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About boats.com
What is boats.com?
Boats.com is the leading online marketplace for selling or buying a boat. Owned by Dominion Marine Media, a division of Dominion Enterprises, Boats.com merged with the European portal, Allboats.com in June 2011, making it the largest website of its kind with over 500,000 boats for sale in 171 countries – representing a total value of over €135 billion.

Boats.com is the leading website for boats for sale and is the definitive information resource for the boat owner and the boating industry, providing an engaging community for anyone buying a boat, selling a boat or anyone looking for general information about boats. The Boats.com website provides a vast list of boats for sale as well as information on boat insurance and loans. Boats.com also provides effective marketing and web services to boat builders, dealers, brokers and service companies throughout the global recreational marine industry, making it the European market leader for classified marine advertising.

What is boats.com’s privacy policy?
At Boats.com we take the privacy of your information very seriously. To demonstrate our commitment to protecting your data, we will sign on a third party privacy company, TRUSTe® , to evaluate and audit our compliance with our comprehensive privacy policy. When we have obtained their approval, you can view their official license page by clicking on the TRUSTe logo on our privacy policy. The logo will link to TRUSTe’s licensee validation page that is controlled by TRUSTe and validates that they have reviewed our privacy policy and we are meeting their requirements.
For more information visit our Privacy Statement.

What is a cookie? Does boats.com use cookies?
Boats.com uses “cookies” which are small text files that are stored on your computer. Information collected through cookies is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information. Find out more by reading our Privacy Statement.

Understanding Cookies

How can cookies make your surfing experience convenient?

Cookies make it easier to gather information about the web surfing history of a visitor and provide a better user experience. In this short film, you’ll see what cookies are.

What do I do if I experience technical problems with Boats.com?
To report any technical problem on Boats.com, go to the contact us page and complete the short enquiry form. This will automatically be sent to the development team who will respond to your query within two business days.

Advertising on boats.com
How much does it cost to sell my boat on boats.com?
Boats.com offers a range of packages to suit all types of advertiser and budget. Visit our media kit for information and prices.

I am a dealer, how do I sign up to boats.com?
Dealers can easily advertise their boats for sale with a number of different features and packages on boats.com. Visit the advertising section of the site for details on the range of packages available to suit all budgets.

I am selling my boat on boats.com, what do I do if there is a problem with my listing?
Problems with boat listings can usually be resolved quickly and easily. You will need to report the problem by visiting the “contact us” page and completing the short enquiry form, selecting “dealer enquiries” in the subject. Our technical team will either address the issue or contact you for more information and guide you through a solution to the problem.

Searching for boats on boats.com
How can I save my search criteria?
On every boat details page, there is a Save this search button at the top, providing the possibility of saving the search request. If you are not yet a member of boats.com, you will be asked to do so by indicating your e-mail address and password. You will now be able to access MyBoats, your personal page on which you can see and manage all your saved search requests.

How up to date is boats.com?
Every night, boats.com’s search engines search the largest international websites for boats listed for sale. This means that if a boat seller places a new boat on another website, this is also indicated on boats.com within 24 hours after placement.

Additional services on boats.com
Can I be notified about new boats on boats.com?
Yes, you can. Simply register to receive your MyBoats alerts, where you can manage your saved search requests select the information that you want receive and this will be delivered directly to your inbox daily.

I no longer want to receive MyBoats emails; how do I unsubscribe?
You can easily unsubscribe from the e-mail notifications. At the bottom of each email received from boats.com, you will find the option unsubscribe MyBoats alert. With a simple click on this button you are immediately linked through to the MyBoats page where you can delete the e-mail option through the saved search request. You can also choose to look at new boats which meet your saved search requests via the MyBoats page.

Can I finance a boat on boats.com?
Yes – on every boat details page you will see a finance button. This will take you to an application form which, on submission, will be sent to a select finance provider with boats.com. Visit our services section of the site for more information on our finance service.

Can I insure a selected boat on boats.com?
Yes – on every boat details page you will see an insure button where you can then get an insurance quote. This completed insurance application form will be sent to a select insurance provider with boats.com. Visit our services section of the site for more information on our insurance service.

What is boatsPOD? (UK only)
boatsPOD is an innovative new Personal Online Download for the UK boating community, packed full of quality bespoke editorial, readers pin point their geographical boating location to enable local relevant content to be provided, while opt in editorial sections, continue to refine the content by boating interests. To sign up for your own personal online download, click here.

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