Help for Sellers: Tips and Frequently Asked Questions

Saving your favourite Searches is easy!
Just click the ‘Save Search’ button to save your boat search. Save Search

The pop-up window allows you to save your current search so you can easily access it again later. You can also choose a name for your search if you wish.

Creating your Watch List of favourite boats is easy!
To add a boat, just click the grey star on the Boat Ad — it will turn orange to show it’s been added. Click the orange star again to remove it from your Watch List.

To view or manage your Watch List, click ‘Watch List’ at the top of the screen.

Price Change Notifications You’ll automatically receive notifications when the price changes on any Ads in your Watch List.

You can set up email alerts to be notified whenever a new boat matching your criteria is listed. You can create up to 5 Email Alerts.

Please note that alert emails may sometimes be marked as Promotional, Spam, or Junk, and automatically moved to those folders by your email provider.

To ensure you don’t miss any alerts, consider creating a rule or whitelisting the following email addresses: [email protected] and [email protected].

Simply sign into your account using your email and password.

No problem! We can send you a link to reset your password.

Simply click 'Create My Ad'. If you already have an Ad, click 'Create Another Ad' on your 'Manage My Ads' screen.

Remember to 'Save Changes' as you go!

• After registering, you have 60 days to publish your Ad (if you need more time just contact us).
• During this time, you can save your Ad and come back to it later.
• You may find it useful to create your Ad on your computer and then sign into your account on your phone to upload photos you took on your phone!

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If you want to sell your boat, jetski, marina berth, pontoon, boat share, outboard or any other boat gear, you are in the right place with thousands of potential buyers every day!

Selling your boat is easy on New Zealand's Largest Used Boating Marketplace.

An Ad costs only $65 or free for ads under $7,500 and runs until sold.

You can list up to 3 Ads. If you require more than 3 Ads, please register another account using a different email address.

Simply click 'Edit' in the 'Manage My Ads' screen.

Remember to 'Save Changes' as you go!

Your Ad can have up to 30 Photos and 5 Video Links.

Ads with photos are more successful! For best results, choose original photos and let us do the resizing. We recommend using landscape photos.

Yes! Simply click 'Pause' and then 'Save Changes' when Editing your Ad.

Remember to 'Unpause' when you return!

Simply click the 'Profile & Settings' button on your dashboard.

Please check your search criteria matches the information you entered into your Ad eg. category, make/model, length, price etc.

It may also be useful to refresh your browser. Hold down the SHIFT key and click the REFRESH/RELOAD button of your browser to reload the web page from the server.

Congratulations on selling your boat!

We offer the following Contracts and Transfer Forms:

• Offer to Purchase and Sales Agreement Template
• Boat Transfer Form.

Please remember to change your boat to 'Sold' or 'Delete' your Ad.

Note: If you are located outside of New Zealand, please contact your government authority regarding Transfer of Boat Ownership.

We offer the following promotional tools for your Ad.

Boost
Boosting your Ad will:

• Re-publish your Ad as 'Just Listed'
• Send email alerts to people interested in boats similar to yours

Featured Advertising
Its easy to book 'Featured Advertising' for your boat Ads. We offer three 'Featured Advertising' options:

• Featured Ads on Home Page
  You can book one of 6 Featured Boats 'Ad Slots' on the home page of boatsonline.co.nz and yachthub.com.
  
  
• Featured Ads By Category
  Feature Your Boat Ad on Top of its Category for one day
  Eg. Used Power Boats 36-40ft.
  
  
• Featured Ads By Boat Make
  Feature Your Boat Ad on Top of its Boat Make for one day
  Eg. Quintrex.

Contact the Watchlist
If a person watching your Ads has opted in to be contacted, you can send them an email via our system. It's Quick and Easy!

Yes, you can Share Your Ad on Facebook, Instagram and X.
Simply click the icons when Viewing or Editing your Ad.

Simply click the 'Share' link when Viewing your Ad.

Yes! You can print your Ad for display in your boat window, yacht clubs or noticeboards.

We offer the following print options for all your Ads:

• Print your Ad as a A4 size page which can be viewed from a distance so it is perfect for attaching inside a boat window.
  
  
• Print your Ad with a QR Code so buyers can scan it on their phone and go directly to your Ad.