Built by a licensed captain for used-boat buyers

Know what to look for on this boat before you buy.

BoatTrail is a mobile app for used-boat buyers. Add the listing, seller records, photos, and details for the boat you’re considering, then get tailored questions, a boat-specific walkthrough, comparison notes, and a buyer report.

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Not a generic checklist. Built around this boat.

Built for fiberglass powerboats, pontoons, and tritoons with outboard, inboard, or sterndrive (I/O) power—and their trailers.

Coming soon: sailboats, wooden boats, personal watercraft, houseboats, and more.

Built around the boat in front of you

From listing details to a tailored report.

BoatTrail uses the clues you have to create a custom report for the boat you’re actually considering.

BoatTrail screen for pasting a listing or uploading screenshots

Start with the listing

Bring the basics into one place.

BoatTrail screen with seller questions to ask before a visit

Get better questions

Arrive with a useful plan.

BoatTrail buyer walkthrough report screen

Keep a clear report

Share what matters next.

Four ways to start

No listing link? No problem.

Begin with whatever led you to the boat. BoatTrail keeps the information together for that specific boat.

Option 01

I have a listing link

Paste a listing from Boat Trader, Facebook Marketplace, a dealer site, or anywhere else.

Option 02

I have screenshots

Upload screenshots of the listing, seller messages, photos, or details.

Option 03

I have seller records

Upload service invoices, receipts, surveys, trailer paperwork, or photos of the file the seller handed you.

Option 04

I’m at the boat

Use the mobile app to capture notes, photos, and follow-up items while you’re looking at the boat.

How it works

Know what to ask and what to check.

Start with the boat

Add the listing, screenshots, seller records, photos, or details for the used boat you’re considering.

Review what’s known

Organize seller claims, records, missing information, and questions to ask before you move forward.

Walk the boat

Use a boat-specific walkthrough based on the boat type, engine, trailer, seller claims, and records.

Compare your options

Compare records, missing details, walkthrough notes, and follow-up items side by side.

Create a buyer report

Generate a clear report you can share with a qualified professional or someone you trust.

Turn claims into questions

Know what deserves a closer look.

Listing claim

“Recently serviced”

Ask: What service was done, when was it done, and is there documentation?

Listing claim

“Only 145 hours”

Ask: How were the hours verified, and are there service records to go with them?

Listing claim

“Trailer included”

Ask: What is the condition of the tires, brakes, bearings, and paperwork?

Compare the boats you’re actually considering

More than photos and price.

Keep each listing, seller claim, uploaded record, walkthrough note, photo, missing detail, and follow-up item in one place.

Boat A

4 records

1 missing item

3 follow-up items

Boat B

1 record

4 missing items

6 follow-up items

Boat C

6 records

0 missing items

2 follow-up items

BoatTrail does not tell you what to buy. It helps you see what is known, what is missing, and what deserves professional review.

Made for used-boat buyers

See what deserves a closer look before you involve a professional.

First-time boat buyers
Buyers comparing more than one boat
Pontoon and tritoon shoppers
Fiberglass powerboat shoppers
Anyone preparing to speak with a surveyor, mechanic, electrician, or other professional

Join the early-access list

Get early access to the BoatTrail mobile app.

Be among the first used-boat buyers to try a mobile app built around the actual boat you’re considering — not a generic checklist.

Built by Captain Sondra Skipper Kilian, a Maine Maritime Academy graduate, licensed USCG Master 1,600 GRT Oceans, Master of Towing Vessels, and former commercial vessel master.

BoatTrail is a buyer walkthrough aid, not a marine survey, mechanical inspection, appraisal, valuation, insurance inspection, safety certification, or professional opinion. Review concerns with the appropriate qualified professional.

You’re on the early-access list.

If you’re looking at a boat now, the details you shared may help shape the first version of BoatTrail.

How soon are you looking to purchase a used boat?

When BoatTrail launches, which would you choose?