Terms of Service

Last updated: November 2026. By using MarineTrader.com you agree to these terms.

1. Your account

You must be 18 or over to create an account. Keep your login details secure and give accurate information. One person or business, one account. You confirm your age and accept these terms when you create an account.

2. Our role

Marine Trader is an advertising platform. We are not a party to any sale or service booking arranged through the site, and we do not own, inspect, survey or handle the boats, engines or equipment advertised. Contracts are between buyer and seller.

3. Listing rules

• Advertise only boats, engines and equipment you legally own or are authorised to sell.
• Use accurate descriptions, real photographs of the actual item, and correct specifications, years and engine hours.
• Disclose any outstanding finance, mooring debts, known defects or damage that you are aware of.
• Don't advertise stolen goods, boats with altered or removed hull identification numbers (HIN), or items you cannot legally sell in the buyer's country.
• Give accurate VAT, RCD/CE and registration information where you state it; if you don't know, leave it blank.
• No misleading pricing, no duplicate adverts for the same boat and no advertising of services outside the directory.
• Adverts run for 60 days and are then archived; you can renew or relist at any time.

Dealers, brokers and marine businesses are also covered by our business listing terms, which explain ranking, verification and notice periods.

3a. Seller declarations

Before an advert is published you must accept our posting declarations. These confirm you are the legal owner or are authorised to sell, that all photos are your own and of the actual item, that the details you have given are true to the best of your knowledge, and that you comply with the laws that apply to the sale in your country. Private sellers must not present themselves as a business, and businesses must not present themselves as private sellers. We may report false declarations or suspected fraud to the police.

4. Fees and payments

Private sellers get their first advert free. Further adverts and optional paid services, such as subscriptions, jobs and news posts, are shown on the pricing page and are charged through Stripe. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled from your dashboard. One-off fees are non-refundable once the item has been published, except where required by law or where a technical fault prevented publication.

5. Removal and suspension

We may edit, hide or remove any advert and suspend accounts that break these rules, without refund where the breach is serious or repeated.

6. Content licence

You keep ownership of the photographs and text you upload, and grant us a licence to display and promote them on the site and in our marketing while your advert is live.

7. Liability

To the extent permitted by law, we are not liable for losses arising from transactions between users, the condition, title or seaworthiness of any boat or item, or the services of any listed business. Nothing here limits liability for death, personal injury or fraud caused by us.

8. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales.

9. Complaints

Our complaints and dispute process, including response times and where to escalate, is set out on the complaints page.

Questions? Use the contact page. See also our privacy policy and safety guide.