bligh
Guru
Hi Guys,
We had a great time at the Seattle boat show. We even went to LaConner to check out a few boats.
I have my heart set on a boat that is in Seward, Alaska, but i dont want to get to far ahead of myself. This is a boat that is not listed with a broker- the owners approached me through an owners association after I expressed interest in buying that brand and model. I am thinking I should have the boat and the engine surveyed before I even go and look at the boat personally. Is this a good approach ? I have already been on a sister boat and know what I am getting into, I just don't really know the true condition of the boat. What I do know is that the first owner spared no expense on the boat in maintenance and it was bristol until the second owners bought it in 2006. The second and current owners seem to have taken pretty good care of it and have even made some improvements in electronics and cosmetics. They told me that they love the boat but have lost interest in boating and have moved out of the area for other reasons. So I'm guessing maintenance has been pretty lackadaisical for the last couple of years.
Anyhow, the owners are ready to sell, I am ready to buy, but the boat is in Alaska in the middle of winter and I am not sure what is the best strategy to proceed. I would like to have a boat by spring time. Even though I couldn't bring the boat down to WA till the spring, I want to know if it is the boat for me so that if it isn't , I can continue my search for the boat and hopefully close on another one before summer.
So anyhow, I am looking for one or two marine surveyors in the Seward Alaska area that could survey a 15 ton boat in the winter , an engine surveyor for a ford Lehman and any advice as to how soon, in the spring, you could safely bring a boat south along the AK/CA coast to WA.
Thank you all in advance for your help.
Scott
We had a great time at the Seattle boat show. We even went to LaConner to check out a few boats.
I have my heart set on a boat that is in Seward, Alaska, but i dont want to get to far ahead of myself. This is a boat that is not listed with a broker- the owners approached me through an owners association after I expressed interest in buying that brand and model. I am thinking I should have the boat and the engine surveyed before I even go and look at the boat personally. Is this a good approach ? I have already been on a sister boat and know what I am getting into, I just don't really know the true condition of the boat. What I do know is that the first owner spared no expense on the boat in maintenance and it was bristol until the second owners bought it in 2006. The second and current owners seem to have taken pretty good care of it and have even made some improvements in electronics and cosmetics. They told me that they love the boat but have lost interest in boating and have moved out of the area for other reasons. So I'm guessing maintenance has been pretty lackadaisical for the last couple of years.
Anyhow, the owners are ready to sell, I am ready to buy, but the boat is in Alaska in the middle of winter and I am not sure what is the best strategy to proceed. I would like to have a boat by spring time. Even though I couldn't bring the boat down to WA till the spring, I want to know if it is the boat for me so that if it isn't , I can continue my search for the boat and hopefully close on another one before summer.
So anyhow, I am looking for one or two marine surveyors in the Seward Alaska area that could survey a 15 ton boat in the winter , an engine surveyor for a ford Lehman and any advice as to how soon, in the spring, you could safely bring a boat south along the AK/CA coast to WA.
Thank you all in advance for your help.
Scott