The market for pre-owned yachts in Perth is wider than many buyers expect. At the time of writing, Motoryachts Australasia (MYA) holds around 30 brokerage listings at its North Fremantle marina, priced from roughly A$7,000 to A$995,000 — from first trailer boats to a Sunseeker Manhattan 60 MKII. What separates these vessels from the private classifieds is not the boats themselves. It is everything around them: the appraisal before listing, the preparation before handover, and the servicing relationship that continues after settlement.
This article covers how a dealer-backed brokerage operates, what is on the list at Rous Head Harbour at the moment, and where the dealer model earns its keep against a private sale.
What dealer-backed brokerage actually means
Perth buyers generally have three routes to a pre-owned boat: a private sale, a listing brokerage that markets the vessel and steps back at settlement, and a dealer-backed brokerage with its own workshop access and factory relationships. All three can produce an acceptable outcome. The differences show up in preparation, in the quality of the appraisal, and in who answers the phone a year later.
MYA, founded in 2021, is the official Western Australian dealer for Sunseeker and Saxdor, the appointed WA dealer for Sealegs amphibious craft, and an authorised Mercury Marine dealer. It is a member of the DCH Marine network — Sunseeker’s global dealer locator lists the operation as DCH Marine Perth — and the team carries more than 80 years of combined marine experience.
For a used-boat buyer, that structure changes the transaction in practical ways. Appraisals are informed by what the same models cost new and what they need to stay in service. Factory parts and documentation are within reach. And the business you bought from is still on the marina when something needs attention in year three.
We have set out the criteria we would apply to any brokerage — including our own — in our guide to choosing the best yacht brokerage in Perth. The short version: judge the infrastructure behind the listing, not the photography in front of it.
Pre-owned yachts Perth buyers can inspect right now
At the time of writing there are around 30 vessels on MYA’s pre-owned list, from about A$7,000 up to A$995,000. That spread is deliberate. A brokerage that only handles large cruisers sees a narrow slice of the market; one that covers trailer boats through to 60-footers appraises across the whole of it and prices accordingly.
A sample of current listings, with approximate asking prices at the time of writing:
- Sunseeker Manhattan 60 MKII — around A$995,000
- Protector 12.5M XL — around A$500,000
- Bavaria Sport 330 HT — around A$299,000
- Protector 330 Chase — around A$289,990
- Sealegs 7.1 RIB SLI — around A$109,990
- Sea Ray 335 Sundancer — around A$109,000
- Whittley CR 2080 SD — around A$78,900
Two entries reward a closer look. The Manhattan 60 comes from the brand MYA represents as official WA dealer, so the brokerage selling it also holds the factory relationship behind it. And the Sealegs 7.1 sits with the business appointed as the brand’s WA dealer in July 2026 — part of the first arrangement to give Australia full Sealegs dealer coverage.
The bands matter as much as the individual boats. The entry of the list sits under A$110,000, where most first boats are bought. The middle runs through cruisers around the A$300,000 mark, and the top end reaches just under A$1 million. A professional process at A$78,900 looks the same here as it does at A$995,000: appraisal, preparation, documented handover.
Listings move as boats sell and consignments arrive, so treat the sample above as a snapshot rather than a catalogue. The current list is always on the pre-owned page, and a phone call catches anything that has arrived since it was updated.
Preparation: what happens before a boat changes hands
MYA’s office is attached to SFM Marina in the Rous Head Harbour precinct, which puts lifts, sheds, hardstands and pens directly alongside the sales operation rather than across town. The SFM Marine recreational facility runs two lifters rated to 200 tonnes, accepts vessels to 10 metres of beam, and handles everything from 14 ft trailer boats to 90 ft cruisers, catamarans and tri-hulls included. It employs qualified mechanics, electricians, shipwrights and engineers, and operates 7am to 4pm daily.
That access shapes how a consigned boat is presented. A vessel can come out of the water for antifouling and a proper look at the running gear, have its engines serviced and its mechanical and electrical systems checked, then be detailed inside and out to concours standard before a buyer steps aboard. The facility’s closed-loop water treatment plant captures washdown residue rather than letting it drain to the harbour — a small detail, but the kind that signals how an operation is run.
It matters for the buyer’s due diligence too. Time on the hardstand shows what a marina walk-through cannot, and an independent survey — worth commissioning on any significant purchase — can be arranged where the boat already sits instead of being coordinated across multiple sites.
None of this is glamorous. It is the difference between a boat presented as it actually is and a boat presented as its owner remembers it.
Honest appraisal beats hopeful pricing
Private sellers rarely misprice on purpose. They price on memory: what they paid, what they have spent, what a similar boat asked online last summer. A brokerage that appraises vessels week in, week out prices on what the Perth market is actually paying — and it has a commercial reason to be straight about condition, because a boat listed above its faults sits unsold, and a sitting boat costs the brokerage as well as the vendor.
