Survey Results - impartial opinions wanted...

[danielbroad]

I've been looking at these on the net this afternoon - there are even more variations of layout than i thought.....

The one with the big front cabin and no dinette looks really luxurious for just the two of us cruising around, but the whole boat is only a 4 berth in that layout.

I think my Wife is really set on having a guest cabin so this is going to require some "discussion".

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[oldgit]

That guest cabin.Normal folks will not share the delight we on here feel at the prospect of a night or two in a cramped claustropic little box that will not stay still and is bound to sink for certain ./forums/images/icons/laugh.gif
Concentrate on getting what you and the wife need by way of accomodation,if you can get any friends drunk enough to stay on board instead of driving home to nice comfy bed,they will be to sloshed to care.
Most wimmin I know will crawl home before staying on any boat.Go for max space and minimum space hungry rabbit hutch cabins.IMHO.


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[ontheplane]

Whilst my initial reaction was also "run away", on second thoughts I am not so sure....

The key is in how much you can get knocked off to do the work.

If you can reduce the price by MORE than the cost of the work then you end up with a perfect boat, at market value with new gelcoat, stringers etc etc... I.e. almost a new boat for secondhand money.

However in my expereince, the seller will be unlikely to want to reduce the price by anything LIKE enough to cover the repairs, if this is the case then as all have said, "Run Away!"

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[danielbroad]

I've had a new development!

The vendor has offered to pay for the complete osmosis treatment, and for half of any repairs needed for the crazing - he has now admitted this was old "impact damage" which his survey didn't emphasise in the same way mine did.

This seems pretty fair to me, what do you guys think?

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[miket]

Sorry to be a wet blanket but I would still walk away.
Those associated with the marine trade, with a few exceptions, live in another world. The chances of this work being done properly, for a sensible price and within a sensible time is remote in the extreme. The drying out alone, post peeling could easily take 6 months.

Do you really want this amount of hassle at the start of your boating ownership?
I wouldn't!

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[wakeup]

If he wasn't up front about the impact damage before you had a survey, then there could be other things he is hiding, I wouldn't do a deal with a guy like that. O think he has a bit of a nerve only offering to pay half the cost of the crazing repairs. I'd tell him to stick it where the sun don't shine.

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[martynwhiteley]

Buy it at a hugely discounted price.

Write to channel 4.

And get Sarah Beeny to do a nautical version of Property Ladder



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[Its_Only_Money]

Daniel, take the approach a friend of mine used when he couldn't find a house he liked for sale. Go and find a selection of boats you like (all TS34's if you like), and mailshot them and take it from there. My friend bought No2 preference on his list as the owners were "just waiting for an opportunity to emigrate" - try it - you might be surprised how faced with an boat they haven't been using much an owner might be prompted into selling when greeted by a prospective, nay keen, buyer.

Print the material yourself and the biggest cost you'll have is poring over marina's looking for TS34's - but maybe even that could be done over the phone.

But in any case write "DO NOT BUY THIS BOAT" on the front of the survey in large red letters and move on without looking at it again.

Good luck!



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Simon
Its Only Money
Fairline Sprint
Solent-based

 

[capsco]

It appears to me that after recieving the advice you asked for , a pretty conclusive "walk" you are still not convinced, but if you must, ignore the majority at your peril




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[martinb]

An interesting article on gel coat problems can be found at http://www.yachtsurvey.com/moreonblisters.html.htm
When I was considering buying a boat that had been Gel stripped and repaired I found the above article and it made enough sense to me for me to run away!

Martin

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[smee]

The B word says it all. RUN! My friend bought a a nine month old one about 8 years ago, he stuck with it about a year, he wouldn't touch one with a barge pole again. In addition the manager of a syndicate one abroad dealt with a new one about 5 years ago and he agreed with the sentiment.
You can find better!


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