Yacht Survey, Inspection and Yacht Haul Out - What yacht surveyors do before you buy
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 22. 07. 2022
- Yacht Survey, inspection and yacht haul out on 2019 Prestige 520 Flybridge. Before buying a yacht, it is wise to have a survey and inspection performed by accredited yacht surveyors. A yacht survey and inspection is a snapshot in time to provide the potential buyer insight into the current conditions of the yacht. The surveyors perform a check on all systems on the boat and even do a boat hull inspection to verify the condition of the vessel before purchase. Surveyors are independent and provide an unbiased opinion on the vessel and its systems.
In this video, we were helped out by two great marine surveyors and an excellent yacht captain. Below is how you can get ahold of each of them!
Hull and Systems Survey completed by:
Buck Kittredge AMS
Lake Effect Surveying and Consulting
sail4deck@comcast.net
Engine and Mechanicals Survey completed by:
Charlie Poveromo
Action Mobile Marine
actionmobilemarine.net
Captain Services provided by
Captain Dan Maruszczak
Mariner Services, Inc.
captaindan@marinerservicesinc.com
Stay tuned, plenty more videos to come!
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Great video and channel! Informative!
Thank you very much. Iâm glad you enjoy the channel. Thank you for watching and commenting! Cheers
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Excellent video. Thx for the links. Iâll be boating out of Pt St Lucie. Appreciate the lead on surveyors in the area. Next year god willing. đ
Thank you for watching and for sharing! Iâm glad the video was helpful. Best of luck in your search. Iâd be happy to help you find the right vessel and walk you through the process. Feel free to email any time and we can chat out the steps. Dan@elevateyacht.com
Cheers!
Its comforting to see the level of inspection that goes into these vessels. With the investment required to own one its good to know that the investment is being secured by such thorough reviews. Every day we're getting closer to our purchase and I look forward to following this part of the process.
I look forward to walking through the steps with you and assuring weâre buying the right vessel for you!
I would have liked to see the props. shafts and thrusters inspected.
@@snoopstp4189 surely that was done on the haulout.
Yes I would have liked to get in their grill a little more while doing the under sides but I had some dealings with the Marina office and yard workers for other items. There will be plenty more surveys we are on to try and get a more detailed look at that side of it. Thank you for watching and for adding your input. I appreciate that!
Hello Captain Dan! Thanks for showing the saleâs side of things today.
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Thanks for the video Dan
Thank you for watching and commenting! Cheers
Brilliant vid as usual đâ€ïžđŹđ§
Thank you for the continued support! I appreciate you đđŒ
Another excellent video...
Thank you sir! Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video, judging the rain and combination with Florida, my guess is it must have been around 3 PM when you were on your way back. đ
Btw, hammering on the hull does not damage the gel coat ? I would expect a rubber hammer instead.
I think it was pretty close to that time, great call đ€Ł
Iâm no surveyor, but my guess is rubber hammer wouldnât produce the sounds they are looking for when checking for soft spots/blistering. The technical term for the hammer testing is âpercussion testingâ. While the sound you heard was loud, he wasnât hitting the hull all that hard. The hammer he had was a phenolic hammer which is made specifically for fiberglass.
Thank you for watching and for the great question! Cheers
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Thank you for watching and commenting! Cheers đđŒ
Great video as per usual.
Did it go via the Mississippi & the gulf from Chicago to Florida or via the lakes, Erie Canal & the east coast? How long does such a trip take? Sounds like a lot of fun :)
Great question - this vessel was actually shipped over land on a semi trailer. But, if we were to bring it down to Florida on water, typically weâd go down the Illinois River to Mississippi River, into Ohio River then onto Cumberland River which takes you to Lake Barkley/Kentucky Lake. Then Tennessee River which becomes Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway and leads to Mobile Bay. Wish I had started my channel in 2020. I took three yacht deliveries between Chicago and Florida. Missed out on some great content đ€Ł
I didnât realize you could ship a yacht as wide (and as high on a trailer?) as Prestige 520
Should of discussed survey costs. That was probably a $3k exercise for the buyer. Necessary, but itâs important to understand.
Good call. One reason I left cost out is because the costs can differ greatly depending on area and scope of a survey. Engine and mechanical survey can vary greatly from a standard basic inspection. Thank you for watching and for the great suggestion/input! Cheers đđŒ
Thank you for posting your videos, they are very informative. What length of boat would you recommend having a survey completed and what is the estimated cost to having a survey done?
I donât think there is a specific length of vessel that one would or wouldnât survey. Itâs a piece of mind thing. I think age of vessel comes into play and understanding what could need repair or work in the future. Itâs like a home survey. Theyâll tell you the roof may need replacing in two years. Doesnât guarantee anything but just gives a snapshot of current conditions.
I personally havenât paid for a survey so I donât know exact costs but Iâd think for a vessel of this size in the video youâre looking around 2k for hull/systems survey. Not sure of engine surveyor cost.
Thank you for watching and for the great question!
@@ElevateYacht That's not a bad price for having piece of mind, thanks again.
Afternoon storms in Florida during the summer? Unheard of! Lol. Just kidding. I'm a true native Floridian and still live here. Marco Island is beautiful. I worked for a yacht owner as a deckhand back in the day when I worked on yachts. The last owner I ever worked for. He owned a Cheoy Lee 81' and lived on Marco Island. We drove the yachts tender to the yacht at the Marina and left from there. Ran the yacht himself and had a stewardess, a deckhand, cook and a co-captain for when he was off the boat. We never slept in crews quarters either. We slept in guest bedrooms. He was the coolest owner ever.
