Hi,
I'm in the process of buying a used 270SLX. The selling broker never disclosed there was any hull damage/patch and all of the pictures they sent looked fine. So I made an offer without physically seeing the boat which was accepted contingent marine survey & mechanical survey.
Yesterday I drove 12+ hrs to go see the boat for the 1st time and as I inspected the hull, I saw a patch (see attached pic) on the hull below the waterline. My questions are:
SW
I'm in the process of buying a used 270SLX. The selling broker never disclosed there was any hull damage/patch and all of the pictures they sent looked fine. So I made an offer without physically seeing the boat which was accepted contingent marine survey & mechanical survey.
Yesterday I drove 12+ hrs to go see the boat for the 1st time and as I inspected the hull, I saw a patch (see attached pic) on the hull below the waterline. My questions are:
- Does this patch look to you as it's been professionally repaired? To me it doesn't look like it but I'm not an expert. Seller only owned this boat for 2 months and is already selling the boat it to get a cruiser instead of the bowrider.
- When a patch is below the waterline, how does that affect the gel coat, boat value, etc?
- What's your recommendation if you were buying this boat? Continue w/ surveys or walk away?
SW