Skip Gundlach wrote:

Heh. That was a metaphor (what's a metaphor? It's for...) - we'll be
dealing with the broker.

Having the broker in the middle adds a bit of security, but from what you've said this still sounds mighty fishy. I am
very leery of dealing with lawyers in any business deal, too many of them have a nasty habit of considering whatever
the transaction is to be a means of transferring your money into their pocket, period. And they can't be intimidated
except by another meaner lawyer.


It's one of the earlier posts' referenced 'high
priced spread' - but even that's relative. The M46 original-owner-from-new
and my (buyer's) broker agreed that you could take this boat to the flea
market and part it out and get most of your money back. That was being
facetious, of course, but it's a *very* unusual boat, particularly for 1980.

Sounds good. It also sounds like you should budget two or three days for survey and at least a full day for sea trial.
Remember you want to test the operation of absolutely everything, with the assumption that anything which isn't
demonstrated to be in perfect working order is nonfunctional. This turns out to be rational, not pessimistic.

Also if the seller has the owners manuals & *accurate* wiring diagrams for all the upgrades & additions, that's key.

Good luck with it!

Fresh Breezes- Doug King