mrsrobinson
Well-Known Member
I am not negotiating over the injector cups, just sharing what my my girlfriend's brother-in-law shared.Is deferred maintenance a negotiating position? Generally, I think it is a stretch unless the deferral has caused damage requiring repair. Regarding the injector cups - It is a normal thing to cut them and I think not a means to negotiate a lower price. As a vessel owner I wouldn't.
Maybe I misunderstood what everybody has shared with me about diesel engines. My understanding is you should have a well-documented service history on them when compared to gas engines. And in this case compared to other boats that do have diesels with a documented service history.
I have a copy of an engine survey that pretty much says do not run this boat until this work is done. Mainly the aftercooler service and valves. Why should I pay full asking price, when the sellers are competing with boats that have a documented diesel engine service history? Again I am brand new to diesel so perhaps I misunderstood something or I am missing something. We're not talking about a missed tune-up if it's a gas engine boat, we're talking about a 20 year old diesel boat that has no documented engine service history, even for the past 3 years while the current owners have owned it.
I think the first boat owner sellers did the cosmetic pretty feel-good stuff for 3 years, then got a big ticket price for the engines so they're trying to get rid of the boat now.
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