Do I Need a Marine Survey

When you buy a used boat you are at risk. One of the tools you can use is a pre-purchase marine survey from an independent marine surveyor. You want piece of mind, and you want to reduce the chance of making a poor boat purchase decision. Although a marine survey should never replace the on the water lake test, it is a great additional layer of protection and a common condition on many boat purchase agreements.
In this video we will cover:
0:00 Intro
1:03 What is a marine Survey?
2:50 What boats should have a marine survey.
3:25 When a marine survey is not needed.
4:26 Marine purchase vs. insurance surveys.
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[@boatinglessons]

Have you even bought a boat without a survey and then found out you had a big issue that cost you money? Share your story for our videos.

[@skinny1968]

We had a survey on our current boat.A few minor issues found. Test drive was good.Second time out one v drive failed. The fresh water plumbing started cracking all over the place etc. After another season and alot of work and and patience we have a pretty solid and reliable boat that we have enjoyed since. The survey told me weather there was wet spots or not but other than that it was useless unless you pay someone else for a full mechanical inspection as well. Which still wouldn't have found the bad v drive. Just my personal experience. Good thing I'm mechanically inclined and did all the repairs myself and got the boat cheap.

[@boatinglessons]

Sounds like you had some bad luck and I am sorry to hear that. I hope you are loving it now and yes, good thing you are handy :)

[@barrybebenek8691]

Great vid info. Didn’t even know this service was a thing. Thank you for posting this. 🇨🇦👍🏼

[@panacea407]

Outstanding commentary. I’m searching for a lake or express cruiser, probably 26’-30’ and over 10 years old. After watching this video, I’ll definitely be including a survey as part of the process. Thanks so much!

[@DayDreamer002]

Very informative video, it answered a lot of questions I had. I am having a survey done now.

[@woodyahh2110]

The person you’re buying the boat from should be the one that Supplys you with the survey it’s up to you except the survey

[@boatinglessons]

Although that does happen sometimes, the opposite tends to be true more often. When you buy a home, the purchaser pays for the home inspection, not the seller typically

[@woodyahh2110]

@@boatinglessons unfortunately for the buyer

[@JohnBraman413]

if you're buying for 5k, would you still get a survey? doesn't make sense to me with how cheap you buy the boat for.

[@Nick_G7IZR]

Ah, but what about an engine survey? You could argue, for a small boat, the engine is the most expensive part!

[@boatinglessons]

Nick, 100% true. That is a mechanical inspection and we wanted buyers to know that most marine surveys do not include one.

[@scottheitmanmarinesurvey3557]

I think he said to smash the like button

[@boatinglessons]

Throttle :)