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STANDARD
PRE-PURCHASE SURVEY
| Client:
Removed for privacy |
Date
of report: March 16th 2006 |
| Removed
for privacy |
Our
File #: Removed for privacy |
| Bellevue,
WA 98006 |
|
This
inspection was performed upon the request of the client listed
above on March 14th 2006 while the vessel was hauled and afloat
at Shelter Island Boat Yard, 2330 Shelter Island Drive, San
Diego, California and Mr. & Mrs. X attended.
VESSEL
DESCRIPTION
| Builder:
Carver |
Doc.
#: Removed for privacy |
| Model/type:
Californian 55 |
HIN:
Removed for privacy |
| Year:
1989 (model) |
Engine
# & MFG.: (2) Detroit Diesels |
| Length:
55’ * |
Name:
Removed for privacy |
| Draft:
4’ 3” * |
Hailing
Port: San Diego, CA |
| Beam:
15’ 2” * |
Weight:
53,000 lbs. (travel lift’s scale) |
| *
listing specifications |
|
HULL & STRUCTURE
Keel
& bottom: Molded fiberglass construction, unknown core,
modified V-shape, hard chines, lifting strakes, black anti-fouling
paint
Topsides
& transom: Molded fiberglass construction, unknown core,
off white with black and gold boot stripe
Decks
& superstructure: Molded fiberglass construction, unknown
core, off white with black and gold stripe around superstructure
Deck
hardware: Stainless steel flybridge safety rail, stainless steel
bow safety rail, cleats, foredeck hatch, grab rails
Longitudinals/stringers:
Fiberglass encased stringers
Athwartships/bulkheads/frames:
Plywood bulkheads
Layout/interior
components: Flybridge cockpit motor yacht, ladder to starboard
from cockpit to aft deck and door to port between cockpit and
aft cabin. Wing doors forward on aft deck to walk around decks.
Ladder to port forward from aft deck to flybridge, flybridge
has helm forward and bench seats aft. Hard top over aft deck
has tender and davit. Hinged centerline door from aft deck to
saloon. To port aft in saloon is passageway to aft cabins. Aft
cabin has center berth and head to starboard forward. Forward
of aft cabin is starboard cabin with berth and clothes washer
and dryer. Head to port in passageway. Saloon has helm to starboard
forward, engines below saloon sole. Down and forward from saloon
is galley to port and dinette to starboard. Cabin forward with
head to port.
Bilge:
Minimal water
Comments:
The vessel was inspected while hauled and afloat. The hull bottom
was visually inspected and randomly sounded. The hull bottom
is in satisfactory – good structural condition. The broker
reports that the vessel was hauled, the bottom was painted and
“a dozen” blisters were repaired in May 2005. The
clients found paperwork indicating other blisters were repaired
at Knight & Carver Yacht Center previously. At the time
of the survey there were approximately 2-dozen blisters visible,
mostly less than 1” in diameter. Some exhibited a “delamination
report” when percussion tested, some were hard. There
were areas which exhibit prior blister repairs including grinder
marks and small green spots (indicative of a specific type of
compound “oozing” from the repair). The anti-fouling
paint exhibits good coverage. 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 good structural
and satisfactory – good cosmetic condition. There are
a few dings in the rub rail and a few areas which exhibit stress
cracks about the rub rail. The transom has been painted. There
is a repair on the port hull side aft, apparently at scrapes
in the hull. The boot stripe exhibits wear. The deck and superstructure
were visually inspected, randomly sounded and randomly tested
with a moisture meter. The deck and superstructure are in satisfactory
– good structural and cosmetic condition. There is a crack
in the forward edge of the sliding hatch to the flybridge. The
black stripe on the front of the superstructure is worn. There
are patches on the hard top deck, apparently where a previous
tender chock was installed. There are cracks and prior repairs
on the outboard forward edges of the hard top. The deck hardware
including safety rails, mooring devices, hatches and windows
was visually inspected and I attempted to open and close most
of the hatches and windows. Overall, the deck hardware appears
satisfactory. The flybridge and aft deck isinglass is weathered.
