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ProspectiveBoatOwner

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  1. Good day internet boaters! I am in the process of trying to appraise a survey that was done for a boat that I am interested in owning. I am a first time boat-buyer and I really have no idea what kind of costs all of this work might incur. I have every intention of learning new skills, and doing as much of the work as possible myself, but I appreciate that much of this will need to be done professionally. The boat is currently floating free-of-charge in a local boat yard. I would like to know as a ball-park figure how much it will cost and how much time it should take, to take the boat out of the water and address these recommendations: 1. Long-term it would be beneficial to clean and paint the base plating (A) 2. The strakes have corrosion behind them in various places, which is an inevitable consequence of nonfully welded guards. There are areas of pitting to the hull sides below the strakes in various places. The resolve this, the rubbing strakes should be removed, the plating repaired as required, and the strakes refitted (A) 3. The following works are required to the hull (P) The water tank, believed to be integral mild steel and incorporated into the bows, requires accessing, descaling, inspecting and repair / repainting as required. There is reduced plating thickness apparent in this area as a result of internal corrosion. The condition of any tank bulkheads is not known nor can it be assessed at the time of survey. The cabin bilge at the aft of the vessel, between the engine room bulkhead and forward by approx. 2m requires accessing, descaling, assessing and repair / repainting as required. There is reduced plating thickness apparent in this area as a result of internal corrosion. The LPG locker to starboard and deck storage locker to port are integral steel lockers, and are wet lockers where navigation water can wash in and out of them with the base of the lockers being located below the normal laden waterline. As such, the lockers are required to be maintained in good condition to ensure the water-tight integrity of the vessel is not compromised. The lockers require aggressive descaling, inspection and repair / repainting as required. A long-term solution to wet lockers is to raise the height of the base of the locker above the normal laden waterline and weld up the then redundant previous scupper. The aft deck drain gulleys and aft deck itself are holed and require repair / replacement 4. The following repairs and amendments are recommended to the hull fittings (P) The vessel has a fuel filler spillage overflow tube that spans between the aft deck and the uxter plate, where it exits the vessel. This is below the normal laden waterline; it is difficult to maintain and prevent corrosion and as this exits the vessel under the water line. It is difficult to establish the condition, as access is poor. This tube is also completely unnecessary as any spilt fuel naturally drains overboard as there is a coaming around the aft deck. The tube should be blanked off top and bottom by way of welding. The welded ring around the filler opening should be slotted to the outboard side. The now-disused pump out tank breather, located to the starboard side, should be blanked over by way of welding The WC basin outlet is too close to the waterline and furthermore, the internal plumbing is poorly made and not watertight. The outlet should be raised and the then-redundant fitting blanked over by way of welding The hull side plating below and around the galley sink drain, located starboard aft is heavily pitted and requires reinforcing; ideally the affected section should be cut out and a new piece of plating inlet. The rudder stock tube where it exits the uxter plate should be continuously welded from the external side as this is only presently welded internally. 5. The paintwork condition is generally poor and renewal is required. There is corrosion apparent across the superstructure that requires resolving (A) 6. The rubber window seals that seal between the glass and the frames have shrunk and in places has shrunk away from the frame. These should be refitted or replaced. There is some evidence of water ingress internally (A) 7. There is evidence of some water ingress through roof fittings internally; fittings might require resealing (A) 8. Clean and paint the weedhatch, and replace the seal (A) 9. Access and remove the now-disused pump out tank (A) 10. The engine room requires descaling and repainting (A) Additional context: The boat is 71ft long and was constructed in 1986!
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