Syjos it would be fun to meet some time after purchase, My boats in Fisherman's Terminal.
I wished I got Matt Harris for his specialty in CHBs. But I went with a friend and RN that used cale Mathers twice. It also happened to be the person the broker picked.
Is it ok to have a surveyor picked by the broker?
It sounds like you spent a lot after purchasing the boat. Were you able to include repairs in your financing? Is that possible?
Meet after the pandemic is over.
Never, never, never, never use a surveyor recommended by the broker. The surveyor wants repeat business and doesn't want to alienate the broker by killing a deal. The broker is not going to recommend a thorough deal killing surveyor.
When we sold the Mainship in 2000, the buyer used a surveyor recommended by the broker.
He did not discover or report several deficiencies that I knew existed. The boat had a Perkins Range 4 which doesn't require zincs in the coolers but the surveyor said that zincs were missing and recommended putting them in. We argued about the need or not for the zincs.
I finally challenged him in front of the buyer that if he could prove the zincs are required by the engine manufacturer, I would pay for the buyers survey. But if he was wrong, the buyer would get a free survey. The surveyor backed down immediately and said he misidentified the engine.
Never have the surveyor survey an engine or generator. Hire a mechanic that specializes in your brand engine.
A client hired me to assess a "few" blisters mentioned in the prepurchase survey on his Navigator. He used a surveyor recommended by his broker. On the day of the hull inspection haul out, the broker told the client that the haul out was scheduled for 9 am. Client arrives at boat on time and it's already out of the water. Broker said Travel lift was available early due to a cancellation. Client saw a few minor blisters, the seller knocked $3,000 off the price for the blister repair and closed on boat.
He used the boat for the summer and decided to haul the boat and repair the blisters himself and hired me to show him how. We were at the Travel lift when the hull came out of the water. The bottom was completely covered in blisters. Thousands of blisters from 1/8" to 2". Client was devastated. He was unsuccessful getting satisfaction from the broker, seller and Navigator. It cost him $17,000 to have blisters peeled and bottom repaired.
We paid cash for Sandpiper and repairs were spread out over 20 years. I'm still not done!
Some banks will let you finance repairs but will have requirements for post repair inspection, escrow disbursement of funds etc.
I used Matt with all my clients buying boats. If I was selling a boat and Matt was hired to survey, I'd probably start crying.