Everett Yachts

10/17/2026

You can tell a lot about a boater by what they notice first when stepping aboard another boat.

Some head straight for the engine room. Some immediately check out the helm and electronics. Some want to know how much room there is in the galley. And then there's the person who opens every cabinet & hatch to see how much storage there is. (You know who you are.)

We all develop our own priorities.

So what's the FIRST thing you check out when you step aboard a boat you've never been on before? We're genuinely curious.

10/15/2026

Your boat doesn’t need a leaf collection.

Fall in the PNW comes with a small maintenance task that’s easy to overlook: keeping cockpit drains, scuppers, and deck drainage channels clear.

A handful of wet leaves can block drainage, letting rainwater collect where it shouldn’t. When you check your boat, regularly take a quick lap, clear the debris, and check that water has a clear path off the boat.

Save the fall foliage for the cruising photos. Your cockpit has other responsibilities.

10/13/2026

The listing says “1988 Tollycraft.” The logbook tells the rest.

Years of happy cruising. Equipment upgraded along the way. Attentive owner care & maintenance.

Around Puget Sound, plenty of Tollycrafts have decades of cruising behind them—and owners who know every inch of their boats. When it’s time to sell, that knowledge helps a buyer see beyond the year on the listing.

To see this Tolly, contact us - we're happy to chat.

If you’re thinking about listing your Tolly, start gathering your maintenance records, receipts, and equipment list—and tell us how you’ve cruised her.

At Everett Yachts, we know & love Tollys.
People First, Always.

To see THIS Tolly, click here: https://tinyurl.com/yc86bdpz

1988 TOLLYCRAFT 44 COCKPIT MOTOR YACHT – BLEU FISHBLEU FISH is a well-cared-for example of the Ed Monk-designed Tollycraft 44 Cockpit Motor Yacht, a proven Pacific Northwest cruising design offering comfortable accommodations, excellent visibility, practical deck spaces and the warm handcrafted te...

10/08/2026

WHO SAYS BOATING SEASON HAS TO END?

Winter cruising is a thing around here. Plenty of boaters are still out on the water long after the summer months have ended. There’s a lot to like about cruising this time of year: Quieter marinas, uncrowded anchorages, and those beautiful clear crisp days are unbeatable in the winter months.

Of course, it has to be the right boat.

A warm pilothouse, good visibility, comfortable salon, and the right heating system all make a big difference. And they’re worth thinking about, especially if you're considering moving up to a larger cruiser.

In the PNW, boating season doesn't have an end in Winter. You just turn up the heat.

Everett Yachts | People First, Always.

10/06/2026

Sometimes you start looking for another boat not because there’s anything wrong with the one you have. You’ve just learned more about how you actually like to boat.

Maybe your weekends have turned into longer trips. Maybe you want a little more range, a second stateroom for guests, a proper inside helm, or enough room that four people can spend a rainy weekend aboard without becoming *too* well acquainted.

That’s one of the interesting things about boat ownership — the boat teaches you what you want from the next one.

And then soon you find yourself going from "SOMEDAY" to "Let's go look."

To see the Tollycraft featured here: https://bit.ly/4ARiZCB

Everett Yachts
People First, Always.

10/01/2026

Something you don’t think much about when buying a boat: Can you actually reach everything?

We got a good reminder of that recently when we needed to replace a few hoses & clamps. Simple, right? Except access was in one of those spots that required an ability to become a pretzel to get into position without getting stuck, not to mention having both hands free to work.

It’s the kind of thing that makes you look at engine-room access a little differently.
When you’re shopping for a cruising boat, it’s easy to open the engine hatch, see a clean engine room and think, “Looks good.” But take a minute. Can you reach the strainers? Filters? Belts? Batteries? Hose connections? Is there room to actually get a tool in there, much less yourself?

Sooner or later, something that should be a ten-minute job is going to need doing — and good access can be the difference between ten minutes and a whole lot of creative language.

It may not be the first feature that occurs to you with a boat, but after you’ve owned one for a while, you might be surprised how high it moves up the list.

Everett Yachts
People First, Always.

09/28/2026

What's something that you didn't realize mattered until after you owned a boat??

Here's one: Try looking backward.

Can you see the stern? Can you see where the swim step is in relation to the dock? If you step out of the helm to handle a line, how quickly can you get where you need to be?

Docking is where you really find out whether the layout works for you. Cameras and thrusters are great but good sight lines and easy movement around the boat still matter. A lot. It’s one of those things that’s easy to overlook when you’re looking at a boat, and very hard to overlook the first time you have dock her into a tight slip.

09/17/2026

“Would You Buy Your Boat Again?”

After a full summer aboard, what would be on your must-have list if you bought again?” An inside helm,? Better side decks? Diesel heat? Better engine access? A second head, or more/less boat overall?

If selling is even in the back of your mind, fall is a good time to start the conversation. We're always happy to talk boats—even if you're not ready to list one yet.

(photo credit to our friends at )

09/15/2026

The PNW boat feature nobody cares about in July? HEAT.

Come September & October, a good diesel furnace can add months to your boating season. A warm salon is nice (of course it is!) but heat helps keep dampness down, windows clear and the whole boat a lot more comfortable when the PNW turns cool and gray. A good heating system isn’t really a luxury, it’s part of what makes a boat genuinely usable in the PNW.

WHAT KIND OF HEAT DO YOU HAVE?
HOW DO YOU MITIGATE COLD / DAMP ON YOUR BOAT?

09/11/2026

September through early November is a very particular kind of boating season in the Puget Sound. The summer-only crowd starts disappearing, but plenty of serious local boaters are still cruising, fishing, maintaining boats, shopping for their next boat, and thinking about what worked—or didn’t—this season.

What lessons did your boat teach you this summer? What will you change going forward??

For details on this Ranger Tug, click here: https://tinyurl.com/mrxtnn28

Everett Yachts
People First, Always.