[Dee And Mike]

6 minutes ago, tjg1677 said:

Doesnt sound terribly well presented for a boat that is up for sale. Everything should work and generally speaking the bilges be clean and dry on a vessel that is hoping to be sold. Unless there is a very good reason for all of this i would be inclined to walk away. Sounds like it could have been laid up and uncared for for a while.

Trev

Thank you trev for your reply

[Dee And Mike]

3 minutes ago, dnks34 said:

Why should a fibreglass boat have to have a dry bilge? Stuffing boxes leak by design!

Oil shouldnt be in your actual bilge as its going to end up being dumped overboard and pollute the river.

Oil under the engine will be engine oil if black and gearbox oil if clearer, neither tend to be terminal.

Owning an ex hire boat will require a certain level of diy maintenance such as keeping engine trays clean and checking levels, it could just be a weap from somewhere and be quite insignificant if you keep an eye on levels and clean things up from time to time its all part of owning your boat. 

Whoever told you hire boats are well maintained must have been a salesman, but then It all depends on which yard is selling it in my opinion! There is at least one I would avoid like the plague. 

Which one would be helpful knowing ? 

[Dee And Mike]

Hi Doug yes it's a fibreglass boat an ex hire one , this is why we a little concerned as was led to believe that ex hire boats are well maintained and looked after also crevice corrosion on exhaust hull fitting ? (Don't know if this is something to worry about ) batteries were flat also so electrics could not be tested 

[Candy2blue]

Hi new to this site and thinking of buying a boat any useful information gratefully received also just had a survey done on a boat and says oil in engine tray and oily water in bilges is this something to be concerned about if we thinking of buying it ? 

[Dee And Mike]

Hi we are looking at buying a boat on the broads any useful information gratefully received , also just had a survey done on one and it said about oil in oil tray and oily water in bilges what is this ? And is it something we should be concerned about ?