Importance of Pre-Purchase Surveys :

Pre-purchase surveys are very much important in so many ways. Most of the question marks that may bug your mind can be sorted out easily by hiring a professional marine surveyor to do a pre-purchase survey. The surveyor is a paid professional who can help you as a buyer to know small details of the boat buying process. The surveyor serves only in the buyer’s best interests. This is your primary protection and is, in a sense, the cheapest insurance available.

Honestly, great boat owners may present their boats and series of deficiencies may be there which may not be visible from your point of view. They can be apparent to a professional marine surveyor. Many structural nitty-gritty need professional understanding and a variety of low tech and high tech methods. Even boats that are purchased only a few years old could have major problems. You'll not only learn of any deficiencies, but you'll also be provided with the surveyor's estimate of the boat's Fair Market Value (FMV).