"Roger Millin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Question: Who pays for the lift out/dry docking and survey, the vendor >or the purchaser, or is it a matter of who blinks first? Any thoughts >gratefully received from those who've had the experience. >Roger
The Dutch have got it right. No-one in his right mind buys a barge there (or, I suggest, a boat here) without a survey. The purchase contract is almost standard. It says that the purchaser pays for the survey, but the vendor pays for all under-water repairs (overplating thin spots, stern bearing, etc.) the surveyor finds to be necessary. If the value of those repairs exceeds a threshhold set by the vendor, the vendor can cancel the sale but then he must pay all the purchaser's costs associated with the survey (surveyor, docking, getting the barge to the dock). If the purchaser cancels the sale, he must usually compensate the vendor (who may have been able to sell it to someone else while the prospective purchaser was faffing about. No gazumping allowed.). Saves a lot of hassle. And all boats in Netherlands have to be registered on the excellent Kadaster, so there are seldom hassles about ownership or amounts owing. The Dutch tend to be very canny in business, but nonetheless it is usually a pleasure doing boaty business there. Adrian . Adrian Stott 07956-299966
