Activate your personalized search
Select the vessel range, confirm the service terms and pay the initial fee so Bramante Boats begins the search according to your preferences.
We structure complete nautical operations.
Buying a vessel demands far more than finding an attractive listing. It requires reviewing condition, paperwork, flag, location, price, transport costs, marina, insurance, survey, temporary import, nationalization and the real operating viability. Bramante Boats supports the buyer in sourcing, preselection, broker or owner contact, preliminary analysis, documentary coordination, transport and entry of the vessel.
Buying a boat begins with a correct structure for sourcing, review, negotiation, transport and entry.
Editorial dossiers and transport technical sheets
Bramante Boats can present opportunities in an editorial format and also prepare prior technical sheets for logistics quotation, transport and import of selected vessels.
A serious search requires commitment
Bramante Boats works with searches activated through an initial fee and a search agreement. This allows real time to identify opportunities, filter vessels, contact brokers or owners, review available paperwork, compare costs and structure the operation seriously.
If the buyer is ready to move forward, we are ready to structure the search.
From buyer profile to vessel entry
- 01
Buyer profile
We define boat type, length, budget, intended use, search area and final destination.
- 02
Quotation and contract
We present the initial fee, scope of the search, timeframe, number of opportunities and brokerage conditions.
- 03
Search activation
The client pays the initial fee and signs the search, advisory and intermediation agreement.
- 04
Preselection of opportunities
We identify compatible vessels, contact brokers or owners and prepare a professional preselection.
- 05
Analysis and negotiation
If the client decides to move forward on an option, we coordinate documentary information, survey, offer, negotiation and a preliminary cost review.
- 06
Transport
We assess whether the vessel will be moved under sail, by maritime transport, RoRo, flat rack, special cargo or another logistics method.
- 07
Entry and import
We structure the logistics of entry, temporary import, nationalization or stay under foreign flag, as applicable.
Temporary import, nationalization or stay under foreign flag
When the applicable regulations allow it, a vessel may keep its foreign flag and enter under a temporary import scheme or authorized stay. Bramante Boats supports the structuring of the case, coordination with agents, preliminary documentary review and associated cost analysis.
We can also support scenarios of definitive import, nationalization, maritime transport, specialized transport, marina reception, documentary coordination and cost analysis based on country of origin, flag, ownership, destination and intended use.
Success fee and protected opportunities
When the operation moves toward purchase, Bramante Boats seeks its commission preferably through co-brokerage with the seller, owner or selling broker.
Every vessel, owner, broker, contact, listing, technical sheet, quotation, document or negotiation presented, identified or handled by Bramante Boats is protected under the search and intermediation agreement.
What is included and excluded
- +Buyer profiling
- +Domestic or international search
- +Vessel preselection
- +Preliminary contact with brokers or owners
- +Comparative of options
- +Initial analysis of price, condition and location
- +Preliminary estimate of risks and logistics costs
- +Recommendation to move forward
- —Naval survey
- —Haul out
- —Sea trial
- —Maritime lawyer
- —Escrow
- —Maritime or land transport
- —Captain or crew
- —Fuel
- —Insurance
- —Marina
- —Temporary import
- —Nationalization
- —Taxes, fees or third-party charges
- —Repairs or refits
Documents and guides
Information prepared so the buyer understands the process before making a decision.
Guide to buying a boat abroad
General process of search, analysis, offer, survey, purchase and transport.
Temporary import of vessels
General explanation of temporary entry, foreign flag and authorized stay.
External costs of a nautical operation
Survey, marina, haul out, insurance, transport, paperwork, taxes, repairs and third-party expenses.
Search and intermediation agreement
Base document to activate a personalized search with scope, timeframe, fees and opportunity protection.
Buyer documentary checklist
Basic documents to review before moving forward on a vessel.
Survey, haul out and sea trial
Technical aspects to validate before closing a purchase.
Opportunity dossiers
Commercial preselections of vessels with potential for purchase, transport or entry.
Dedicated sheets for this section are coming soon. In the meantime, active opportunities are published in Listings.
Public sheets are commercial preselections. Sensitive information, exact location, broker contact, full paperwork and negotiation conditions are delivered within the formal search or intermediation process.
Activate your personalized search
Select the vessel range, confirm the service terms and pay the initial fee so Bramante Boats begins the search according to your preferences.
Activate your search with Bramante Boats
If you have already defined the type of vessel you are looking for and are ready to move forward, you can activate the personalized search service. From the payment of the initial fee and the signing of the contract, Bramante Boats begins the analysis, preselection and contact with real market opportunities.
The amounts shown correspond exclusively to the professional services described and are quoted by a company incorporated in the United States. Out of scope: taxes, withholdings, fees, port, customs or banking charges, insurance, inspections, storage, marina, nationalization, temporary import or third-party expenses that may apply at origin, transit or destination. Any additional amount will be informed, quoted or settled separately as applicable.