Who pays to prepair boat for survey?

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Looking to put an offer on a 1988 Amberjack
The boat is presently winterized on a trailer.
Who pays to commision the boat in preparation
for the survey and sea trial? Thanks for your comments in advance.
Sledboy
 
Could go either way. In a buyer's market and if the seller is anxious, seems he would do anything to help the sale.
In a seller's market, seller might not pay any expenses.
You make an offer saying the seller pays the expenses. He may accept, decline or counter offer.
 
Seller must have the boat ready for survey and sea trial. The buyer is responsible for costs associated with haul-out and re-winterization if necessary. Since this boat is on a trailer the launch/haul-out is not much of an issue. Hopefully the seller won't expect it to be re-winterized this time of year.
 
Seller doesn't have to do or pay anything if he doesn't want to. The boat may be listed for sale "as is - where is" in which case the selling price may be so low, the seller will not bear anymore expenses.
As I said, the buyer offers a contract with price and all terms and conditions and the seller can either accept, decline or counter-offer.
Of course, in today's boating market, boat sellers will have to do anything and everything in order to sell a boat.
 
Remember to include the moving and sling fees. These are different from preparing the systems for running the boat. They run about $90 and $120 at my marina.
 
I do agree that it is customary for the seller to have the boat ready for sea trial and survey, but all fees and expenses, as well as needed repairs are negotiable. It all comes down to how the contract is written.
 
90% of the time around here, the buyer pays for all associated fees unless the boat will remain in the water anyways afterwards.
 
I think we're making this one way too hard. He's talking about about a boat small enough to be on a trailer. What's involved in commissionig? Starting it up on the muffs? Then it gets backed down the ramp and sea-trialed. Might not need to winterize again this time of year. Good luck with your seatrial.
 
Greg, you may be right. I'm not familiar with an Amberjack. For all I know, it may be a 17 footer or it could be a 28' twin engined boat with all the house systems that need to be de-winterized. Just because it is on a trailer doesn't necessarily mean it's a small boat.
Since so few details were given, I tried to answer his question in the general sense and not for a specific boat.
 
If it's a SeaRay Amberjack of that era it is likely a 30 foot boat weighing 10,500 pounds. I had an 86 express which was a variation of that model and it had twin straight inboards, was stored on a cradle and launched from slings.
 
Sorry for not providing enough imformation. The boat is a 27 Sea Ray
Amberjack with twin 4.3 mercs, and the same but smaller amenities as a
27 Sundancer. I understand that the offer will contain the wording as to who pays for what but I was wondering if there was a norm is this process. Thanks and regards to all.
Sledboy
 
The norm is: You pay for haul-out and survey. They pay for getting the vessel ready for sea-trial and supply a captain.
 
Thanks for all for your imput. As always this site is a wealth of information.
Reagards Sledboy.
 
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