Buying a yacht takes a few months. Owning one takes a decade or more. Yet most people choose a yacht dealer in Perth as if the transaction were the whole relationship — they compare brands, negotiate a price, shake hands, and only discover afterwards that the harder questions begin at handover. Who lifts the boat? Who honours the warranty? Who services the engines each winter, and who sells the vessel when your boating changes?

At Motoryachts Australasia (MYA) in North Fremantle, the answer to every one of those questions is the same. The company’s brand line is deliberate: “We don’t simply sell yachts. We deliver a lifetime on the water.” What follows is that promise unpacked — purchase, berthing and lifting access, servicing, warranty and eventual resale, carried by one team with more than 80 years of combined marine experience.

The test of a dealer is rarely handover day. It is year three, when the antifoul is due, a sensor is faulting and the family wants the boat ready for the school holidays. That is the standard worth measuring against.

The real cost of piecing ownership together

Consider the common alternative, because plenty of Perth owners live it. You buy through one dealer. You book engine work with an independent mechanic. You find an antifouling contractor each season, argue warranty claims with a distributor in another state, and eventually list the boat with a broker who has never stepped aboard it.

Every handoff costs something. Service records scatter across half a dozen businesses. Warranty questions bounce between seller and manufacturer while the boat sits idle. Small faults wait weeks because no single party feels responsible for the vessel as a whole — the mechanic fixed the engine, the electrician fixed the panel, and nobody noticed the two problems were related.

Then comes resale, and the broker starts from zero: no history with the boat, no file of invoices, no confident answer for the buyer who asks how it has been kept. None of these suppliers has done anything wrong. The structure is the problem. Boats reward continuity, and a fragmented ownership chain has none.

What a full-lifecycle yacht dealer in Perth looks like

MYA was founded in 2021 and describes itself as a Specialised Marine Group rather than a sales office. The distinction is accurate. From its marina base in the Rous Head Harbour precinct at North Fremantle, one business covers new vessel sales, brokerage and after-sales service, and it operates within the DCH Marine network — Sunseeker’s global dealer locator lists the operation as DCH Marine Perth.

The brand appointments cover most of what Western Australians actually do on the water. MYA is the official WA dealer for Sunseeker, the British builder whose range runs from roughly 55 to 134 feet across about 19 models, and for Saxdor, the Finnish-designed sports boats spanning approximately 20 to 46 feet across about 11 models. In July 2026 the company was appointed WA dealer for Sealegs amphibious craft as well — part of the first arrangement to give Australia complete Sealegs coverage — and it is an authorised Mercury Marine dealer.

The entry points are more approachable than the flagship names suggest. At the time of writing, the new Saxdor range opens with the 205 from about A$119,990, the 270 GTO sits near A$269,000 and the 320 series starts around A$529,000. The current line-up is on the new yachts page, and the full fleet shows how the three brands sit together.

That breadth is the point. A dealer whose range reaches from a 20-foot weekender to a motoryacht past 40 metres, with Mercury engine expertise alongside, can stay with an owner as life changes — first boat, family upgrade, eventual downsize — rather than serving only the single sale that fits today. Behind the counter sits more than 80 years of combined marine experience, and it shows most clearly in the questions the team asks before recommending anything.

Berthing and lifting: the Rous Head advantage

MYA’s office is attached to SFM Marina at Rous Head, which puts lifts, sheds, hardstands and pens on the doorstep rather than at the end of a phone queue. The SFM Marine recreational facility runs two lifters rated to 200 tonnes, accepts vessels up to 10 metres of beam, and handles everything from 14-foot trailer boats to 90-foot cruisers, including catamarans and tri-hulls.

The facility employs qualified mechanics, electricians, shipwrights and engineers, runs a closed-loop water treatment plant, and operates from 7am to 4pm daily. SFM also maintains a facility at the Australian Marine Complex in Henderson.

Access matters more in Western Australia than owners new to the state expect. Antifouling cycles, insurance surveys and pre-season checks all depend on getting the boat out of the water without a long wait, and hardstand space close to the dealer’s own precinct shortens every one of those jobs. Distance between workshop and slipway is dead time; at Rous Head there is none to speak of.

One point deserves precision: MYA is attached to the facility, not the owner of it. What the connection buys is coordination. Haul-outs, hardstand periods and pen arrangements are organised alongside the servicing schedule by people working in the same precinct — so an antifoul, a survey and an engine service can be planned around a single lift rather than three separate bookings.

