A finished evaluation
Read a complete Listing Evaluation of a real listing: the findings, the specification table, the design ratios, and the questions for the broker, laid out the way your report will be.
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Listing Evaluation.
A structured, expert-backed evaluation of one specific boat listing, delivered before you commit to travel, inspections, or a survey.
Why evaluate a listing
A listing tells you what the seller wants you to know.
Leadsman examines what the listing says, what it leaves out, and where its claims conflict with vetted vessel information.
01
Identity verification
Is the boat what the listing says it is? Leadsman pulls the make, model, year, and configuration from the listing and matches them against its reference library.
02
Specification reconciliation
The listing's claims (length, displacement, draft, rig, keel) checked line by line against vetted reference data for the model, with every disagreement flagged.
03
Design-ratio analysis
Displacement/length, sail-area/displacement, ballast ratio, hull speed, and keel and rudder configuration, computed deterministically and interpreted plainly.
04
Design and model commentary
The design behind the boat: construction, offshore history, strengths, compromises, and known areas of concern.
05
Findings with evidence
Where the listing is inconsistent, unproven, or unusual, the evaluation says so and quotes the source text so you can judge it yourself.
06
Buyer's next steps
The questions to ask the seller and the diligence priorities the evaluation surfaces, so a viewing, an inspection, or a survey starts from knowledge, not hope.
1987 masthead sloop · 34 ft · asking $42,500
| Specification | Listing | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Length overall | 34 ft 2 in | 34 ft 2 in agrees |
| Displacement | 11,200 lb | 12,600 lb differs |
| Standing rigging | “New rigging” | No date or invoice unsupported |
Concern
The photos show what look like original chainplates, and the listing does not mention a refit. Chainplate condition deserves professional inspection.
Ask the broker
Which rigging components were replaced, by whom, and in what year?
The Listing Evaluation is a pre-survey screening tool. It does not replace a marine survey, rig inspection, engine inspection, sea trial, insurance review, or independent professional advice.
Before you buy
See a finished report, and check the boat fits.
Built for one kind of boat
Built for owner-operated sailboats from 22 to 60 feet.
Not for professionally crewed charter yachts or mega yachts.
Our evaluation tool is designed for that range, so the report only applies to listings that fit it.
Get started
Evaluate the listing before you go see the boat.
Buy the evaluation, then send us the listing.
Listing Evaluation: $295
Your report arrives by email within 2 business days of submitting the listing.