Hello, new to club sea raay, I am looking at buying a 1984 SEA RAY SUNDANCER with twin merc 4.3 and new canvas $6900. (in nj ) The boat started fine, I just gave it a quick look. All the teak was pretty rough but all in all not bad. The question is what should I really take a good look at. It appears a marine survey will be about $500 so I would like to decide if the boat is worth even having the survey done.
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sprink56
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- Oct 28, 2008
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- Boat Info
- 1979 255 Liberator
- Engines
- twin Mercruiser 450 HP I/O on Bravo I Drives
If you are serious about the boat get the survey. You might shop around on that survey price...sounds steep to me....try to negotiate that number with the surveyor. I paid $475 to have my 390 surveyed this year and it took all day.
What size is this boat ? Did you check NADA boat values ? Look at others like this one and compare.
Once you get the survey done you have a good negotiating tool. You will be able to get the cost of the survey back and more on your offer. You can probably buy that boat for $6K or less in this market.:thumbsup:
Don't buy the boat without the survey..no way. You might even get the buyer to split the cost with you.
What size is this boat ? Did you check NADA boat values ? Look at others like this one and compare.
Once you get the survey done you have a good negotiating tool. You will be able to get the cost of the survey back and more on your offer. You can probably buy that boat for $6K or less in this market.:thumbsup:
Don't buy the boat without the survey..no way. You might even get the buyer to split the cost with you.
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