WHAT WE DO

We Help You Buy Your Perfect Boat

First and foremost we hustle for you- to make sure your boating dreams come true.

For many of us, a boat is one of the most valuable assets we own, so it makes sense to engage professional buyers’ agents with a lifetime of boating experience and contacts to guide and represent you throughout the buying process and beyond.

Our aim is work solely on your behalf, with your best interests at heart.

We are here to save your most valued commodity, time.

HOW WE PROVIDE VALUE

Our primary role is to remove the stress and emotion from this very important and potentially life changing purchase. We start by meeting with you to build a real understanding of what your needs and wants are for your boating world. We advise you on the current market conditions and suggest the best options for you. From here we will formalise a plan to make sure you achieve happiness in boating.

THE SEARCH
As your buyer’s agent, with our marine industry connections we will search out the best possible boats and inspect them on your behalf. We never just rely on what the boats look like in photograph’s (as we all know that photo’s can be deceiving.) Once we inspect the boats and provide you with a short list of the best opportunities- providing you peace of mind and of course saving your valuable time.

OUR NETWORK
The demand for good quality boats normally outstrips supply. Prime boats can often be sold long before they’re advertised. Armed with your brief, we will talk to our network of dealers and contacts to identify the best opportunities, often before they even come to the market.

PRICE – WE ARE TOUGH NEGOTIATORS
The boat might be right, but is the price? As your buyer’s agent, we use our expert negotiation skills to secure the boat at the best possible price, on terms that work for you.

WE ARE WITH YOU FOR THE JOURNEY

We will introduce you to the industries leading surveyors, finance, insurance, boat builders, skippers and others to make sure every detail of the vessel and deal is perfect for you. We will also conduct a detail inspection of the vessel prior to settlement to make sure all is as per what was agreed.

Once settlement is complete we will run you through the workings of the boat and how to skipper it.

 

PARTNERS FOR LIFE
From the day we are appointed we want to be involved in your boating life, from teaching you the running of the boat, introduction to clubs, destinations, insurance, maintenance, and just having fun on your new boat.

ABOUT GRAEME SHARP

I come from a long line of boating enthusiasts and have been boating for the last 52 years. As a child I started sailing catamarans and over the years my family has had alloy, glass, and timber boats – both displacement and planning.

We are currently very proud owners of a 48 foot Riviera.

We have cruised the east coast of Australia and are currently based in SE Queensland. The beautiful Moreton Bay is our playground and my wife and three teenage daughters – and of course our two dogs all love boating.

Graeme Sharp standing on the back of a boat

TESTIMONIALS

“Love helping people achieve their boating dreams”

"We engaged Graeme to sell our boat for us, he did a great job, got the deal done at the end of the day. Very professional to deal with, would recommend him to anyone."
Bob Martin
"It was a pleasure to deal with Graeme. He answered all my questions and nothing was a problem. He did all the hard work to make the purchase of our cruiser an ease. Totally would get Graeme to sell and buy another boat for us in the future."
Goran Spasovski
"My wife and I would highly recommend Coastal Marine Buyers Agency & Coastal Marine Boat Sales to anyone! Graeme and his “Team” went above and beyond to assist us with the sale of our vessel, with dealing with an Overseas buyer and us as sellers being 4 days away from our boat!"
Di and Andi Grant
“Graeme Sharp from Coastal Marine Buyers Agency & Coastal Marine Boat Sales was nothing short of amazing. He went over and beyond to help us achieve a great price and sale of our boat. Communication was excellent as well as getting the boat in "ship shape" condition for each of the inspections. Graeme also has a huge amount of experience and knowledge of boats and boating so I felt absolutely confident in his ability to handle the sale for us. I would definitely recommend him to any person wanting to buy or sell their boat”.
Kim Riding
Graeme has an encyclopaedic knowledge of boats and also a genuine passion for delivering exceptional service for his clients. Highly recommend!
Murray
Graeme is the guy you want in your corner when searching for the right boat. Not only did he provide an amazing concierge service during the search process, he also took care of all the logistics to book inspections, hauls and surveyors to ensure we had the right level of expertise checking the myriad of things that need to be checked on a boat. He then took care of all the purchase negotiations with unemotional professionalism to ensure we got the right boat at the right price. I can only imagine the mess we'd be in if we'd try to do all of that work ourselves, without the benefit of his decades of boating experience, connections and knowledge. Thanks G, can't thank you enough.
Dean
Very professional and helpful. Knowledgeable and put in extra effort in making my purchase a very pleasant and smooth one. Definitely recommend G to anyone who want to own their next dream boat!!
Joshua
Amazing service and insight. We could not have navigated the emotions of buying a boat without Graeme’s insight and clear minded approach to ensuring the best deal on the best boat for us. A true advocate for us as the buyer and a super nice guy!
Ingrid
Awesome service. A beautiful 51 Riviera is now sitting on the pontoon. Thanks Graeme.
Dave and Donna
Thanks Graeme for your expertise, time and wisdom, in making our boat owning dream and subsequent purchase a completely seamless experience. When we first contacted Graeme from Coastal Marine Buyers Agency, we we’re initially a little sceptical about in involving a third party in our search for a suitable vessel. We were pleasantly surprised though, within the first few minutes of talking with Graeme, finding out just how knowledgeable he was in the marine industry. Having had a few smaller boats and pleasure craft this was our first big boat purchase. Graeme was right to point out that the boat needed to fit our family, our location and our requirements. Over the time we worked with Graeme we realised that having an advocate working in your best interests would prove invaluable. We shortlisted a few vessels and Graeme came to inspect all of them, the boat we ended up with suits our lifestyle and budget. Throughout the purchase process Graeme was right beside us and negotiated a deal that we were very pleased with. The boat survey and lift was all organised, the right insurance broker found. After many months of looking, finally it was all done in a few days thanks to Graeme. So we can honestly say that using Coastal Marine Buyers Agency, with Graeme Sharp was a 5 star experience, I would not hesitate to recommend him to anyone looking for the a boat.
Ben and Carmel Knottenbeld
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