I didn¡¯t mind the requirement to get a survey for a 32 year old boat that had not been surveyed in 12 years. Not unreasonable given the number of boats out there in really poor shape at that age. What drove me over the edge was requiring a separate rigging survey just days before I had planned to cross over to the Bahamas even after I had inquired about survey needs last fall. That prompted me to file a complaint with the NYS Insurance Commission. The complaint got their attention.
The reasoning for the rigging survey was their claim an increasing number of older boats were experiencing rigging failures ?when going to the Bahamas. I wouldn¡¯t be surprised if that were true. Lots of dreamers out there who buy cheap old boats. Standing rigging seems to be the last thing anyone thinks of upgrading.
One of the side benefits of the V and C survey was a set of independent eyes looking at the boat and finding it in good working order and condition. He also valued it a more than I paid for it 12 years ago.
Dave
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Fair Haven, NY/Lake Ontario
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On Apr 2, 2025, at 9:35?AM, Jeff Boyle via groups.io <boylessix@...> wrote:
Dave, maybe they were losing too many customers over it!
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Jeff
