We have just purchased property in Bocas Del Toro out on Popa Isla and we are going to need a boat. We are not ready to move quite yet so we are not in a hurry, but we didn't see any place in Bocas to actually buy boats. Everyone we talked locally to bought their boats used. So where would we go to buy a new boat? On a very short visit to Almirante, I didn't spot anything. I should have asked around more but time down there this last visit was limited and I didn't think much about the boat at that time.
In my last couple poasts I got lots of replies of people telling me not to buy land in Bocas or asking why would I want to live there... If you can't tell me about buying boats in Bocas, please don't reply.