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Old 09-02-2014, 12:19 AM   #11
Tunajoe
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Vessel Name: Tatanka
Vessel Model: 32' Nordic Tug
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Originally Posted by CPseudonym View Post
Extend the contract and tell them to make the boat right and have them pay for return flight expenses. If the balk, walk. My 2 cents
I was going to have them fix everything, and then have them pay for someone of my choosing to check on it to confirm it was done correctly.
I really don't want to have to fly back again. But would if I have to.

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Originally Posted by bligh View Post
Can you deal with the owner directly and bypass the broker? If the owner is motivated, it's worth a try.

In regards to the wipers, I had that issue as well. If the shafts aren't corroded it should be an easy fix.
The brokerage owns the boat. It was taken in on trade on a larger NT ( supposedly). I was originally told by the broker that it was owned by a very wealthy man who is a good friend with the owner of the brokerage. The boat has been used sparingly for the last 5 months by the wealthy man who happened to pay the recent $10,000 repair bill. The boat is kept at his private dock at his house.
The rich guy also filled the tank up full prior to the survey. Which I thought was weird. As a result, the performance was off.


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My advice was going to be the same as the others to extend the contract requiring them to fix the problems.

However, you suggest you're getting cold feet. Generally there's a reason for that in terms of what you're sensing with the situation. If you really feel in your gut that this is a mistake, walk away. You may not know why other than the obvious, but when you go against a feeling like that you often get burned.

Who chose the surveyor? If you didn't do it independently, not on a broker recommendation, then that is a lesson learned too.

How did the sea trial go? Did the surveyor make any comments regarding the hull or other things? That's assuming you had a regular surveyor in addition to the diesel surveyor.

Now, I wouldn't do anything until I had the report. You need to know all the things that are problematic before extending and giving them time to fix, if you decide to do that.
I do have a gut feeling it may be a mistake, but I think it's more money driven than anything else.
Compared to other bigger, nicer boats the price is nothing. But still, with shipping, it's a lot of money. For me.
I see how much money they spent doing "regular maintenance" in the last 5 months and get a bit nervous thinking about if things break. Plus I know the price will depreciate on a yearly basis.
I think I still haven't calibrated my brain yet

The broker gave me a list of surveyors to help me out. All were SAMS.
I had compiled a list of surveyors and my list had several of the broker's recommended ones.
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