The main reason that you need a
survey is to put a check on that rush of blood to the
head that can come when
buying. It feels really good to pull out the checkbook and plonk down a deposit. The
survey is to make sure that 'buyer's remorse" does not set in after.
The second reason is that
insurance companies love surveys. Probably from bitter experience. An
insurance survey is not going to be that much cheaper than a full survey.
Rust is easy to check with a screwdriver. If it red/ brown and rubs or flakes off then it's rust.
It's an old
steel steel
boat so rust is a near certainty. The questions are 1) How much? and 2) How extensive?
Most can be chipped out, treated and repainted but some could need the
boat taken from the
water,
steel welded in and reblasting. If it's getting to this level then it's very wise to assess the cost of
repairs against the value of the boat before starting the
buying process.
From what I've seen so far (outside of rust/corrosion and steering) the biggest question mark would have to be the
engine. The very limited amount of cruising that I've done on the Qld and NSW coasts and the continued descriptions of light
wind conditions through
Asia have convinced me that a good big
engine and a fair bit of
fuel makes for a lot of peace of mind. I put a 85hp John Deere in a similar boat and there are still times when I think more would have been better.
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