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Atlantic Pro Boat Sales buys boats for cash at its dealership at 3311 US-41 in Palmetto, Florida, close to Bradenton, Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, St. Petersburg and Tampa Bay. An owner sends the boat’s details and photos, receives an offer, has the boat inspected, then gets paid. Trade-in and consignment are the other two ways to sell there.
In four stages. The owner sends the year, make, model, engines, hours and a few photos. Atlantic Pro reviews the details and makes an offer. The boat is then inspected in person or on a sea trial to confirm its condition, and payment follows, with the dealership handling the paperwork.
The inspection matters. It is where the condition described in the first step gets checked.
A loan does not rule the boat out. Atlantic Pro can pay off the lender directly when the owner still owes on the boat, and helps with the loan payoff and title paperwork as part of the sale. The offer form asks whether a payoff is owed, so it is known from the start.
Generally boats from 17 to 40 feet, with outboard power preferred. The types named are center consoles, bay boats, dual consoles, pontoons and tritoons, deck boats and cruisers, and Mercury, Yamaha and Suzuki powered boats are described as especially in demand.
Boats that need work may be considered too. The dealership has its own service, fiberglass and repower departments.
That comes down to speed against waiting. A cash offer is an outright purchase with no wait for a private buyer. A trade-in puts the boat’s value toward a new or pre-owned boat from Atlantic Pro’s inventory. Consignment means the dealership markets and sells the boat through its own website and national listing sites, which involves waiting, and the result depends on the buyer it finds.
Owners weighing a trade can see what is on the lot in the boats for sale near Bradenton guide.
No set figure is published. The offer follows a review of the boat’s year, make, model, engines, hours and photos, and the inspection afterwards confirms condition. Length, whether a trailer comes with it and whether a loan is owed are asked on the offer form as well.
Fill in the offer form on the We Buy Boats page, or call 941-292-1112. The form asks for the year, make, model, length, engines and hours, whether a trailer is included, whether a payoff is owed, the preferred option and photos.
The dealership is at 3311 US-41, Palmetto, Florida 34221, open Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm and Saturday 10am to 3pm, closed Sunday.
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