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Cost of getting a boat surveyed

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  • 01-12-2016 3:24pm
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    Thanos
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    Hi folks,

    Just wondering if anyone has gotten a boat survey done in the last year or would know roughly how much one costs.
    I assume the survey will need a boat lift so there is that cost also, not sure what that would cost, am guess a lift is about 300 euro and then maybe another 200 or 300 for the surveyor?
    Would that be about right?

    Thanks in advance.........


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    Tabnabs
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    what kind of survey (condition, insurance, etc.)?


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    Thanos
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    Tabnabs wrote: »
    what kind of survey (condition, insurance, etc.)?

    For buying a boat so I would guess condition, although I am assuming that could then be used for insurance?


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    Tabnabs
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    €500 would cover lift in and out and pre-purchase survey.


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    JamesM
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    Tabnabs wrote: »
    €500 would cover lift in and out and pre-purchase survey.

    My pre purchase survey for a 32ft catamaran that was already out of the water in 2007 was €400 plus VAT = €484. Maybe that was in Tiger times :eek:


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    moonshadow
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    Tabnabs wrote: »
    €500 would cover lift in and out and pre-purchase survey.

    I'd appreciate an example of this... Typical Shannon survey would be minimum,
    300 lift in and out plus 350/500 for survey and that's minimum.


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    W1ll1s
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    Lot of information here...

    http://www.yachtsnet.co.uk/surveyors.htm


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    touchdown77
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    I paid €300 for a survey earlier this year and the boat had numerous defects which were not picked up so I would consider a survey only a portion of the due diligence that has to be done when buying a second-hand boat. A survey is not a complete A to Z comprehensive check when it comes to buying.

    I didn't get a mechanic to check the boat and that was a big mistake, would highly recommended this step.

    Regarding lifting, I bought the boat from a "dealer" and explained to him that if he wanted to sell the boat then the lift was his cost.


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    romanewas
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    Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced Western Irish inspector to do a pre-purchase inspection of a small yacht which is exactly at Kilrush Marina Co. Clare? Thank you very much in advance for the information.



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