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How many photos do Boat Trader, YachtWorld and boats.com need?
Boats Group owns Boat Trader, YachtWorld and boats.com, and dealers and brokers list through one shared tool, BoatWizard, that syncs the same listing across all three sites in real time — so there's one photo spec to know, not three. BoatWizard's own help center publishes real numbers — a per-photo and per-listing file-size cap, a recommended resolution and aspect ratio, and a low-quality floor — in JPG, PNG or HEIC; each is linked in the table below. Boat Trader's own seller guide adds a shot list covering the hull, cockpit and engine bay. Where Boat Trader disagrees with itself on file size, we show both numbers rather than pick a winner — see the conflict below.
Every rule links to Boat Trader, YachtWorld & boats.com’s own pages
What Boat Trader, YachtWorld & boats.com sells
Boats, yachts and PWC, listed by dealers and brokers and synced across Boat Trader, YachtWorld and boats.com through one BoatWizard listing.
Published specs
What Boat Trader, YachtWorld & boats.com actually publishes.
Each rule links to Boat Trader, YachtWorld & boats.com’s own page.
Accepted formats
JPG, PNG, HEIC
“Supported formats for photos: JPG, PNG, and HEIC”
Maximum file size per photo
15 MB
“Photos cannot exceed 15 MB each”
Maximum combined file size per listing
50 MB total
“The combined file size of all photos in a listing cannot exceed 50 MB”
Recommended image size
2160 × 1440 px, 3:2 aspect ratio
“Recommended image size: 2160 x 1440 pixels (3:2 aspect ratio)”
Minimum image size
1080 × 720 px, 3:2 aspect ratio
“Minimum image size: 1080 x 720 pixels (3:2 aspect ratio)”
Low-quality threshold
Under 1000 px is flagged as low quality
“Images under 1000 pixels are considered low quality”
Primary image rule
Image #1 becomes the primary photo shown in search results
“The first image (Image #1) is highlighted in orange, indicating that it is the primary image and will be displayed in the search results.”
Recommended shot angles (Boat Trader seller guide)
10–15 angles, covering the hull, cockpit and engine bay
“We recommend 10-15 angles. Include varied images of the hull, cockpit, and engine bay.”
Reused-image policy
No stock-photo-specific rule; a general anti-reuse clause covers all Boats Group sites
“Unauthorized use of images or text from another customer's listing or website is prohibited.”
This is a general anti-theft clause, not a stock-photo-specific policy — see gaps below.
Published conflict
Boat Trader lists two different limits.
File size
Boat Trader's own legacy help article and its own 2026 research guide are both live on boattrader.com at the same time, and they don't agree. The legacy article reads like pre-digital classified-ad guidance — it even tells sellers to scan prints at a copy shop. We show both rather than pick one for you.
Honest gaps
What Boat Trader, YachtWorld & boats.com does not publish.
We only publish what Boat Trader, YachtWorld & boats.comitself documents. Where it hasn’t published something, we say so plainly instead of guessing or borrowing a number from somewhere else.
- Maximum photo count per listingNot published by Boats Group.
- Watermark, logo or border policyNot published by Boats Group.
- Edited or AI-image policyNot published by Boats Group.
- Its own photo-count or performance statNot published by Boats Group.
How VehiclePhoto helps here
VehiclePhoto's Boat Trader export scales each photo down to BoatWizard's recommended long edge, from the same photos you use on your own site, with yard clutter and shrink-wrap cleaned up first. It doesn't crop to BoatWizard's aspect ratio — for an exact crop, our free resize tool does that in your browser.
FAQ
Boat Trader, YachtWorld & boats.com, answered.
How many photos can I put on a Boat Trader, YachtWorld or boats.com listing?
BoatWizard, the tool that syncs listings across all three, doesn't publish a maximum photo count. What it does publish is a per-photo size cap of 15 MB and a 50 MB combined cap for the whole listing, plus a recommended 2160×1440 resolution.
Which Boat Trader file size limit is actually correct?
Both numbers are live on boattrader.com right now, from two different pages. A legacy help article says 100 KB; Boat Trader's own 2026 research guide says target 2–5 MB. Both are shown here, each linked to its page, because Boat Trader hasn't said which one it enforces.
Do Boat Trader, YachtWorld and boats.com each have their own photo rules?
No — Boats Group owns all three, and dealers and brokers list through one tool, BoatWizard, which syncs the same listing across all three sites in real time. There is one spec to know, not three.
Can I use stock photos of a similar boat?
Boats Group doesn't publish a stock-photo-specific rule. Its advertising policy does ban reusing another customer's images or listing text.
List on Boat Trader, YachtWorld & boats.com with photos that hold up.
See it on your own photos.