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Old 10-09-2014, 06:44 PM   #6
sunchaser
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City: Carefree, Arizona
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Vessel Model: DeFever 48 (sold)
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Originally Posted by Moonstruck View Post
The problem is that laymen can't know what they don't know. I get the best surveyor that I can find. the average boater that thinks he can survey a boat is fooling himself.


On larger more expensive vessels a sharpie like RickB is pretty standard especially when backed by a firm that banks and insurance companies recognize.

Two years ago we were getting ready to make an offer on a vessel that was in a large boat show. Amongst the visitors to the vessel were two that we had engaged from a well respected yard that commissioned this particular brand. They walked amongst the spectators on this vessel taking notes on issues they found, about half a dozen in all that were necessary repairs. This short list was part of the negotiations in the form of "deducts" and were indeed items that would have been addressed had we closed the deal. In addition an instrument guy did the same as we were curious if our desired nav and radar additions would be compatible with existing.

The point being, good yard guys familiar with brand specific build issues, costs and vessel systems can be a worthwhile part of pre purchase boat inspections.
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