The bait tank is not secured or currently plumbed. I could not
slide several of the windows, including windows to starboard
in the aft cabin, in the starboard cabin, in the port head and
on both sides in the saloon. The handle is broken off the window
in the starboard cabin and there is corrosion and weathering
in the window tracks. The structural reinforcements including
the longitudinal stringers and bulkheads were visually inspected
and randomly sounded. The structural reinforcements appear to
be in as-built condition. The condition of coring material within
the stringers, deck and elsewhere as applicable, is beyond the
scope of this survey. The bilge is holding minimal water, stains,
oil below the starboard engine and construction type debris.
The vessel has a slight list to starboard. There are two distinct
water lines in the aft engine room bilge, evidence of prior
water accumulations. The conduit, fuel hose and electrical wire
clamps used throughout the vessel have failed to a large extent.
The aluminum straps in these clamps have corroded through. The
inflatable tender is low on air. There is lint visible in the
starboard side of the engine room, apparently from a leak in
the dryer’s vent hose.
Summary:
Satisfactory
MACHINE SYSTEMS
Main
engines: Two Detroit Diesel, port engine model # 8063-7400,
6V92 - Covington application
Engine
application: Diesel, inboard, 6-cylinders, freshwater cooled,
turbocharged, 962 and 977 hours on meters
Serial
Numbers: Port - 6VF-160746, Starboard – not visible
Transmissions:
Twin Disc model MG509, ratio 2.0:1, Starboard serial number
5Z3032, Port tag not accessible
External/peripherals:
Suitable application, satisfactory installation
Engine
controls: Hynautic hydraulic controls, dual lever system, flybridge,
aft deck and lower station controls
Exhaust
systems: Wet system, flexible hoses, fiberglass mufflers, aft
discharges
Propulsion
gear/shaft logs: 30 x 31 4-blade bronze counter rotating propellers,
2-bronze struts per shaft, 2-piece 2 ½” diameter
stainless steel propeller shafts, bronze packing glands
Steering
system/rudder ports: Bronze rudders, Hynautic hydraulic system
with flybridge and lower helms, bronze packing glands
Ventilation:
Engine room blowers
Generator:
Kohler, 16 KW, model 16CC063, serial number 219356
External/peripherals:
Suitable application, satisfactory installation, soft sound
box, exhaust discharge on starboard hull side forward of amidships,
1122 hours on meter
Through
hulls and components: Bronze through hulls, bronze ball valves,
bonded
Location
of through hulls as visible in travel lift slings: Port –
2-forward of amidships, 2-transducers forward of amidships,
fin stabilizer forward of amidships at strake, 3-amidships,
1-aft, Starboard – 1-forward of amidships, 2-tranducers
forward of amidships, fin stabilizer forward of amidships, 2-amidships,
2-aft, zincs – shafts, trim tabs and transom
Seawater
systems: Reinforced hoses, single and double clamped connections
Bilge
pumps: Atwood electric/automatic aft, electric/automatic in
forward engine room bilge, three switches on panel
Comments:
The engines, transmissions and generator were visually inspected
and briefly tested about the boat yard. The clients have a mechanical
survey scheduled; please refer to that report for greater detail
as to the condition of the machine systems. The external surfaces
and peripheral components of the engines and transmissions appear
satisfactory. Deferred maintenance is apparent. There is surface
rust and corrosion on the outboard side of the port engine.
There is oil near the air-conditioner compressors, apparently
from an engine oil leak. There is emulsified oil below the starboard
engine. The engines were started prior to the survey; no cold
start was observed. The engines appeared to start and run normally.
The transmissions shifted normally. The surveyor did not attend
a sea trial. The clients report that sea trials which were attempted,
prior to the survey, were not completed. The engines would not
run properly, the preliminary diagnoses was fouled fuel. The
engine controls functioned normally. The throttle controls are
slightly stiff. The engine control reservoir pressure is currently
forty and should be maintained between eighty – eighty
five. The exhaust system is properly arranged and installed.
