Purchase appraisal for a sailing yacht “Oyster 68” in Italy.

Survey Scope: Standard inspection including test drive, osmosis check, thermographic inspection of the machinery and inspection of the cathodic protection (hull potential).

Service category: Yacht surveys
Survey Type: Pre-purchase-survey

Type of boat: Sailing yacht
Place: Porto San Rocco (Italy)
Place: Porto San Rocco (Italy)

Vessel Data

OYSTER

Result of the survey

Category A defects

Category B Defects

Category C Defects

n/a

To assess the significance of the defects found and thus their repair priority, they are divided into the following categories:

Category A defects

Defects that acutely endanger or impair seaworthiness, functionality, navigational safety and/or the safety and health of persons on board and require immediate rectification.

Category B Defects

Defects that do not pose an acute safety threat or merely restrict comfort on board and therefore have a lower priority for rectification.
However, it may be necessary to monitor developments.

Category C Defects

Defects that do not pose a safety threat and are predominantly cosmetic and therefore do not have repair priority.
However, the value may be impaired.

Identified defects (excerpt)

Rudder bearings: increased clearance

Genset Exhaust: Hose clamps heavily corroded

Engine Exhaust: Seawater leakage

Seacock: Through hull fitting broken

Condition rating

Despite the relatively good first impression, the boat had to be classified as “not seaworthy” after the inspection.

This was due to the generally poor condition of all the bilge installations below the waterline, stuck seacocks, a broken through-hull passage and the desolate exhaust systems of the generator and the propulsion engine.

At the customer’s request, a comprehensive refit plan was therefore drawn up, which is to be implemented at an Italian shipyard over the next few months.