That's a real mischaracterization in my book.
Hopefully, you realize that "I'M" not attempting to mischaracterize you. I agree that the broker seemed to have dropped the ball. No pictures and an insistence that there be a deposit to SEE the boat is unrealistic.
All I'm saying is look at it from the brokers perspective. You're asking him to work and admitting that you're not immediately in the market. He should have taken photos, but for whatever reason didn't.
You're now asking him to drive to the boat and spend time taking photo's, downloading the photos from a camera and uploading to a site or an E-mail. Most brokers cover a wide regional area, so this could be several hours of work.
You are then asking for a viewing appointment. Between drive time, chit chat, and showing, this could be several hours.
What you're asking is for the broker to dedicate hours over two different days when you clearly indicated that you are not currently in the market.
I'm not saying he's right, but I am saying you're asking him to spend hours on what you've indicated is most likely not going to be a sale.
The broker more than likely represents tens up to a 100 boats. He probably gets many, many e-mails every day. Most E-mails, calls, and viewings are tire kickers. There are many, many ours spent to arrive at a sale. Brokers tend to put as much interest and effort as the buyer does. He could spend most of his day replying to E-mails, taking and uploading pictures that he never gets a response to.
Unfortunately, after a number of years, the broker becomes somewhat cynical and also understands where his time is best spent.
You MAY be a serious buyer, but his history of experience hasn't lead him to that conclusion yet.