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Thank you everyone I think for the moment we are going forward with a pre purchase survey.

Thank you all. A quick update: I spoke to the surveyor first thing - in the survey documentation he does note it is for the owner and the interested buyer (me). Anyways he was happy to speak through the hull survey with me and gave me advise re what he himself would be looking for when purchasing a narrow boat and suggested what I could negotiate on. He did say he wouldn’t have done anything differently for a pre purchase survey. I just have to say the boating world has been exceedingly lovely so far and I have sought advise from more than one surveyor and they have happily advised me (for free) intermixed with a lot of effective personal anecdotes.

Thank you everyone for the wise words. Yes it is the one on Apollo Duck - the rationale for the survey was as matty40s suggested - the seller wanted to speed up the process of selling so got a survey done + blacked.

I am completely new to boating. I would really appreciate some/ any advise. I have found a 50 ft Traditional style narrow boat by Evans and Son (2001) where the owner has provided a survey done a week ago. The surveyor has a Mar. Dip. Sur. The boat was taken out of the water for the survey and blacking. According to the survey, the hull is in good condition with no overplating and.. on the hull diagram the sides range from 4.8 - 5.9 mm (the majority of readings are 5.3-5.9 mm) while the bottom reading ranges from 9.2-10 (only one reading of 9.2, otherwise 9.6-9.8). With regards to the weed hatch- the freeboard height of the tunnel is 150 mm. The only thing that needs consideration is putting in additional anodes and getting a galvanic isolator. With regards to the sacrificial anodes, the current ones of the boat is apparently still functional and shows only minimal wear - the surveryor is suggesting reviewing that in the next 2 years. They are selling for the high 30,000s. The engine is Beta Marine 37.5 horse power - was not included in the survey. We have not seen the boat yet, but we can't figure out what to do. We want to look at all aspects and have all the right questions lined up before viewing because we don't want to waste time for both parties! Should we get another complete survey or a engineer to come and look at the engine? The interior looks nice enough but what really keeps me up is the hull and the engine - Are these good numbers for a hull? Thank you so much for your time, its very much appreciated.