STANDARD
PRE-PURCHASE SURVEY
| Client:
Removed for privacy |
Date
of report: March 27th 2006 |
| Address:
Removed for privacy |
Our
file #: 06 - 25169 |
This inspection
was performed upon the request of the client listed above on
March 22nd 2006 while the vessel was hauled at Newport Harbor
Ship Yard, 151 Shipyard Way, Suite 5, Newport Beach, California
and while afloat in Balboa Marina in Newport Beach, California
and the broker attended.
VESSEL
DESCRIPTION
| Builder:
Hunter |
Reg#:
Removed for privacy |
| Model/type:
Hunter 30/Sloop |
Reg.
#: Removed for privacy |
| Year:
1989 (model year) |
HIN:
Removed for privacy |
| Length:
30’ * |
Engine
# & MFG.: (1) Yanmar |
| Draft:
4’ 3” * |
Name:
Removed for privacy |
| Beam:
11’ * |
Hailing
Port: Newport Beach, CA |
| * sister
ship listing specifications |
Weight: 13,000 lbs. (travel lift’s scale) |
Keel & bottom:
Molded fiberglass construction, unknown core, bolt on external
ballast, fin keel with bulb and winglets, blue anti-fouling
paint, 3,800 lb. ballast *
Topsides & transom:
Molded fiberglass construction, transom stern, unknown core,
white with light blue boot stripes and dark blue anchor stripe
Decks & superstructure:
Molded fiberglass construction, unknown core, white with gray
nonskid deck
Deck hardware: Molded
fiberglass construction, unknown core, white with gray nonskid
deck surfaces, horizontal flange with deck on hull - through
bolt fastened through rub rail
Longitudinals/stringers:
Molded fiberglass hull liner construction
Athwartships/bulkheads/frames:
Plywood bulkheads
Layout/interior components:
Aft cockpit, port and starboard aft lazarette lockers, center
companionway to cabin, engine below saloon ladder, aft cabin
access to starboard, berth aft, head to port aft in saloon,
galley to starboard aft. Bench seat to port in cabin with navigation
station aft, V-berth forward
Comments: The vessel
was inspected while hauled and afloat. The hull bottom and keel
were visually inspected and randomly sounded. The hull bottom
is in good structural condition. The age of the anti-fouling
paint is unknown but it exhibits good coverage. There is corrosion
on the “ferrous” keel. There are blisters on the
external keel coating. There is separation at the hull to keel
joint forward and aft. The hull sides and transom were visually
inspected and randomly sounded as possible while the vessel
was hauled. The hull sides and transom are in satisfactory –
good structural and cosmetic condition. There is damage on the
port side of the transom edge. The vessel has a slight list
to starboard, per the bottom paint and waterline. The deck and
superstructure were visually inspected, randomly sounded and
randomly tested with a moisture meter. Overall, the deck is
in satisfactory structural condition. There are visual gelcoat
cracks and high moisture on the deck to port forward of the
turtle hatch cover. There are miscellaneous stress cracks on
the deck. The deck hardware including safety rails, mooring
devices and hatches was visually inspected and the hatches were
opened and closed. Overall, the deck hardware appears satisfactory.
There is no supporting device for the forward deck hatch. There
are stress cracks about several stanchion bases. The cockpit
deck exhibits stress cracks and flexes underfoot. The structural
reinforcements including the fiberglass hull liner and bulkheads
were visually inspected and randomly sounded. The structural
reinforcements appear satisfactory – good and generally
in as-built condition. There are stress cracks about the engine
bearers. The interior cabin spaces are generally neat, clean
and orderly. There is cosmetic damage visible including staining
along the bottom of the wood in the saloon and cracked wall
covering in the head. The bilge is somewhat dirty but dry. There
is a diesel odor in the bilge. Portable propane canisters are
stored in the lazarette.
Summary:
Satisfactory
MACHINE SYSTEMS
Main engine: One
Yanmar, model 2GM20F, 16 hp @ 3400-rpms
Engine application:
Diesel, inboard, 2-cylinders, freshwater cooled
Transmissions: Kanzaki
– identification tag not seen
External/peripherals:
Suitable application, satisfactory installation, plastic remote
coolant reservoir
Engine controls:
Push/pull cables, double handle controls, kill cable with handle
above engine
Exhaust systems:
Wet system, flexible hoses, fiberglass muffler, aft discharge
Propulsion gear/shaft
logs: 1” diameter bronze propeller shaft, bronze strut,
16 RH 11 2-blade bronze propeller, dripless shaft seal
Steering system/rudder
ports: Cable/quadrant system, pedestal/wheel control, spade
type fiberglass encased rudder (unknown core)
Through hulls and
components: Bronze through hulls, bronze ball valves, not bonded
Location of through
hulls as visible in travel lift slings: Port – Three by
propeller shaft, transducer forward, Starboard – paddlewheel
transducer forward, one amidships
Seawater systems:
Reinforced hoses, single and double clamped connections
Bilge pumps: Rule
800 electric/automatic in saloon bilge
Comments: The engine
and transmission were visually inspected and briefly tested
during a sea trial. This survey is not a mechanical survey;
please consult with a qualified mechanic for greater detail
as to the condition of the engine and transmission. The engine
was somewhat hard to start and required the throttle to be advanced.
