Every service below states what is included and what it costs. A price marked “from” is the lowest price for the stated scope; a custom price is quoted in writing before anything is set aside. Nothing on this page holds an appointment.
01
$75 per appointment
One hour alongside at Chandlery Wharf with a broker. The paperwork, the survey history and the engine hours are set out on the table before anyone goes aboard, and questions are answered from the documents. Shoes with soft soles are asked for on deck. This website does not say which boats are for sale; the reply to an enquiry does. Send the preferred date through the contact form first.
Best for
02
$350 per trial
Up to two hours underway with a skipper. The boat leaves the moorings under the skipper’s hand and the helm is handed over once it is clear, so turns, speed and handling can be judged at sea rather than at the dock. Up to eight people may come aboard. The skipper decides on the morning whether the weather allows a fair and safe trial.
Best for
03
$250 per vessel
An inspection of one vessel alongside, followed by a written valuation that lists what raised the figure and what lowered it: hull, rigging, sails, engine hours and the inventory aboard. The valuation is an honest figure for a trade-in, not a promise of a sale price, and the owner keeps the written report whether or not anything is traded.
Best for
04
From $600 per survey
Three independent surveyors named for the buyer to choose from, the haul-out booked at the yard and the report passed on unedited. The showroom does not carry out the survey itself. The fee starts at six hundred dollars for a boat up to thirty feet and rises with the length; the figure is confirmed in writing once the boat is known.
Best for
05
From $1,500 per listing
A boat photographed at the wharf on a calm morning, listed with the comparable sales written down beside the asking price, and every viewing reported to the owner in writing the same day. The fee starts at fifteen hundred dollars and rises with the length of the boat; the figure is confirmed in writing before the listing goes out.
Best for
06
Custom quoted in writing
A charter week or weekend for a named party, answered with a written quotation that states the amount and what it does and does not cover. The price depends on the dates, the size of the party and whether a skipper is needed. Nothing on this website holds a boat or a date; the enquiry opens a conversation by email or telephone.
Best for
The contact form sends the name, email address, optional telephone number, the service named and the message. Nothing else is collected and nothing is charged.
Ruth Calder answers by email or telephone during opening hours, confirms the scope and states the price that applies. A “from” or custom price becomes an exact figure at this point.
Only after that reply is anything held. Book a viewing opens the same enquiry form as every other contact action on this website, so a date is asked for here and confirmed by the showroom separately; the website never states that a date is free until that confirmation has come back.
The descriptions above are written so a visitor can choose without asking. When two still look equally suitable, the shorter path is to send one message naming both: the showroom answers with the one that fits the boat, the size of the party and how far the decision has come. Access needs and survey questions are answered the same way, in writing, well before the date.
Suitability depends on a customer's own needs, and the showroom does not claim a service suits everyone. The questions page covers the eight asked most often.
Contact
The reply confirms the exact price for the scope described above. A message is an enquiry and does not hold an appointment.
It is published in the open, where anyone can copy it, so it is left short of its final polish and audit pass. The design chosen is fully audited and polished before it goes live.