Survey Day!

Well, if I said that I was nervous this morning, I don't think the word covers it! We knew that the survey would bring more issues to light, but we really wanted to know what they were and how much of a "deal breaker" they would be. We already knew we'd need re-negotiate price over the gearbox, but we felt that there'd be a limit to how much lower the price would go compared to how much money we'd have to spend on fault fixing and remedial work for the BSC.                                                                            

Out of the water and looking good.

We were excited to get to the marina and even more pleased to see that she was still out of the water, in all her glory. We finally got to meet Steve, the surveyor, who gave us a run down (and ball park repair figure) of the issues she was facing: We broke it down into 3 sections.

Work that needs completing in order to convert her from a sturdy hull to a boat that can go boating.

New gear box and  new drive plate                               £1,500
Engine service and injector service, oil change
 fuel filter change and oil filter change
 & replace flexible fuel hose.
 reseal exhaust & replace lagging.                                  £   400
3 new batteries needed                                                 £   300

Work that needs completing in order to get boating boat a licence and a BSC.

Service and fix Alde boiler in order to make safe for BSC

Secure gas hob

Change fire extinguishers and add smoke alarms.                    £150.00

Add low level ventilation 

Secure gas bottles

Work that needs completing because she is a boat and boats need work.

Replace 50-60% worn anodes and re black hull.           £500.00

That little lot certainly gave us something to think about- There is some welding that needs attention too, but not essential work at this stage. We retreated to the coffee shop for a mull over and bean count. We felt that the list of problems gave us good negotiating tools, so we were tempted to put in a cheeky offer of £15,000 and see where we got. After all, the advertised price was £19,950  and we'd already had our offer of £17,250 accepted. As Steve pointed out, the vendor was probably aware of some of the faults and had taken them into account when he agreed a lower price in the first place.
We realised that Tuesday was the worst day to have the survey, as the Brokerage office was closed and we'd have to wait until the next day to get haggling! A long drive back home from Sawley with many scenarios and figures buzzing around the car!  

Need a new Gearbox!