Sea Trial & Survey

It was a cold and windy morning the morning of the sea trial and survey. we had hired a marine surveyor and had already pulled the oil analysis samples before we arrived. She was tied up behind a fish camp in Cypremot Point, LA.

After spending some time with the owner and getting a tour of the systems we waited for the arrival of the surveyor.

We were under way about  11 am for the yard where we would haul her out for an out of the water survey. She felt good as we headed out into the bayou with a stiff cold breeze. The surveyor was going through the systems while underway. 45 minutes later she was in the travel lift and out of the water.

We were starting to feel good about our choice. after about 3 hours she was back in the water for the trip back to the dock. There were more checks of systems along the way. We arrived back to the slip and had a private meeting with the surveyor he had not found anything major that was a show stopper. In fact he was impressed by the quality of the boat from the manufacturer and the way it was taken care of. He would have us a report by the evening.

We headed back to the hotel and waited for his report. We met the owner for drinks across from the hotel and told him we would give him an answer in the morning. I am not sure who slept less.

The report was fine and we called the owner at 9 am. We had prepared the papers the night before so all that was necessary was signatures. We met at a notary and by 10 am we were the new owners of a Gulfstar 38 Motor Cruiser (soon to be Mer Soleil).

Part of the deal was that the owner would deliver the boat to Orange Beach, AL.