I think that 75% of all brokers should look at their own listings.
Some say single engine, and the details show two engines (or the reverse)
They almost never report the air draft.
Yacht world has the option for adding more information to each photo, to give you an idea what they are trying to show you. lots of them simply say photo nn. That's just plain lazy. If they spring for some set dressing, cleaning up the boat, and getting a pro photographer, at least title the photos.
Also, 75 photos and one fuzzy one in the engine room? What is that supposed to mean?
Like TDunn, I am a non-smoker and that is a deal breaker. many will put out ozone generators and such to get rid of the smell, but the first time you fire up the A/C on a high humidity day, BOOM sneeze attack on the way.
Also, Volvo engines are a non-starter for me (pun intended). Any boat with Volvo main engines is a no-go. They may be non-throw away engines, but the cost of their parts would probably encourage you to. Even a Volvo get-home / wing engine on a Nordhavn is a stretch for me.
I am taller than most, and hate when I hit my head on stuff. I get the price of making high headroom means making everything taller than most people need. But, walking around in a boat where you regularly hit you head would get old quickly. Even those that are fairly tall, when you hit the stairs they didn't allow enough room for taller people to go down them without ducking.
We went aboard a Kadey Krogen at TrawlerFest in FL recently. The sales guy sent me a pdf of a Kadey 50' open that is due out soon. No photos, just CAD images. The last one had the steps coming down to the helm from the flybridge and I swear the headroom was about even with the hand rail. Let's hope Kadey does not build it to those drawings.
Another thing I don't get is why some owners sell the boat but keep the tender. If you sell the boat with chocks for a specific tender hull, why keep the tender? Why not sell it with the boat and buy a boat you want.
One of the first things I look for in a PNW boat is 'AC' since you guys don't need it up there, often it's left off. While spending a summer up there would be exciting, I would like a boat that can keep me cool while getting back home (FL).