| When you are planning to buy a new fishing boat, it | | | | years of experience in the business under their belts, |
| would be best if you could locate a fishing boat | | | | have loyal customers and repeat business. They are |
| trader who is trustworthy and reliable throughout | | | | generally very reliable, so do look for a trusted name |
| your boat life. It is not a very cheap venture to | | | | in the business. It wouldn't do any harm to contact |
| purchase a new fishing boat for your self. So don't | | | | some of their old clients for feedback as well. That is |
| leave any stones unturned in your search for the | | | | not being sneaky, it is being smart. After all you will |
| best trader on the scene. Here are certain criteria for | | | | be spending a lot of good money on a new boat, |
| evaluation of dealers. | | | | and you should take all precautions to evaluate the |
| 1. Prices - Prices of boats do vary from one dealer to | | | | efficiency of the dealer. |
| another, and you must be certain that you are | | | | 4. Payment for the boat service when under |
| charged a fair price. Apart from the price of the boat | | | | warranty - At times, repairs covered under warranty |
| itself, check on the service options that the dealer | | | | will still need to be partly paid for, so you will have to |
| provides. Does he charge fairly for repairs? Chances | | | | check such payments along with regular engine |
| are you will need to deal with the same guy for the | | | | service charges, as these are not covered under |
| maintenance of the boat as well, so it is good to | | | | warranty. Double check on that, so as not to have |
| have a good rapport with the guy. | | | | any nasty surprises when you go to pick up your |
| 2. Certification - Check if the dealer is officially | | | | boat after a service. |
| certified by boat manufacturers to perform services | | | | 5. Convenience - It just wouldn't do if the dealer's |
| and repairs or else the service and repair would be in | | | | service timings were not in line with your free time. |
| violation of the warranty criteria. If that happens, | | | | So check on that as it could be a long term problem |
| then the boat will no longer be under warranty even | | | | every time you need to get some service or |
| if you take it later to a certified service man. So do | | | | paperwork done. |
| not hesitate to ask for the person's certification | | | | 6. Availability - Never deal with a person who seems |
| proof. | | | | too busy to handle all your questions. It is the duty |
| 3. Stability - Check how reliable your fishing boat | | | | of a sales person to follow up on every question or |
| dealer is. Not only will you trust him with a large sum | | | | query you may have. If that is the case right at the |
| of money when you pay for your boat, but because | | | | first step, imagine what they may behave like when |
| you will have to go to him for service time and again | | | | you need service later. |
| over the years. Fishing boat traders with ten or more | | | | |