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I would not spend $500 having a 4,000 dollar car surveyed
this boat is only $4,000 so not going to get it surveyed I can tell that it does not have osmosis I have suffered with previous boats from this affliction - Mirror Offshores never have and there are loads of them about the engine has 20 hours on it - it sat in the back of a workshop for five or six years before being installed in the boat hence the odd chronology - v useful info though have looked at the paperwork I have bought it now sails good nick - spars ditto running rigging tatty rudder seems fine going to circumnavigate the UK next summer not sure if I will duck though the crinnan canal though wish me luck D |
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On 2007-11-02 14:51:33 -0400, dylan winter said:
I would not spend $500 having a 4,000 dollar car surveyed Even a free boat may not be worth the price and from your questions, you might miss something significantly wrong, making that $500 a wise investment, as that could drop the price or steer you away. Your insurance company probably will want a survey. Might as well get it over with. Oh, and conditioning the sale on a satisfactory survey (to you) and sea trial might be a good idea. I was once offered a free boat. Sweet, classic lines. Luckily, I figured out that it wasn't worth the cost. -- Jere Lull Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD Xan's pages: http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/ Our BVI trips & tips: http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ |
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In article 2007110301003816807-jerelull@maccom,
Jere Lull wrote: On 2007-11-02 14:51:33 -0400, dylan winter said: I would not spend $500 having a 4,000 dollar car surveyed Even a free boat may not be worth the price and from your questions, you might miss something significantly wrong, making that $500 a wise investment, as that could drop the price or steer you away. Your insurance company probably will want a survey. Might as well get it over with. Oh, and conditioning the sale on a satisfactory survey (to you) and sea trial might be a good idea. I was once offered a free boat. Sweet, classic lines. Luckily, I figured out that it wasn't worth the cost. -- Jere Lull Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD Xan's pages: http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/ Our BVI trips & tips: http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ Also, if the boat is on the hard, the cost will be lower, since hauling won't have to get done. Out here, they usually charge $10-12 per foot for a survey. |
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