Raven Marine Consulting Services
Consultant to the Busy Boat Buyer

Services and Rates

Boat Matching Questionnaire
Boat Tour
Locator Service
Evaluation Service
Background Service
Transportation Services




Boat Matching Questionnaire

Do you know what type of boat would fit your needs? It is normal to be confused about the type or style of boat to suit your needs. Our boat matching service provides you with a comprehensive questionaaire to match your lifestyle with the a suitable boat style. Don't make the costly mistake of buying the WRONG boat.

Rate - $30



Boat Tour

The hands-on approach to boat matching. If you need a more personalized introduction to boats to help you decide the boat style for you, this will give you just that.

There are many types, shapes and sizes of boats out there and each one has its own strengths and weaknesses. Each one is also designed for a specific activity. Many are well engineered and just as many are NOT. Some are marketed with upgrades designed to look attractive, but really do nothing but get in the way, or even worse, pose a danger to you.

Experience is the only way of knowing what you need and what you don’t and What is truly safe and what is not. This hands-on introduction to various boats will help you find peace in the decisions you make going forward.

If you really don’t have the answers, this is a wise investment as it can save you from investing in worthless options or possibly in the wrong boat altogether.

Rate - $160 for Half Day



Locator Service

I will locate five qualified boats that will potentially meet your needs. The search will include boats that are priced up to 10% higher than your buget limit, which will allow room for negotiations later in the process.

I will begin the search in your home city and widen the search incrementally by 50 miles until I locate the suitable boats. The Locator Service will also include a phone call to the seller to further qualify the boat.

Rate - $75
Additional Searches - $15 per Boat




Evaluation Service

This can be the emotional part if you go out to see a boat and you find that the seller has misrepresented the condition. Believe me, it happens a lot. After three or four of these let downs, the average buyer will end up buying the first boat that still runs and looks halfway decent and they end up buying the wrong boat.

Avoid the disappointment, avoid wasting your time and money, and avoid the costly mistake of buying the wrong boat with our evaluation service. Let us qualify the potential boats we have located and report back to you with their true condition and value.

I will preview the boats in any order you wish and phone you as soon as I locate a suitable match for you. I will provide you a condition report, with current photos and an assessment of the boat's retail value.

Rate - $75 per Boat
$30 per hour after the first 3 hours

(travel time included)



Background Service

What is the history of the boat? If it’s not new, you shouldn’t put the safety of your investment in the hands of the seller. Our background service provides a history of warranty work, any reported accidents, and salvage history as well. Some boats have liens against them! Let me provide you with this inexpensive report to insure your investment is a good one.

Rate - $55



Transportation Service

Do you need your boat moved across town or across the country?

If your boat is on a trailer, ask us about our transportation service.

Rate - $1.45 per Loaded Mile
(No Fuel SurCharge)
(Mileage will be calculated by PC Miler)



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