Testing Before You Buy

A quick thirty minute sea-trial is never enough to really get the feel of a boat prior to buying one. I can tell you a lot of funny stories from "our side of the table" about sea trials. My favorite is the fellow who made sea trial appointments with a whole series of dealers and showed up with the picnic basket and the entire family at the appointed hour each time. Only when a group of dealers were telling client stories at the bar one evening did they all come to realize that they had shared the same "prospect" and had given this family a whole series of days on the water at no cost whatsoever.

A better way to approach the need for more than just 30 minutes away from the dock is to charter. When we first launched the Back Cove 33 we were invited by our dealer in Bellingham, Washington to bring Motorboating Magazine to their location and use one of their stock boats to do the test for the magazine. As funny as this may seem, this three day adventure in the San Juan Islands actually sold me on getting a Back Cove 33. You can read about that charter on our web site and find contact information for our dealer there as well.

Comments

[aion kinah]

Nice post. This post is different from what I read on most blog. And it have so many valuable things to learn. Thank you for your sharing!

[Dean]

We were happy to share our beautiful part of the world with you and Motorboating. Chartering the boat model that you may want to own is a fun and smart way to see if it is right for you and your needs.

Chartering not only benefits potential Back Cove owners, but, also existing owners. I've met several at the Miami Boat Show who have expressed a lot of interest in cruising in the San Juan Islands during the summer aboard a boat that they are already familiar with. The weather here in the summer is near perfect. It has to be to put up with all the rain in the winter!

We currently have (3) Back Cove 33s in our bareboat fleet and would love to soon offer the new 37 as well.