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Items Covered by the Pre-Purchase Condition Report
The report will commence with a background pre-amble about the yacht, any known information on the model and details of the reason for the survey and the client requirements. The following items
will then be commented upon and the report will conclude with a comment on the surveyors view of the vessel and its market value.
EXTERIOR HULL(material condition, transom,
through-hull fittings,transducers,ground plates, sacrificial anodes, keel, osmosis)
DECK (material condition, mast steps, compression post, winch mountings, chainplates hull to deck joint,deck hardware, grab&tow rails, stanchions, lifelines, scuppers/limber holes, hatches,lockers and locker bulkheads)
BRIDGE/COCKPIT (material condition, engine controls, instruments, scuppers, antennas, windscreen wipers, winches,cam locks, stowage facilities, hatches)
SUPERSTRUCTURE (material condition, windows, portholes ventilation ports, tower/radar arch)
STANDING RIGGING (wire cable condition(Stays), terminations, turnbuckle toggles, clevis pins, chain plates, tangs, adjustable backstays
RUNNING RIGGING (halyards, outhauls, downhauls, topping lifts, traveller lines, splices, sheets, fairleads, gybe preventers, reefing systems, shackles, rigging eyes)
MAST & BOOM (straightnes,corrosion, spreaders, pins, halyard exits (sharp edges), Antenna, anemometer, wind vane, masthead fly, tricolour, steam lights, equipment(e.g.radar) mountings)
WHISKER POLE/SPINNAKER POLE/TRAVELLER/BOOM VANG (Straightness, corrosion, pins, shsckles, lines exits(sharp exits), traveller car, vang operation & lines
SAILS & CANVASES (Sail cloth condition, stitch condition, tears or weaknesses, REinforcement condition, cringles, battens & batten pockets, cockpit canopy, dodgers, bimini)
INTERIOR HULL (material condition,chain plates, bulkheads, stringers, transom, bilge, sole, through-hull fittings internal, backing plates, windows internal, hatches internal,
bilge covers, bilge pumps, high water bilge alarm, general condition of wood and furnishings)
STEERING (steering cables and sheaves/hydraulics, emergency/secondary steering, autopilot, guages, rudders, rudder bearings, skegs, trim tabs)
PROPULSION (Guages,stuffing boxes, propellers, propeller clearance, propeller shafts and couplings, propeller shaft bearings/Cutless bearing, Struts
ENGINE COMPARTMENT (installation, exhaust,air intake, engine cooling system, general consition, signs of problems, engine mounts, operation-owner permission/sea trial
required, generator, starting system, drive belts)
FUEL SYSTEM (electrical bonding, hoses, valves, fuel tank mounting, fuel tank capacity and guaging)
GROUND TACKLE & CORDAGE (Anchors, shackles, chains, warps lines
WATER SYSTEM (capacity, location of tanks, hoses, valves & valve function, pumps, taps & sinks, showers, heater system
SANITATION (toilets/heads, hoses, valves, waste pumps, holding tanks, method of operation
GALLEY & STOVE (stove/oven, hoses, valves, solenoids, leakage, gas detectors, sinks, microwaves, other mounted appliances)
REFRIGERATORS (type, operation, hoses & tubing)
AIR CONDITIONING (evaporators & condensers, chillers, cooling coils,operation, air handling units, ducts, diffusers)
HEATING SYSTEMS (type, Ducts & diffusers piping, hoses & radiators, leakage, operation)
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (shore power, ship power, AC/DC distribution panel, inverter, batteries their location and mounting, wiring,shore connectors, AC & DC outlets, bonding, lightning protection, operation)
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT (lights, blowers, fans, windlass, nav lights,TV, HI-FI, Radio, operation)
NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT (plotter, GPS, SATNAV, Radar, Operation
RADIO EQUIPMENT (VHF,Shortwave sideband
EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT (Warning labels,flares, pumps, EPIRB's,DMS, LInfelines, liferafts, life rings, dan-bouys, lifejackets,
CREW SAFETY & ERGONOMICS (hand hold, sharp corners,emergency escape/doors, general assessment
In addition to the above, the client needs to consider whether he/she requires the following additions to the survey
Full structural survey - will require some repair work and the owners consent
Full mast head inspection - may require demasting or climbing the rig
A full sea test - the best way to check a yacht's functionality
A lift out OR a survey limited to a shore based or water based observation
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