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Old 01-10-2014, 10:10 AM   #33
sunchaser
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City: Carefree, Arizona
Vessel Name: sunchaser V
Vessel Model: DeFever 48 (sold)
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 10,185
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Originally Posted by denverd0n View Post
Okay, I misunderstood. I thought you were saying that you had a surveyor and mechanic look over the boat before you got around to signing an agreement and making a down payment. This makes more sense to me now.
Actually I have done it this way, with a surveyor, mechanic and diesel guru via phone/photo previewing a vessel before an offer was made. Or better said not made as issues found were too numerous to consider an acceptable (to seller) offer.

As a buyer you can take whoever you want to on the look see tours. On higher end vessels your Captain and crew can look things over too, particularly at a boat show. Two years ago I had a very reputable yard group who happened to be at a boat show give a detailed look over to a vessel. Their punch list ended up being part and parcel of the offer I made.

For pros like RickB a walk through can be most illuminating and point one in the right direction as to areas requiring more thoroughness.
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