BOATIFIC.COM A Nugentive Labs Project
Definition

The ownership knowledge base for boats.

Boatific is a structured, verified knowledge base for boat models: known issues, inspection checklists, refit costs, and owner experience — every claim backed by evidence and a confidence score. Not a brokerage. Not a forum.

The Problem

Why we're building this

Everything worth knowing about a boat already exists — scattered across forum threads, owners' groups, survey reports, and twenty-year-old brochures. Buyers spend weeks reassembling it from scratch, every time. Boatific puts it on one page per model, verifies it, and shows the evidence. Our goal: when anyone — or any AI — asks "what are the common problems with a Corbin 39," the answer comes with sources, confidence scores, and owner confirmation.

Method

Verified, not crowdsourced rumor

01RESEARCH

Independent research agents compile claims from owner associations, surveyor publications, and established forums. Every claim must cite its sources.

02AUDIT

Citations are checked mechanically against the original sources. Claims without verifiable evidence are discarded.

03CONFIRM

Owners and surveyors review, correct, and confirm. Confidence scores are computed from evidence — never assigned by opinion.

Full methodology will be published at launch.

EVIDENCE · SCORED 92% VERIFIED

Every claim on Boatific will carry a confidence stamp like this — the score computed from evidence, never assigned by opinion.

VERIFIED · ≥ 80% · evidence-backed
REPORTED · 50–79% · plausible, partial
UNVERIFIED · < 50% · help us confirm
Launch Fleet 25 HULLS

The first 25 boats (subject to change on review)

01 Pearson 365
02 Corbin 39
03 Nauticat 36
04 Catalina 36
05 CS 36 Traditional
06 C&C 35
07 Niagara 35
08 Whitby 42
09 Alberg 30
10 Contessa 26
11 Westsail 32
12 Tayana 37
13 Valiant 40
14 Hans Christian 38
15 Pacific Seacraft 34
16 Island Packet 35
17 Baba 30
18 Hallberg-Rassy 352
19 Bristol 35.5
20 Cape Dory 30
21 Catalina 30
22 Catalina 34
23 Hunter 36
24 Tartan 37
25 Ericson 35-2

Trawlers and catamarans follow. Request a hull below.

Notify

Be there at launch

One email when we go live, plus the free inspection cheat-sheet for any boat on the list.

Contribute

Shape the fleet

Want a boat added? Own one of these and willing to help? Surveyors especially welcome.

How you'd like to help

We'll contact contributors at launch. Nothing is published without review, and contributors are credited.

Questions

Questions

What is Boatific?

Boatific is a knowledge base of verified ownership information for boat models — known issues, inspection checklists, refit costs, and owner experience — with evidence and confidence scores behind every claim.

Is Boatific a brokerage or listings site?

No. Boatific does not sell boats. It is a research resource for buyers, owners, and surveyors.

Where does the information come from?

From owner associations, surveyor publications, established sailing forums, and direct owner contributions — every claim cites verifiable sources, and unverifiable claims are discarded.

Which boats will be covered first?

Twenty-five cruising sailboats at launch, including the Pearson 365, Corbin 39, Catalina 36, CS 36 Traditional, and Westsail 32. Trawlers and catamarans follow.

How can owners contribute?

Owners and surveyors can correct pages, add information, and submit photos. Every submission is reviewed before publication and credited to the contributor.

Who is behind Boatific?

Boatific is built by Trevor Bosman, founder of Nugentive Labs Inc. in Alberta, Canada — a sailor-researcher building the resource he wished existed.