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Originally Posted by halekai36
The bast advice I can give is that you NEED to buy your own moisture meter AND learn how to use one correctly....Getting a surveyor out to a boat will cost you a minimum of about $400.00 $600.00 to tell you the thing has decks like sponges that you can;t feel.
With your own moisture meter, and some studying, about proper use, you can eliminate ten boats a day until you find one with dry decks, that you like, and are then willing to commit to a survey on..
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As it turns out the BROKER brought this model Moisture meter with him, and showed me how to use it. All I can say is WOW were you right!
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At one time, I actually considered buying one of these. However, I am not a surveyor, nor do I have any experience using one. So, the cost of buying one did not seem to be worth it to me. Then I wondered how they worked, so I started researching them a little. I found two great article about the limitations of them here and here. My research led me to believe that unless I was using it ALL THE TIME, it would likeley be a lightweight "doorstop" (reference to the second link) in my hands.
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What bone head said that? (Oh, it was me
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Here is the image that caught my attention:
As I was poking around this spot, rather suspiciously, the broker showed up with the moisture meter, showed me how to use it, and started checking the deck for me. The moistrure meter worked similarly to the way that a stud finder works. You put it on a likely good portion of the deck, and slide it around to investigate other sections. The needle swings right to indicate moisture present.
Here he is checking the deck:
(Yes, that really is the broker!
) Note the needle is way right... The area highlighted in yellow showed a lot of water on the meter. In essence it penetrated at the front starboard stanchon, and worked it's way back along the toe rail, to the starboard gate. There was water intrusion on the port side as well.
Needless to say this looks like a project that I do not want to finance.
Thanks Halekai for
great advice.
Ed