The external surfaces and peripheral components of the engine
appear satisfactory. There is a significant diesel leak at the
engine. Wide-open throttle was approximately 200-rpms. There
is vibration from the engine or propulsion components; the source
is beyond the scope of this survey. There is significant corrosion
on the exhaust riser. The engine controls functioned normally,
however the throttle control is stiff. The safety retaining
wire is missing from the two set screws for the propeller shaft
to transmission coupler. The propulsion components including
the propeller shaft, strut and shaft seal were visually inspected
and the propeller was observed underway. The propeller shaft
exhibits a wobble/vibration underway. The steering system was
visually inspected and test operated. The steering system functioned
normally. There is play between the rudder post and the rudder
tube. The through hulls and related components were visually
inspected and most valves were tested. Overall, the through
hulls appear satisfactory. The seawater systems were visually
inspected and most components were tested. Overall the seawater
systems appear satisfactory. The head did not pump water.
Summary:
Satisfactory
TANKAGE
Fuel: One aluminum
tank in aft bilge, 18-gallon capacity
Fill & vent:
Flexible hoses
Feed & return:
Flexible hoses, valve on tank
Water: Aluminum tank
below forward berth, 37 gallon capacity *
Holding: Aluminum
tank in head
Comments: The fuel
system including the tank, fill, vent, feed and return lines
were visually inspected as installed. Where visible the fuel
system components appear satisfactory. The condition and age
of the fuel (and water) and the integrity of the tanks (fuel,
water and holding) is beyond the scope of this survey. Please
consider filling all tanks for a simple, practical test of their
integrity. The water pressure system functioned normally. The
waste discharge pump was not tested.
Summary:
Satisfactory
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
AC
system: One 30A shore power cord “hard wired” into
vessel through port lazarette, 110-volt system
DC system: Two 12V
maintenance free batteries below aft berth, 12-volt system,
battery switch at aft berth
Wiring: Multi-strand
wires
Circuit protection:
Main AC & DC circuit breakers on panel to port in saloon,
branch AC & DC circuit breakers on panel
Comments: The electrical
system including the shore power cord, batteries, wiring, circuitry
components and circuit protection equipment was visually inspected
and most components were test operated. Overall, the electrical
system appears satisfactory. The condition of the batteries
is beyond the scope of this survey. The wind direction instrument
is not accurate. The light to starboard in the forward cabin
is loose and does not function.
Summary: Satisfactory
SAFETY AND LIFE SAVING
Portable fire extinguishers:
Dry chemical unit in lazarette – 1996, dry chemical in
galley – 2000
Flotation devices:
Horseshoe buoy, four type II, two type IV cushions, three type
III
Horn/distress flares:
Canister air horn, flares aboard (6/06)
Navigational/anchor
lights: Separate side lights, masthead/steaming light, stern
light, all around/anchor light
Anchor & ground
tackle: Danforth type stern anchor which chain and line rode,
Danforth bow anchor with chain and line rode
Other equipment:
Emergency tiller handle, life sling, handheld spot light, first
aid kit
Comments: Safety
equipment for fire fighting protection appears satisfactory
but the extinguishers have not been inspected and tagged in
the past year per N.F.P.A. recommendations. Flotation devices
appear satisfactory for near use. I did not sound the horn.
Current distress signal flares are aboard. The navigation and
anchor lights are properly arranged and installed. The port
navigational light is inoperative. The emergency tiller handle
was not test fit. The handheld spotlight was not illuminated.
Mast and rig type:
One aluminum deck stepped mast, aluminum boom, two sets of aluminum
swept back spreaders, fractional B & R style rig
Standing rigging:
Multi-strand stainless steel wires, swage end fittings, forestay,
split backstay, one lower, one intermediate and one upper shroud
per side
Hardware: Harken
roller furling head sail assembly, winches: two Barient 21 self
tailing, Barient 17 self tailing
Sails: Roller furling
head sail, main sail, spinnaker (in a bag)
Comments: The mast
and associated rigging was visually inspected at the deck level
only. The vessel was taken on a sea trial and sailed. The main
and jib were inspected, the spinnaker was not removed from its
bag. The sails’ age is unknown, they appear satisfactory.
