The boats longevity as well as its condition are directly linked with the quality of maintenance.
Here three parties are involved: the owner or skipper, the vessel itself and the contractor. If the skipper or the contractor fail the maintenance, the boat looses value, period.
The owner, conscious of this fact has to be rigorous with the maintenance schedule, but even if this is his desire, he will not always have the needed knowledge to detect potential problems, it is therefore of prime importance that the skipper chooses the contractors he can rely on for his vessel's maintenance on criteria of professionalism.
It is sometimes troubling to see the mediocrity of work done on our client's vessels, especially when we know their cost. I remember seeing on a 38 footer, solar panels cut to fit a hard top's shape...surprising! Obviously the installer did not know what he was doing.
We often witness work done only with the vendor's profit in mind.
It is important for the skipper to not fall into the pseudo professional's trap who will never remedy his problem. It is wise also for the skipper not to come with "his solution" but to expose the problem and see what is proposed by the contractor.
A maintenance request always starts with a list of recurrent jobs as well as a list of more specific repair or inspection.
A boat in good condition with a clear maintenance history will be easier to sell than a boat with an obscure background.
Photos before/after .
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