The new-boat side of the business sharpens this further. Because MYA also sells Saxdor new — at the time of writing, a 270 GTO is about A$269,000 and a 320 GTO about A$529,000 — its appraisers know where a used boat has to sit to make sense against new alternatives. A vendor gets a price the market will test favourably; a buyer gets a number that has already survived that comparison.
An honest appraisal cuts both ways. Vendors get a realistic figure and a clear view of which items are worth addressing before the boat is listed. Buyers get a vessel whose known issues have been dealt with or disclosed, rather than discovered at the first haul-out. A good brokerage expects a survey rather than discouraging one.
Local water does the rest of the appraisal work. A sea trial off Fremantle tells a buyer more than any set of photographs, and it is a reasonable thing to ask for on any vessel under serious consideration. Ask early, so it can be arranged alongside the survey rather than after it.
After the sale: the part a private transaction cannot offer
A private sale ends at the bank transfer. A dealer-backed sale opens a servicing relationship, which is the point of the company’s brand line: “We don’t simply sell yachts. We deliver a lifetime on the water.”
In practice that means tailored maintenance programmes, mechanical and electrical work, engine servicing, plumbing, antifouling and detailing, handled through the same North Fremantle operation that sold the boat. A structured maintenance programme turns ownership costs from surprises into a schedule, which matters most in the first year of running an unfamiliar vessel.
If the boat you buy runs Mercury power, service, maintenance and warranty work is carried out by Mercury-specialist technicians with factory authorisation and genuine parts. A 24/7 technical support line covers the moments that do not keep business hours — and few boating problems do. The Sealegs appointment announced in July 2026 extends the same logic: an amphibious craft bought second-hand in Perth now has the brand’s appointed WA dealer at Rous Head.
We have written separately about how the sales and workshop sides of the business fit together; see Perth yacht brokerage and servicing for the longer treatment.
Inspect before you decide
Photographs sell boats; inspections buy them well. Every vessel on the pre-owned list can be viewed at the North Fremantle marina seven days a week by appointment, and walking three or four candidates in a single afternoon teaches more than a month of scrolling listings.
Come with questions. Ask for the service history, ask what was addressed during preparation, ask why the vendor is selling. On a marina where sales, lifting and servicing sit side by side, those answers tend to be specific — and specific answers are what a second-hand purchase runs on.
To arrange a viewing or discuss consigning your own boat, call +61 499 770 180 or get in touch through the contact page. If the right vessel is not on the list this month, say what you are after — consignments arrive steadily, and a brokerage that knows what you want can move quickly when the boat does.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many pre-owned yachts does Motoryachts Australasia have for sale in Perth?
At the time of writing, around 30 brokerage listings, priced from roughly A$7,000 to A$995,000. Examples include a Sunseeker Manhattan 60 MKII at about A$995,000, a Bavaria Sport 330 HT at about A$299,000 and a Whittley CR 2080 SD at about A$78,900. Stock changes as boats sell and consignments arrive, so check the current pre-owned list or call +61 499 770 180 for what is available this week.
Is it better to buy a pre-owned boat through a dealer or privately in Perth?
Both routes can work, but a dealer-backed brokerage adds things a private sale cannot. Vessels can be lifted, serviced, antifouled and detailed before handover at the facility attached to the brokerage, appraisals are grounded in the current market and new-boat pricing, and after-sale servicing — including Mercury warranty work on the engines we supply — continues through the same operation. In a private sale, the buyer carries inspection, preparation and after-sale risk alone.
Can I inspect a pre-owned yacht on a weekend in Perth?
Yes. Motoryachts Australasia offers viewings seven days a week by appointment at its North Fremantle marina in the Rous Head Harbour precinct. Call +61 499 770 180 to book a time. Viewing several vessels in one visit is worth doing, since comparing condition and layout side by side tells you more than photographs can.
Does MYA service the pre-owned boats it sells?
Yes. After-sales service is part of the business, with tailored maintenance programmes, mechanical and electrical work, engine servicing, plumbing, antifouling and detailing to concours standard. MYA runs its own Mercury service department with Mercury-specialist technicians, servicing and maintaining Mercury power to factory standard using genuine parts, and it runs a 24/7 technical support line.
Can MYA sell my current boat on consignment?
Yes — brokerage runs in both directions. Vendors receive an honest appraisal grounded in what the Perth market is paying, and consigned vessels can be prepared for sale through the workshop facility attached to the brokerage, from antifouling to detailing to concours standard. Viewings are handled at the North Fremantle marina seven days by appointment. Call +61 499 770 180 to discuss a consignment.