Make a take it or leave it counteroffer for $5K or so less and head to Anacortes. If they accept you'll need a place to launch. If they refuse you'll be at the NordicTug mother ship. Like Nordstroms for boats.
Ha! I was going to tell them to knock 10 Grand off the price and I'll take it "as is". That was before I got the price for a new generator!
Pulling out is wise if it doesn't feel right. After all, it's just a boat. Not like there's a shortage of them out there. I respect that your previous boats where east coast purchased but as boats get larger shipping prices increase along with out of pocket costs associated with shipping. I fought the urge tooth and nail to buy a wrong coast boat, temptation is a strong thing though.
Good luck in your quest.
Temptation is strong, isn't it!
It's funny, On the flight over to Florida, I told myself if the boat checks out I'm buying it. I also told myself, if one problem arises with any of the major systems, I walk.
I was actually relieved when the AC and the gennie didn't work.
It was my "out" while saving face.
I sure was dazzled by how great the boat looked though. Like it had never been used.
Weird, but I'm relieved, yet bummed
Tunajoe, they messed you around, they know that, you should assume they may know the survey reports(they should not), now see if they come back. Was the mech surveyor any more help than "genset died after 10 minutes"? No diagnosis at all?
If they come back and make sense on a deal, depending what you think of the Reports you now have (not a lot, you are walking), start with a fresh survey. Ask for help here with surveyor recommendations, you are sure to get them.
Bruce, the diesel guy was going to send it to the broker and I told him absolutely not.
The other general surveyor was a good guy, and you could tell he had surveyed many boats. But maybe I'm just a detailed oriented guy and he's not.
Maybe the heat/humidity was getting to him.
I spent the afternoon pointing quite a few things out, including the leaky toilet, lack of sealant around the wire intrusions, the badly sealed thru hull ( on both sides of the boat), I had to insist on him bringing a moisture meter.
He did discover a few things, none that were deal breakers though.
I noticed when I lifted the outside rear storage locker that the spring lift was broken. I didn't say anything so I could see if it would come up on the report. It didn't.