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I don’t think wanting a survey was the issue. We all went for a coffee after the viewing and everything seemed ok. A survey was brought up and wasn’t an issue. The owner wanted the boat out of the water this week anyway so us paying for a lift and scrub would be better for him. We discussed the...

It’s all immaterial now. The seller has changed his mind about selling! The broker said he did the same thing a few months ago with another buyer and not to waste any more time on him.

Is £4120 a lot for a Brit to do the survey?

The plan is to rip out all the plumbing and start again. It’s quite a low spec really; no crane or BBQ on the fly, no washing machine. The good thing though is the owner has replaced every wall covering, carpet and cushion on the whole boat, plus all the electronics are nice. (Axiom, Quantom...

Thanks. The boat is not in Taranto. It’s the other side in Crotone. We’re not far apart on price so hopefully a deal will happen. The owner has had it from new, apparently. The only thing that really needs updating is the original vacuflush toilets. I know we all love a good (hopefully...

The boat is currently as far South in Italy as you can go so wife wants 2024 in Greece, preferably Corfu, then back up the West coast of Italy at the end of 2024. Anything of note in the engine bay?

We’re close to getting back into boating with an offer on an Azimut 55 in Italy. Nervous as usual about the boat being a shed the broker being a scammer but that’s all part of it I guess. Viewed it over the weekend and it seems ok.

It’s not mine. I just googled it. The point I’m making is that it will be expensive if it goes wrong. There’s a mobile number in the advert though.

If you’re doing it yourself you’ll just need a spring, a couple of washers, some wd40 and one of these. Volvo tamd63 | eBay

Send them to Diesel injection specialists | P B Asher Not that expensive, they’ll come back like new and your engine won’t be destroyed because you did something wrong.

Alicante marina. The bridge/walkway he hit is the only way onto the whole marina. Ouch.

Rule LVM ID-20 High-Speed Inflator Deflator Air Pump 12v Worked well for me.

I vaguely remember the Whitelighter one. Soggy hull and no refund of deposit. I’ll probably do the same as last time. Buy in Italy, move slowly, bit by bit, to Alicante over the course of a few years.Maybe spending less time in the SofF because we didn’t like it there as much. I’ve asked the...

I think Whitelighter’s was a 42 or 46 so it’s not that one. The 90 day rule’s not a problem for me; I’m the long weekender type.

I think it’ll have RCD. It’s a 2004 Azimut in Italy that’s probably never left the EU. I’ll ask the broker for paperwork and proof of location for end 2020. I’m English and the boat will be staying in the EU. The broker is very ‘Italian’, it took almost a month to get pictures.