Suveyor required?

NautiSeacrets · 08 February 2010, 18:13

Is it "standard" practice you use a surveyor prior to purchasing a second hand RIB?

Does it depend on any factors? Age, condition etc?

When buying previously,(hard boats), I have, and then it is usual to get engine(s) checked by another, and sometimes oil sampled too -twin diesels, admittedly.

Is this the usual deal with RIB's too?

If so, is there a website etc for suitable contacts around the country?

Hope this is not a daft question.................

Cheers

biffer · 08 February 2010, 18:30

if you're going to spend you're hard earned money on something i would, it does depend a little on what you're buying ie, inboard, outboard, open, cabin, coded, workboat, as to what surveyor or suveryor's you have look at it, to my mind they are to general for my liking and the reports are full of get out clauses so if something does go wrong it's not there fault.
get the engine looked at by an engineer and the boat by a boat builder and forget the bit of paper, that is my opinion
i used to live in old worting road in basingstoke, have they knocked it down yet?

NautiSeacrets · 08 February 2010, 18:58

Thanks Biffer..........

Outboard, leisure, X-Channel capability, open are my pereferences so far.

No, the whole road is still there!

Got banned from a pub along that road in my teens, for bursting open a crisp packet!

The Lamb I think it was called, probably still is!

Small world..........

biffer · 08 February 2010, 19:06

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Originally Posted by NautiSeacrets

Thanks Biffer..........

Outboard, leisure, X-Channel capability, open are my pereferences so far.

No, the whole road is still there!

Got banned from a pub along that road in my teens, for bursting open a crisp packet!

The Lamb I think it was called, probably still is!

Small world..........

is lamb is the one by moniton trading estate with the white hart on the otherside?

NautiSeacrets · 08 February 2010, 19:42

Ah - Not the Lamb at all - the White Hart was the one with the crisp packet.

The Moniton side is the Royal Oak...............Ah early teens, used to take a girl in the Royal Oak!

Have you got tales of derring do in those parts too? !!

biffer · 08 February 2010, 19:47

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Originally Posted by NautiSeacrets

Ah - Not the Lamb at all - the White Hart was the one with the crisp packet.

The Moniton side is the Royal Oak...............Ah early teens, used to take a girl in the Royal Oak!

Have you got tales of derring do in those parts too? !!

me and my partner used to own the dive shop that was on the estate, pulled out when i moved back to swanwick, we also had the range rover conversion garage on the same estate, the tales are too blue for this forum

NautiSeacrets · 08 February 2010, 20:37

Jeez.........my company is close by Ocean Turtle Diving................I had my boat in Moodys Premier, and I have a RR !

Bit too spooky all this!

biffer · 08 February 2010, 20:42

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Jeez.........my company is close by Ocean Turtle Diving................I had my boat in Moodys Premier, and I have a RR !

Bit too spooky all this!

my ex still lives in brighton hill, don't say that you live there, where's ocean turtle, there used to be a place at kings parade but that was well after i'd gone

NautiSeacrets · 08 February 2010, 21:07

No - not a million miles away though. .........Ocean Turtle are in Daneshill Industrial.

Bought my drysuits from them.

Enough now, I'm scared!

Delta Rich · 10 February 2010, 16:34

If you want a surveyor, use a member of the YDSA site - there's a list of dozens of surveyors around the UK with location and contact info

NautiSeacrets · 10 February 2010, 17:14

Delta Rich

Yes, thanks - I have looked there, but not one specifically, mentions RIBS.

I have used a number of them in the past, but was looking for, what I thought at least, was more a RIB specialist.

It seems there isn't any!

bedajim · 10 February 2010, 17:18

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Originally Posted by NautiSeacrets

Delta Rich

Yes, thanks - I have looked there, but not one specifically, mentions RIBS.

I have used a number of them in the past, but was looking for, what I thought at least, was more a RIB specialist.

It seems there isn't any!

Searider on here is your man

Delta Rich · 11 February 2010, 09:47

Paul Johnson of EuroMarine Surveys (iirc) is from your region and he's done a few of our Surveys in the past

roywebster · 11 February 2010, 10:47

We always reccommend to our customers that they should have a RIB Surveyed before purchase but most do not bother.

Roy

Rogue Wave · 11 February 2010, 10:56

No probs with either of those surveyors but I know Duncan so I'd recommend him (searider) , but if I was you I'd be inviting biffer for a beer in the White Lamb and doing a "while your down here number

" It's probably gonna devalue the property prices but I used to live in Donought City too!

I got fed up of buying offside front tyres though

Brian · 12 February 2010, 14:13

Yes, thoroughly recommend Searider.