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About having a ShareWeb page about my boat
About placing an advert to sell a share
About placing an advert to sell a whole boat
About other types of advertising
General
The owner of this web site has been a boat owner for many years, (though not at present due to a plethora of small children) and worked within the shared ownership industry in the past.
What can I expect if I join the mailing list?
Any news about shared ownership that is "news", details of any major changes on this site AND detail of any shares advertised on the site.
Advertising a share for sale on this web site.
What if I find a buyer and my commercial operator refuses to "play ball". Can I have my money back for my advert?
The answer to this is simple, tell us all the details and we will contact them on your behalf and see what the problem is, and there is no charge for this service. If they still refuse to cooperate then..........and, once we get to this point, yes, you can have your money back (less a reasonable handling charge for postage etc.)
I want to advertise my share in my boat for sale, but somebody else on my boat wishes to sell and already has a advert on www.boatshare.co.uk . Can I add mine?
Initially we thought not to allow this, and indeed you can't add your share "off the back" of another advert. However, as certain firms are now operating a buy back scheme and others are forbidding owners to advertise here the potential revenue for this site has declined. Therefore we have decided that if somebody wishes to take out a whole new advert for a second share for sale on the same boat in the interests of keeping this site available, if nothing else, we will accept it. As we deem photograph passed to us come with copyright to use them as we see fit we may use them on the second advert.
On the other hand, if there are several owners wishing to sell on the same boat why not place an advert suitably worded encompassing more than one share and enter in to a "gentleman's agreement"? The cost of £20.00/£25.00 is for the initial placement of the advert.
I am not very good at writing "estate agent speak" so my "Boat Web Page" may not look as good as some others...
Don't worry, as long as you have some nice pictures and can offer a few "facts" we can do the rest.
Is there a maximum I can write about our boat, and a maximum number of pictures I can have?
As long as you use a plain font there is no real maximum, but obviously something the size of a book will not be considered. The maximum number of pictures is five on a paid for advert. For as long as there is a share offered for sale on any boat these five pictures will be determined by the vendor.
Somebody offered a share for sale on this page and has sold it, but the "ShareWeb" is still there. Is that correct? Can I remove it?
The advertising part on the page will be removed after 6 or12 months (or sooner if requested) but the page on the boat itself will remain in the directory, for information and possible future use. If an owner on the boat wishes it removed for any reason then provided we are able to establish that that person IS a genuine owner of a share on that boat then the page will be removed provided it is carrying no advertising.
Our boat has its own web site, we would like to just have a link from www.boatshare.co.uk to it, is that possible.
Yes, a link is possible, just send us the details. If shares are offered for sale on that boats' own web site the link can still stay on free of charge but to become listed in the "shares for sale" section of the table the fee of £20.00 / £25.00 would still have to be paid.
Is there anything that might help my share stand out above all others?
The answer to this is think about why you bought it!? Equally think about why you are selling it!!?? Also think about what conditions, especially in a private group, might preclude a sale - there is no point in selling it to somebody only to find your group have an agreement that pet crocodiles are not allowed!! A few examples:-
Pet Free. Some people would see this as a major plus point, of course those with a dog would not, but equally you should state it as there is no point in selling your share to a dog owner if the other owners don't allow pets, you will be wasting their time and yours.
No Smoking. Actually, remarkably this makes little difference, but state it anyway. Boats tend not to smell of smoke inside after the doors have all been open for more that 30 mins.
Special arrangement for school holidays: If such a scheme operates on your boat say so, and say if your share on offer is with, or without, the arrangement.
How weeks are selected? State roughly the method used, lottery, fixed weeks or round robin system, and how many weeks you are guaranteed to get each year? If you know your dates for the forthcoming period state them. (These weeks may be changed for the duration of the advert free of charge).
Cost. State the price of the share (and if your commercial operator is also offering it for sale state the same price, but remember that you might not have to pay their commission) and state the sum you pay each year towards the running costs. If you are in a commercial scheme INCLUDE any management fee. Then, if you have quoted your weeks as well any potential owner can work out a cost/week price.
Anything else? Well do all the owners live in the south and so the boat is unlikely ever to be moored in the north? Is yours the first share to be sold out of this friendly syndicate in six years? Does any potential owner have to be vetted by the others? Is the boat only ever going to be moored at, say, the marina it is at now, or is there an agreement in place that it must be moved every, say, third, year?
Also mention any major work done on the boat or planned as this may help, equally does your group have a slush fund of money kept on one side "just in case" and would any incoming owner benefit from that or have to pay in to it over and above and costs presented at this stage.
