Howdy,

We're in the process of purchasing our first boat and we've arrange to
have our boat surveyed this Sunday at Moss Landing in California. We
were also thinking of getting a mechanic or some sort of engine
surveyor specialist to look at the engine also.

Here's the boat:

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1999 Bayliner 2655 Ciera 26' Express Cabin Cruiser, 5.7L Mercruiser
Bravo 3 I/O w/SS Duo Props....250 hours on the engine
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Few questions that I'm hoping to more experienced hands here can help
us with:

1. Based on the above description, do you recommend an engine survey?

2. Are there specialized training for folks who do engine surveys?
(e.g., SAMs or NAMs)

3. Should they go out on the water? How long do they typically need a
boat to do the survey?

4. What's a typical dollar range on doing a survey of the above type of
boat?

5. What's some good ways in locating folks who can do engine surveys?

6. Any engine surveyor recommendations for the Moss Landing and/or
Santa Cruz areas?


Thanks in advance for your guidance!