There are rust stains on the exhaust hoses near both engines,
indicative of leaks. There are fiberglass repairs on both mufflers.
There is “sealant” applied on the interior of the
exhaust tubing, near the transom. The propulsion components
including the propellers, propeller shafts, struts and shaft
seals were visually inspected. The propellers were percussion
tested and spun with a fixed object adjacent to the blades.
The propeller shafts were not observed underway. Overall, the
propulsion components appear satisfactory – good. The
port shaft seal is leaking water excessively. The broker reports
that a “dripless packing” has been used. The starboard
propeller shaft was in contact with the bottom of the shaft
tube, while the vessel was hauled. The port propeller shaft
is lower than the center of its tube. The steering system was
visually inspected and tested. The steering system appeared
to function normally. The steering reservoir pressure gauge
is at fifteen and should be maintained between twenty-five and
thirty. There is an apparent oil leak at the starboard fin stabilizer.
The engine room blowers were not tested. The generator was visually
inspected with one section of the soft shield removed. The generator
was test operated and loaded. The generator ran normally and
provided power to the vessel. There is a freshwater flush system
which includes a garden hose and an unclamped hose connection,
which can be open to seawater with valves. The through hulls
and related components were visually inspected, scratched and
tapped externally and most of the valves were manipulated. The
through hulls appear satisfactory – good. There are unused
through hulls in the engine room and the lazarette. At least
one unused through hull still has a hose attached, the hose
is plugged and the valve is closed. The seawater systems were
visually inspected and most components were tested. Overall,
the seawater systems appear satisfactory. The entire length
of hoses and the plumbing system for water, waste and fuel was
not traced and inspected. Overall, the plumbing appears satisfactory.
There are several white hoses currently fitted with wood dowel
plugs; they were apparently for an abandoned waste system. The
vessel now has Vacu-flush type heads. The bilge pumps are faulty.
The aft bilge pump is not functional in the automatic mode and
there is likely a pump located below the holding tank; it was
not visible and not functional.
Summary:
Satisfactory
TANKAGE
Fuel:
Aluminum tank in lazarette, 2-aluminum tanks in aft cabin’s
bilge – plumbed together, 730 gallon capacity *
Fill
& vent: Flexible hoses
Feed
& return: Red fuel hoses, Racor fuel/water separator filters
Water:
165-gallon aluminum tank below aft berth, 200 gallon capacity
*
Holding:
Aluminum tank in aft bilge, aluminum tank in galley bilge, 200
gallon capacity *
Comments:
The fuel system including the tanks, fill, vent, feed and return
lines was visually inspected as installed. Where visible the
fuel system components appear satisfactory. The condition of
the fuel is questionable. There is algae visible in the Racor
fuel filter bowls and a mechanic aboard the vessel prior to
the survey reportedly found algae in the fuel system components.
The condition 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 water pressure inlet was not tested.
Summary:
Satisfactory
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
AC
system: One 30A/125V and one 50A/125/250V inlet per side, 110/220
volt system, 2-shore power cords
DC
system: Five 12-volt wet cell batteries in secure covered boxes
between engines, 2-battery switches in engine room, smaller
12V battery to starboard in engine room, 12V-sealed gel battery
below step between cockpit and aft cabin
Wiring:
Multi-strand wires
Circuit
protection: Sub panel on flybridge, G.F.C.I. outlets in some
locations, main AC & DC circuit breakers on distribution
panel to starboard forward in saloon, branch AC & DC circuit
breakers at panel
Comments:
The electrical system including the shore power cords, shore
power inlets, 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 and age of the batteries is beyond the scope of
this survey. The primary battery bank’s batteries do not
have a date indicated on them. The listing broker gave a verbal
warning about operating the inverter and the air-conditioner
simultaneously. There is an unused battery cable aft of the
batteries between the engines. There is corrosion on battery
cable connections on the batteries between the engines. There
are no DC engine room lights functional. The Furuno sounder
on the flybridge is not well secured. The loran had no power.
