On Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:40:18 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:


because it looks like I started this you can see why I'm hereasking
questions

don't get me wrong I have problems just trusting anyone to spend a few
minutes checking something that I will spend days and weeks on tomake
right.

I think with the advise from those here I will get the knowledge I
need to make it sea worthy enough to enjoy the way I want.

I am thankful already for the info I have already gotten.

Mario

While it may be true that an interested and experienced buyer may do a
more thorough inspection than a surveyor, if the potential buyer has
"fallen in love" with the vessel, he will, perhaps unconsciously,
overlook faults that an impartial surveyor will notice and report.

The surveyor should be impartial - he should not stand to gain from
either encouraging or discouraging the sale. Some people claim that
you _should not_ use a surveyor recommended by the selling broker,
just in case he may be biased towards encouraging the sale.



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