Surveyor Recommendations Northeast US - NYC
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I would focus your effort on finding the right boat and doing as much due diligence as you can. 35-50' diesel is quite the range. You have at least a dozen steps to go in the process before its time to find a surveyor. It is very difficult to survey boats in the north east between Jan-Mar due to cold and that most boats are winterized, shrink wrapped, etc.
bridaus
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I wondered how much detail/pre-explaining I should do.
I have found some candidates, and done a massive amount of research (avid reader) and have some experience. This particular boat is in the water and not winterized (kept as a live-aboard).
I wondered how much detail/pre-explaining I should do.
I have found some candidates, and done a massive amount of research (avid reader) and have some experience. This particular boat is in the water and not winterized (kept as a live-aboard).
Ok didn't know you have a particular boat in mind because you gave a 35-50' range. Is there a marina willing to haul the boat for survey? Most marinas in the north east are now shutdown and no longer operating their lifts for haul outs. I would be verifying that there is a marina able to do the haul out otherwise you may have to wait until April.
bridaus
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I am told there is.
Try my Good friend Jerry Zingale AMS in Brooklyn. One of the very best in the business.
Gerard V. Zingale - Accredited Marine Surveyor - 2009
M. R. Wolf & Co.
145 Maple Street
Brooklyn, New York 11225-5007
718-693-0100 -O, 718-913-8643 -Cell, 877-350-8931 -Toll Free Fax
vesselsafety@yahoo.com
I understand you have some experience but this may help.
Marine Survey 101
Gerard V. Zingale - Accredited Marine Surveyor - 2009
M. R. Wolf & Co.
145 Maple Street
Brooklyn, New York 11225-5007
718-693-0100 -O, 718-913-8643 -Cell, 877-350-8931 -Toll Free Fax
vesselsafety@yahoo.com
I understand you have some experience but this may help.
Marine Survey 101
bridaus
Senior Member
Thank you!
Some experience means not all, not ever enough, I appreciate any and all advice. That link is literally on my screen at work about one third read. Great stuff!
bridaus
Senior Member
Because I know a bit about diesel engines and the max cost is easy to know. Full replacement. Doesn't total the boat.
Hull and deck repair vary wildly. I can handle an engine replacement myself, but not a hull.
And not that I'm not concerned at all, just not number one for me.
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Its one thing to know and its another to have something that can be used as a negotiation tool...but since you are already looking for a surveyor, I am guessing you have already negotiated a # assuming everything is good with the hull and deck so I'll shut up now
bridaus
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Its one thing to know and its another to have something that can be used as a negotiation tool...but since you are already looking for a surveyor, I am guessing you have already negotiated a # assuming everything is good with the hull and deck so I'll shut up now
It's all good, survey will be part of negotiation, and I would like survey to include engine, but it's just not my focus. I need help where I know the least and I prefer to help those helping me by giving an idea of what I'm looking for and where I know the least. I know the least about fiberglass and composites.
Thanks!
Most surveyors have nothing to do with engine, genset, mechanicals. Sure they may note visual appearance and join on a sea trial but you would need a mechanic that specializes in that make/model engine, genset if you want a report that is not topical.
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