Boat sales

Broomboater · 30-09-2014 8:58pm #1

Has any body any experience with cruiser sales/brokers on the Shannon getting bad reports of a few of them and I m worried as I thinking of buying a cruiser????????

fergal.b · 30-09-2014 9:14pm

I don't think you can blame any of the brokers selling the boats as it's up to the buyer to have the boat checked out before they buy as most second hand boats are sold as seen. The market is very slow at the moment so I'd say any broker would do their best to make a deal especially if it's a new boat and the last thing they want is an unhappy buyer.
What sort of bad reports are you hearing "without naming names" as I haven't herd any and I have big ears

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Tabnabs · 01-10-2014 10:40am

There's only one "broker" that I know of on the Shannon that has a shocking reputation, the rest seem reasonably legit.

Yawlboy · 01-10-2014 11:17am

I know someone who bought a cruiser on the Shannon a few years back - he got a survey done, which highlighted a number of issues.
He paid the broker to fix them and when he then had the boat transported to her new port on the Cork coast he realised that the quality of the work was diabolical - wiring used was not marine grade, seats were recovered over rotten bases, electrical items not earthed properly, etc. (lots of corners cut)
He ended up spending a lot of time and effort trying to get the brokers people to fix stuff and in the end paid a local guy to fix it.

I bought my boat privately on the Shannon and I have to say I've been very happy - however I used a local (to me) surveyor and got all work done by people I knew.

Broomboater · 01-10-2014 5:08pm

Hi all
Worried I might pick that wrong one
I been told of one in co Galway near derg no word etc etc
Then one in Leitrim Longford borders who at the moment has sold a number of boats but forgot to pass on the money to original owners now new owners are at risk of losing boat and money

Comments please ???????

fergal.b · 01-10-2014 5:24pm

Did the new owners get a receipt from the brokers ?

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Broomboater · 01-10-2014 5:33pm

Only know some did not but were promised it would follow
Others got doc s with owners name forged

Not good eh

fergal.b · 01-10-2014 5:46pm

It might be worth posting in the "Legal Discussion" forum, maybe a threatening letter to take them to the small calms court. I take it was a cash deal and not a check made out to the broker.

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