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BOATING OATING
& marine
John Crawford Marine sees boat sales slingshot
* from P46
“The key purchase
to enquiries, so from a seller’s perspective now is a great time to list a boat for sale, provided that it is of high quality, which is the sector our business specialises in.
•Pre-sale mechanical testing including read- ing the engine’s com- puter modules;
signment agreement, which protects the boat owner.
a boat was unleashed. “On a personal level, I think a lot of it has to do with families re- connecting and putting greater value on their leisure time and mental
price bracket is the $10- $30,000 mark, with se- lective weekender type models up to $140,000, also drawing keen in- terest.
“It doesn’t have to be a highly priced vessel, but it has to be high quality in its market segment.”
• A Personal Proper- ty Securities Register search as part of a title guarantee;
“There was some con- fusion as different ad- ministrative messages about whether or not you could go boating and under what circum- stances were distribut- ed, withdrawn, amend- ed or clarified,” Mr Hodson said.
health. “Understandably,
“We had two week- ends when we didn’t have any time to answer email enquiries – we were attending to peo- ple in the display yard and on the phone, and then following up on Mondays.
• Vessel and trailer in- spection and report;
owning a boat is going to be seen as a more preferable way to go ‘overseas’ than a cruise ship holiday in the im- mediate future.”
“We are still trying to source boats to sell as part of the follow-up
All vessels are pro- tected under a boating industry-endorsed con-
The John Crawford Marine business model sells approved boats on behalf of their owners.
• Preparation of vessel for sale including de- tailing services; and
As part of that pro- cess, every boat con- tracted for sale on con- signment undergoes:
• Vessel storage, dis- play, water testing and transportation arrange- ments where required.
“But once Maritime Safety Queensland said boating was safe as long as the social distancing protocols were in place, the pent-up demand to buy
Matthew Hodson can be contacted on 07 3890 2322 or via the JCM website johncraw ford marine.com.au
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