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Dave Hall

On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:03:55 GMT, wrote:

On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:52:56 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 05:16:54 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

On Dec 19, 5:02 am, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

I'll second that - although I think one can get carried away with
surveys on new boats under say 25 feet.

Agreed, Tom. When I was considering buying my 23 ft. cuddie, somebody
on here firmly suggested that I demand a survey and sea trial...

For a boat I was going to give less than $2000.000 for?

I can understand as you are mechanically inclined and have no small
knowledge of engines, transmissions and mechanical systems.

For the average schmuck, even at $2000, inspections can be very
important.

If you plan to have insurance, you'll need a recent (less than one year old)
survey. Without insurance you'll have a hard time finding a slip. If you are
planning on trailering, you can get away with not having insurance as long ass
you also don't have any assets to lose. Sale price of the boat is immaterial.
How much you might get sued for is a big consideration.

Wow, I have never had a boat surveyed and have never had any problem
getting insurance. Of course my boats are more along the line above
(one was worth about $4,000, another about $6,000. Both were 19 ft
cuddys). One boat was totaled in Ivan less than a couple months after
buying it and the insurance company didn't bat an eye paying for it.
Of course I think they paid more to have the damn thing drug out of
the woods along a desolate part of the river bank and hauled out of
the river to a junk yard than they paid me for the boat ;-)

Dave Hall