I'm happy to report that we have agreed on a price, subject to a sea trial and survey. Unfortunately, there are no surveyors able to conduct a survey for 3-4 weeks, so we may consider foregoing that and instead do a very thorough inspection of the boat myself, followed by a haulout inspection in a few weeks.
The situation is a bit unusual: the seller has done a sea trial with another buyer, and the buyer paid for a mechanical inspection, and has a survey booked in 2 weeks. But that buyer has not made a formal offer (not sure why the seller didn't insist on this). The buyer has been "waffling", and the seller doesn't seem confident he will complete, so he is inclined to accept an offer from us subject to a final haulout inspection by myself, and then tell the other party he has an accepted offer. It's still possible the other party will counter with a higher offer. We will not go any higher, and I'm already a bit uncomfortable foregoing a survey, since we'll need one a year from now to renew the insurance (we can use a 4 year old survey for another year). That old survey showed no issues at all with the boat, including electrical and propane, two areas that are usually a problem. As I said, a very unusual situation, but I think the seller is a solid guy, although I do question his selling practices - I wouldn't have gone this far without an offer from the other guy, and I wouldn't squeeze the other guy out, since I know what that feels like... it's already happened to us once. Anyway, looking forward to the sea trial tomorrow. This will be the chance to see/hear the engine run, and get comfortable with the sails and rigging. Appreciate any tips for things to watch for. And I'm fully expecting a few people to call me crazy, so don't sugar coat it... I am still prepared to walk away if I get a bad feeling at any time. -- Shawn Wright [email protected]
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