WOOD RUNABOUT TRANSOM SAVER PROFESSIONAL
Keep in mind that an inspection is no substitute for a marine survey if you're buying a boat, hire a professional after you've conducted your own checkout. Because many of these issues involve rot, corrosion, or manufacturers' defects and are therefore not covered by insurance, finding them early can avoid expensive headaches later. Once the boat was safely on its trailer, he found the previous owner had plumbed in a live well using a hardware store PVC valve, which had broken and allowed water to overflow into the bilge.Ī proper inspection of a boat - whether it's one you already own or one you're considering buying - is simply a matter of knowing where to look for the most common problems. When the bilge pump came on, the owner wisely donned a life jacket and then headed to the launch ramp. In another claim (#0211546), the owner of a 20-foot center console was out fishing and noticed the boat settling lower into the water. Sometime later, he learned that the transom's plywood core, which gave the transom its strength to support a heavy engine, had rotted. The boat rolled over but remained afloat, leaving the owner clinging to the overturned hull until help arrived. And it was a problem with the engine - the engine was gone along with the transom.
His first reaction was that it was yet another problem with the engine.
The owner heard a sickening bang, then the engine stopped.
Claim #0037465: An older 22-foot boat with a large 200-hp outboard was negotiating an inlet in Florida when the boat slammed into a large wave.
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