Boat shopping and survey woes

[KevinC]

I tried one like it and it didn’t find anything that I didn’t find with my own searches. The only record that existed was an old uscg registry that I had already found on the uscg site. Unlike cars, I don’t get the feeling that marine service records are tracked like cars seem to be.

... And based on personal experience you cannot completely trust carfax either. Nothing beats having someone with experience look over the boat/vehicle.

In the end without a full disassembly you are just trying to make your best educated guess.

-Kevin

 

[Stee6043]

... And based on personal experience you cannot completely trust carfax either. Nothing beats having someone with experience look over the boat/vehicle.

In the end without a full disassembly you are just trying to make your best educated guess.

-Kevin

+1. I sold a car once that was flawless, never been in any kind of accident or incident. Carfax said it was significantly damaged in a collision when a would-be buyer ran it. Lies...all lies.

 

[brewster16]

Any news on how his vacation in Spain was?

 

[SeaNile]

Any news on how his vacation in Spain was?

HA! Owner really is a good guy. Only spoke to him once for maybe 30 min back in February.

Huge step forward today!! The abstract of the title has been received. Now comes the PITA part of waiting for loan to fund. They told me it could be as soon as 1-2 days or as long as 5-7 business days.

Yard is working on a short punch list to make sure the boat is ready to go. I'm really hoping by next weekend I have a boat in my slip.

Now it's time to obsess about the weather for the trip.

 

[douglee25]

Crossing fingers!

 

[Golfman25]

HA! Owner really is a good guy. Only spoke to him once for maybe 30 min back in February.

Huge step forward today!! The abstract of the title has been received. Now comes the PITA part of waiting for loan to fund. They told me it could be as soon as 1-2 days or as long as 5-7 business days.

Yard is working on a short punch list to make sure the boat is ready to go. I'm really hoping by next weekend I have a boat in my slip.

Now it's time to obsess about the weather for the trip.

This fall is supposed to be nice.

 

[SeaNile]

Now it's 3-5 days. Still hoping for I will be boating next weekend.