I’ll expand on this another time, but I’m learning something valuable: the quality of a boat survey differs from surveyor to surveyor. As I keep encountering significant issues that were not identified in the survey, I conclude that the survey for Swoose could be described as a seller’s survey in that it missed some items, helping in the selling of the boat. Perhaps some surveyors are just not as thorough as others. I’ve had a couple of surveys done and the difference between a $1,200 survey and an $800 survey is noticeable. I need to remember this the next time we do this dance!
Letting Go of the Holding Tank
My almost worst-case scenario came to pass. “Oh, and I need to show you something,” the repair tech said. Up the stairs we climbed to access the cockpit, what with the boat being on the hard and all. She pointed at the holding tank which had been disconnected from all...
Keel Repair Progress
Work continues on the damaged keel. As a reminder, the keel kissed a rock in the Victoria, B.C. harbor in 2019. This was not the first time the keel has found a rock. I know of at least two prior incidents of keel-rock contact. As we dug into the...