"Jim and Becky" wrote in message
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OK so I live in New England and cut a deal to buy a boat in Alabama.
I buy it contingent on a survey and a visual inspection.
How do I find a good, trustworthy mechanic to look the engine over?
Do I trust the broker? Thats sounds like the fox in the henhouse.
Call a random dealer in the area?

Any experiences out there to share?




1. Do not rely on the broker to recommend a surveyor or mechanic. Perhaps
some folks here can make recommendations. Will you be completing the
surveys/inspections in Atlanta?.

2. Make sure the written contract includes wording that a full hull and
mechanical survey/inspection will be completed by personas of your choosing
prior to the finalization of the sale and that items discovered from the
survey/inspection will be corrected by the seller. Additionally, include
verbiage in the contract that the boat must also pass an in the water test
once the initial hull and mechanical surveys are complete.

3. Make sure that a compression test is done on the engine.

Good luck. What make/model is she?