The Massey Team offers over 18 years of experience in the marine industry. Having owned a working marina for over 10 years they bring a well rounded approach to buying and selling boats. Working with both Buyer's & Seller's, Shelli handles the paperwork side of things. From Listing Agreements and photo shoots for advertising to Purchase & Sale Agreements, through Acceptance of Vessel and preparation for Closing, she is involved answering questions and moving things along. Craig offers a vast knowledge of sales, for both new and used vessels but also the maintenance and mechanical side of the industry as well. This knowledge allows him the expertise of knowing what to look for, the questions to ask and the understanding of various issues and concerns vessels, and engines, are known to have. Most sales people will talk you into buying a boat. Craig will talk you out of the wrong vessel and into the one that will work best for you both financially, from the start, and cost effectively down the line as well. Give them a call today, they would Love to work with you!!
Testimonials
Massey Team,
Thank you! I really enjoyed working with you. It’s refreshing to find people who are focused on doing the right thing and treating people with respect. Thanks again for a great experience,
Gary
Craig Massey, a knowledgeable and honest broker gave us the best advice for our situation.
In March 2022 my wife and I took a road trip from Atlanta to the Tampa/St. Pete area in search of a 40-44' 1980's trawler in the $80-$100k range. The kind of affordable but elusive floating condo that thousands of other retirees are looking for to fulfill long-held dreams of cruising the ICW, wintering in the Bahamas, or doing the Great Loop.
After 20 years of dreaming and scheming, we were quite serious now that we are empty-nesters. The one impediment from going "all-in" and living aboard was the responsibility for keeping an eye on an aging parent which means limiting cruising to a max of 4 weeks at a time, 3 or 4 times a year.
We were in the midst of looking at some possibilities with the broker we were working with in St. Pete when we saw an Edwards listing for a 42' Jefferson in Punta Gorda brokered by Craig Massey. We made an appointment with Craig and drove the hour to meet him in his office. By the time we arrived that vessel was under contract. Not surprising given the high demand and low supply.
Nonetheless, Craig asked us a series of questions about what we were looking for and why, and what our plans were for using the vessel. He listened patiently, and after giving it some thought declared that we should not buy the boat of our dreams. Not something we were expecting to hear from a broker! He made a key point that we only needed such a vessel if we were going to be living on it full-time and shared the lessons learned from his many years' experience around boats and running a boatyard to open our eyes to the realities of what we were getting ourselves into.
So what were we to do with our dashed dreams? When we can eventually spend more than a month at a time aboard or want to expand our cruising grounds we will have to buy our own trawler through Craig. In the meantime, we have Craig to thank for getting us on the water in the best way possible for our situation.
If you are looking for a full service Yacht Broker that does all the hard work for you, then look no further than the Massey Team. Craig and Shelli Massey with Edwards Yacht Sales in Punta Gorda Florida are the dream team. My wife and I began looking for a new Sportfish after relocating to the West Coast of Florida in April of 2021. After having researched dozens of Sportfish models on the Internet and travelling all around the State, wasting countless hours looking at numerous yachts, all we could say to each other when using the internet was “caveat emptor” and “there has to be a better way”. Then we found Craig and Shelly Massey. We explained what we had been through travelling all around Florida in search of our dream boat, only to find boats riddled with blisters or literally just trashed. None of the boats we looked at had pictures on the Internet showing what the Vessel really looked like, just really nice pictures. Craig sat down with us to determine our boating experience, vessel history and price point, he then went to work finding our new Sportfish. Within only a couple of days he began emailing us vessels to look at that he had personally prequalified as worth looking at or not. What Craig does is find you the vessel by asking all the right questions to the Captain or the owner and if the boat meets his initial tests, he will then go and look for himself to determine if it is worth pursuing. Craig is personable, professional and passionate about what he does and it shows. Within two weeks we settled on a Cabo and again Craig went to work for us, negotiating with the sellers broker to get us the fair market value of the vessel. Once we came to the “right number”, Shelli takes over making the financial documentation and paperwork seamlessly flow using Docusign. The entire experience with the Massey Team, from start to finish, was efficient and stress free. It really helps to work with professionals that are working for you, we highly recommend the Massey Team.
I wanted to thank Craig and Shelly Massey for their excellent service selling my boat. They made the sale painless and kept me informed every step of the way. The closing was smooth as well. I couldn’t be happier.
Craig and Shelly are the most honest people I’ve ever met in the Marine industry (which says allot). I wasn’t just treated like a customer, but they made me feel like one of their family. I’ll recommend all my friends to them for purchases/sales of new or used boats as well as all for their maintenance needs.
