I think the seller should incur the cost.

what you think may or may not be interesting to you and your family, but what
the industry thinks is how things are done.

The buyer pays, or not as is his/her wish. But no cash, no splash.

If you buy the boat, the seller should absorbe the cost of the survey.

horse hockey, bald one.

baldycotton2@mchsi------- .comedy -------
Date: 8/19/2004 8:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Message-id:

Far as I can tell, someone wrote:
We've spoken to a marine surveyor we might
hire who says that the engine can be tested to some extent on land but
that we really should put the boat in the water and check it out.

So I guess your surveyor isn't Harry. He's never been out on a boat.

Seems reasonable - but my question is one about procedure. Who usually
pays
for the marina to put boat in and take it out again in such a case -
buyer or seller?

If you buy the boat, the seller should absorbe the cost of the survey.
If you don't buy it, you do.

dood, you bought rental rowboats. that is not the type of boat under
discussion here.

From: "NOYB"
Date: 8/19/2004 8:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Message-id:


"vze3j5ge" wrote in message
...
My husband and I are considering purchase of a used boat - currently out
of the water at our marina. We've spoken to a marine surveyor we might
hire who says that the engine can be tested to some extent on land but
that we really should put the boat in the water and check it out. Seems
reasonable - but my question is one about procedure. Who usually pays
for the marina to put boat in and take it out again in such a case -
buyer or seller?


I never paid a fee for any boat that I sea trialed. I bought 3 of
them...and walked away from a fourth 'cause the seller and I couldn't reach
an agreement on a lower price after the sea trial. But I still didn't pay
for the sea trial.

Three of the four boats that I sea trialed were sold on consignment by a
dealer. The reason the dealer gets a commission on the sale of a
consignment boat is because he has to take on the responsibility and cost of
launching the boat for sea trials.

There is no way I'd pay a dealer to launch and sea trial a boat that he's
already getting a commission on. That's the reason he's getting a
commission...to put up with the tire kickers.

If the boat won't start or run for sea trial, it
doesn't take a mechanical genius to assess its general operating condition.

on the other hand, if the boat is on shore, it is the buyer's responsibility to
pay for launching for a sea trial. If you are not interested enough in a boat
to launch it, you ain't interested.

btw, ***most*** squatheads who purposely intend to chisel on price use a
"survey" (paid for by them to expressly find vague, impossible to prove reasons
why the price *must* be lower.) Any broker worth his salt weeds those turds
out, or at least gets the turd to offer a much higher price than the owner
will accept, knowing the turd will chisel. Usually, turds end up paying above
what the owner will accept just because the broker is ****ed at the idgit.

but normally at that point, the seller
becomes more motivated so if problems are found, a formerly firm price
becomes amazingly negotiable (unless the seller is a complete idiot).

snicker, snicker, snicker. so the broker wants the chiseling buyer -- whom he
despises as an incompetent turd trying to steal something -- to believe. screw
with a broker and he/she will screw you back. and he/she has seen every
screwer type on the planet. It ain't an even match. And it shouldn't be even.
That is the service a broker offers to a seller. Insulation from the
sniveling fools trying to steal.

btw, ***most*** squatheads who purposely intend to chisel on price use a
"survey" (paid for by them to expressly find vague, impossible to prove
reasons
why the price *must* be lower.) Any broker worth his salt weeds those turds
out, or at least gets the turd to offer a much higher price than the owner
will accept, knowing the turd will chisel. Usually, turds end up paying
above
what the owner will accept just because the broker is ****ed at the idgit.

I can't believe my eyes.

"Any broker worth his salt will weed out the 'turds' insisting on a survey?"

Such a broker would be sweeping out the grade school for mini-wage within a
couple of months

If the seller is not willing to pay to have the boat put in the water for a
test run (and allow the survey to occur while in the water the same day),
then he is not interested in selling the boat. I would never pay at a
marina to have a boat put in the water so I can test drive it when the boat
is stored there.

