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Originally Posted by O C Diver
Good points.
On my current boat, the surveyor didn't find anything that I hadn't already found. However, I was unfamiliar with how to "tap" the hull with a plastic headed hammer to look for water intrusion into the balsa core. He explained what he was doing and did the entire hull. The hull was fine, but the deck had soft spots which I was already aware of.
Ted
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It's a tough job....it's easy to be one and know a lot more than the average boater. They can make a living at it as long as they keep a good reputation..which isn't hard as most people never go back and make enough waves so the surveyor sees a big decrease in their business (maybe for some but I doubt many).
To be top notch you have to be an expert in many types of systems and be willing to stretch the envelope of what you are willing to discover. I just replace a hose to my raw water pump that looked brand new....it looked like it just had a little condensation on it...but if you grabbed it and pulled...all those droplets were from cracks that by the looks of the black hose and printing you would swear were new. When you pulled water would just stream out a lot of the cracks. Most boaters I know wouldn't investigate further and I bet all the surveyors I've used in the past wouldn't either based on the things they missed.
So to all the really good surveyors out there that probably work for 50 cents an hour, trying to stay on top of all the suggested "requirements", poking around their job boats for much longer than they bill for/than their competition, learning all the new tech to help (beyond moisture meters which many really don't use correctly from what I have seen/read), etc...etc...I applaud you, respect you and hope I can find one of you if I buy again or my friends need you....
To the rest.....have a nice day!