Olivergm wrote:
Ive just had a survey done on a '06 V278 Im buying in Thailand. It was well worth the USD450 as the surveyor spotted that the engine room had been filled with 20cm of rain water recently. The boat was kept in 'dry stack' and they forgot to take out the hull plug. Anyway it rained and filled up. So looking at it with an untrained eye the engine (and boat) looks great but the surveyor, using a fibre optic probe spotted that the starter engine was on its last legs. Anyway the seller has to replace a few bits before the deal goes through. A 40pg document, new starter, piece of mine... well worth the $450
Good move. A few people could learn from your experience. A survey should be done by a trained/acredited marine surveyor when you purchase a boat. It is much better than doing it yourself because you have owned boats and think you know what you are looking for. As well as having the seller pay to get the things fixed that were found. It's part of the deal you need to work, so you don't have to "find" things wrong with the boat and have to fix them yourself.
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One of 4 Previous (Sold) Boats:2000 Four Winns 268 Vista
Current Boat: 2004 Chaparral
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