As others have stated, buyer pays for the survey.
Seller pays to get it in the water for a test and the fuel (you should not
be burning much fuel on a test run of maybe a couple miles).

Now if your planning on doing a test drive on say Saturday and the survey
will not occur until another day - you would need to possibly pay for the
second put-in for the surveyor. You should coordinate so all occurs the
same day.

I have sold several boats and I have always towed it to the lake and paid to
launch for the test ride.

--
Tony
my boats at http://t.thomas.home.mchsi.com

"vze3j5ge" wrote in message
...
My husband and I are considering purchase of a used boat - currently out
of the water at our marina. We've spoken to a marine surveyor we might
hire who says that the engine can be tested to some extent on land but
that we really should put the boat in the water and check it out. Seems
reasonable - but my question is one about procedure. Who usually pays
for the marina to put boat in and take it out again in such a case -
buyer or seller?

Thanks for any help.

Elaine

gene, you are dumber than squat. stay out of this discussion. adults are
talking.

From: "Gene Kearns"
Date: 8/19/2004 9:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Message-id:

On 20 Aug 2004 01:19:09 GMT, (JAXAshby) wrote:

gene, knock it off for the criminy sakes. dood, you have no touch with the
world. Have you EVER bought a boat, used?

I suspect, that if money changes hands, cost for hauling should be
borne by the seller


You sort of missed the last part of that sentence, didn't you? You
know, that part about, "...and reimbursed by the buyer. "

Attention span not your long suit?


--



Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Southport, NC.

http://myworkshop.idleplay.net/cavern/ Homepage
http://www.southharbourvillageinn.com/directions.asp Where Southport,NC
is located.
http://www.southharbourvillageinn.linksysnet.com Real Time
Pictures at My Marina
http://www.thebayguide.com/rec.boats Rec.boats
at Lee Yeaton's Bayguide

goud, you are a frickin' idgit. reread what was written and come back next
week telling us about the baby aligators found in Arizona.

From: (Gould 0738)
Date: 8/19/2004 9:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Message-id:

btw, ***most*** squatheads who purposely intend to chisel on price use a
"survey" (paid for by them to expressly find vague, impossible to prove
reasons
why the price *must* be lower.) Any broker worth his salt weeds those turds
out, or at least gets the turd to offer a much higher price than the owner
will accept, knowing the turd will chisel. Usually, turds end up paying
above
what the owner will accept just because the broker is ****ed at the idgit.

I can't believe my eyes.

"Any broker worth his salt will weed out the 'turds' insisting on a survey?"

Such a broker would be sweeping out the grade school for mini-wage within a
couple of months

tony, you are lost to this world. give up you dream of one day owning a
plywood rowboat.


From: "Tony Thomas"
Date: 8/19/2004 9:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Message-id: HAcVc.2779$9d6.1649@attbi_s54

If the seller is not willing to pay to have the boat put in the water for a
test run (and allow the survey to occur while in the water the same day),
then he is not interested in selling the boat. I would never pay at a
marina to have a boat put in the water so I can test drive it when the boat
is stored there.

As others have stated, buyer pays for the survey.
Seller pays to get it in the water for a test and the fuel (you should not
be burning much fuel on a test run of maybe a couple miles).

Now if your planning on doing a test drive on say Saturday and the survey
will not occur until another day - you would need to possibly pay for the
second put-in for the surveyor. You should coordinate so all occurs the
same day.

I have sold several boats and I have always towed it to the lake and paid to
launch for the test ride.

--
Tony
my boats at http://t.thomas.home.mchsi.com

"vze3j5ge" wrote in message
...
My husband and I are considering purchase of a used boat - currently out
of the water at our marina. We've spoken to a marine surveyor we might
hire who says that the engine can be tested to some extent on land but
that we really should put the boat in the water and check it out. Seems
reasonable - but my question is one about procedure. Who usually pays
for the marina to put boat in and take it out again in such a case -
buyer or seller?

Thanks for any help.

Elaine