Post by hondacat on Aug 2, 2012 8:01:19 GMT -5
It is totally amazing how people these days will go out of their way to grab a fast buck WITH OUT A LICK OF HONESTY
>when buying a used boat over 10 or 15 years old
every one talks about needing a survey
yea a survey will tell you a boat has problems with moisture in stringers or bad electrical but its a 5-10 thousand dollar boat that new was 60- 100k NEW \ surveyorS charges you 1,000-600 bucks to write up a report fully knowing all boats over 10-15 years old will have some where some moisture in the stringers
any surveyor that dont tell you this up front is a crook
how extensive it is is a differnet thing IF ITS BAD ANY ONE CAN SEE IT WITH OUT A MOSTURE CONTENT MACHINE
A ROTTEN STRINGER WILL BE CRACKED AND HAVE A COSISTANCY OF MASHED POTATOES ITS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE
>another big rip off is fiberglass guys most of them doing this out of their house or a shop that dont have enogh mechanical work THEY try to do this stuff and dont know what then hell they are doing
so they charge these crazy prices to replace stringers and transoms BASICALLY THEY WANT YOU TO PAY FOR THEIR LEARNING / EXPERIENCE
to replace engine stringers including pulling the motor and reinstalling it should not be more than about 1500 bucks per motor
a out board transom on
a aluminum boat 1000
out board transom on glass boats will be about double that
but my point it this
DONT DISCOUNT A GOOD OLD BOAT BECAUSE OF OLD AGE AND A FEW MINOR PROBLEMS SURVEYORS SCRARE PEOPLE AWAY FROM GOOD OLD BOATS WITH A LOT OF FLIFE LEFT IN THEM
FIBERGLASS GUYS ARE OFTEN NOT AS HONEST AS THEY SHOULD BE FIND A GOOD ONE ASK FOR REFERENCES AND COMPARE PRICING AND WORK BEFORE YOU LET THEM START A JOB
A GOOD OLD BOAT IS A GREAT WAY TO GET OUT THERE WITH OUT BREAKING THE BANK
DONT LET THESE RIP OFFS STOP YOU !!
FISHING ON LAKE MICHIGAN HAS BEEN THE BEST I HAVE SEEN IN 40 YEARS OF FISHING OUT HERE WE NEED A BIGER SAFE BOAT TO CHASE THESE SALMON DONT BE AFRAID OF A GOOD OLD BOAT THERE ARE PLENTY OF BARGAINS OUT THERE
>when buying a used boat over 10 or 15 years old
every one talks about needing a survey
yea a survey will tell you a boat has problems with moisture in stringers or bad electrical but its a 5-10 thousand dollar boat that new was 60- 100k NEW \ surveyorS charges you 1,000-600 bucks to write up a report fully knowing all boats over 10-15 years old will have some where some moisture in the stringers
any surveyor that dont tell you this up front is a crook
how extensive it is is a differnet thing IF ITS BAD ANY ONE CAN SEE IT WITH OUT A MOSTURE CONTENT MACHINE
A ROTTEN STRINGER WILL BE CRACKED AND HAVE A COSISTANCY OF MASHED POTATOES ITS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE
>another big rip off is fiberglass guys most of them doing this out of their house or a shop that dont have enogh mechanical work THEY try to do this stuff and dont know what then hell they are doing
so they charge these crazy prices to replace stringers and transoms BASICALLY THEY WANT YOU TO PAY FOR THEIR LEARNING / EXPERIENCE
to replace engine stringers including pulling the motor and reinstalling it should not be more than about 1500 bucks per motor
a out board transom on
a aluminum boat 1000
out board transom on glass boats will be about double that
but my point it this
DONT DISCOUNT A GOOD OLD BOAT BECAUSE OF OLD AGE AND A FEW MINOR PROBLEMS SURVEYORS SCRARE PEOPLE AWAY FROM GOOD OLD BOATS WITH A LOT OF FLIFE LEFT IN THEM
FIBERGLASS GUYS ARE OFTEN NOT AS HONEST AS THEY SHOULD BE FIND A GOOD ONE ASK FOR REFERENCES AND COMPARE PRICING AND WORK BEFORE YOU LET THEM START A JOB
A GOOD OLD BOAT IS A GREAT WAY TO GET OUT THERE WITH OUT BREAKING THE BANK
DONT LET THESE RIP OFFS STOP YOU !!
FISHING ON LAKE MICHIGAN HAS BEEN THE BEST I HAVE SEEN IN 40 YEARS OF FISHING OUT HERE WE NEED A BIGER SAFE BOAT TO CHASE THESE SALMON DONT BE AFRAID OF A GOOD OLD BOAT THERE ARE PLENTY OF BARGAINS OUT THERE