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Subject: Re: [world-cruising] Re:Surveyors
From: Rick Bradshaw (rbradsh2@XXX.XXX)
Date: Wed Jan 01 2003 - 22:40:00 EST
Orrie,
If I've shed a little light on things, that's great. Everyone is
entitled to their POV and their experiences influence that greatly.
You found out some info that is meaningful to you through your
experiences and have helped others by relating them. I try to do the
same. Sometimes it is the opposite POV and sometimes not. _That's_
what we're here for, to help others. Of course, it wouldn't hurt to
help ourselves just once in a while too. :-)
Yes, I agree it would be nice to be able to sit down and talk with
the owners. OTOH, would the old, selling, owner be any more truthful
than the broker? Some would be and others not. Kind of like a broker.
After all, they want to sell and get as much for their boat as they
can as quickly as they can. Maybe only the owner who truly has taken
good care of their boat and hates to see her go will really tell you
the truth. Like you said, all we can really do is get all the info we
can and take our chances though.
Hopefully, this coming year will see you out sailing and truly
enjoying the boat at last. Fair winds and stay safe.
Rick
>Thanks Rick, for the thorough explanation on how a survey
>should/does work. I'm sorry if my post sounded like a P&M session on
>surveyors, Morris Yachts or the world in general.
>The point I was trying to make was -- get as much information as
>possible and use your best judgement. That doesn't guarantee you
>will find everything, but you increase your odds.
>The other thing I did on my first purchase that I wished I had done
>on this one was sit down with the owner and ask a lot of questions
>and just discuss the boat. Most brokers don't like to let the
>seller do this, probably for good reasons.
>Orrie
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