This survey is not a rig inspection or a sail inspection. Overall,
the sail system components appear satisfactory. The starboard
cockpit winch has a self tailing mechanism that is not suitable
and does not function properly.
Navigational &
operational electronics: Navman sailing instruments include
3100, speed 3100 and depth 3100
General equipment:
Integral swim platform, boarding ladder, walk through transom,
transom locker, rail mount type LP gas grill, cockpit stereo
control, Ritchie Powerdamp compass, engine instrumentation includes
tachometer and indicator lights, hour meter, audible engine
alarm, cockpit speakers, Origo 6000 2-burner liquid fuel (apparently
alcohol) range, “Mischief” pendant, icebox, double
stainless steel galley sink, internal sea strainer, manual head,
Clarion TMD/stereo, Clarion DC625 CD changer, two winch handles,
chart table, manual waste discharge pump, numerous throw pillows,
cockpit cushions, Ionic Breeze Quadra unit, Seaward S700 water
heater, water pressure pump, Sharp Aquos flatscreen TV, dehumidifier
The vessel is a production
fiberglass sailboat manufactured in Alachua, Florida and equipped
with a diesel inboard engine. The purchase, ownership and maintenance
history was not obtained. No disclosure statement was obtained
regarding any known problems with the vessel or any significant
events in the vessel’s history, such as collisions, submersions,
fires etc… The vessel appears basically structurally and
mechanically sound, with some deferred mechanical maintenance.
The vessel should be suitable for its intended purpose as a
near coastal cruising vessel upon completion of the recommendations.
Overall Summary: Satisfactory
VALUES
ACTUAL
CASH VALUE |
NEW
REPLACEMENT VALUE |
INVESTMENT |
$30,000 |
$95,000 |
N/A |
The actual
cash value is the value that our research approximates the selling
price of this vessel should be, at the time and place of our
inspection. Consideration is given to vessel’s condition,
geographic location, published listings and guides, comparable
sales and listings, and market conditions. The new replacement
value is the cost of this or a similar, new vessel, comparably
equipped. The investment is the reported investment including
purchase price and significant upgrades. No values include maintenance
costs, storage or tax.
Standard Form Key:
All systems are rated based upon their appearance, ratings include:
Not examined, Not applicable, Faulty, Marginal, Satisfactory,
Good, Excellent.
1. Determine why
the engine is somewhat hard to start and requires advanced throttle,
address appropriately.
2. Service to eliminate the diesel leak at the engine and clean
spilt diesel to allow detection of any future leaks.
3. Remove the portable propane canisters from the vessel.
4. Either address the play in the rudder post as necessary or
monitor and address when required.
5. Either repair the various fiberglass maladies as mentioned
in hull and structure comments above or monitor and repair as
necessary. These include the cockpit deck flexing, cracks and
high moisture to port forward of the turtle hatch cover.
6. Service and prove the port navigational light properly functional.
7. Address and eliminate the engine vibration.
8. Service and prove the engine throttle control properly functional,
it is stiff.
9. Remove the corrosion about the exhaust riser, inspect, service
and replace components as necessary.
10. Provide a thermal blanket for the dry section of the exhaust
riser.
11. Provide and install a safety retaining wire between the
transmission to propeller shaft coupler set screws.
12. Service and prove the head properly functional.
13. Certify the portable fire extinguishers per N.F.P.A. recommendations.
1. Adjust the wind
instrument so it is accurate.
2. Provide and install the proper self tailing device for the
starboard cockpit winch.
3. Remove the corrosion and blisters from the keel, service
as a result of the keel working and the visible separation of
the hull to keel joint. All of these conditions are normal and
not of catastrophic significance.
4. Repair the fiberglass damage to port of centerline on the
transom edge.
5. Adjust the apparent minor list to starboard as desired.
6. Adjust the cosmetics in the saloon, including the stains
along the bottom of the wood in the saloon, cracks in the wall
covering in the head and cracks about the engine bearers as
desired.
7. Provide support hardware for the forward deck hatch.
8. Service and prove the light to starboard in the forward cabin
properly functional and secure.
9. The range and CD player were not tested.
This survey sets
forth the condition of the vessel and components, as specifically
stated only, at the time of inspection and represents the surveyor’s
honest and unbiased opinion. The submitting of this report should
not be construed as a warranty or guaranty of the condition
of the vessel, nor does it create any liability on the part
of Christian & Company or the individual surveyor. No part
of the vessel was disassembled or removed and no assumptions
should be made as to the condition of concealed components.
Specifics were obtained from sources available at the time of
inspection and are believed correct, but are not guaranteed
to be accurate.
Christian & Company, Marine Surveyors, Inc.
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By: Mr. Kells Surveyor, Surveyor Date
