mphatc
03-31-2003, 09:02 PM
Friends,
I just had a marine survey done on my new to me 1969 Corsican. I went into this with a bit of trepidation, the fear of finding something I didn't want to know . . but as no insurance company would insure it anywhere close to what I paid I felt it was worth spending the money. And at $9.00 per foot it didn't kill the bank, just an afternoons gas. :rolleyes:
The results . . :D
I learned more about the boat in great detail than I ever thought was possible in such short time. Best of all it was mostly good. The fair market value came out much higher than anticipated, actually above the purchase price!
Several items that needing attention were identified, a couple of which I was unaware of.
Even after 35+ years around boats this expenditure was educational, and it is something I strongly recommend to everyone.
If you live in the New England consider calling Thomas J. Fergusan for a survey, he knew what a Corsican was immediatly, and originally from FL, he has seen many a Donzi!
His website:
http://pages.prodigy.net/tf1/index.html
Mario L.
I just had a marine survey done on my new to me 1969 Corsican. I went into this with a bit of trepidation, the fear of finding something I didn't want to know . . but as no insurance company would insure it anywhere close to what I paid I felt it was worth spending the money. And at $9.00 per foot it didn't kill the bank, just an afternoons gas. :rolleyes:
The results . . :D
I learned more about the boat in great detail than I ever thought was possible in such short time. Best of all it was mostly good. The fair market value came out much higher than anticipated, actually above the purchase price!
Several items that needing attention were identified, a couple of which I was unaware of.
Even after 35+ years around boats this expenditure was educational, and it is something I strongly recommend to everyone.
If you live in the New England consider calling Thomas J. Fergusan for a survey, he knew what a Corsican was immediatly, and originally from FL, he has seen many a Donzi!
His website:
http://pages.prodigy.net/tf1/index.html
Mario L.