TexasPilot
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- Mar 21, 2014
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- Boat Info
- Just backed out of purchasing a 2002 Sea Ray Sundancer 300 with crescent dinette floorplan.
- Engines
- 165 hour twin 5.0L Mercruiser MPIs.
As I mentioned in my "hello message", I have just signed a contract to buy a 2002 Sundancer 300 pending survey and sea trial. Just for kicks, I decided to Google the hull ID number and guess what? It was damaged back in 2003 and sold at auction as a damaged boat. The boat has about 165 hours on it, so that's about 122 hours since damaged. I'll paste the text below but my questions are these:
1) Assuming the survey goes well (letting the surveyor know up front to pay extra attention to the damaged areas) should this damage history keep me from purchasing the boat?
2) Should I even waste my time with a survey?
I am completely bummed out over this. Your thoughts are greatly appreciated!!
Here is the link and then the text of the damage:
http://www.marinebidexchange.com/auction/merkatus.exe?Item=645
"General DescriptionThis 2002 Sea Ray 300 Sundancer, 33'4 LOA, was recently purchased new in May 23, 2003, and used for only 1 1/2 months before the dry storage marina dropped it from a fork lift. The vessel landed on its starboard bow side, seperating the bow from the hull with a 1 to 2" gap with cracks, and then bounced on its starboard stern quarter, crushing an 18" section of chine. The impact crushed the perimeter of the Vee berth forward bulkhead with the chain locker, displacing primarily the forward cabinetry and Vee berth, with some movement back in the salon, galley, cracking some galley drawers, etc. The machinery space appears least affected with the Mercruiser 5 liter engine, 43 hours, and the Westerbeke 3.5kw generator, 28 hours, appearing in good condition."
1) Assuming the survey goes well (letting the surveyor know up front to pay extra attention to the damaged areas) should this damage history keep me from purchasing the boat?
2) Should I even waste my time with a survey?
I am completely bummed out over this. Your thoughts are greatly appreciated!!
Here is the link and then the text of the damage:
http://www.marinebidexchange.com/auction/merkatus.exe?Item=645
"General DescriptionThis 2002 Sea Ray 300 Sundancer, 33'4 LOA, was recently purchased new in May 23, 2003, and used for only 1 1/2 months before the dry storage marina dropped it from a fork lift. The vessel landed on its starboard bow side, seperating the bow from the hull with a 1 to 2" gap with cracks, and then bounced on its starboard stern quarter, crushing an 18" section of chine. The impact crushed the perimeter of the Vee berth forward bulkhead with the chain locker, displacing primarily the forward cabinetry and Vee berth, with some movement back in the salon, galley, cracking some galley drawers, etc. The machinery space appears least affected with the Mercruiser 5 liter engine, 43 hours, and the Westerbeke 3.5kw generator, 28 hours, appearing in good condition."