Draft is the least of your problems. I cannot in good conscience offer any advice to someone who desires leaving port in 15 and 20' seas and...
How many people are you talking to? You say brokers? How many brokers are you using? You need to find one good broker you really trust and who...
Serious buyers are all comped and for those just entertaining themselves, they don't mind them not being there. Whether it's a smart strategy or...
I'm not familiar with Yacht Mate. Do you have a link?
First, I have not used Dockmate so no opinion. Yacht Controller has many different products and I've used their remote controller and their...
It's easier? Tell me of anyone who recovered money from the builders I mentioned or the others who shut down? Quite a few had boats that they'd...
For all practical purposes, it's a worldwide unregulated industry. The only regulation is the integrity and financial strength of those you're...
You may have to deal with someone with a less than stellar reputation but do so on your own terms. Or you may have to compromise on the boat you...
Many of the type boats we and others want are not built in the US. It's just not an option. Broker's do play roles in many new builds, but I'm...
One is never protected 100%. If they went out of business and it cost us more to get it finished than it would have cost them, then there's a...
Somewhat. Only problem is those boats aren't always available in the US. Plus there are US builders whose warranty service you can completely...
As an aside, two weeks ago we ordered a boat to be built by an Italian Builder. All the contracts are governed by Italian law and we engaged an...
Or any other states? Or any other businesses? In Florida, Auto Dealers must be bonded. That's right. They must have a $25,000 Car Dealer Bond....
Yes, and no. If they'd actually been dealing with Sunseeker International, in the UK, then would be easy enough to sue and recover from them if...
And look how much more work you're creating after the change in constantly having to move even more things than you do now.
Sunrise....not Fort Lauderdale...lol
I'm a huge sports fan and I do disagree with public financing of sports stadiums. I feel like Marlins stadium was a huge mistake. Some things...
Licensing isn't required to sell a new boat. Now, there's still plenty of fraud and criminal activity here if an aggressive DA decides to...
Fort Lauderdale has sometime back identified the seriousness of the decay of their sewage system and has a program to try to rectify the issues,...
Let's also not overlook history. 14 cases in Broward County involving Marine Consulting/Obey plus 4 more involving Obey. Long history of issues...
