PerryH
Veteran Member
I know the title alone probably makes most of you laugh at me or get sick to your stomach. Lets get past that. Help me out. I'm green.
The 1977 40' MT DC we're considering is the first "live aboard size vessel" we've ever considered purchasing.
The boat had a survey done in 2014. There were a few C level recommendations but no A or B level things wrong with her.
No mechanical survey was done at that time.
We're still negotiating the price thinking we may come to terms tomorrow. Shooting for the sea trial on Friday. Bringing two guys that know a lot more about boats than I do with me. One to look at the motor and the other to evaluate the boat's overall condition.
Here's my question.....
For a boat that's negotiated down to the mid 20's is spending 2 k on surveys really the best use of my money?
Am I foolish to think...
throwing on a mask and belly flopping into the drink to look at the hull for blisters is good enough.
figuring that if there were no major deficiencies in 2014 there likely aren't any now.
the sea trial will tell us all we really need to know about the motor and the tranny.
we can spend a couple hours on the boat combing it over with a fine toothed comb and identify if there are any major red flags.
Yes I'm serious.
From our initial inspection the boat needs lots of cosmetic love but appears to be overall a sound vessel.
Is there a situation in which you would buy a boat and skip the survey?
Thanks in advance for the feedback!!
-Perry
The 1977 40' MT DC we're considering is the first "live aboard size vessel" we've ever considered purchasing.
The boat had a survey done in 2014. There were a few C level recommendations but no A or B level things wrong with her.
No mechanical survey was done at that time.
We're still negotiating the price thinking we may come to terms tomorrow. Shooting for the sea trial on Friday. Bringing two guys that know a lot more about boats than I do with me. One to look at the motor and the other to evaluate the boat's overall condition.
Here's my question.....
For a boat that's negotiated down to the mid 20's is spending 2 k on surveys really the best use of my money?
Am I foolish to think...
throwing on a mask and belly flopping into the drink to look at the hull for blisters is good enough.
figuring that if there were no major deficiencies in 2014 there likely aren't any now.
the sea trial will tell us all we really need to know about the motor and the tranny.
we can spend a couple hours on the boat combing it over with a fine toothed comb and identify if there are any major red flags.
Yes I'm serious.
From our initial inspection the boat needs lots of cosmetic love but appears to be overall a sound vessel.
Is there a situation in which you would buy a boat and skip the survey?
Thanks in advance for the feedback!!
-Perry
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