Posted by Lorman, Alvin J. (ajlorman@…>)
Kevin:
I can’t speak to standard sea trial practice in Michigan, but here in the East, I have sea-trialed three boats and the trials all took place well before the closing. In fact, the selling boat owners were never present; the boat is typically sailed by the selling broker. (I did go along for the ride once when I sold a boat, but I did not sail it.)
The survey can obviously turn up issues that might cause you to want to rethink the price; the schedule you’re being presented with seems intended to avoid that. You can always say no after the sea trial, or offer a lower price, but then it really becomes a game of who will blink first. On the other hand, if you think the price you’ve agreed to will cover almost anything the surveyor discovers, and are willing to walk away from the deal if the survey is really bad, then perhaps it is not a problem.
Also remember that you will only have the surveyor’s oral comments and your notes; you will not have the written survey. It is the written survey that determines what a marine insurer will require you to fix if you want insurance.
Personally, unless the price was awfully good, I wouldn’t do it.
Al Lorman
F30 Ab Initio
-----Original Message-----From: freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com [mailto:freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Kevin TaylorSent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 2:48 AMTo: freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.comSubject: [freedomyachts2003] Marine Surveyor References
I have been sailing rentals for the last 3 years and am looking at buying my first sailboat. The one I found is an '85 Freedom 32 located in Michican. I took a look last week and my untrained eye didn’t find anything unusually negative. I did notice the rubber gasket around the base of the mast was pretty cracked and there is chipping paint on the mast. Also, there is a roughly 2 inch diameter dink in the the hull near the toe rail.I am looking for references to a good marine surveyor that works in Michigan. Someone that has experience with Freedom carbon fiber spars would be optimal. I haven’t had a chance to sail the boat yet. The broker says that because the owner is not in the area, that a sea trial won’t be available until the day of closing, when the owner will be on-site to do a sea trial. Is this a standard practice?Thanks for any info.–Kevin Taylor
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