robthefisherman Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 I'm getting closer to taking the plunge to getting my first boat and what I'd like to know is there someone who does pre-purchase inspections like NRMA does on cars. I'm looking at a budget of around 10-12k and thought I'd be able to pick up an older runabout in the 4.5-5m range but not knowing much about boats don't want to buy a dud. Any advice would be great, I'm just after something to fish from mainly rivers and running along the coast in good weather and something with a little shelter from the sun for the kids. Cheers Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outnumbered Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 there's a mob called "on the weekend marine inspections" that do them for $180 (syd metro). might be worth sending telcobroker a pm and asking him if the sale of his boat fell over if thats the sort of boat your looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest iain Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Are you looking at aluminium or fiberglass mate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakd Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Hi Rob, If the boat's in the southern Sydney area, we (Yabbie Marine) can have a mechanic do a pre-purchase inspection for you. If it's elsewhere in metro Sydney we can put you onto a reliable mobile guy. Hope this helps, Ben. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthefisherman Posted August 11, 2005 Author Share Posted August 11, 2005 Thanks Ben thats good to know, I'll give you a call when I find one. I wanted to come over and check out your poly's anyway although there a bit out of my price range at the moment Iain I'm open to either just depends what I find in my price range although I think there's less to be weary of in the tinnies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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