2008/10/18 Glen Peckett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > A friend is interested in a 1985 Springer which is currently out of the > water. > > Apparently it has been overplated with 10mm steel on the bottom. > > That, in itself, would make me very jumpy! The surveyor she's talked to > won't certify it until it's been back In the water a couple of weeks, and > I've expressed concern about freeboard as it will definitely sit lower than > originally intended. > > The apparent comment from the people who did the plating (via the seller) > that it won't need any ballast suggests a lack of knowledge about Springers > as they tended to have no, or minimal, ballast anyway! > > Although the boat is priced to sell my opinion is that unless it's in the > water and certified she should walk away from it as she would not have the > money for any extra work. > > Any thoughts?
If your friend is at the end of her budget, I can't see any point in her buying an uncertified boat. If the boat were to need extra work, her only choice would seem to be to put it back on the market with a potential for her not to get all her money back. Why can't the seller get it back into the water and keep it there for long enough to satisfy a surveyor? -- Bob
