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Trip called off...
Harry Krause wrote: BTW, no matter what anyone tells you or what you read, if you see evidence of osmotic blistering on a boat you are thinking of buying, move on. Those in the broker business will try to convince you it is "only cosmetic," but it can have a far greater impact than that. I was looking at a boat that had had some blistering repaired and noticed that more pustules were breaking out elsewhere. Please do tell how the typical gelcoat blisters found on most used boats have a "far greater impact" than cosmetic. David Pascoe, a surveyor who hates dealers and brokers as much as anybody possibly could, has written that the idea the blisters damage the structural integrity of a boat is a "misperception" and states that after examining 4000 used boats with some degree of blistering he found only about 10 where the blisters actually created an issue with structural integrity. By my math, that's 0.25%- hardly the sort of probability that should foster a rule of thumb "run away quickly if you spot a blister". If a prospective buyer hires a decent surveyor and the blisters are classified as "cosmetic", there would be no reason to pass on a boat that was otherwise attractive. In fact, it's pretty common to demand a further discount once blisters are discovered (most of the time they are under the waterline and won't be seen until the survey haulout), and then once the deal closes boat for many many years without doing a darn thing about the unsightly but harmless pimples on the bottom. Pascoe's entire text on the subject: http://www.yachtsurvey.com/BuyingBlisterBoat.htm Please elaborate on your rule of thumb. |
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