The Viewing, Or Inspecting Your Boat Is A Veryimportant Part Of The Buying Process. Inspectingwill Allow You To See What You Are Buying Beforeyou Pay Any Money.You May Want To Use A Surveyor To Do This, As Theywill Perform A Very Detailed Inspection Of Theboat You Are Interested In. You Can Be Presentif You Like, As This Will Give You The Chance Toask Questions If You Like.Although Using A Surveyor Is The Best Way To Doan Inspection, You Can Do It Yourself If You Areexperienced And Confident Enough. There Are Manyparts Of The Boat To Inspect, Which Makes It Nearly Impossible For Beginners.If You Inspect Yourself, Make Sure You Look At The Bottom Of The Hull, The Interior, The Controlcables, Electrical System, Pumps, And Be Sure That Everything Is In Working Order. If The Boathas Been Well Maintained, You Shouldn't Have A Problem Looking Everything Over. The Engine Should Also Be Checked, As It Is Veryimportant To The Boat. If You Don't Know A Lotabout Boat Engines Or Engines In General, You Should Get A Mechanic To Look Over It For You. Youmay Want To Do This Anyway, As The Engine Canbe Very Tough To Inspect.If Everything Is Up To Par, It's Time To Take Atest Drive. Before You Fire Up The Engine, Checkto See If It's Already Warm. If The Engine Hastrouble Starting Or Smokes When Cold, The Sellercould Have Warmed Up The Engine Prior To You Arriving To Disguise Any Problems.Check For Oil Leaks As Well, Checking The Bilgesat The Start And End Of The Test Drive. When Moving Around, See How The Boat Performs. Youshould Experiment With Hitting The Waves Fromdifferent Angles, Looking For Any Type Of Rollor Pitch.Make Sure You Also Test That All The Instrumentsare Working Correctly, Then Run The Engine For Aperiod Of Time To See If It Overheats. If You Are Buying A Sail Boat, Put The Sails Up And See How The Boat Performs Under Wind Pressurealone. Also, Make Sure You Examine The Mast Andhow The Boat Rigs Under Load.If The Boat You Are Planning To Buy Doesn't Passany Of Your Tests, Don't Rule It Out Just Yet. If You Are Willing To Put Both Time And Money Intomaking Things Work, You Can Use Any Problems Asbargaining Tools To Try And Get A Lower Price Onthe Boat.(word Count 424)PPPPP
