Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
 
Old 02-27-2021, 01:04 PM   #1
Newbie
 
City: Louisville
Join Date: Feb 2021
Posts: 4
We’ve agreed on a price, oh shi*, now what.

I am about to be owner of a 40’, 1980’s Trawler with twin ST 6.354M Perkins, engine.

Our goal is the Loop once were comfortable and familiar with the systems/operation(this fall or 2022)

In the process of locating a surveyor ( on the Ohio River, in the KY, IN, and OH
Area if you have suggestions). I want both, an engine and full boat survey with haul out. Is this practical even if I pay it?

Are there any references on how to quickly getup to speed on the maintenance items and frequency.

I’ve owned power boats, wave runners, and sailboats. So, I have some practical knowledge.

Any help would be appreciated.
ChriAdel is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-27-2021, 01:06 PM   #2
Moderator Emeritus
 
Comodave's Avatar
 
City: Au Gres, MI
Vessel Name: Black Dog
Vessel Model: Formula 41PC
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 21,131
Welcome aboard and congrats on your new boat. Yes, definitely get a hull and engine survey.
__________________
Boat Nut:
If you are one there is no explanation necessary.
If you aren’t one, there is no explanation possible.
Comodave is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-27-2021, 01:34 PM   #3
GFC
Guru
 
City: Tri Cities, WA
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 4,406
Welcome to TF. Yup, get both surveys so you will find out before you complete the deal what is wrong with the boat and will need to be repaired.
__________________
Mike and Tina
1981 Boston Whaler 13'
GFC is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-27-2021, 01:39 PM   #4
Swa
Senior Member
 
City: Tampa
Join Date: Oct 2019
Posts: 138
Welcome aboard and do yourself a big favor and do both. There is a lot you can overlook on an older boat. Im always repairing something or another. Good luck!
Swa is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-27-2021, 02:12 PM   #5
Senior Member
 
City: Cairns
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 499
You will need a survey anyway to insure your new purchase so the extra knowledge and piece of mind comes free

Be on board when these are being done so you can see what is being commented on and ask any questions there and then. You will also have a quicker idea of if the deal should go ahead with out waiting for the formal written report.

In my case it helped immensely as my mechanical surveyor was very helpful and informative onboard but then disappeared to a big job and I never was charged for nor did I receive his formal written report. Strange but go figure.

Good luck
GoneDiving is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-27-2021, 02:25 PM   #6
Guru
 
High Wire's Avatar
 
City: Cape May, NJ
Vessel Name: Irish Lady
Vessel Model: Monk 36
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 4,947
Definitely be on the boat during the survey. Sometimes the report has items that belong to someone else’s boat!
__________________
Archie
Irish Lady
1984 Monk 36 Hull #46
Currently in Cape May, NJ
High Wire is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-27-2021, 03:03 PM   #7
Enigma
 
RT Firefly's Avatar
 
City: Slicker?
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 16,540
Greetings,
Welcome aboard y'all.
__________________
RTF
RT Firefly is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-28-2021, 07:12 AM   #8
Guru
 
ranger58sb's Avatar
 
City: Annapolis
Vessel Name: Ranger
Vessel Model: 58' Sedan Bridge
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 7,068
Quote:
Originally Posted by ChriAdel View Post
I want both, an engine and full boat survey with haul out. Is this practical even if I pay it?

Yes, very typical, good practice... and the buyer usually pays for both.

-Chris
__________________
Chesapeake Bay, USA
ranger58sb is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-28-2021, 08:10 AM   #9
Newbie
 
City: Louisville
Join Date: Feb 2021
Posts: 4
Thanks for the feedback.

Is there a good source of knowledge on Perkins diesel engines? I have very little experience with diesels, but very willing to learn.
ChriAdel is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-28-2021, 08:20 AM   #10
Guru
 
Pete Meisinger's Avatar
 
City: Oconto, WI
Vessel Name: Best Alternative
Vessel Model: 36 Albin Aft Cabin
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 3,145
A boat that age has probably had several owners in the past 40 years. You will find that some have been great at upkeep and have kept meticulous records. Others, "not so much". The present owner should allow you to peruse all the maintenance and upkeep records prior to purchase. It's a good place to start to begin to formulate a future plan.

Don't expect it to be complete. And don't hold it against the current owner if he is one of the "not so much" mechanics or record keepers. It will all be reflected in the purchase price.

pete
Pete Meisinger is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-28-2021, 08:56 AM   #11
Senior Member
 
Medic's Avatar
 
City: Hilton Head, SC
Vessel Name: Mimi's Oasis
Vessel Model: North Pacific 49
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 116
Congrats on the boat, and I hope you have the trip of a lifetime on der Loop. I have not had a boat that really fits the "Loop" requirements, but have enjoyed seeing the cameraderie of Loopers when in the same marinas along the Mississippi. Actually, in Grand Rivers, Kentucky.

