Noob questions

[Fr. Frank]

impressing the SeaTow guys with how pretty my boat looks when they show up is not my goal.

I definitely plan on hiring a marine surveyor to inspect the boat.

Hiring the surveyor when you think you've found the right boat is a great idea; essential, in fact. But that won't help you find the boat in the 1st place. I presume from your previous posts that you live somewhere within 25 miles of Tampa Bay (the bay, not the town). There are a number of CSC members who live close to there who will probably be glad to help you look at various boats that come up for sale, to help you weed through them before you involve a surveyor.

BTW, avoid the 23' Tsunami on the east coast with the twin Volvos. It needs complete repowering, and transom replacement and deck recoring. The cost will easily exceed $10k even if you put a cheap bracket and used OB on it.

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