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19-09-2016, 18:02
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Catamaran Surveyor in Florida
Closing in on a purchase of a catamaran in Florida. Anyone have experience with a really good surveyor, will go up the mast as well? Any recommendations appreciated.
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19-09-2016, 18:17
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Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: West Palm Beach, FL
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Re: Catamaran Surveyor in Florida
Where in Florida?
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23-09-2016, 08:44
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: West Palm Beach, FL
Boat: Catalina 470
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Re: Catamaran Surveyor in Florida
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Originally Posted by louielouie
Closing in on a purchase of a catamaran in Florida. Anyone have experience with a really good surveyor, will go up the mast as well? Any recommendations appreciated.
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If you're on the west coast of Florida, try Tom Laskey - he did my pre-purchase survey, and I was very happy - Florida marine surveyor, yacht, boat surveyor,boat survey,Fort Myers,Ft.Myers,Naples,Cape Coral,Marco Island,Punta Gorda,Placida,Port Charlotte,Burnt Store,Sanibel,Pine Island,Clewiston,La Belle,Charlotte Harbor,Fort Myers Beach,Bonita Beach,Saint Ja.
For rigging I can recommend Ocean Rigging - Ocean Rigging - Professional Rigging for the Serious Sailor.
Regards,
David
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05-10-2016, 11:26
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2013
Boat: Leopard 38 Catamaran
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Re: Catamaran Surveyor in Florida
Thanks so much Dave appreciate it!
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05-10-2016, 11:35
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Up the mast, looking for clean wind.
Boat: Currently Shopping, & Heavily in LUST!
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Re: Catamaran Surveyor in Florida
You may be better served by having a seperate rigging inspection done by an expert rigger. I did this when I bought my last boat, & it was fairly educational, in addition to discovering some things of note. Ones that I know that I would have missed, even though I'm pretty sharp on rigging. And they were things that I've never seen a General Surveyor look for. Nor had I ever heard about such items being discovered or even looked for, prior to said rigging survey.
The other thing which really needs a multihull expert to evaluate, is the supporting structure(s) for the mast, as well as other rigging structures. Such as the crossbeam(s), & it's rigging components. Given that it's a highly loaded, critical piece of both the rig's, & boat's structure.
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05-10-2016, 11:47
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Boat: KH 49x, Custom
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Re: Catamaran Surveyor in Florida
Uncivilized, care to share your newfound wisdom on masts and rigging?
Little tidbits that may help us all be better prepared?
You wrote the teaser, now please share!
Thanks.
Paul.
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27-10-2016, 15:23
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Join Date: Jun 2012
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Re: Catamaran Surveyor in Florida
Hi,
This is my first post on CF so excuse me if I'm off target here please. My wife and I are looking for a surveyor for the potential first purchase of a catamaran. The boat is located on the northern end of the Atlantic coast of Florida. Can anyone suggest a good surveyor in that region? Any help or advice will be appreciated.
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27-10-2016, 16:18
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Marine Service Provider
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Myrtle Beach..for now
Boat: Marine Trader 36 Sundeck
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Re: Catamaran Surveyor in Florida
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Originally Posted by J0hn B0y
Hi,
This is my first post on CF so excuse me if I'm off target here please. My wife and I are looking for a surveyor for the potential first purchase of a catamaran. The boat is located on the northern end of the Atlantic coast of Florida. Can anyone suggest a good surveyor in that region? Any help or advice will be appreciated.
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Jonathan Sands, Atlantic Marine Group.
Atlantic Marine Group
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27-10-2016, 17:08
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Poulsbo
Boat: Chris White Voyager 48
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Re: Catamaran Surveyor in Florida
+1 on Jonathan Sands. He did a very thorough job for us including going up the mast and engine oil analysis for a pre-purchase survey. No surveyor will catch everything, but he caught a couple of major items that we would have missed. I might add that there is no substitute for taking a close look yourself and spending some time alone on the boat.
Cheers,
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27-10-2016, 18:46
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Atlanta, GA and Cape Coral, FL
Boat: 2009 Leopard 37 Powercat
Posts: 162
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Re: Catamaran Surveyor in Florida
Jonathan Sands also surveyed my PowerCat, which I bought in Ft Lauderdale. He was great.
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28-10-2016, 04:34
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Senior Cruiser
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W
Boat: (Cruiser Living On Dirt)
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Re: Catamaran Surveyor in Florida
Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, J0hn B0y.
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29-10-2016, 15:01
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2013
Boat: Leopard 38 Catamaran
Posts: 76
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Re: Catamaran Surveyor in Florida
John Boy, just had a survey on a Leopard Cat few days ago in FLA. Highly recommend Brian Stetler of Stetler Marine Surveys in Jupiter. Very thorough, very knowledgeable. Extremely satisfied with his survey.
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