Growing up around planes family had a Fixed Base Operation Where they did prepurchase inspection on planes I was in on a lot of that. Boat are a different world what method does a surveyor go threw.

On the Stringers and Transon.

A marine survey is non-intrusive. That means they aren't going to remove anything to poke around. What they do is measure for moisture content and "sound" the hull, transom and stringers by tapping it with a hard object like the back of the quality screw driver and listening for variation in the sound. It's not scientific but an experienced surveyor can tell a lot with a few well placed taps.

Check out these site to get a better understanding of the survey process.

http://www.marinesurvey.org/
http://www.yachtsurvey.com/
http://www.boats.com/boat-survey/faq.jsp
http://www.marinesurveyor.com/

Little noob trick for you...




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On transoms, etc., you need a moisture meter to start with. You also need some experience in looking at rotten transoms and the typical stuff that gets screwed to the outsides of a boat's transom. You can do some removal of components but for the most part, you need to wedge yourself down under the motors and look around and probe. Tough job.

Thanks Chris for the input! The edit button learn something every day.