Boat Shopping with MarineMax

By Connie Motz, MarineFuel.com

Headquartered in Clearwater, FL, MarineMax has been one of the nation’s top recreational boat and yacht retailers for more than forty years.  Offering an array of new, used, and certified pre-owned boats, Marine Max also has a brokerage service and an online auction store.

MarineMax is offering a number of promotions in conjunction with boat manufacturers to kick off the 2010 year.  This is a great time to take advantage of lower prices through:

• Catch of a Lifetime sale – “incredible yachts, incredible prices” featuring sport fishing boats like Hatteras, Cabo, and Bertram Yachts with financing available
• Sea Ray Take Command – savings from $1,000 up to $175,000 now until February 28, 2010
• Boston Whaler Unsinkable Sales Event – with savings up to $10,000 now until February 28, 2010

Offering over 100 locations across the U.S., MarineMax currently has listings on their website for 903 new boats available for sale.  Featuring popular makes and models, sample listings include:

• 2010 Sea Ray 580 Sundancer located in Miami, FL, listed for USD $2,160,253
• 2010 Boston Whaler 345 Conquest located in Seabrook, TX, for $418,342
• 2010 Sea Ray 280 Sundeck located in Clearwater, FL, for $89,465
• 2008 Ferretti 780 located in Pompano, FL, for $4,368,921
• 2009 Grady-White Walk Around Marlin 300 in Pensacola, FL, listed for $275,112
• 2008 Cabo Yachts 38 Express located in Key Largo, FL, listed for $699,998
• 2008 Sea Pro Center Console 270 located in Westhampton, NY, for $103,093
• 2008 Contender 38 Express located in Key Largo, FL, listed for $393,500
• 2008 Mercury 350 AMANZI located in Rogers, MN, listed for $15,994
• 2007 Bertram 450 located in San Diego, CA, listed for $867,000

If you’re in the market for a used boat, the Clear the Decks National Inventory Clearance Sale offers a number of boats for sale featuring a wide array of makes in all price ranges.  Sample listings include:

• 2008 Sea Ray 290 Sundeck MERC for $64,995
• 199393 Trojan 37 Express for $55,995
• 2002 Pro-Line 33 Express for $89,499
• 2006 Cruises 385 for $185,000
• 2005 Four Winns 378 Vista for $129,995

Under their Brokerage Boat category, MarineMax is currently offering 1,044 boats for sale.  These range in price from a 2002 Mako 171CC located in Joppa, MD, listed for $11,900 to a 2008 Hatteras 80 Motor Yacht located in Naples, FL, for a cool $4,995,000.  MarineMax also has 1,488 boats offered for sale online through their eBay store – see ’sources’ below for the link.

MarineMax has a Parts and Service department offering winterization specials along with money saving parts and service coupons; boat makeovers are offered through their Max Makeover program featuring repairs, upgrades, and detailing of boats through a number of available packages.  MarineMax is also an affiliate of the Boating Gear Center offering “over 50,000 boating gear, accessories, and parts available 24/7” through their website link.

With this amazing array of boats for sale, it’s no wonder MarineMax is cited to be the “best value in the recreational boat business today.”

Flickr.com Photo Credit: The Sea Ray at the Seller’s House by Hendricks Photos
Sources: MarineMax and MarineMax eBay