In the process of buying a 2002 340 sea Ray Amberjack. Surveyor knocked hull yesterday and said there was an area that did not knock out like others. like a 2x2 area . Will be surveying inside on Monday? Could this be a potential deal killer or is it something I can have fixed or not worry about???
Survey question on knocking of hull
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David Pascoe is not my favorite surveyor but here's a decent article on cored hulls, like the Amberjack has
http://www.yachtsurvey.com/cored_hull_bottoms.htm
http://www.yachtsurvey.com/cored_hull_bottoms.htm
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The sound difference can mean several things as stated. Your surveyor should have also run his moisture meter over the area. Al Prisco also does thermal imaging which is even more accurate. In my case, the area in question had water intrusion and the sound difference was interpreted as the core being saturated.
In some cases it is a deal killer. In other cases it reflects a defect that has been there since the hull came out of the mold and is not a big deal. Your surveyor should be able to advise you on what it is.
In some cases it is a deal killer. In other cases it reflects a defect that has been there since the hull came out of the mold and is not a big deal. Your surveyor should be able to advise you on what it is.
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It could mean several things. The one thing it always means is that it requires further investigation. Could be as simple as a structure installed on the inside of the hull, or catastrophic failure of the hull structure itself. The first thing I do when I find these areas is to push hard against the outside of the hull to see if it gives. If it does and the area around it is solid, it usually requires intrusive inspecting techniques to see how bad it is. Never a happy moment when that happens...
I'm waiting on a survey as well. Myself and another BE member did some basic tap tests. Now that I have made an official offer that the owner's accepted it's up to the surveyor to investigate the hull and decks.
Good luck,
Bill
Good luck,
Bill
Yes, he joined BE and quite quickly made a blanket statement about a brand (not SeaRay nor Carver). It produced a lot of push-back and I don't recall him sticking around for long.
I wished he had. While his opinions are firm and black/white, they are also based on a lot of knowledge and experience.
I wished he had. While his opinions are firm and black/white, they are also based on a lot of knowledge and experience.
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My guy knocked my hull and one spot sounded different.
Moisture meter showed nothing.
I think the knocking is a little flawed in that some spots will sound different based on what is on the other side of the hull.
Either way, it wasn't soft, it was fine.
Moisture meter showed nothing.
I think the knocking is a little flawed in that some spots will sound different based on what is on the other side of the hull.
Either way, it wasn't soft, it was fine.