There are different types of boats that you can buy according to your needs and budget.
There are sailing boats, fishing boats and many other varieties like. Some of them are
Sailboats: Sailing dinghies, cruising sailboats, racing sail boats, classic sailboats and day-sailers.
Sailing dinghies- Sport sailing dinghie, school sailing dinghie, recreational sailing dinghie, inflatable sailing dinghie.
Day sailer- Keelboats.
Classic sailboats- Classic sloop, lug cat boat, gaffsail schooner.
Catamarans: Sports catamaran, racing catamarans and cruising catamarans.
Sport catamaran- Inflatable sport catmaran, recreational catamaran.
Racing catamaran- Custom-made.
Cruising catamaran- Motor catamaran, charter catamaran.
Trimarans: Sports trimarans, racing trimarans and cruising trimarans.
Sport trimaran- Trimaran with foils, leisure trimaran.
Yachts: Cruising yachts, racing yachts, hunter yachts and classic yachts.
Inflatable boats and RIB's include foldable inflatable tenders, rigid inflatable tenders, cabin RIB's and in-board RIB's.
Open boats, centre consoles and runabouts.
Centre consoles are a type of open boats in which the boats console is in the centre. In these there are no cabins.Runabouts are small motor-boats with a seating capacity of four. Mostly used for racing and fishing.
Cabin cruisers and express cruisers.
Cabin cruisers are larger than some other boats and provide a larger space. These are expensive.Express cruisers is a cruising boat. Their size ranges from 25 feet - 45 feet.
Professional boats and Hovercrafts.
Hovercrafts are supported by an air cushion present below it. They can move on water as well as land.
Ski boats and Jet boats.
Ski boats are equipped with high horsepower engines to tow water skiers.Jet boats are propelled by the water jet that is ejected from its back. These are very high speed boats usually used for racing.
There are many manufacturers in Australia that produce these types of boats. Some of them include,
Some of the models in Australia are:
Swiftcraft Sportsman
Haines 565 Centre Console
Donzi Regazza Sportscruiser
Chivers Safari 750
Searay s24 sports cruiser
Hampton Marine Fishing Sports
Haines Signature 610
Flightcraft ski boat
Jackman
Trailcraft 5.35mtr
Seafarer Vogue
Ranger Half Cab
Dominator 560 Series Canyon Runner
Kevlacat 2100 Offshore
Elliot 750
Stacer Seaway Sports
Quintrex Hunter
Haines Hunter 540C
Shark CAT 700 Series CUDDY
Kevlacat 6.2 Tournament
Savage Centre Console
Trailcraft 535/04 Cross Sport