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09-08-2022 03:56 PM #11Registered Member
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Re: Buying a hatteras
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Re: Buying a hatteras
By the time someone has negotiated a contract and given a 10% deposit, the odds of them looking for a joyride are pretty low. Especially on bigger boats where chances are the buyer is from out of town…
It s pretty standard to include a short sea trial to verify boat is worth surveying before the full fledged sea trial during surveys.Pascal
Miami, FL
1970 53 MY #325 Cummins 6CTAs
2014 26' gaff rigged sloop
2007 Sandbarhopper 13
12' Westphal Cat boat
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09-08-2022 07:07 PM #13
Re: Buying a hatteras
Talking about people wanting a sea trial before negotiating a price, much less even just writing a check. What buyer isn’t from out-of-town? It was pretty amazing all the “buyers” wanting to see boats on short notice when actually they were just killing time til their Cruise Ship arrived. It certainly wasn’t standard with me, or any brokers or owners I know to give a “short sea trial” before survey day. The logistics of owners, captains, being available on short notice squashed that idea even if a real buyer. You’re right there on the bay, but boats up the Miami River and especially the New River are propositions that require many hours and $$. Heck, the logistics of arranging the schedules of surveyors, buyers, sellers, and haul out timing isn’t usually any quick thing either. And that’s after a negotiated price, amd a deposit sitting in escrow.
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09-09-2022 10:33 PM #14Senior Member
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Re: Buying a hatteras
Make me an offer, when we finally agree on a price, give me a deposit and we go for a ride. I like driving my boat.
FTFD... i drive a slow 1968 41c381
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09-10-2022 12:14 PM #15
Re: Buying a hatteras
That's not what I said though. I go ahead and negotiate the price and pay the deposit, but before I am going to spend $5k-10k or more on engine surveys and regular surveys I will insist on taking the boat out briefly. The seller or broker can drive I don't care, and nobody has to make me free drinks, I just want to see that the major stuff works first. Surveys cost good money these days. If the boat has excessive vibration, won't plane for a couple minutes without the engines overheating, generator doesn't work, or any of the common stuff that's usually misrepresented on listings, then what's the point in paying a surveyor to spend 2 days finding that out. I have never had somebody say no to that. If they did, I'd reject the boat and walk away, contractually that's my right as I'm still within the inspection period.
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Re: Buying a hatteras
Exactly. Someone who goes thru the trouble of viewing a boat, negotiate, put down a deposit isn’t looking for a joyride.
As to the time it takes to go down the Miami river, that’s no big deal. 45 to 60 minutes max each way at idle speed… 10 gallons of fuel if even that. Same with FTL’s new river. Yes it gets a little more complicated with boats over 100/120’ as they usually get towed but no big deal under that.
If an owner isn’t willing to spend a couple of hours to sell his boat, he can wait for another buyerPascal
Miami, FL
1970 53 MY #325 Cummins 6CTAs
2014 26' gaff rigged sloop
2007 Sandbarhopper 13
12' Westphal Cat boat