I just went through this survey process. We agreed (my broker, the buyer's broker & the potential buyer) that he would pay for the haul out and launch and I would pay for the pressure wash if one was required. The survey was perfect, the bottom was clean (this I already knew) and the potential buyer made a very good offer at 95% of our asking price. However, he wanted me to finance 80% of the purchase price. I told him via my broker that he was SOL as I am not a banker and if he could not raise the cash he needed to move on. So now we wait on the next one.
Jack Fitzgerald HONEY US12788 C&C 39 TM On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 8:21 AM, Danny Haughey via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > HI Kurt, > > I think it becoming obvious to me that my ability to ask a concise > question is, well...questionable! LOL > > Anyway, It had more to do with the responsibily of who should pay for the > cleaning of sais fouled bottom, not so much whether ot not is should be > done. Of course you cannot inspect a fouled bottom. > > My point is more about why would a seller not want the boat in as good a > working order as possible. This would, in fact, make the survey go faster > and smoother and give everyone involved a better more positive experience. > After all, there is a level of subjectivity involved and that is a matter > of perspective, observation and ease of doing the task at hand. So, my > point being, and again this is my limited experience with my own boat > shopping for 2 different boats, why do sellers not spend just a little > extra, effort, maybe even a little money so that their boats survey as best > they can? > > I've found now that it is common for the potential buyer to not only go > out of pocket, on speculation, for not only the survey and haul-out, but > also, the power-washing of the bottom. Initially I was thinking that, the > haul-out would be a couple hundred and then the wash would be another $150 > or so... It not so much the dollar value but the principle I question. > > It kind of goes along with the theory that "the seller pays the broker > fees..." While that may be true, that value is figured into the price, and > the buyer is the one with the money that ultimately pays those fees. No > buyer, no fees paid... It's ridiculous to separate any fee in a sale from > the source of the funds that pay the fee! LOL > > Oh Geeze this may now open another can of worms... > > Thanks again though for the insights and responses to what is now view by > me as "a stupid question..." Not so much for my ignorance in needing to > ask it but, in my inability to articulate it. > > Danny > > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: Kurt Heckert <[email protected]> > To: [email protected], [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Stus-List Survey Question > Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2015 03:07:06 -0700 > > It is common, the bottom needs cleaning on haul out or you are trying to > exam a fouled bottom. > > ------------------------------ > * From: * Danny Haughey via CnC-List <[email protected]>; > * To: * <[email protected]>; > * Cc: * Danny Haughey <[email protected]>; > * Subject: * Stus-List Survey Question > * Sent: * Wed, Aug 26, 2015 1:36:17 AM > > Hi Guys, > > Okay so I've got a survey with haulout scheduled for this coming Saturday. > during my conversation with the surveryor, he brought to light an > interesting point. I had asked if he would be doing the sea trial before > or after haul out and he said that it would be better to do it after > because if the bottom were fouled, we wouldn't bet a good sea trial. He > said if haul first and it is then we could get it cleaned, and I asked "so, > we could clean it?" he said well you should talk to the broker. So I did > and he said it common practice for the boat to be powerwashed on a haul > out. I asked who would pay for that? He said I would be responsible for > that. I said so, if this thing fails inspection, I'll paying for the > owners powerwashing? He said that it was common... > > I'm thinking what $4 a foot to wash it, then haul it... I knew I had to > pay for a haulout, but ... is that really common to be on the hook for a > power washing? I mean it is what it is I've just never seen this > conversation come up before... > > Danny > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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