danielbroad
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The story so far:
After an extensive hunt we've finally found a boat design which is ideal for us, there are 2 of these boats for sale in the UK right now but one is sold subject to survey etc.. by someone who put in a higher offer than us.
We've had an offer excepted on the other boat and beat them down a little on the price but not a lot, and had a survey done. On first inspection it was fairly obvious the guy who owns this isn't much of a "DIYer" - he's had big jobs like reupholstering and new injectors / outdrives rebuilt done but has neglected all small jobs like fixing window leaks, replacing a non working tachometer and many many others.
Unfortunately the results of the survey i find somewhat disapointing and if there were many of these boats on the market we'd certainly walk, unfortunately there aren't so i'm considering what my options are.
Here are the things i didn't like in the survey:
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Hull Shell
The GRP hull shell was examined from the ground, by visual inspection as
well as sounding where possible, with the vessel suspended ashore in a travel
hoist. GRP hull shell at underwater areas and topsides considered to be
exceptably fair and no significant structural damages sighted at topsides
however large areas of stress crazing apparent at the underwater areas being
in way of waterline port and starboard, in way of spray rails and where
transverse frames or bulkheads are bonded internally. We also noted that
repairs have been attempted in various areas however these repairs have not
been successful with stress crazing recurring. We would therefore
recommend that all antifouling paints and any primers be stripped from the
underwater areas, and dye penetrant testing carried out in order to ascertain
the nature and extent of damages to the hull shell, prior to appropriate
measures being taken. We note that this may require repairs/reinforcement at
the interior of the vessel, which can be a difficult and expensive process due
to the vessel being fully lined and fitted-out.
The antifouling was scraped back in several areas port and starboard in order
to allow inspection of the underlying white gelcoat hull finish. Osmotic
blistering was detected in many areas and moisture meter readings taken on
Scale A of the Sovereign Moisture Meter gave readings of up-to 20 at the
underwater areas compared with readings of up-to 2 at the topsides,
indicating a significant absorption of moisture into the laminate. We would
recommend that the gelcoat be fully stripped from the underwater areas using
gelcoat peeler, the underlying laminate be allowed to dry out to acceptable
levels prior to stripped areas being recoated with solvent free epoxy resins,
filled and fared prior to priming and over-painting with antifouling. Currently
average charges for this repair process are around £140 per ft plus VAT plus
any handling expenses.
Structure
The interior of the vessel was fully lined and carrying a substantial amount of
equipment hence very little inspection of structure possible internally. We did
note crazing/cracks at the GRP bonding between plywood floor and hull shell
on the port side at the galley area and given the stress crazing sighted at the
interior of the vessel at the least we recommend that as much equipment be
removed as possible to allow further inspection of structure once opening up
work has taken place in order to fully appreciate the nature and extent of the
damages to the hull shell as stated in the foregoing.
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The osmosis doesn't really bother me - the crazing / cracks internally does! What would you do?
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After an extensive hunt we've finally found a boat design which is ideal for us, there are 2 of these boats for sale in the UK right now but one is sold subject to survey etc.. by someone who put in a higher offer than us.
We've had an offer excepted on the other boat and beat them down a little on the price but not a lot, and had a survey done. On first inspection it was fairly obvious the guy who owns this isn't much of a "DIYer" - he's had big jobs like reupholstering and new injectors / outdrives rebuilt done but has neglected all small jobs like fixing window leaks, replacing a non working tachometer and many many others.
Unfortunately the results of the survey i find somewhat disapointing and if there were many of these boats on the market we'd certainly walk, unfortunately there aren't so i'm considering what my options are.
Here are the things i didn't like in the survey:
<begin>
Hull Shell
The GRP hull shell was examined from the ground, by visual inspection as
well as sounding where possible, with the vessel suspended ashore in a travel
hoist. GRP hull shell at underwater areas and topsides considered to be
exceptably fair and no significant structural damages sighted at topsides
however large areas of stress crazing apparent at the underwater areas being
in way of waterline port and starboard, in way of spray rails and where
transverse frames or bulkheads are bonded internally. We also noted that
repairs have been attempted in various areas however these repairs have not
been successful with stress crazing recurring. We would therefore
recommend that all antifouling paints and any primers be stripped from the
underwater areas, and dye penetrant testing carried out in order to ascertain
the nature and extent of damages to the hull shell, prior to appropriate
measures being taken. We note that this may require repairs/reinforcement at
the interior of the vessel, which can be a difficult and expensive process due
to the vessel being fully lined and fitted-out.
The antifouling was scraped back in several areas port and starboard in order
to allow inspection of the underlying white gelcoat hull finish. Osmotic
blistering was detected in many areas and moisture meter readings taken on
Scale A of the Sovereign Moisture Meter gave readings of up-to 20 at the
underwater areas compared with readings of up-to 2 at the topsides,
indicating a significant absorption of moisture into the laminate. We would
recommend that the gelcoat be fully stripped from the underwater areas using
gelcoat peeler, the underlying laminate be allowed to dry out to acceptable
levels prior to stripped areas being recoated with solvent free epoxy resins,
filled and fared prior to priming and over-painting with antifouling. Currently
average charges for this repair process are around £140 per ft plus VAT plus
any handling expenses.
Structure
The interior of the vessel was fully lined and carrying a substantial amount of
equipment hence very little inspection of structure possible internally. We did
note crazing/cracks at the GRP bonding between plywood floor and hull shell
on the port side at the galley area and given the stress crazing sighted at the
interior of the vessel at the least we recommend that as much equipment be
removed as possible to allow further inspection of structure once opening up
work has taken place in order to fully appreciate the nature and extent of the
damages to the hull shell as stated in the foregoing.
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The osmosis doesn't really bother me - the crazing / cracks internally does! What would you do?
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