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01-16-2020 09:59 PM #11Senior Member
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Re: Recommendations for possible purchase of Hatts in storage?
Eddie Clemons Nashville, TN Southern Pride 1988 52CHATCS441K788 2004 Caterpillar 3406e's
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01-17-2020 01:28 PM #12Senior Member
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Re: Recommendations for possible purchase of Hatts in storage?
So, you do a hull and engine survey ,then later splash the boat and do a sea trial, if the sea trial is unacceptable,or the boat does not perform , does the seller reimburse you for the survey costs? Only seems fair .
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01-17-2020 04:42 PM #14Senior Member
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01-17-2020 07:06 PM #15Senior Member
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Re: Recommendations for possible purchase of Hatts in storage?
Wouldn’t you be better off paying the seller for a sea trial before proceeding. When you are interested in an auto ,you take a test drive first , an aircraft purchase usually proceeds with a flight test (paid by the interested buyer) first .
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01-17-2020 08:52 PM #16Senior Member
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Re: Recommendations for possible purchase of Hatts in storage?
Eddie Clemons Nashville, TN Southern Pride 1988 52CHATCS441K788 2004 Caterpillar 3406e's
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01-17-2020 11:37 PM #17
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Re: Recommendations for possible purchase of Hatts in storage?
I think you could do enough to decide whether it’s worth proceeding further. Cylinder wall crosshatching, oil samples, pressure test cooling system, compression tests all come to mind. Seen plenty of inboards run on the hard with garden hoses providing cooling. You’d have enough water to at least do a cold start, oil pressure and smoke observation. Think of it as a go/no-go scenario.
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Robert Clarkson
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Re: Recommendations for possible purchase of Hatts in storage?
Agree. Actually I'm not sure I'd even start them up on the hard, in the storage shed. I think I'd do all the inspection items and save actually running them for the sea trial.
The costs of looking over and doing the diligence are just going to be higher on a GL boat in the winter. What pays off potentially for you is having a boat that has low hours, that's spent its running time in fresh water, and that was stored indoors every winter. There is nothing like a FW boat.
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01-19-2020 04:10 PM #20
Re: Recommendations for possible purchase of Hatts in storage?
Fair enough, you can do some, just not all. However, I thought oil samples were taken while running (if possible) or immediately after shutdown. You want all the evidence to be in suspension and not sedimented out in a corner somewhere. But taking the air box covers off and having a peek inside the jugs is definitely worth doing, as is a cold compression test.
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