With a boat the age of yours I don't believe it is reasonable to expect perfection or even close, but that does not mean that it cannot run well and meet your voyaging requirements. I was surprised at the number of Loopers I met who bought a boat "just to do the Loop" and fully intended to sell it when done. At first I found it a rather foreign idea, but as I met more of them I came to think of it as more of an "I climbed Mt Everest" thing. Something they intended to do "One and done", but that they could lay claim to.

Have a GREAT time, whatever your plans. And yes, be sure to get an engine survey in addition to a general one. The engines are what really count, right?
Medic is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-28-2021, 10:30 AM   #12
Art
Guru
 
Art's Avatar
 
City: SF Bay Area
Vessel Model: Tollycraft 34' Tri Cabin
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 12,569
Not sure if this was mentioned or not...

Including to the overall survey with boat on the hard:

If at all possible when having mechanical survey - have the mechanic surveyor aboard during sea trial.

IMO, a well reviewed sea trial is one of the most important portions of purchasing any boat.
Art is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-28-2021, 10:48 AM   #13
Guru
 
SteveK's Avatar
 
City: Gulf Islands, BC Canada
Vessel Name: Sea Sanctuary
Vessel Model: Bayliner 4588
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 4,993
Sea trials a must to hear and feel the boat.
Floating at the dock or sitting on the hard is fine for the visual survey.
I agree mechanical survey should start at dock and end with sea trial.
__________________
SteveK
You only need one working engine. That is why I have two.
Sea Sanctuary-new to me 1992 Bayliner 4588
SteveK is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-28-2021, 11:48 AM   #14
Senior Member
 
Medic's Avatar
 
City: Hilton Head, SC
Vessel Name: Mimi's Oasis
Vessel Model: North Pacific 49
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 116
Survey

Absolutely agree with Soo Valley and Art. The engine surveyor MUST see the engines while they are chugging away on the sea trial. If not it would be like a doctor trying to check a patient's heart under stress not on a treadmill but while the patient was sitting comfortably in his or her office.
Medic is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-28-2021, 12:12 PM   #15
TF Site Team
 
slowgoesit's Avatar
 
City: MX, thru Canal to Bahamas
Vessel Name: Muirgen
Vessel Model: 50' Beebe Passagemaker
Join Date: May 2019
Posts: 3,384
Congratulations on your soon to be yours boat! Where is the boat currently located, and where do you intend on mooring her in the near term?
Currently near Lexington, KY, but moving to boat in PNW soon!
__________________
Vessel Name: Muirgen
Vessel Model: 50' Beebe Passagemaker
slowgoesit is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-28-2021, 06:12 PM   #16
Guru
 
Jeff F's Avatar
 
City: Guelph
Vessel Name: Escapade
Vessel Model: 50` US Navy Utility trawler conversion
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 2,432
Good luck. You'll find lots of knowledge here on the motors and systems. The 40 wasn't a common boat, but a lot of the issues you are likely to encounter are also common to the Mainship 34s of the same era. Be prepared for coring issues in the decks.
Jeff F is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-28-2021, 06:29 PM   #17
Guru
 
OldDan1943's Avatar
 
City: Aventura FL
Vessel Name: Kinja
Vessel Model: American Tug 34 #116 2008
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 10,595
Quote:
Originally Posted by Comodave View Post
Welcome aboard and congrats on your new boat. Yes, definitely get a hull and engine survey.
And yes, you will pay for it.
__________________
Two days out the hospital after a week in the hospital because of a significant heart attack.
OldDan1943 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-28-2021, 07:00 PM   #18
Art
Guru
 
Art's Avatar
 
City: SF Bay Area
Vessel Model: Tollycraft 34' Tri Cabin
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 12,569
Quote:
Originally Posted by OldDan1943 View Post
And yes, you will pay for it.
But... probably not as much as you might need to pay if you did not complete the surveys.

Surveys are like the first insurance [assurance] you pay on your boat.

Thereafter, if you do purchase, the survey will likely assist you in locating a good ongoing insurance policy.
Art is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-28-2021, 07:44 PM   #19
Guru
 
rgano's Avatar
 
City: Southport, FL near Panama City
Vessel Name: FROLIC
Vessel Model: Mainship 30 Pilot II since 2015. GB-42 1986-2015. Former Unlimited Tonnage Master
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 4,977
Before I bought a boat that old, I would first find an insurance company which will write coverage for it, especially if it is wood.
__________________
Rich Gano
FROLIC (2005 MainShip 30 Pilot II)
Panama City area
rgano is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-28-2021, 08:00 PM   #20
Guru
 
OldDan1943's Avatar
 
City: Aventura FL
Vessel Name: Kinja
Vessel Model: American Tug 34 #116 2008
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 10,595
Quote:
Originally Posted by rgano View Post
Before I bought a boat that old, I would first find an insurance company which will write coverage for it, especially if it is wood.
Some yards will not lift a wooden boat.
__________________
Two days out the hospital after a week in the hospital because of a significant heart attack.
OldDan1943 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


» Trawler Port Captains
Port Captains are TF volunteers who can serve as local guides or assist with local arrangements and information. Search below to locate Port Captains near your destination. To learn more about this program read here: TF Port Captain Program





All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:31 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright 2006 - 2012