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Old 04-27-2018, 11:22 AM   #14
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City: Windmill Harbour, Hilton Head Island, SC
Vessel Name: River Girl
Vessel Model: 2004 DeFever 49 RPH
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A good buyers broker can show you the sold boat data for the last couple of years for that model which should give you a good comfort level. Definitely get a knowledgeable mechanic on board for the sea trial. As a counter point to other posts, if the seller wouldn't permit WOT for 30 minutes (obviously abort if predetermined max temp reached) I wouldn't even bother with a survey/sea trial. But then I regularly have run my diesels to WOT for at least 5-10 minutes daily-preferably just after I leave port or before arriving in case issues arise. Sometimes conditions arise en route where you may need to run hard for safety, you need to be confident that you can.
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