Boats for sale – North Carolina Coastal and Piedmont Chapter of the ACBS

Looking to buy an antique or classic boat? Here are some links to articles and checklists on buying a used boat:

BoatUS Boat Buyers Checklist
How to Buy a Used Boat
Hagerty Classic Boat Valuation tool
What to Look for in a Sea Trial
Buying a Used Boat--Five Overlooked Things to Check
What Marine Surveyors Look For
Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors --Elements of the Marine Survey brochure

Here are some other helpful hints:

Put the word out to our members--put a notice in the Chapter's newsletter. Click here to send it to the editor.

You can always try social media tools to help search (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) and get the word out that you are on the hunt. You'd be surprised what might turn up. You can also check out Pinterest using terms like antique, wooden or classic.

Several charitable organizations may have donated boats for sale. This includes veterans, Salvation Army, and Goodwill.

It is always fun just to cruise your local marinas and boat yards for boats for sale.

Here are a few places used by our members. These sites do include other types of boats--you have to sift through the trash to get to the treasure!

ACBS Classifieds--search by inboards, outboards, or non-powered.
https://acbs.org/classifieds/

Absolute Classics
https://absoluteclassics.com/collections/vintage-boats

Antique Boat America—Clayton, NY
http://www.antiqueboatamerica.com/

Bergersen Boat Co.—Lake Geneva, WI
https://bergersenboatco.com/

Boats.com--use search term "antique & classic power"
https://www.boats.com/

Boat Donation and Resale Program--Carteret Community College
https://carteret.edu/foundation/boat-donation-resale-program/

Boat Trader--use search terms
https://www.boattrader.com/

Boats for Sale—plug in search terms
Click here

Carolina Classic Boats and Cars—Clinton, SC
http://www.carolinaclassicboatsandcars.com/

Center for Wooden Boats—Seattle, WA
https://www.cwb.org/boats-for-sale-1

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum at St. Michael’s, MD
https://cbmm.org/support/boat-donation-program/

ClassicBoatsNJ—Bay Head, NY
http://www.classicboatsnj.com/