What to Look For When Buying a Used Sailboat on the Chesapeake Bay
What to Look For When Buying a Used Sailboat on the Chesapeake Bay A used sailboat can be an excellent value — but only if you know what you’re actually buying. Norton Yachts has operated a full-service boatyard alongside our dealership since 1948, which means our team has hauled out, rigged, and repaired thousands of […]
New vs. Used Boat: How to Decide What’s Right for Your Budget and Goals
New vs. Used Boat: How to Decide What’s Right for Your Budget and Goals Every boat buyer eventually asks the same practical question: buy new, or buy used? There’s no single right answer — it depends on your budget, how much time you want to spend on maintenance, and how soon you want to be […]
Sailboat vs. Powerboat: Which Is Right for You on the Chesapeake Bay?
Sailboat vs. Powerboat: Which Is Right for You on the Chesapeake Bay? It’s the first fork in the road for almost every new boat buyer, and it’s rarely a simple one. Sail and power boating offer genuinely different experiences on the water, and the right answer depends less on which one is “better” and more […]
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 410 Review: Comprehensive 2026 Buyer’s Guide
The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 410 is a remarkable cruiser sailboat that balances elegance with performance, making it a popular choice among sailing enthusiasts. This guide provides an in-depth review of its specifications, performance, and practical considerations for potential buyers in 2026. You’ll learn about the key features that define this sailboat and how it performs […]
2002 Jeanneau 34.2
This is an extremely well-kept Jeanneau 34. Lots of extras and ready to cruise. Spinnaker, Air Conditioning, Solar, Davits, and bottom painted in 2024.
Bennington vs Barletta: Which Premium Tritoon Actually Wins?
Barletta is the challenger brand that the premium pontoon market has been talking about for the past several years. Their positioning is direct: build a boat that competes with Bennington on quality and feature specification, price it aggressively to gain market share, and back it with the kind of warranty that forces the comparison. If […]
Bennington vs Harris Pontoon: An Honest Comparison for Mid-Atlantic Buyers
Bennington and Harris are both legitimate pontoon brands with real followings and real differences. If you are shopping for a pontoon boat in the $50,000 to $120,000 range and these two brands keep coming up in your research, this comparison will give you a clearer picture of what separates them. Norton Yachts is an authorized […]
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 40 vs 40.3: What Changed and Which One to Buy Used
The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 40 and Sun Odyssey 40.3 are different boats that share a name, a heritage, and — unfortunately for used buyers — a fair amount of confusion in the market. If you are shopping for a used Jeanneau in the 40-foot range and you have seen both models in your search, this […]
Jeanneau vs Beneteau Sailboats: An Authorized Dealer’s Honest Take
Full disclosure: Norton Yachts is an authorized Jeanneau dealer. We sell Jeanneau sailboats. That makes this comparison either more credible or less trustworthy depending on your level of skepticism, and you are right to have some. Here is why we are writing it anyway: buyers come into our showroom with this question constantly — Jeanneau […]
Bennington QX vs LX vs R Series: Which Pontoon Is Best for Entertaining?
Bennington’s lineup is intentionally broad. They make boats for families, for performance buyers, for fishing, and for the crowd that wants a floating living room with a sound system and enough seating for everyone they know. If entertaining on the water is your primary use case, three series stand out: the QX, the LX, and […]