleries and marketplaces worldwide.
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You:Lewmar self-tailing winch, 40ST
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The full platform
Everything a serious buyer needs
And everything you need before speaking to a broker.
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AI Buyer Advisor
Chat with an expert marine broker AI. It learns your needs, remembers your preferences, and shortlists exact makes and models tailored to you.
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Global Boat Search
One search across major UK and European listing sites, deduplicated and normalised. Your search history and filter presets are saved automatically.
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Price Benchmarking
See exactly where any boat sits in the market — below value, fair price, overpriced — with real comparable data shown.
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Pre-Viewing Intelligence
AI-generated pre-viewing reports: listing risk assessment, price benchmarking, information gap analysis, survey priority, and viewing preparation checklist.
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KPI Comparison Matrix
Shortlist up to 8 boats and compare them side-by-side on 9 weighted KPIs. Override scores with your own ratings. BoatQuest picks the winner.
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Marine Parts Finder
Type any marine component. AI searches chandleries and marketplaces worldwide — new and used — with shipping included in every price.
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The 10-point pre-viewing checklist every boat buyer needs
Know what to look for before you step on board. The questions brokers hope you won't ask — and the things a surveyor checks first.
- ✓Hull osmosis and keel integrity
- ✓Engine and electrical systems
- ✓Rigging age and standing rigging inspection
- ✓Price context and negotiation intelligence
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For browsers and early researchers.
- ✓Search (12 results per search)
- ✓Basic filters
- ✓AI Advisor chat
- ✓5 Parts Finder searches/day
- ✓Search history saved locally
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£9/month
For serious buyers actively shortlisting.
- ✓Unlimited search results
- ✓5 intelligence reports/month
How buyers use BoatQuest
Real-world scenarios
Example scenario
Shortlisted 12 boats over three months. The pre-viewing report showed one asking price was significantly above market comparables — before driving 4 hours to view it. This is exactly the kind of information buyers need.
Typical use case — serious buyer shortlisting sailing yachts
Example scenario
The intelligence report surfaced a known structural issue common to that production year. Armed with that information, the viewing checklist made sense — and the survey confirmed the concern. A potential disaster avoided.
Typical use case — first-time buyer, motor cruiser search
Example scenario
Price benchmarking gives buyers real context before they start negotiating. Instead of guessing, they arrive with market data. That makes conversations more productive for everyone.
Typical use case — broker perspective, pre-viewing preparation
BoatQuest Intelligence
Buying guides & market insight
Buying Guide
Best sailing yachts under £50,000 in the UK — 2026 guide
Read → 10 minAdviceHow to negotiate when buying a boat — a practical UK guide
Read → 9 minMarket InsightAre UK boat prices finally falling? Q1 2026 data
Read → 5 minBuying Guide10 things to check before buying a used sailing yacht
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