FairKeel

A fair look at any keel.

Before you make an offer. Before you fly out to see it. Before you spend $1,500 on a marine survey.

Paste any used cruising boat listing and get a free risk read in under a minute — class quirks, a fair-value range, and the things the broker didn't mention.

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How it works ↓

How it works

Paste a listing link and get a free snapshot in under a minute. Serious about a specific boat? The $249 Deep-Dive gives you the full forensic, a broker question pack you can forward as-is, and a revised final verdict once the broker replies.

  1. Paste a listing URL

    YachtWorld, TheYachtMarket, Apollo Duck, a broker microsite, or just paste the listing text. We extract the boat, the equipment, the broker's claims, the photos — and the things they didn't say.

  2. Tell us about you in 8 quick questions

    Intended use, cruising area, crew experience, budget, refit appetite, ownership horizon, DIY tolerance, decision timeline. No email until you actually want one of our reports.

  3. Get a free FairKeel snapshot in ~30 seconds

    Class-typical quirks, mission-fit verdict against your profile, red flags + strengths with evidence tags, a wide three-scenario fair-value range, and the most-likely immediate costs. Free. Inline. No signup.

  4. Decide what's next

    Walk away with the insight you just got. Or step up to the full Deep-Dive for the forensic + broker question pack + survey focus brief. $249 USD

  5. The Deep-Dive lands in your inbox within 15 minutes

    Full 40-system forensic with confidence tags and cost bands. Narrowed fair-value range. Conditional verdict with the three findings that would change it. 10-15 negotiation levers with dollar impacts. Tax + jurisdictional cost framing. A 2-3 page survey focus brief for your surveyor — pre-targeted on the high-leverage zones for this specific hull.

  6. Forward the question pack to your broker

    Word-for-word forwardable, in a buyer's voice. Brokers respond to serious questions; this is what serious questions look like. Most question packs cover 12-15 items across the systems and claims that matter for your specific mission.

  7. Paste the broker's reply back, get the final verdict

    Your fair-value range narrows to a precise number. Hypothesised levers become specific dollar levers tied to what the broker actually said. The conditional verdict resolves to a clean Go, Conditional Go, or No-Go — with the three things that would still change it.

The free snapshot is good. The Deep-Dive is what people pay $1,500 for a marine survey to learn — except earlier, before you've made an offer.

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Free vs. Deep-Dive

The free snapshot is a real risk read — most buyers walk away with enough to make a smart next move. The Deep-Dive is what you buy when this is the boat and the offer is imminent.

What you get Free snapshot $249 Deep-Dive
Class quirks & known weaknesses Included Included, with year-class detail
Mission-fit verdict against your profile Included Included
Red flags & strengths from the listing 5–7 highest-impact items Full 40-system forensic table, every system graded
Fair-value range Three wide scenario bands Narrowed to a precise number after broker replies
Hassle Tax Low / Medium / High label Quantified, with drivers + reducers
Listing-photo vision analysis Hull, rig, engine bay, electronics — evidence-tagged
Cross-source market intelligence Sister-ship comps, price history, owner-community signal
5- and 10-year cost exposure Refits, replacements, insurance, dockage — banded
Tax & jurisdictional cost framing Region-aware ranges (US / EU / UK / AU / etc.)
Broker question pack you can forward as-is 12–15 questions, broker-voiced, sequenced
Negotiation lever sheet with dollar impacts 10–15 levers, sourced from specific findings
Survey focus brief for your surveyor 2–3 page brief, pre-targeted on this hull
Revised verdict after broker reply Conditional Go → Go / No-Go with $ levers
Vetted surveyor introduction Warm intro from our network when we cover your region — otherwise we source one for you within 5 business days
Delivery ~30 seconds, inline Within 15 minutes by email; +5 min after broker reply
Price Free $249 USD
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Or see a real Deep-Dive: free snapshot, Wave 1, Wave 2 (1984 Tayana 37).