Bottom paint during survey

[tikirawker]

Hello, we are in the process of purchasing our first boat. The broker was upfront that the boat needing a bottom paint job. It costs roughly ten bucks a foot to pull the boat. So $400. My question is why pull the boat twice? If the survey looks promising why not keep the boat out and paint the bottom. Is this done frequently? What would be the downside? (Besides losing money if it fails the sea test)

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