Servicing and warranty by the people who sold the boat

After-sales is where a dealer’s promises get tested, and it is the area MYA has built out most deliberately. The service operation covers the full scope of keeping a vessel in commission:

  • Tailored maintenance programmes built around how and where the boat is used
  • Authorised warranty repairs completed to factory standard with genuine parts
  • A 24/7 technical support line for problems that refuse to wait for business hours
  • Mechanical and electrical work, engine servicing and plumbing
  • Antifouling, and interior and exterior detailing to concours standard

Tailored programmes are worth pausing on, because the phrase is often decorative. Here it means the schedule is written around the boat’s actual use — engine hours, mooring exposure, how often it crosses to Rottnest versus sitting in the pen — instead of a generic calendar. The support line backs the programme up, because boating problems have a habit of surfacing at anchor on a Sunday rather than in the workshop on a Tuesday.

The Mercury Marine relationship deserves its own mention. MYA holds factory authorisation for Mercury service, maintenance and warranty work, with Mercury-specialist technicians on staff. In practice, a warranty claim on a Mercury-powered boat is assessed and completed by the dealer that knows the vessel, not referred to a third party while the owner waits.

Continuity is the quiet benefit. The technicians who commission a new Saxdor at handover belong to the same operation that services it in year three and prepares it for sale in year eight. Every inspection, invoice and repair sits in one file — which sounds administrative until the day a warranty question, an insurer or a buyer’s surveyor makes that file valuable.

Resale: the brokerage that already knows your boat

Every boat is eventually sold, and resale is where the single-partner model pays its final dividend. A vessel that has lived its whole ownership with one dealer arrives on the market with a complete story: full service history, documented warranty work, a known lifting and maintenance record. Buyers pay for certainty, and certainty is the one thing a scattered paper trail cannot provide.

MYA’s brokerage arm is active rather than nominal. At the time of writing it carries around 30 listings priced from roughly A$7,000 to A$995,000 — trailerable boats such as a Whittley CR 2080 SD at one end, a Sunseeker Manhattan 60 MKII at the other, with Protectors, a Bavaria Sport 330 HT and a Sea Ray 335 Sundancer in between. The current selection is on the pre-owned page.

Because the brokerage sits beside the workshop, condition can be verified rather than assumed. Faults can be rectified before a listing goes live, detailing can bring a tired vessel back to presentation standard, and the claims made in the listing are ones the business is prepared to stand behind. We cover how the two sides reinforce each other in our guide to Perth yacht brokerage and servicing.

There is also the upgrade path. Owners rarely leave the water; they change boats. A dealer handling brokerage and new sales together can list the current vessel and secure the next one as a single coordinated move — timed so the family is never left boatless for a season, or paying for two pens at once.

One number, seven days a week

The simplest way to test the single-partner claim is to visit. MYA runs viewings seven days a week by appointment at its North Fremantle marina in the Rous Head Harbour precinct, and the same conversation can cover a new Sunseeker or Saxdor, a brokerage listing, a servicing programme, or all of them at once.

Call +61 499 770 180 or send an enquiry through the contact page. The purchase is the beginning of the relationship. Everything above is about what comes after — and that is the part worth choosing a dealer for.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which yacht brands does Motoryachts Australasia represent in Perth?

MYA is the official Western Australian dealer for Sunseeker, whose range spans roughly 55 to 134 feet across about 19 models, and for Saxdor, the Finnish-designed sports boats from approximately 20 to 46 feet. In July 2026 it was also appointed WA dealer for Sealegs amphibious craft, and it runs its own Mercury service department with Mercury-specialist technicians on staff.

Does MYA carry out warranty work in Perth?

Yes. MYA completes warranty repairs on the boats and Mercury engines it supplies to factory standard using genuine parts, and its Mercury-specialist technicians service and maintain Mercury power in-house. Warranty claims are handled by the dealer directly rather than referred to a third party, and owners are backed by a 24/7 technical support line.

Where is Motoryachts Australasia located and when can I visit?

MYA is based at a North Fremantle marina in the Rous Head Harbour precinct, Western Australia, with its office attached to SFM Marina. Viewings are available seven days a week by appointment — call +61 499 770 180 or use the contact page on the website to arrange a time that suits you.

How large a vessel can be lifted at Rous Head?

The SFM Marine recreational facility that MYA's office is attached to runs two lifters rated to 200 tonnes and accepts vessels up to 10 metres of beam. It handles everything from 14-foot trailer boats to 90-foot cruisers, including catamarans and tri-hulls, and operates from 7am to 4pm daily, with qualified mechanics, electricians, shipwrights and engineers on site.

Does MYA sell pre-owned boats as well as new?

Yes. Alongside new Sunseeker, Saxdor and Sealegs sales, MYA runs an active brokerage. At the time of writing it carries around 30 pre-owned listings priced from roughly A$7,000 to A$995,000, ranging from trailerable boats to a Sunseeker Manhattan 60 MKII, and the same business handles servicing and detailing before vessels go to market.