Customer Comments

"When we decided to sell our boat we approached David at Boatshed Hayling. He came to meet us on the boat and clearly explained how the process worked and once we assured him that we wanted to go ahead with the sale he took several pictures to create a listing on the website. He spent about an hour with us to familiarise himself with the boat. He went back to the boat a few days later to take many more pictures, to add to the listing on the website. This meant that within a few days he already had people interested in viewing the boat. David and Bruce showed the boat to a few interested parties, and within a few weeks of the boat going up for sale David called me to let me know that a very interested couple wanted to go out on a sea trial. Both David and Bruce came along for the sea trial, which went very well, and gave the buyers a chance to ask us any additional questions about the boat. They loved the boat, and took it away the very same day! I was very pleased with how quickly and professionally David handled the sale of our boat. The listing was accurate and the photographs were of a very high standard. The whole process went very smoothly and the boat was sold quicker than I expected"

- Mr J Barioli | Boatshed Hayling Island

"I would like to thank David for the professional way he and Bruce handled the purchase of Lazy Sunday. Picking me up from havant stn, making sure I was happy to purchase. Recommending hotels for my stay, it was just a pleasure to deal with him"

- Mr S G Bowers | Boatshed Hayling Island

We have just purchased our narrowboat from Paul Watson of Boatshed Yorkshire. Having the narrowboat is a joy and we would like to thank Paul very much. Right from the first contact, Paul has been very informative, helpful and professional. He answered my first query promptly and continued to do so during the whole process, which was conducted speedily. The Website is easy to use and very comprehensive. I would strongly recommend anyone to use Paul’s services to either buy or sell a boat.

- Anne Brown | Boatshed Yorkshire

I contacted Phil Key initially by phone and he explained the selling process clearly. Within a few days I met him on my boat and the whole process was very easy and Phil was extremely helpful and professional. He took detailed photos for the web site and I left everything in his control. With regular communication between us we were able to secure a quick sale with Phil working hard to assist an interested buyer with various options to secure the sale. Transfer of funds was immediate. I cant recommend Boatshed Torquay and Phil Key highly enough. Thankyou....Dave Johnston

- | Boatshed Torbay

Thank you both for the brilliant service you have provided, you have shown compassion and understanding at a difficult time for us. You also showed great patience and professionalism during, what at times was a difficult sale. We wish you and your family all the best for the future.

- Mike & Pauline, Nicholson 32 Vendors (August 2019) | Boatshed Plymouth

- Thank you Gary for all your efforts, guidance and a swift sale. Payment has been received. Regards David | Boatshed Norfolk

Thanks for all your support and for making this a very easy process to purchase.

- Graham, July 2019 | Boatshed Suffolk

Thank you for the confirmation and great service. We hope the handover goes well on Friday and we wish the new owners well with Racy Lady, I’m sure they’ll have as much pleasure as we did in sailing her! Thanks again.

- Rebecca & Richard, Jouet 920 Vendors ( July 2019) | Boatshed Plymouth

Nous vous remercions pour votre compétence et votre professionnalisme, sans parler de votre patience

- Dominique & Raymond F | Boatshed Bourgogne

Hi Gary We were very pleased with the sale of our boat. We were so impressed with your professionalism. Many thanks John and Margaret

- Many thanks John and Margaret | Boatshed Norfolk

I cannot recommend Sam, from Boatshed in Gosport (Portsmouth) enough as a sales broker. She was suggested to me by someone who has helped me out with running repairs on my catamaran for years. He told me she was “straight talking”, and a “no nonsense” person whom you could trust. He was absolutely right. Her presale advice was invaluable; she immediately identified what needed to be repaired/renewed before the boat was made available for viewing, and her insight into what buyers look at was invaluable. She saved me spending on useless items, whilst minor details I considered irrelevant were flagged up as worthy of attention. My catamaran is clearly intended for the Carribean or Mediterranean market, not an easy sale in Gosport. Nevertheless, I had two serious offers within 4 weeks of putting her on the market, and one of these lead to a successful sale a couple of weeks later. A significant achievement. If you are thinking of selling your boat in or near Gosport, talk to Sam from Boatshed first. You will not regret it.

- D Mercer | Boatshed Portsmouth

Hi Gary, Hope you are well. As you are aware we have now taken possession of Ocean Dawn and I would just like to thank you for all your prompt actions in facilitating this transfer. From viewing on the internet to taking possession was less than 1 week! If you are at Cove marina when we are there you are always welcome for coffee!! regards Duncan and Gill Selby

- thank you for all your prompt actions | Boatshed Norfolk

That's great news. Thank you so much for all you help getting this over the line. I'll certainly recommend Boatshed Brixham to other boaters looking to sell and will be keeping an eye on your listings over the coming weeks once we have decided which boating direction we are going in Very Best Wishes

- Mike | Boatshed Torbay

"Many thanks for a smooth exchange of ownership of 'Grey Wolf'. Boatshed Hayling Island were a pleasure to deal with being very helpful and professional".

- Tim and Sally. | Boatshed Hayling Island

"Great service from yourself & Boatshed, easy to contact at anytime & kept fully informed. All paperwork was quick & easy, a very comprehensive service throughout"

- Beverley Bonnefoy | Boatshed Hayling Island

"Thanks for everything. Our experience of Boatshed Hayling Island was fantastic. We were kept well informed at all stages, great communication, pleasant and easy to deal with. Buying a boat is a long and stressful process, but the Boatshed service made this as easy as possible. Cheers again,"

- George and Sinead | Boatshed Hayling Island

"We always recognised that Muhuhu could only appeal to a very select marketplace. She was set up for blue water cruising and not weekends “round the cans in the Solent”. She would not be an easy sell! Thanks for finding just the right young couple to take over ownership with such obvious enthusiasm. We enjoyed meeting Sinead and George last Saturday to hand over boat keys and to give them some helpful papers. We wish them every enjoyment – hopefully as much we did in all the many miles, over many years, we sailed Muhuhu and in some “challenging” circumstances. We will always appreciate your brokerage skills and help to find the right buyers and to bring about the sale to a successful conclusion! We’re happy to have now found a good home for our lovely boat"

- Mike and Jane Doxat - Pratt | Boatshed Hayling Island

Just a quick note to say thank you very much for your superb brokerage skills in selling Golly. As you know we have bought and sold many boats over the years and this has by far been the most stress free and pleasurable experience.

- Nick Teale - May 2019 | Boatshed IOW

I must compliment you on the transaction, you are without doubt the best broker I’ve met during my search and I will happily refer my friends to you. Thank you once again for arranging everything so seamlessly!

- Glen Kessels - May 2019 | Boatshed IOW

I was very pleased with the service that Boatshed provided in the sale of my IOR racing yacht. My transaction was handled very efficiently by Samantha Cassell, and all stages from producing the advert details, to taking prospective purchasers over my boat, and finally closing out the sale with all paperwork in place were dealt with by Boatshed in a very professional manner. The service was good value for money and I would recommend Boatshed to others.

- S Winter | Boatshed Portsmouth