Boats & Watercraft For Sale in Norwich, CT

A family speeding on a boat across open water with trees in the background. #1Thayer's Marine is your #1 stop for the best boats in town. At our Norwich dealership, you'll find a huge selection of boats, pontoons, and watercraft for sale for all types of recreational water events. Be sure to browse our online boat selection and plan your visit to see us today near Worcester, MA & Danbury, CT!
 

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A Buyer’s Guide to Boats

 

Boat ownership is extremely rewarding and is a surefire way to make your life a lot more fun. You can do so many things with boats, from cruising with friends and family to participating in watersports to going on fishing trips. But what is it that you need from a vessel?

 

Thayer's Marine in Norwich, Connecticut, is your local boat dealer. Here are a few things you’ll want to consider when you go shopping for a boat.

 

What Size?

 

You’ll want to think about how big you’ll need your boat to be, which will depend on two primary factors: 

 

  1. What bodies of water will you boat in?

  2. How many people do you plan to take along with you on a regular basis?

 

If you want to boat in a shallow river, you’ll want a flat-bottom craft that can easily draft over obstacles like sandbars without running aground. If you want to go on a larger lake, you’ll want something fast with a powerful motor and a V-hull to get across the water expediently. And if you want to go out on the open ocean, you’ll need a deep-V hull and an even larger and more stable boat that can handle chop.

 

When you only want to boat on your own or with one other person, a very small boat will do nicely. Entertaining will require a great deal more deck space and seating, so your boat will necessarily need to be much larger.

What Will You Do?

 

The types of marine activities you wish to do will be your other primary determiner when it comes to boat shopping. A fishing boat will have rod holders, livewells and plenty of storage. A good boat for entertaining or longer cruises will have an enclosed cabin with comfortable seating, a head (bathroom), a galley (kitchen) and maybe even berths for overnight trips. A boat designed to tow watersports will have a very powerful motor and features like a towing eye and hydrofoils that allow you to generate wakes. How you plan to use your boat will factor heavily into the type of boat that will work best for you.

Seeking boats for sale near you? Visit our Connecticut dealership location to check out our available selection of boats for sale in Norwich. Thayer’s Marine serves all of our Connecticut customers, as well as our neighbors in Springfield, Massachusetts.