Curious to know who the surveyor and insurer were. Might their relationship have been a factor? Of course, you'd likely never know.
The surveyor was a US based surveyor (from what I found about him was that he had been surveying for quite a while with a good reputation) as the transaction took place in La Connor, Wash. and I imported the boat to Canada. The insurance company and the surveyor did not appear to even be familar with one another, that I was aware of. The insurance company was Special Risk Insurance Managers (Marine Insurance) and my broker was Johnston Meier Insurance Group.
On the insurance papers:
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**WARRANTED all survey recommendations from the September 12, 2016 survey and September 8, 2016 mechanical inspection have been fully complied with**"
The surveyor, stated to me, at the time of survey, that in his over 25 years of surveying, for it's age, this boat was in the best condition of any he had ever surveyed.
He listed a total of 16 recommendations most of which consisted of: outdated flares and fire extinguishers, anchor light bulb burned out, horn not working, the seller had a 1lb propane bottle in the laz., the coiled, not connected prewires, spare shore power cable showed slight signs of arcing, windshield washer not working, etc. There was only one recommendation listed as a "Priority Item" that was to do with some moisture found in the salon roof overhang that acts as the roof over the cockpit. The largest "other item" listed was to change out the bellows on the PSS shaft seal due to being unable to determine it's age. It was in good condition with no sign of leaks or any deterioration. He stated precautionary only due to manufacturer's recommendation for 6 year replacement maintenance.
I had every intention of rectifying almost all of the "issues" ASAP anyway. I did wait one year before doing the PSS, but did the others that first winter or early spring.