The following lights were inoperative: flybridge courtesy lights,
passageway light, two lights in the forward head and the port
side reading light in the forward cabin. The inverter reportedly
is only functional as a battery charger. The flybridge VHF is
not properly functional. The spotlight would not move up or
down. There is corrosion visible on the electrical circuit breaker
sub panel on the flybridge. The wiring below the flybridge is
generally disorganized. The AC main circuit breaker for the
110-volt leg of the vessel tripped during the survey. When re-energized
and all branch circuit breakers off, 20-amps were displayed,
apparently from the inverter acting as a charger we could not
turn off the inverter. The AC duplex on the aft deck has no
power. There is a discontinued terminal board with wires cut
located to starboard in the lazarette, it appears to have suffered
overheating and has melted insulation. The shower sump pumps
for the aft heads are not functional. There is no G.F.C.I. outlet
in the aft head. The saloon air-conditioner appeared to get
warmer than the aft air conditioner. The proper function of
the air-conditioning/heating unit is beyond the scope of this
survey. The saloon stereo is partially functional. The Signet
Landmark multi-functional instrument at the lower helm is not
functional and reportedly has never been installed. The windshield
wipers are in bad condition. The trash compactor is missing
a dial and was not tested. There is a group of unused bonding
wires to port in the lazarette.
Summary:
Satisfactory
SAFETY
AND LIFE SAVING
Portable
fire extinguishers: Two dry chemical units on flybridge –
1994 & 2004, two dry chemical units on aft deck –
2004 & 1998, small dry chemical unit in starboard cabin
– 1997, dry chemical unit in galley – 1998, dry
chemical unit in forward cabin – 1997
Fixed
fire system: Fireboy 200CG halon 1301 in engine room –
1998
Flotation
devices: Approximately 10-various type PFDs
Horn/distress
flares: Airhorn, flares aboard (expired)
Navigational/anchor
lights: Separate side lights, masthead/steaming, stern, all
around, anchor
Anchor
& ground tackle: 75-lb. CQR anchor with chain, 20 KG Bruce
anchor (lazarette)
Other
equipment: Ship’s bell, Revere 8-person life raft (1998),
406 MHz EPIRB (battery and hydrostatic release expired), four
CO alarms
Comments:
Safety equipment for fire fighting protection appears satisfactory
however; neither the fixed nor portable fire extinguishers have
been inspected in the past year, per N.F.P.A. recommendations.
Flotation devices appear satisfactory. The air horn is functional
and bold. Distress signal flares are aboard however their expiration
dates have passed. The navigational lights appear properly arranged
and installed. The anchor light has no lens, the stern light
is inoperative and the lenses are faded. The ground tackle including
the anchors and rode was visually inspected as installed and
appears satisfactory. The entire length of the anchor rode was
not inspected and should be so inspected prior to use. The lower
helm compass has an air bubble. The life raft has not been inspected
and tagged per the manufacturer’s recommendations. The
EPIRB battery is expired. The hydrostatic release devices on
the life raft and EPIRB do not have current certification.
