Boat INspection
Anyone buying a boat should give it a careful inspection, sighting down the hull in good light for evidence of significant repairs, inspecting the bilge for evidence of flooding or bad leaks, etc.
If you like the boat and it passes your inspection and you and the seller come to terms, you and the seller should sign a purchase and sale contract. The contract should identify the boat, state the price, the terms, the closing date, and whether your obligation to buy the boat is subject to satisfactory survey.
Read and understand the contract before signing. If the boat is relatively small, simple and cheap and you are knowledgeable you may dispense with a formal survey, but ask for a sea trial in the purchase of anything larger than a canoe.
A simple sea trial will normally include going from full ahead to full astern, steering from hard over to hard over, and a full power run for a few minutes.
Please contact us with any questions you have, we are happy to help.
If you like the boat and it passes your inspection and you and the seller come to terms, you and the seller should sign a purchase and sale contract. The contract should identify the boat, state the price, the terms, the closing date, and whether your obligation to buy the boat is subject to satisfactory survey.
Read and understand the contract before signing. If the boat is relatively small, simple and cheap and you are knowledgeable you may dispense with a formal survey, but ask for a sea trial in the purchase of anything larger than a canoe.
A simple sea trial will normally include going from full ahead to full astern, steering from hard over to hard over, and a full power run for a few minutes.
Please contact us with any questions you have, we are happy to help.