With the boat being hauled and worked on I'm sure potential new buyers would not be interested in a boat with that damage. Tell the broker you will walk if you get another letter like this.
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Re: Question for you Brokers
SEVEN
1979 53' MY Hull #563
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What is the wording of the original contract? If something like you have X days to accept after survey is complete, you should be well within your rights to expect the same amount of time following completion of the survey after repairs. As suggested much earlier, there might even be some keel damage or strut alignment issues in addition to props and possibly shafts.
Bobk
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05-29-2017 10:06 AM #13Registered Member
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My two cents:
While running under load my buddy hit asubmerged object off shore. Taking a deisel under load and throttling back quickly is NOT a good thing for the engine. His port engine never ran the same after that incident. He did not have the engine surveyed after the event and she smoked for the rest of the time he had her.
So...if thottles were up all the way to WOT and engimnes were under full load and rapidly pulled back; you may want to have the engines looked at.
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05-29-2017 10:06 AM #14Senior Member
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Good comments Bugs. Let me fill in some blanks for you.
1) Hull and sea trial were nearly complete at time of grounding.
2) Surveyor suggested getting a diver pronto but seller and broker INSISTED on having the boat hauled for damage assessment. Shame really because just an hour earlier the boat was hauled, bottom pressure washed, new zincs installed and prop acid descaled - all at owners expense. (I paid for the haul.)
3) I can assure you, I am not a 'reluctant' buyer. Having searched for years, I can confidently say this is the one. I just need certain assurances that the damage is not severe. As Freeebird rightly reminded everyone - it's not a Hatteras. There is balsa coring behind the fiberglass and if that hull is damaged exposing the core, I will need to confer with the surveyor and may walk away if that is the case.
http://www.samsmarine.com/forums/att...1&d=1495817073Last edited by Passages; 05-29-2017 at 10:17 AM.
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05-29-2017 10:24 AM #17Senior Member
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I'd proceed slowly and carefully. Their insurance company or whoever has to fix the boat regardless, and it wasn't your fault. So if they push you, withdraw from the deal with polite regrets, and shop for another boat. They made more than one, right- this isn't a custom boat?
Maybe this is a sign from Beyond that you should buy a Hatteras.
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05-29-2017 10:45 AM #19Senior Member
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Passages.....
Thanks for the response. I did not understand it to be a "hard impact" and impressed by seller's insistence on a haul and damage assessment presumably at his expense. Personally, I would simply set the broker's letter aside until you ( and your surveyor) have participated in the assessment on the 31st. Clearly, all the steps you take thereafter will depend upon that assessment and your comfort with same. As has been suggested, you can mutually agree to the extension of the date for acceptance until 48 hours following requisite repairs; confirmation of the adequacy of same by your surveyor(s) and, a further seatrial.
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05-29-2017 11:24 AM #20Senior Member
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The broker knows better. If he was a reputable broker he would advise the seller and you to resurvey and sea trial after repairs are completed. Your surveyor should assess all damage and verify the alignment from the coupling to thru the struts and rudders including all fiberglass is ok before the deal continues. If the shaft needs to be trued it may not stay that way because metal has a memory once stressed past a point. A lot to confirm after a grounding. Seeing as how the owner grounded the boat, is he willing to compensate you for any additional expense to stay in the deal? As mentioned by krush, time to renegotiate!