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Old 03-09-2015, 05:54 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by seaK View Post
... Owners were helpful and honest. When we were seeing boat spouse noticed some moisture by engine. Thought it was from owners hosing down boat right before. Well we put in an offer pending sea trial and surveyor after seeing boat. Owners accepted. That night owners called and said they had investigated moisture further and it was a leaking fuel tank...
Unless the owners are out to impress you with false integrity, you may be onto something good, decent people willing to disclose. I agree you are better doing/having done the fix, be sure you get the full cost allowed, in my experience negotiated allowances are rarely enough.
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