Sell Your Boat Quickly to a Real Marine Buyer

Direct trade purchases of selected motorboats, RIBs and small fishing boats across the UK and Ireland, with selected European purchases by arrangement. Send recent details and photographs to find out whether your boat fits our current buying criteria.

Sell Your Boat Quickly to a Real Marine Buyer

Direct trade purchases of selected motorboats, RIBs and small fishing boats across the UK and Ireland, with selected European purchases by arrangement. Send recent details and photographs to find out whether your boat fits our current buying criteria.

**Direct buyer** | **Fast decisions** | **Trade-price offers** | **UK, Ireland & Europe** |**Direct buyer** | **Fast decisions** | **Trade-price offers** | **UK, Ireland & Europe** |

**Direct buyer** | **Fast decisions** | **Trade-price offers** | **UK, Ireland & Europe** |

Send the details

Tell us the make, model, age, location, condition and send recent photos of the boat

We review your boat

We assess whether it fits our buying profile and come back with questions or an initial view

Decide the best route

If it suits us, we discuss a direct offer. If not, we suggest the best alternative.

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A Simpler Way to Sell Your Boat

BuyAnyBoat is a direct trade buyer led by Steve Frankland. If your priority is a straightforward sale, send us the details and we will assess whether the boat is a suitable purchase for us.

What we are looking to buy

Our current buying focus is usable motorboats, RIBs, speedboats and small fishing boats. Factory-built boats from 1965 onwards must be afloat-capable. Yachts, major projects, twin-engine and ex-charter boats are generally outside our current buying focus. Every enquiry is assessed on condition, demand, location, transport and resale costs.

Understanding a trade offer

We make trade offers, usually below the price a private buyer might pay. Offers may be around 40–60% of a realistic achievable retail value, but there is no fixed formula. Condition, specification, repairs, transport, storage, season and demand all affect the figure. Advertised asking prices are not evidence of completed sale prices.

How a purchase works

Send the details and recent photographs first. We review suitability and may provide an indicative trade figure. Any initial figure is conditional on satisfactory inspection, document and ownership checks, any finance arrangements and agreement of the final terms. We agree payment and collection arrangements before completion; timescales depend on the boat and location.

If direct purchase is unsuitable, compare private sale and brokerage alternatives. There is no obligation to accept an offer.

Help us assess your boat:

  • Include lots of recent pictures of the inside and outside of the boat. Don’t forget the engine!
  • Give us a detailed summary of your boat in the contact form: Make, model, age, fixtures and fittings etc.
  • Tell us what you hope to sell her for so we can start to compare your boat to others on the market.
  • Be honest and upfront about any problems or work that needs carrying out.

  • Give us a call on UK: +44 07966 205539 / Ireland: +353 089 254 1787 to talk to us about selling your boat.

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Practical advice for boat sellers

Selling an older or project boat?

Age alone does not decide whether a boat is saleable. Condition, engine, paperwork and demand matter. Major restoration projects are generally outside our buying criteria. Compare private advertising and specialist brokers before spending money on repairs.

Compare your selling options. We do not offer project-boat listings.

Have you got a boat that is running up Costs?

Add up mooring, insurance, finance, maintenance and storage costs when deciding whether to wait for a private buyer or consider a trade offer. Send us the details for a no-obligation assessment of whether we can buy your boat.

Rising costs of mooring becoming too high?

Compare the likely net proceeds of a future sale with an offer today, allowing for holding costs and any selling fees. A higher asking price does not guarantee a better final return.

Found a new boat and want a quick sale?

Selling your current boat and choosing its replacement are separate decisions. BuyAnyBoat can assess a direct purchase. For help choosing, viewing or planning your next boat, explore Maritime Expert buyer assistance, delivery and handover tuition, or own-boat training. Any relevant commercial interest is disclosed before transaction-specific advice is agreed.

Why Use Buy Any Boat

No Middle Man
Quick Decisions
Hassle Free
No Hidden Fees
Fast Payments
Finance Subject to Checks