I accepted an offer on my boat. The next step is for the surveyor to come out to the boat. My question is do I leave him by himself or do I stay on board and watch everything he does. The boat is in the water.
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- Thread starter Ron Roman
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do you leave a total stranger on your boat by themselves ...not say the surveyor will be a problem but it may help you know if there is anything you need to address for the sale and
it may help him with survey if you are paying for the survey then i would want to watch the show but not inhibit the surveyor "a watched pot never boils"...and this is business so being there is not a negative
it may help him with survey if you are paying for the survey then i would want to watch the show but not inhibit the surveyor "a watched pot never boils"...and this is business so being there is not a negative
woody's right. You NEED to be there to LEARN everything you possibly can.
There was a thread just last week about a skipper who wasn't around for a haulout and the yard painted his boat and wanted to charge him for work he never asked for.
Just another reason to ALWAYS BE THERE.
Let's turn it around: Why would you NOT want to be there?
There was a thread just last week about a skipper who wasn't around for a haulout and the yard painted his boat and wanted to charge him for work he never asked for.
Just another reason to ALWAYS BE THERE.
Let's turn it around: Why would you NOT want to be there?
Better to be there to answer any questions he may have. Usually a sea trial and haul out are involved in a survey and the seller (or his broker, maybe) will need to operate the boat and it's systems.
In every boat sale I have experienced, the surveyor did something, assumed something, couldn't figure out something,...
In one case with a 27 ft Ericson, the surveyor didn't know the Univeral 5411 only spits water in normal operation and almost convinced the purchaser there was an engine problem. It was a simple explanation but could have caused the. Buyer to walk.
In another case, the surveyor couldn't figure out how to turn on the inverter concluding it was inoperative. He simply didn't realize he had to turn it on.
In yet another case, a surveyor reported the windlass broken rather than investigate to see the battery had been disconnected for winter storage.
I could go on but you get the point.
In one case with a 27 ft Ericson, the surveyor didn't know the Univeral 5411 only spits water in normal operation and almost convinced the purchaser there was an engine problem. It was a simple explanation but could have caused the. Buyer to walk.
In another case, the surveyor couldn't figure out how to turn on the inverter concluding it was inoperative. He simply didn't realize he had to turn it on.
In yet another case, a surveyor reported the windlass broken rather than investigate to see the battery had been disconnected for winter storage.
I could go on but you get the point.
Until you have the cash in your account and the new buyer has the title, it is still your boat. I have seen surveyors "break" things in attempt to figure them out. One even grounded the boat on the trial. You need to be there!