boatsales.com.au teams with Seaworthy to give used buyers peace of mind
Want more confidence before buying a used boat? Have it professionally inspected to avoid buyer’s regretRedbook Inspect and boatsales.com.au have teamed up with used boat pre-purchase inspection service SeaWorthy Inspections to give people even more confidence when buying a used boat.
SeaWorthy Inspections will look over boats before they are bought to help buyers make an informed and intelligent decision about the vessel they are thinking of buying.
“We have repeatedly seen the aftermath of ill-informed decisions and the high cost of rectification to make their boats safe and reliable,” SeaWorthy Inspect chief executive Michael Fitzallen said.
“Many customers have said ‘if only we had taken the time to get the boat inspected and made aware of the true condition of the boat, it would have helped make the best decision – this could have saved us time or money and given our family a more enjoyable boating experience.”
Inspection report
Prospective buyers are provided with a detailed inspection report focusing on the status of the boat, the trailer it sits on, the inboard or outboard engine, safety equipment and the electronics.
SeaWorthy’s reports provide peace of mind for buyers keen to avoid making a bad investment based on wrong information. Inspections take about 90 minutes, and a report is sent to prospective owners within 24 hours of the inspection taking place.
The state of secondhand boats swung into sharp focus last year after the tragic deaths of four men in a remote part of Tasmania in 2016.
The cause? The boat was never found, but a coroner’s report handed down last year said the 50-year-old boat’s age was likely to have contributed.
“Although the reason why the boat sank and the four men drowned cannot be determined, it is at least a reasonable hypothesis that it may have been due to the failure of the boat’s hull, or possibly transom, due to rot,” Coroner Simon Cooper said in his findings.
“The evidence was that when the boat was purchased [the seller or its new owner] never gave any thought to having it professionally inspected to determine its condition,” he said.
“I observe that few people would buy a second-hand car without having it inspected by a mechanic; the situation in relation to a second-hand boat does not appear to me at least to be materially different,” the coroner said.
“I therefore recommend that all persons purchasing a second-hand boat have it inspected before use by a suitably qualified person.”
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