Summary:
Satisfactory
ACCESSORIES
Navigational
& operational electronics: Furuno FCV-600L color bottom
scope, Furuno 48-mile radar, Robertson AP 200 DL autopilot,
Northstar 951X GPS Navigator, Furuno LC-90 Mark II loran, Ritchie
Powerdamp compass, Horizon LH5 hailer, ICOM IC-M120 VHF, ICOM
IC-M56 VHF, Signet Landmark instrument, Ritchie Powerdamp compass
General
equipment: Swim platform, transom door, Naiad fin stabilizers,
internal sea strainers, water pressure pump, water pressure
accumulator tank, Sentry G160-3NL battery charger, 3-CruisAir
air-conditioners, UV water sterilizer, Reverso oil change system,
engine mounted hour meters, Walker Air Sep filters, Offshore
Marine Lab B0815161 water maker, heart interface 2500 VA inverter,
flybridge bimini top with full isinglass enclosure, trim tabs
with level indicators, stern floodlights, aft deck hard top
with isinglass enclosure, flybridge engine instruments include:
2-tachometers, 2-oil psi., 2-temperature and 2-volts, 2-tank
level gauges, rudder angle indicator, intercom, flybridge courtesy
lights, 2-flybridge pedestal chairs, flybridge bench seat, RayLine
remote controlled spotlight, flybridge stereo speakers, radar
arch, fiberglass bait tank, fender holders, 3-windshield wipers,
window sun covers, bow sprit with anchor roller, aft deck lights,
tender davit with electric winch, tender chocks, Caribe model
C-10 rigid hulled inflatable with HIN VE-EMD100471102 equipped
with a 15-hp Mercury 4-stroke outboard engine (serial and model
numbers not accessible), TV/telephone inlet, Maxwell Nilsson
2-direction electric windlass with foredeck and flybridge controls,
electric waste discharge pump, raw water pump, cockpit shower
spigot, aft deck sofa, aft deck table and chairs, aft deck sink,
U-Line refrigerator with icemaker, lead ballast in bilge below
aft berth, Phillips TV, vanity 3-Vacu-flush heads, head fan,
3-sump collectors and pumps (aft), Frigidaire clothes water/dryer,
ship’s clock, Kenwood stereo, Sony TV, direct TV satellite
TV receiver, saloon sofa, occasional chair, 2-DC voltmeters,
2-DC ammeters, 2-AC voltmeters, 2-AC ammeters, hertz meter,
AC source selector switches, lower helm engine instruments include
2-tachometers, 2-temperature, 2-oil psi. and 2-volts, water
and holding tank level gauges, TV antenna, Danby countertop
dish washer, double stainless steel sink, Hotpoint model CTX16C2BNRWW
refrigerator/freezer, Origo 4-burner stove, Sharp Carousel II
convection microwave oven, dinette, water heater, second waste
discharge pump, forward shower sump pump and collector, 2-ship’s
clocks, barometer, reading light
SUMMARY
The
vessel is a fiberglass flybridge cockpit motor yacht equipped
with two diesel inboard engines. The current owner is reportedly
the third owner and has owned the vessel since 1998. The engine,
transmission and generator are reportedly original. A disclosure
statement provided by the broker included the improper function
of the VHF on the flybridge and the engines’ synchronizers,
“dirty” fuel and the water maker is “pickled”.
The vessel appears basically structurally and mechanically sound
and upon completion of the recommendations should be suitable
for its intended purpose as a live-aboard and coastal cruising
vessel.
Overall
Summary: Satisfactory
VALUES
ACTUAL
CASH VALUE |
NEW
REPLACEMENT VALUE |
INVESTMENT |
$350,000 |
$1,200,000 |
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.
RECOMMENDATIONS
1.
Clean the fuel filter bowls and fuel as necessary.
2. Provide and install a lens for the anchor light, service
and prove the stern light properly functional.
3. Replace the hydrostatic releases on the life raft and the
EPIRB.
4. Eliminate the bubble in the compass.
5. Service and prove the flybridge VHF properly functional.
6. Service to eliminate the excessive water leak at the port
propeller shaft seal.
7. Service to eliminate any leaks at the exhaust system, clean
the rust stains on the exhaust hoses to allow detection of any
future leaks.
8. Upgrade the generator’s freshwater flush system to
comply with A.B.Y.C. regulations. Provide and install clamps
(double clamps if possible) on the unclamped hose connection
and eliminate the garden hose from the system.
9. Modify to eliminate the starboard propeller shaft contacting
the shaft tube.
10. Service and prove all three (apparently, only two visible)
bilge pumps properly functional in the manual and automatic
modes.
11. Determine if the inverter is properly functional, service
as necessary and determine the significance of the warning about
using the inverter with the air-conditioners, address appropriately
and post any warning at the control for the inverter. Post a
warning on the main electrical panel of the existence of an
inverter, per A.B.Y.C. recommendations.
