Trial Sail

I wish I could stretch to an R36
I agree with most of the sentiments expressed....view, agree purchase subject to survey, pay.
The only thing that a prospective customer may want to do pre or post survey, is to run up the engine. I would therefore hope to have a hosepipe available, to enable it to run up on land to satisfy that.
 
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If anyone expresses interest in my Jouster (no reasonable offer refused) then they are very welcome to borrow her for a day, a weekend or a week if they want. No charge, but they have to agree to fix anything they break. Of course she's a small and (surprisingly) cheap boat, but I don't see why the principle shouldn't to something bigger if both parties agree. Jumblie's insurers don't care who I lend her to, and if no cash changes hands it's not a charter.
 
Ubergeekian said:
If anyone expresses interest in my Jouster (no reasonable offer refused) then they are very welcome to borrow her for a day, a weekend or a week if they want. No charge, but they have to agree to fix anything they break. Of course she's a small and (surprisingly) cheap boat, but I don't see why the principle shouldn't to something bigger if both parties agree. Jumblie's insurers don't care who I lend her to, and if no cash changes hands it's not a charter.
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I would expect a couple of bottles of Scotch as compensation for the loss of use (yeah, I know, you don't use her any more). The problem is that anything you offer free is not respected.
 
Searush said:
I would expect a couple of bottles of Scotch as compensation for the loss of use (yeah, I know, you don't use her any more).
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I was on her this afternoon! Mind you, I decided not to sail - something about the twenty five knot wind and five knot ebb tide + river in spate put me off. Getting down the river would not have been a problem ... getting back ... erm ...
 
When I decided to downsize to a Frances/ Victoria I had never actually sailed one, though I had always liked the look and feel of them. A Hamble broker showed me a couple of different boats, then took me for a sail in one, which I chose. The survey caused a few problems, and I ended up buying a different one that I had not bothered to go and see initially. I had rung the broker and asked if the owner might take me for a short sail. The answer was discouraging. When I did eventually see it, it was the better boat, and would not only have saved me time and money, but the owner some additional months of mooring fees. The owner tole me that had the broker passed on my original request he would have been happy to take me for a sail. As long as the boat is on the water, I would try and suss whether the buyer is genuine, tell him to bring some food and plonk and take him for a day sail. It's a buyers market, anything you can do to get it sold has to be worth it.
 
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