Photos Needed for Yacht Listing

The goal of these photos are to show a potential buyer every specific detail of the vessel which has enabled me to sell a great many boats to buyers the world around, prior to their visit to the vessel or sometimes with no visit to the vessel. It is absolutely essential in this situation to show the details clearly, honestly, and completely in order to be transparent in our representation of the vessel. Attempts to exclude or falsify details with ‘carefully composed’ photographs will only lead to frustration, or possibly lawsuits, later down the line. 

Once all photos have been taken, I can provide details of a website to upload photos to, which will be much better than trying to email. I have found that vessels require from 150 to 450  photos depending on the size and complication of the vessel. 

Thank you again for your efforts on this – I wish I were closer to just handle this for you, but as we have determined this cannot be the case. 

∙ Profile of vessel on hard, at anchor, at the dock, under sail, or all of the above

∙ Photos with aesthetic composition to show: 

o Cockpit from forward and aft 

o Helm station view of bow 

o Helm station overview including wheel, nav instruments, etc at helm 

o Deck both sides from forward and aft 

o Cabin top  

o Fore deck from forward and aft 

o Aft deck from forward and aft 

o Transom 

o Bow 

o Hull sides 

o Tender  

o Mast and rigging looking aloft 

o Interior 

•  From companionway showing inside with as much captured in photo as possible ▪ Showing each cabin or area of cabin such as galley, nav station, dinette, etc ▪ Photos showing heads – often best taken from hatch or portlight to maximize  content 
• Cabin sole close ups
• Headliner close ups

o Hull to show keel, rudder, running gear, etc 

o Engine from as many angles as possible 

∙ Photos to show specific details of particulars of vessel, referred to as conditionals

o On Deck 

▪ All stanchions, bases, pulpits – in particular any cracks, bends, kinks or defects,  lifelines and fittings as well 

▪ Winches and deck sail handling hardware 

▪ Chainplates and turnbuckles 

▪ Anchors and anchor rollers 

▪ Windlass 

▪ Roller furling 

▪ Boom and boom vang including both ends of each and goosenecks 

▪ Sails where can be seen in particular clew of jib, luff and leech of main  

▪ Non-skid or teak decking including close ups 

▪ Varnish work if applicable, particularly if not perfect 

▪ Any canvas such as bimini, dodger, covers, etc 

▪ Windvane, wind generator, solar panels, radar, other exterior equipment ▪ Companionway close-ups 

▪ Inside cockpit lockers 

▪ Propane locker, bottles, regulators, solenoids, etc 

▪ Details of tender such as inside engine cover, lower unit, fuel tank, spares, etc 

o Engine and Systems 

▪ Photos all around engine in particular under, of heat exchange ends, oil pan,  engine mounts, exhaust elbow, transmission, propeller and stuffing box, fuel  filters, alternator, starter, etc 

▪ Batteries including house and engine 

▪ Generator if applicable, many photos 

▪ Inverter, charger, converter, other electrical components 

▪ Air conditioning 

▪ Water pumps, bilge pumps, etc 

▪ Autopilot brain and motor, control 

▪ Steering cables and sheaves, rudder post, rudder travel stops 

▪ Thru hulls and plumbing to show condition 

▪ Bonding system if in place 

▪ Inside of windlass, bowthruster, etc

▪ Watermaker and systems 

▪ Water tanks where can be seen 

▪ Fuel tanks where seen 

▪ Holding tanks where seem  

▪ Shower sumps, fridge sumps etc 

▪ Refrigerator compressor, holding plates, etc 

▪ Spares or tools specific to engine 

o Rigging Inside 

▪ Mast step 

▪ Mast partners 

▪ Chainplates inside including hull tie downs 

▪ Inside anchor locker to show stem 

▪ Underside of any thru bolted hardware to show leaks 

▪ Inside of portlights, hatches, etc 

▪ Inside of electric winches where visible 

o Interior Detail 

▪ Close ups of trim in wear areas 

▪ Cabinsole 

▪ Under floor board and inside all lockers, hanging lockers 

▪ Close up of cushions 

▪ Headliner detail 

▪ Fixtures such as lights, faucets, handles, etc detail 

▪ Wood work around companionway, hatches, etc to show sun fading or water  damage  

▪ Close up of electrical switch panel to clearly read all lables 

▪ Close of of every electronic and hardware to show brand and model (Radios,  Nav Kit, Microwave, Stove, etc)  

Cheers for now – Brian Duff