I look forward to dealing with them in the future. They have a customer for life with me. You couldn’t ask for a better representative for your company. I wouldn’t hesitate to deal with them again.
Respectfully,
Current Inventory
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Hatteras 52
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Bayliner 4788
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Leopard 47
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Carver 445 Aft Cabin Motor Yacht
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Silverton 39 MY
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Albin 35 Command Bridge
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Mainship 34 Trawler
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Mainship 34 PILOT
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Back Cove 33
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Hunter 326
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Tidewater 280
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Grady-White 275
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Sea Fox 268 Commander
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Glacier Bay 2670 Isle Runner
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Harris FloteBote Solstice 250
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Pursuit 2470 CC
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Blue Wave 2400 PURE BAY
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Carolina Cat 23 SD
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NauticStar 2200 Offshore
Sold Inventory
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Albin 28 Tournament Express
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Mainship Pilot 34
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Californian 48MY
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Ocean Alexander 43 Flush Aft Deck
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Meridian 391 Sedan
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NauticStar 243 DC
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Mainship 430 Trawler
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Sunseeker Superhawk 48
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Sea Ray 360 Sundancer
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Sea Ray 420 Aft Cabin
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Tollycraft 48 Tollycraft
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Jefferson 42
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Hans Christian Yachts 38T
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Mainship 430
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Beneteau Oceanis 321
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Century 3200 Center Console
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Everglades 243CC
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Crevalle 25 Bay
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Cabo Yachts 35 Express
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Mainship 40 Sedan Bridge
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Sabre 34 Hard Top Express
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Ranger Tugs R23
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Mainship 31 Sedan Bridge
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Robalo R202 Explorer
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Scarab 23
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Glacier Bay 3470 Ocean Runner
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Carver C34
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Glacier Bay 3470 Ocean Runner
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Mainship 400 Trawler
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Sea Ray 280 Sundancer
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Mainship 34ft
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Mainship 34ft Flybridge
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Tiara Yachts 4300 Sovran
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Tiara Yachts 4300 Sovran
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Regal 3060 Window Express
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Edgewater 265CC
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Edgewater 265
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Century Center Console
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Century 2003 32ft Center Console
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Hatteras 36 Sedan
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Hatteras Convertible
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Cruisers Yachts 3772
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Cruisers Yachts 3772
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Avanti Cat 5
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Avanti Cat 5
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Bayliner 39ft Command Bridge MY
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Bayliner 3988 COMMAND BRIDGE MY
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Cruisers Yachts 45 Cantius
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Cruisers Yachts cantius
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Grady-White 330 Express
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Grady-White 330
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Tiara Yachts Sovran
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Tiara Yachts Sovran
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Sea Ray Sundancer
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Sea Ray Sundancer
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Carver 440 Aft Cabin Motor Yacht
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Carver 440 Aft Cabin Motor Yacht
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Albin 32 plus 2 Command Bridge
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Albin 32 plus 2
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Camano Troll
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Camano Troll
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Beneteau Antares 10.80
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Beneteau Antares 10.80
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Maxum 4100 SCB
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Tiara Yachts Coronet
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Tiara Yachts Coronet
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Maxum 4100 SCB
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Carver 390
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Carver 39 CPMY
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Meridian 391
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Glacier Bay 2670 Isle Runner
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Mainship 30 Pilot Rum Runner
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Mainship
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Trophy 2902 Walkaround
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Trophy 2902 Walkaround
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Pro-Line Pro-Line Sport
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Pro-Line 31 Sport
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Sea Ray 410 Sundancer
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Sea Ray Sundancer
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Pursuit 315 OS
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Pursuit 315 Offshore
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Jeanneau NC 11
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Jeanneau NC-11
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Meridian 441
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Meridian 441 Sedan
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Sabreline Motor Yacht
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Sabreline Motor Yacht
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Tiara Yachts Sovran
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Tiara Yachts Sovran
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Sea Ray 480 Sedan Bridge
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Sea Ray 480 Sedan Bridge
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Mainship 31 Sedan Bridge
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Mainship Bridge
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Sea Ray 340 Sundancer
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Sea Ray Sundancer
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Sea Ray Motor Yacht
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Sea Ray 480 Motor Yacht
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Silverton Sport Coupe
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Silverton Sports Coupe
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Glacier Bay Isle Runner 2670
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Pursuit 3370 Offshore
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Grady-White 273
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Cruisers Yachts 390 Sport Coupe
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Tiara Yachts 4300 Sovran
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Pursuit 3370 Offshore
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Sea Ray Sundancer
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Sea Ray Sundancer