Those are the good ones to find! Sounds like a sweet gig for sure. Cheoy Lee us a great boat too. Thank you for watching and sharing your story. Always cool to hear others backgrounds. Cheers!
To cut down on spatial disorientation please slow down your scans of your surroundings, thanks.
What is the procedure for a buyer to ask for a refund from a loused up survey. Just purchase a boat in Fort Peirce. The surveyor missed the cutlass bearings and rudder shaft packing. Do Surveyors have errors and omissions insurance to cover things such as this?
This is an incredible question. First, Iâm very sorry to hear your experience. The boat buying process should be an exciting time and issues like this are unfortunate. I recommend going offline with this discussion and we can get into more detail and I can offer you some insights and experience weâve had with these types of issues. In general, sadly, it all depends on the surveyor for insurance. Good ones do carry proper coverages but not many may not. If you have a proper contract, there should be some details within. Iâd be happy to look over your contract and offer advice. Feel free to email me if youâd like. Again, Iâm very sorry for your experience so far. I wish you luck. Thank you for watching and for the great question.
ill be looking at a Hunter 50 CCm new, at the factory and I'm wondering how do I arrange a survey and commissioning, using your services to accomplish that? Do I let you,or a service like yours, do all the contacts, make whatever arrangements with the factory while the boat is on the hard, or do I let a dealer take care of contacting you, the factory and so forth. Also, does the survey take place on the hard AND in the wather also?
As always, great perspectives Dan. I see that boat is still listed, did they buy the boat? Greg
Closing date is next week. Survey came back good with only minor items like a burnt out bulb in fridge and so did oil samples. Once itâs officially closed, the listing is removed.
When a vessel goes under contract, there are always things that can happen like financing falling through, so itâs never over til itâs over.
@@ElevateYacht thatâs a favorite boat. We love the separate entrance for master. Will you be at FLIBS again? Iâll be there again with my kids
@@kaplanboating Iâll will definitely be at FLIBS again. Would love to see you and kiddos again. They were so exited last time.
I absolutely love showing kids the boats. It really brings be back to being a kid, going to boat shows any being blown away by everything. My best memories as a kid came from being on the water. Itâs no wonder how I ended up here đ€·đŒââïž
@@ElevateYacht good times. We booked our flight a couple of months ago. Looking forward to it. See you then. Or maybe back in Chicago.
In Florida boats take a beating with moisture and pod drives are terrible
Dan, have you put anything together in regard to trip planning, routes, mapping etc. If so, could you send me a link pls and if not do you know of any resources that would be a good learning experience?
Perfectly timed question! I am flying out tomorrow morning to Cleveland to pick up a brand new U.S. debut vessel and drive her back to Chicago! Itâs been a while since Iâve made a video so I plan to do a full on delivery video! Stay tuned! Thank you for watching and for the great question đđŒ
Price of survey?
What is the maximum yacht size one person can pilot alone? Assuming the person has all the certificates and the yacht is registered in the most suitable flag state. Purely for daydreaming purposes ;)
It really depends on the brokerage!.. The Capts ability and vessel.. I always bring MY mate along on seatrials. A single screw 38' trawler requires more work than a twin screw 52' SF as far as docking and handling.having "my guy" with me makes life easy..A typical survey like this has 5-7 on board, all have a job to do .
I know, me personally, as Capt. I'm basically the "extra" guy when doing seatrials. My job is to run the vessel. Typically there's a mechanic/technician running diagnostics on the engines etc with me. My job is to leave the dock, run the vessel at speed, and dock it. Every form is different.
My mechanic requests me. His priorities lie in the engine room not stick at the helm
In general, this mainly comes down to the captainâs skill and experience. There isnât a rule that states exact size or number of crew but of course youâd always want to be as safe as can be for the vessel, especially if itâs not your own. With that said, I am sure there are plenty of captains who can handle very large vessels on their own. I guess a lot would come down to the specifics of the docking set up too. Personally, with the right conditions (I wouldnât risk single handing a large vessel in unsafe conditions), I would probably be comfortable with up to an 80â vessel. As Christopher mentions below, the larger the vessel, typically the easier they are to handle and they usually will have some additional technology like thrusters which make docking easier. Heâs very right about single screw boats being more work than others ha. Weâve all been there!
Thank you for watching and for your great question! Cheers!
@@ElevateYacht Thanks for your answer! In my dreams I am piloting a Wally 118 on my own. It just seems like such a hassle to have to coordinate and plan around a crew so much.
I get what youâre saying and I know that feeling. Then again, if youâve got a Wally 118, you deserve to kick back and relax and have a crew who does the hard/stressful work for you. Thereâs a point at which itâs nice to be able to enjoy the fruits of your labor đ
40 is my sweet spot but I have a 50 now that I feel comfortable with, but if it was your first boat, would be intimidating. My 2 cents, ymmv. I don't have a fly bridge though.
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I'll stick with that!
Gee thanks. Appreciate you watching and commenting either way
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no survey from the owner no deal
As a buyer if you canât understand a survey you shouldnât be buying a boat
There expensive to own there even more expensive to use
Why do many damn adds I'm inscribing Bye bye
Sorry for the number of adds. I donât know how many they place in the videos.
Get lost how would he know how many adds he doesn't own CZcams now get lost Karen
Whos' the accredited surveyor
I included the names of the engine and mechanical surveyors in the description. Thanks for watching and for the question!