12. Assure that the battery cable located aft of the batteries
between the engines is de-energized and remove the cable.
13. Provide suitable DC lighting for the engine room.
14. Provide and install a G.F.C.I. outlet or otherwise modify
to allow that outlet to be protected by a G.F.C.I. outlet.
15. Certify the fixed and portable fire extinguishers per N.F.P.A.
recommendations.
16. Provide U.S.C.G. required, approved and current distress
signal flares.
17. Certify the life raft per the manufacturer’s recommendations.
18. Replace the battery in the EPIRB, consider upgrading the
EPIRB and consult with a qualified technician.
NOTES
1.
Replace the lenses on the navigational sidelights as necessary.
2. Service and prove the engines’ synchronizer properly
functional.
3. Clean the waterlines visible in the aft engine room bilge
to allow determination and detection of any future water accumulations.
4. Replace the numerous hose clamps broken throughout the vessel.
5. Service or replace the isinglass on the flybridge and aft
deck as desired.
6. Monitor the cracks visible in the forward edge of the sliding
hatch and in the forward corners of the hardtop and repair if/as
necessary.
7. Properly secure the bait tank.
8. Either repair blisters on the bottom or monitor and repair
as necessary.
9. Clean the lint from the engine room and assure that the dryer
vent is no longer leaking.
10. Service the windows as necessary or as desired, allow them
to slide, provide and install the missing handle, replace hardware
if necessary.
11.
Service as required to address the surface rust and corrosion
outboard on the port engine.
12. Service as necessary to address the oil visible near the
air-conditioner compressors outboard of the port engine.
13. Return the engine control reservoir to its designed pressure
range.
14. Service to eliminate the apparent oil leak at the starboard
fin stabilizer and clean leaked oil to allow detection of any
future leaks.
15. Clean the oil from below the starboard engine, service as
necessary to eliminate any leaks.
16. Assure that the large white hoses plugged with wood dowels
in at least two locations (port side forward engine room and
by forward holding tank) present no hazard, modify if/as necessary.
17. I encourage installing caps or plugs directly on unused
through hulls.
18. Determine the significance of the putty visible inside the
exhaust tubes visible from the transom, modify if/as necessary.
19. Return the steering reservoir pressure to 25 – 30;
assure that the steering system is properly functional, service
to eliminate any leaks.
20. Address various cosmetic maladies as desired.
21. Properly secure the Furuno sounder on the flybridge.
22. Service and prove the loran if desired.
23. Service the various inoperative lights as listed under electrical
system comments above.
24. Service and prove the spotlight properly functional.
25. Remove the corrosion visible on the electric sub panel on
the flybridge.
26. Remove the corrosion visible on the primary battery cables
and terminals, between the engines.
27. I strongly encourage updating, organizing and securing the
wiring below the flybridge helm.
28. Provide power to the AC duplex outlet on the aft deck.
29. Repair the inoperative switch in the starboard cabin, apparently
for track lighting below the valance, which has been removed.
30. Assure that any event leading to melted wires at the terminal
board to starboard of the fuel tank in the lazarette has not
caused damage to other wires, address appropriately.
31. Service and prove both aft shower sump pumps properly functional.
32. Service and prove the air-conditioner/heating unit as desired.
33. Service and prove the stereo properly functional.
34. Complete the installation of the Signet Landmark multi-function
device as desired.
35. Service the windshield wipers and prove them properly functional.
36. Service the trash compactor and prove it properly functional.
37. Determine the purpose of the unused bonding wires to port
in the lazarette and address appropriately.
38. The following components were not tested or inspected: fin
stabilizers, oil changer, autopilots, trim tabs, all exterior
and interior carpets were not lifted, tender, satellite TV system.
39. Service and prove the tender’s steering system properly
functional, it is reportedly seized.
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.
________________________________ __________________
By: Mr. Kells Christian, Surveyor Date
