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Checking with Manufacturers
I have been looking at a 1983 Baltic 37, named Brut, in Muiden Netherlands and decided to get the hull number before the survey and ask Baltic for any information on it as well as any issues with this series. I subsequently found out from Baltic it is hull 009 from January 1979. The several year difference was not an insurmountable issue and the owner does have some forms from Baltic dated 1983, though the broker (Bach Stellendam) has sold other Baltics and the hull number date is easy to figure (series, hull number, month, 2-digit year). What has now caused concern is an email from Baltic that a surveyor in 2000 independently reported to Baltic that the boat had been improperly repaired after a grounding. They had no further detail and I am awaiting an explanation from the broker, but I plan to cancel the inspection/haul out and walk away. Anyone else have similar experience/help from the manufacturers, and am I risking walking away from a decent boat and deal based on a 2000 surveyor report?
Chris
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