The New BoatTEST 360 Report
Introducing...
Before You Buy Your Next Boat, Get the Whole Story.
Buying a new boat is exciting. Buying the wrong boat is expensive.
Every boat looks wonderful in the brochure or at a boat show. They all look like a million dollars, and sadly these day, many of them cost almost that much or more. That why a new boat, no matter what size or type, is an important asset of your net worth. Don’t pick one without considerable due diligence.
Questions Must Be Asked
The boat’s beautiful brochure won’t answer the questions you need to ask.
- How does she perform with a load aboard?
- Can she get on plane at 3500 RPM?
- Does she have enough horsepower – or too much?
- How does she compare with the competition?
- What are her compromises (all boats have them)?
- How is she designed and built?
- What are her pros and cons?
- What is her warranty, and what specifically does it cover?
The BoatTEST 360 Report Gives Answers
This comprehensive, AI-assisted research report examines a specific boat model from virtually every angle, helping prospective buyers make better-informed decisions before visiting a dealer or signing a purchase agreement.
A 26-Point Examination of the Boat
The centerpiece of the BoatTEST 360 Report is a detailed 26-point examination, designed to explore the factors that really matter to a prospective owner.
Depending on the model and available information, the report addresses important questions about:
- Performance: Speed, acceleration, fuel consumption, cruising efficiency, range, and handling, including actual BoatTEST measurements where available.
- Construction and Engineering: Hull design, materials, propulsion systems, mechanical installations, and service accessibility.
- Comfort and Practicality: Helm ergonomics, visibility, seating, accommodations, storage, deck layouts, and passenger comfort.
- Safety: Important design features, boarding arrangements, movement around the boat, and relevant operating considerations.
- Equipment and Value: Standard features, optional equipment, pricing considerations, and potential ownership expenses.
Instead of requiring buyers to visit numerous websites and assemble this information themselves, the 360 Report organizes the available research into one convenient document.
There is No Perfect Boat
Every boat’s a compromise. A boat designed for offshore fishing in all likelihood sacrifices some family cruising comforts. A luxurious express cruiser may offer impressive accommodations but lack entertaining space. A 7-digit motoryacht may have an engine room designed for midgets.
Our objective is to explain those tradeoffs so you can decide which ones matter to you.
The report highlights her strengths, and what prospective buyers should examine carefully.
How Does She Compare?
Buying a boat shouldn't mean evaluating only one manufacturer's claims, and one’s boats specifications.
Where information permits, the report also considers comparable boats in the same category, and size -- helping you understand differences in specifications, features, capabilities, and value.
You may discover that another model offers more usable deck space, greater range, better accommodations, or features that more closely match your boating plans.
26 Years of BoatTEST Experience—Enhanced by AI
For more than 26 years, BoatTEST has been testing powerboats and recording performance measurements, captain observations, and detailed examinations of their features.
Our new Boat TEST 360 Reports combine that experience, wherever applicable, with AI-assisted research of publicly available information from other sources. (We distinguish BoatTEST-tested observations from information obtained elsewhere.)
The result is a more complete picture of the boat you're considering—not simply another sales brochure.
Before you buy your next boat, spend a few minutes learning what you might otherwise discover only after you've owned it.