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The Boat Market

Buy and sell boats with trust built in.

A UK boat marketplace where every seller is verified, BSS certificates are checked, and payment is held in escrow until handover is confirmed. We watched a £68,000 narrowboat change hands with zero buyer protection — that's exactly why we built this.

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Why The Boat Market

What makes it different

01

Verified sellers

Every seller is checked — no anonymous listings, no chancers.

02

BSS certificates checked

Safety certificates verified automatically, so buyers know what they're getting.

03

BoatMarket Protect escrow

Payment is held until the buyer confirms handover. No more bank transfers to strangers.

04

Provenance from the registry

Boats with a verified history on The Boat Registry carry it straight into the listing.

Better than the alternative

How it compares

The usual way
  • ✕Apollo Duck / eBay — no verification, no escrow, no BSS checks
  • ✕Facebook Marketplace — zero buyer protection on a £60k purchase
With The Boat Market
  • ✓Verified sellers, checked certificates, protected payment
  • ✓Escrow holds the money until handover is confirmed
In the wild

A real example

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Buys from a verified seller with a checked BSS certificate and money held safely in escrow until the keys change hands.
A first-time narrowboat buyer
One brand, six tools

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We'll let you know the moment it's live.

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