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"And don't even think of making a deal without a survey. "
actually, at the risk of being picky, the contract should be subject to seatrial AND survey.
you really want to do a sea trial first, to make sure the boat is even worth surveying. A pre survey sea trial will be shorter than the sea trial conducted during survey but should include a run at cruise long enough for temps to come up and stabilize, make sure that most items work, etc....
Last thing you want, and it happens, is get a surveyor on board, haul out, only to find out after that that the boat can't get to cruise speed without overheating or vibrating like crazy...
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