Sea trial

[drjohn1969]

It s nearly time for the sea trail. As the boat is in dry dock it will need to be put back into the water, is it common for the buyer to have to pay for this. I have never bought a boat before but i have many cars and i ve never been told yes you can test drive the car but you ll need to pay for if. I know it will be expensive to put put back into the water 1500 to 2000 but is this normal for me to have to pay As i have had many other expenses to pay

 

[Portofino]

Yes perfectly normal with boats .
Buyer pays any expenses like lifting and surveyor, and / or an engineer . Engineer a engine marque specialist who rides along testing the engines hooking them up to lap tops and creating data .

If you don’t want to engage in any of this just buy it “as is “ where it’s sat and the state it’s in ….obviously there’s risk this way .

But even in the car world with rare high end cars with known potential issues lurking the buyer pays for his own independent marque inspection and any lift ( getting it in the air ) costs .

Having said this in the Med it’s more normal once a report is gained simply to offer the fuel bill depending on boat size a few hundred € . This is assuming you know a lot about the particular boat and are mechanical minded , and things already floating .

I let potential buyers once qualified by the Broker to have a run around in my boats round the bay ….”bums on seats” they say in sales . Always refused a contribution for the fuel ( 180 L/hr btw ) .

Then they paid for the survey + engineers which involved a lift in / out .

Idea is the seller isn’t out of pocket in the sales process . Work on this principle.

5 L of fuel test driving a car and the dealer slapping trade plates on or private seller sitting with you is insignificant in the gen scheme which is why free test drives with cars happens .

 

[drjohn1969]

Thank you, for the information.