New to this forum and thread and hoping for some guidance.
Just finished structural survey (this guy went above and beyond - 8hrs w/ us) on ‘99 400 Sundancer. LOVE THIS BOAT & LAYOUT!
Everything was going well until we hit the foredeck. Probable leakage in a couple spots. Bow equipment has been pulled and reseated/sealed at the bow (approx 4sf) where the anchor, windlass, spotlight and other equipment is attached. Additional soft deck around starboard and middle hatch (approx 10-15sf). Don’t know if the hatches were resealed and previous owners were not the type to be up on the deck. One estimate from a fiberglass guy next door was $20-$30K because he’d want to do the entire foredeck.
Other than that, some normal stuff about hoses, blown exhaust gasket on the generator (that they never used), inverter problems (never used), water pump needs to be replaced, vacuflush rebuild of the valves, 1/2 of the electronics are in need of updating, and spotlight moves but doesn’t shine. Oh, and it looks like a drip from the riser gaskets on both engines. All in all, I’m generously guessing $10K if I hire it all out.
Here’s the kicker: Repowered with recent Horizon 8.1 - total hours... 20
We’re already at a decent price, but the deck work is considerable and I’ll be saddled with the devalue when I resell. Trying to figure out if I walk, or ask to drop the price another $20K (or more) to let the previous owners walk away. I’m not looking to take advantage of their misfortune, but the work that the deck needs seems scary.
Caveat: I am not the fix it guy. I’m the guy who writes the checks. I don’t anticipate doing much of this work, other that with my buddies who are excited to get under the hood.
Thanks for your consideration. Hope to join your ranks as an owner sometime soon
Just finished structural survey (this guy went above and beyond - 8hrs w/ us) on ‘99 400 Sundancer. LOVE THIS BOAT & LAYOUT!
Everything was going well until we hit the foredeck. Probable leakage in a couple spots. Bow equipment has been pulled and reseated/sealed at the bow (approx 4sf) where the anchor, windlass, spotlight and other equipment is attached. Additional soft deck around starboard and middle hatch (approx 10-15sf). Don’t know if the hatches were resealed and previous owners were not the type to be up on the deck. One estimate from a fiberglass guy next door was $20-$30K because he’d want to do the entire foredeck.
Other than that, some normal stuff about hoses, blown exhaust gasket on the generator (that they never used), inverter problems (never used), water pump needs to be replaced, vacuflush rebuild of the valves, 1/2 of the electronics are in need of updating, and spotlight moves but doesn’t shine. Oh, and it looks like a drip from the riser gaskets on both engines. All in all, I’m generously guessing $10K if I hire it all out.
Here’s the kicker: Repowered with recent Horizon 8.1 - total hours... 20
We’re already at a decent price, but the deck work is considerable and I’ll be saddled with the devalue when I resell. Trying to figure out if I walk, or ask to drop the price another $20K (or more) to let the previous owners walk away. I’m not looking to take advantage of their misfortune, but the work that the deck needs seems scary.
Caveat: I am not the fix it guy. I’m the guy who writes the checks. I don’t anticipate doing much of this work, other that with my buddies who are excited to get under the hood.
Thanks for your consideration. Hope to join your ranks as an owner sometime soon
