Why don't you just call your surveyor and ask him?

You must realize of course, that if this is a survey the seller gave
you its worth about as much as him saying "My brother-in-law thinks
its a real good boat." There are two types of surveys, a proper
survey where the buyer wants to find every little thing that has gone
bad, will go bad, and might go bad in the boat; and an insurance
survey which says that the boat probably won't sink or blow up in the
next 2 years, and isn't concerned with the all the minor things that
are falling off (i.e. not covered by insurance). The insurance
surveyor is often found by the seller's broker when the buyer realizes
he'll need the survey for insurance. He is a "house surveyor" and
wouldn't remain one long if he convinced buyers not to buy. On top of
that, in most places you don't need a license or certification to call
yourself a surveyor.

Before you seriously look at boats you should find a surveyor that
you're comfortable with, and have a discussion about the type of boat
you're looking for, and what he recommends as conditions for the
survey. For instance, if the boat is on the hard, can he do a proper
engine survey? Might he require invasive tests that need the seller's
permission?




* cavelamb himself wrote, On 8/12/2007 8:52 PM:
So I'm reading the survey for one of the boats that I'm looking at.
It's a Catalina 36 = 1984 model

Moored in fresh water now, but has been in salt water.

Under Surveyer's Recommendations are a list of items that needed attention.

It's not a long list but there is one item (C rated) that I'm
kinda concerned about.

It says "All items aloft (spars, rigging, fittings, hardware, etc)
should be visually inspected for condition by a qualified/experienced
yacht rigger or equivelent".

Is this normal for a professional survey?

And, like everything else on the list it it maked off, "done".

But I don't yet know who the equivelent was.

So I'm a little curious here.

Do I need to hire a professional rigger to check the rigging in a
situation like this?

I mean, replacing all the standing rigging on any boat is not a trivial
matter.

Now I don't necessarily have to have new rigging on the boat I buy, but
if it needs to be replaced I need to know up front. And adjust the price
as appropriate...

Richard




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