"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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"Jeff" wrote in message
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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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Interesting.. when I bought my boat, I used a surveyor from several
previous buying experiences who I knew would be thorough. He sent his
report at my request directly to the insurance company. They called me and
said he missed a couple of things. (He didn't actually miss them, but did
forget to write them down.) So, he resubmitted and the insurance company
was happy.

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If you intent it to find out what is wrong with a boat that you want to
purchase a proper survey is the way to go.
However, this is not a guaranty that nothing is wrong with the boat. A
surveyor is only responsible for what he or she can find with the naked eyes
and today's technology. This is good enough for the insurance companies.
More so when the surveyor tells you that the replacement or market value is
evaluated at so much that what the insurance want you to cover your boat for
the evaluated amount.