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Originally Posted by SCadaddle
"....as posted...if yer concerned about a 1500 charge to get her on the hill...hmmm."
$1500 to get her out of the water
$XXXX to get her "to the hill" wherever that might be
$XXXX to get her "off the hill"
$1500 to get her back in the water
With regard to the $5,000 (initial investment) 1974 C&C 30:
Would you guys be willing to pay $3,000+ for a tow truck to get a $5,000 vehicle to the shop in order to get a PPI?
Would you guys be willing to pay $3,000+ for the home inspection of a $5,000
30 x 10 mobile home?
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Not I, a fiberglass sail boat of that size doesn't have much to survey/inspect anyway. Engine and generator would be the two main components and chances are that boat doesn't have a generator. Through hulls, hoses, pumps, stuffing box, electrical panel are easy to inspect yourself. The boat is in the water, if the pumps aren't going off every thirty minutes there aren't any significant leaks. Check to see if any major cracks around high stress points such as the fore and aft, stay attachment points, port and starboard chainplates, etc. Lift the cabin sole and look at the keel bolts, check for leaks and ooze. Walk the decks and cabin top feel for soft spots in the core. Look for brown ooze around stanchions, winches, hatches, every screw any place the fiberglass has been compromised. Look at the cabin overhead any water stains?
A wood, steel, aluminum boat? Different story.