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Buying a boat? Get the answer before the deposit.

Two ways to put 90,000 offshore miles on your side of the table — a written evaluation of the boat you're considering, or a private session to talk it through.

"The data exists. What you're buying is what it means — for your boat, your mission, and your offer."

Choose your format

Written report · Verified by Leadsman

Leadsman Vessel Evaluation

Send the listing and tell me your plans. You get back a written pre-purchase decision brief on that exact boat, judged against what you want to do with it: a clear verdict, a fair-price range against the ask, every finding graded by severity, what the official records say, realistic costs to get her mission-ready, and the exact conditions to clear before any deposit — including the ones that should end the deal.

  • Clear verdict — buy, walk, or buy-if, in plain English
  • Fair-price range and a written negotiation case
  • Registry & history checks run on the vessel
  • Free Survey Decoder if you buy the boat

$295 · delivered within 2 business days

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Live · 90 minutes

Private Offshore Decision Session

A focused 90-minute call for sailors facing consequential offshore choices — boat selection, preparation, risk assessment, or passage planning. You bring the decision; we work it until it's clear. If your decision is a boat, the session includes a written vessel evaluation.

  • Choosing or walking away from a boat
  • Evaluating offshore readiness and margins
  • Assessing risk, failure points, and priorities
  • Passage planning decisions that actually matter

$500 · 90 minutes · evaluation included · limited availability

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Independent. No broker commissions, no referral fees — ever. Confidential. Your report is prepared for you alone. Mission-scoped. Same boat, different plans, different verdict.

How the evaluation works

Send the boat

The listing link, anything you have, and a short questionnaire about what you plan to do with her. That mission is the lens for every judgment in the report.

We work

The listing gets torn apart line by line — against the factory record, the registries, the market, and the model's known weak points.

You get the answer

A written brief with a verdict, a price, the deal-enders, and your next steps — surveyor scope included. Yours within 2 business days.

Buy the boat?

Send us your marine survey and get a free Survey Decoder — every finding translated and ranked, so you know which ten lines actually matter.

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