{"id":344,"count":142,"description":"Many boaters start their hobby by buying a used boat, as this can offer much better value for money than buying a new model.\r\n\r\nVarious avenues are available, including dealerships, brokerages, part-exchange and direct purchase, either face-to-face or online via the likes of eBay.\r\n\r\nHowever, it is strongly encouraged for potential used boat buyers to make sure that the model has a full service history and is looked over by a marine surveyor before they part with their cash.\r\n\r\nThis is even more important for those considering buying a used boat that is moored overseas, although be aware that some or all of the paperwork may be in a foreign language.\r\n\r\nBuyers are also advised to take a sea trial before signing a deal, so that they can determine how well the boat copes with offshore conditions and find out how well it handles.\r\n\r\nMBY.com features monthly Used Boat buyer guides from our market expert <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/author\/nickburnham-2\">Nick Burnham<\/a>, as well as regular news updates. Click on the links below to read on...","link":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/tag\/used-boats","name":"Used boats","slug":"used-boats","taxonomy":"post_tag","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags\/344"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/post_tag"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?tags=344"},{"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event?tags=344"},{"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review?tags=344"},{"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/eloqua_competitions?tags=344"},{"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/subscription?tags=344"},{"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/video?tags=344"},{"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/playlist?tags=344"},{"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issue?tags=344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}