Choose an independent surveyor with relevant experience. Agree exclusions and specialist inspections. Use the checklist below to organize the next steps and the linked guides to investigate the connected decisions.
Your practical starting checklist
- Choose an independent surveyor with relevant experience.
- Agree exclusions and specialist inspections.
- Turn findings into repair quotes and purchase decisions.
Put the plan to work
Keep a short record of your findings, the person responsible for each next step and any question that still needs an answer. For this topic, your final check is: turn findings into repair quotes and purchase decisions. If circumstances change, revisit that check before relying on an earlier decision.
The next question to answer
For the wider process and related decisions, read How to Buy a Boat in Florida.
When deciding which findings to examine under way, review boat sea trials.
Official resources
Use the relevant authority for current requirements. These resources provide the next place to check; a practical recommendation is not an agency determination.