Matt Trulio/Speedonthewater.com 

January 15th , 2014

Dave Patnaude, the longtime president of the New Jersey Performance Powerboat Club, has launched a new website called eBoatBroker.com. According to a press release from the new outfit, the site is a "one-stop" portal for boat brokerage, financing and insurance.

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"What makes eBoatBrokers.com different is what we don't do," said Patnaude, who handled marine lending for Essex Credit for seven years and Bank of America for three years, in the release. "We don't hand off a buyer to another contact at a lending institution or insurance company. Instead, we handle all three transactions. At eBoatBrokers.com, the client works with a single individual."

According to Patnaude, eBoatBroker.com will go beyond standard online listings by maximizing exposure on major sale-and-purchase sites—most notably ebay and craigslist—that are not exclusive to the marine world and, as such, reach a broader audience.  Read more ...