Fort Lauderdale · Buying and Selling Boats
Center consoles, sportfish, express cruisers and motor yachts, bought and sold by a captain who ran boats for twenty years before brokering them. 14 of Greg Gaus’s last 20 closings were boats under 60 feet.
Track Record
Thirteen of Greg’s closings under 60 feet, from a 35-foot Scout to a 58-foot Viking. Prices shown are the asking prices.
The rest of the record runs up to the 164-foot Westport Boardwalk; the full list is on yachts sold. Small or large, the work is the same: price from the real market, put the boat in front of the people shopping this week, and run the deal to closing.
Buying a boat in South Florida?
Greg compares every comparable boat on the MLS before you offer and runs the survey, sea trial and closing with you. On a brokerage purchase the commission is paid by the seller.
Call (954) 881-5500 Sportfish and center consoles for saleThe Market
405 of the 1,936 US boats and yachts on the YATCO MLS are listed in Fort Lauderdale, more than any other city in the country. Miami is second with 184.
What it means if you are selling. Below 100 feet, boats in Fort Lauderdale have been listed longer than the same boats elsewhere, because the buyer walking the docks here has 132 other boats of 40 to 59 feet to compare yours with. The boats that sell are the ones priced against those 132, not against what the owner paid, and presented well enough to stand out from the next slip.
What it means if you are buying. The most choice in the country, and a large share of boats that have been on the market long enough for the seller to negotiate. The most-listed builders under 60 feet here today are Sea Ray, Jeanneau, Formula, Vanquish, Azimut, Prestige, Sunseeker and Intrepid.
Every active listing with a published asking price on the YATCO MLS, October 5, 2026. Days listed is the median days on market reported by the MLS. For prices across the whole US, see how much a yacht costs in 2026.
Selling
A price from the real market. Every listing starts from live comparables on the MLS and Greg’s own recent closings, so the asking price is one buyers take seriously from the first week.
On every platform. The YATCO MLS and the major portals, so every broker and buyer in the market can see her.
A page of her own, built to rank. Each boat gets a dedicated page on this site, written to be found on Google and by AI assistants, not just a portal listing.
Film and photography. Every boat Greg lists is filmed and photographed properly. See how he films the market on the Westport fleet film.
Twenty years of phone numbers. Two decades as a working captain in South Florida means many buyers hear about a boat from Greg before it reaches the portals.
Selling your boat?
Start with where she sits against the boats she will actually compete with, free and confidential.
What Is My Boat Worth?Common Questions
The industry standard is 10 percent of the sale price, paid by the seller and split between the listing broker and the buyer's broker. On larger vessels the rate is often negotiated. Buyers still budget for survey, sea trial, haul-out, documentation and closing costs.
As of October 5, 2026, boats of 40 to 59 feet listed in Fort Lauderdale have been on the market a median 654 days, against 523 for the same size elsewhere in the US. Fort Lauderdale has the most buyers and also the most competition, so a well-priced, well-presented boat sells and an overpriced one sits. Above 100 feet the city is faster than the rest of the country: 257 days against 394.
405 boats and yachts with a published asking price on the YATCO MLS as of October 5, 2026, 21 percent of every US listing. 226 of them are under 60 feet, with a median ask of $449,000.
No, but the commission is paid by the seller either way, and without one you negotiate against a professional who represents the seller. A buyer's broker also compares the comparables and runs the survey, sea trial, closing and documentation.
From 35 feet to 164 feet. 14 of Greg Gaus's last 20 closings were boats under 60 feet: center consoles, sportfish, express cruisers and motor yachts from builders including Midnight Express, Formula, Tiara, Valhalla, Viking, Intrepid and Scout.
Above about 40 feet there is no volume of identical sales to average, so value comes from live comparable listings and recent closings. The free boat value calculator on this site is built on every active US listing and gives the asking band and days on market for your size and age.
Selling or buying something larger? See yacht broker in Fort Lauderdale.