Remember the more you tell the more sell and there is no limit on the amount of text your can put on the page (within realistic boundaries).
My commercial operator has a section showing my boat on their web site - can I have a link to it?
No. Why? You would be doing yourself no favours? The commercial operators web site is almost certain to be offering many more shares for sale just like yours.
But they already know who the commercial operator is?
Think about it. When you bought your share you went to that boat and that commercial operator above a private scheme or any other commercial operator for a reason. "Sell" your enquirer those reasons when they ask about your share. Don't tell them, "Go speak to Titanic Timeshare about it", you are just advertising for them, and if they go on to sell your share for you they will charge a full commission. Why not agree to split any savings on brokerage with your customer, that way you both win.
I don't have any good pictures of my boat, but there are some on my commercial operators web site, can you just lift them?
No, either take some or ask a fellow owner to do so, somebody must have some. You can have an advert without pictures for the same fee if you wish, but it will not do as well.
This web site charges whereas there are others that will accept adverts like this for, it seems, free. Why?
The answer to that might be found here!!
There is a classified adverts board that allows you to advertise your share free of charge for up to 90 days, with a picture, provided you can host it. This is more or less what you get on other sites. However, this will not give your share any where near the prominence that a "paid for" advert will command.
Also this is the THE web site for shared ownership of boats within the UK and in NOT affiliated to anyone. We are not a boat broker or a mouth piece for any part of the boating industry.
Other web sites allow you a small section and one picture, we allow much much more. £25.00 for a whole year is not expensive by any means when you consider that a broker may well charge you upwards of 5% commission. Furthermore, if there are several owners wishing to sell on the same boat why not place an advert suitably worded encompassing more than one share and enter in to a "gentleman's agreement". Remember commercial operators prefer to sell more profitable shares in new boats and up until now there was no focal point for private syndicates.
Please also not that soon after this site was launched it was advertised in all the appropriate waterways press and will continue to be so advertised as long as the response seems viable. Other sites may well rely on people searching for them, something of a hit and miss affair.
There always seems to be one or more shares for sale on our boat, can we have some sort of advert that runs in perpetuity.
No, after much thought it has been decided that this web site is best serving its customers if an advert is best placed by ONE PERSON for THEIR share/weeks, not a commercial type of advert offering blanket shares. That said new builds or persons taking a paid advert seeking to find like minded folk to form a group are exempt.
My commercial operator says I may not advertise my share for sale anywhere other than through them.
You want to sell your share, you pay us £20.00/ £25.00 for an advert, you sell your share. What can they do about it? At the end of the day you may have done their work for them and still have to pay their brokerage fee but what can they do about it. If the operator refuses to sell it when you present them with a buyer see your solicitor! At least if you sell your share yourself you will not have the burden of the payments. But, if they take that attitude it is best to check with them first!
But if they operate a waiting list scheme can the operator not just sell a share that belongs to somebody else on the boat?
They could, but surely the person who is buying your share is attracted to it because of the weeks you have booked. Nobody else on the same boat can have those weeks, so your share should sell. Besides, what would your fellow owner(s) say? "Good luck to you and well done for selling it yourself" we expect!
So are you saying that I can advertise my share for sale myself on this page even though my commercial operator is refusing to advertise it at present as there are people "ahead" of me waiting to sell.
Exactly, but if you know who the people "ahead of you" are one option is to approach them and enter in to a "gentleman's agreement" as to which share gets sold if a buyer comes forward. After all you MIGHT just advertise your share and sell theirs (maybe if this happens they should offer you the cost of the advert!), so you would be doing them a favour! Everybody wins, as if this happens you legitimately move forward in the "queue". Of course, you may get sued....
Can I sell a whole boat through this site and advertise it for £25.00 for a year.
A lot of people who have had shares in boats and sold them go on to own a boat of their own, so advertising on this site might be a viable option. Furthermore an advert on this page will have a unique URL which you can therefore use in other advertising, Read how to advertise a whole boat for sale on this site here or, though it would not get the same exposure, you can advertise free on the general board.
How do I get my boat listed?
Simple, just go to add a boat. This will add your boat to the list of craft
There is a ShareWeb page about my boat on the site and I don't like it....
If you don't like it because it contains factually incorrect information then tell us and we will change it. If you just do not want the information there, and you are an owner, provided nobody is advertising off the back of it then it can be removed. In both cases just contact us.
If you wish to advertise on this site and there is not an obvious means to accommodate your requirements please contact us.