Alaskan Sea-Duction
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- 1988 M/Y Camargue YachtFisher
When buying a boat from a broker, who pays for the haul out for the survey?
Every boat we've bought, we as buyer paid.
In today's market everything is negotiable.
I purchased my boat with a handshake and no survey or written contract. Had the boat surveyed after the sale for insurance purposes that found a few small issues. When the seller found out about the issues he paid a mechanic friend to fix the issues at his expense without my asking or expecting it.
He said, "I sold you a boat with no issues and meant it". Naive to some folks in this day and age I'm sure, however men of integrity still exist in this world. I would do no less for whomever I sell a boat to.
I paid for my own survey as the surveyor works for me. Haul out should be negotiated IMO.
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The second time you would rather not. The haul out and survey is for your benefit and peace of mind, not the seller's. He or she could care less if you have a survey. And since you are paying for the survey (the boat must be hauled out as part of the survey), the surveyor is working for you, not the seller. It's his/her obligation to disclose any problems to you.We (buyer) paid with our first boat. The second time we will not. I refuse to pay for the seller to get a free bottom wash. However, I will probably pay for the survey (or offer a split).
Were we buying a boat we would not accept a seller-provided survey. Were we selling a boat we would not pay for a buyer's survey.
The second time you would rather not. The haul out and survey is for your benefit and peace of mind, not the seller's. He or she could care less if you have a survey. And since you are paying for the survey (the boat must be hauled out as part of the survey), the surveyor is working for you, not the seller. It's his/her obligation to disclose any problems to you.
If you can convince the seller to pay for the haul out, fine. I suspect you will not be able to unless the seller is figuring extra expenses into his selling price.
If they want to sluff-off a perspective buyer, that's fine. But let's be realistic, what seller has EVER price their boat, house, or car at what they want to get for it? There is room in the price for getting a haul-n-wash. The next time I buy a boat, the condition of the bottom and running gear is way down the list. I'll get a diver to look at it for way less money. What I am going to look for next time are things like fuel tank status and filter capacity and paint condition.
Hi Tom,
Are you getting close to buying? I'd negotiate. See you soon.
sam
So say in the Seattle area, what would be a standard price for hauling a boat, power wash, then slipping it back in?
If they want to sluff-off a perspective buyer, that's fine. But let's be realistic, what seller has EVER price their boat, house, or car at what they want to get for it? There is room in the price for getting a haul-n-wash. The next time I buy a boat, the condition of the bottom and running gear is way down the list. I'll get a diver to look at it for way less money. What I am going to look for next time are things like fuel tank status and filter capacity and paint condition.