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| The Marina of Isla Canela, Ayamonte, Huelva |
By Chris Jones
The actual mechanics of boat purchase and sale are
not unlike those of a car. There are, in effect, two principal ways
of carrying it out - through a dealer or privately. Most local newspapers
carry a nautical section, with a broad band of boats on offer. And
there are, of course, specialist boating magazines giving a massive
choice of boats right through the price bracket. Practically every
marina on the coast has at least one marine dealer, some of the
larger ones have two or three and there are dealers in every main
city in Andalucia.
In the same way as one would take care buying a
car, the caveat emptor principle applies equally when buying a boat.
The safest way to proceed, if you are not a confirmed boat person,
is to take somebody with you who is. You should check all the mechanical
elements, check for body damage, and request a test drive before
you part with any of your hard-earned cash.
It may well be that you are trading in a boat against
your new purchase, so an element of haggling will be involved. If
you are a first-time buyer, you can still edge the asking price
down, depending on how you are paying. The cash purchaser, in the
main, calls the tune. If you are financing your deal, you have less
of a leg to stand on.
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