A used yacht should come with its history.
Hullmark is building the record that tells you what happened to a boat before you buy it.
Why this exists
Buy a used car and you can pull its history in a minute. Buy a used yacht, which costs many times more, and you get a listing written by the selling side, a folder of papers if the owner kept one, and a survey that describes a single day.
What happened before that day is where the money goes: years in a charter fleet, a grounding repaired and never mentioned, engines with more hours than the advert says. None of it is secret. It is just scattered, and nobody keeps it in one place.
What we are building
One record for every hull. Each fact in it says where it came from and when it was recorded. When something could not be checked, the record says so instead of leaving a blank. The record stays with the boat when it is sold or renamed.
How we work
- Sources on everything. A claim from a listing is labelled as a claim. A record from a yard is labelled as a record. You can always tell them apart.
- Gaps are shown. "No damage on file" is not the same as "no damage", and we will never let one read as the other.
- Facts can be corrected, not hidden. Anyone can tell us a fact is wrong and we will fix it. Nobody can pay to remove an accurate one.
- Independent. Hullmark is not owned by a broker, a charter company or an insurer.
The labels on every fact
| Label | What it means |
|---|---|
| Verified by business | Sent directly by the yard, fleet, broker or surveyor that did the work. |
| Public registry | From a government or official registry. |
| Document on file | Reported by the owner, with an invoice, survey or photo on file. |
| Stated in listing | Claimed in a broker listing and not checked. |
| Owner reported | Entered by the owner with no document. |
Where we are today
We are early. The record system is being built, early access is open, and we are inviting the first fleets, yards and surveyors to add records. We would rather say that plainly than pretend to be further along.