| As the owner/operator of a full service
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| | supplies, in their own locker is probably
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| boat detailing-yacht maintenance business
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| | all right as long as they're kept neat
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| I can't help but chuckle sometimes at
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| | and clean.Make a list of things that need
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| seeing the extremes that otherwise
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| | attention, and get it taken care of. A
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| bright, intelligent, successful, people
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| | few dollars spent now will pay back in
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| will go to in a misguided attempt to save
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| | spades when the time comes to show your
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| a few dollars.One of the biggest mistakes
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| | boat. Anything that isn't right will
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| that we see is that people will decide to
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| | stick out like the proverbial sore thumb,
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| sell their boat without first having her
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| | be noticed and start the price spiraling
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| completely detailed.According to Rob
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| | down. (if it doesn't just send them
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| Scanlan, a well known and respected
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| | scurrying off shaking their heads)Hint:
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| Master Marine Surveyor;"Detailing a boat
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| | If you are not a woman reading this and
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| is the single most important investment
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| | don't have a wife of your own, ask your
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| of time, energy and money a seller can
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| | mother or sister, or see if a friend will
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| make because a clean and shiny boat sells
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| | loan you his for a few minutes. For some
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| faster and for a lot more money. I
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| | reason women can smell things that a man
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| strongly recommended that a seller enlist
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| | would never notice. You may think that
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| professional assistance to do a quality
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| | men buy boats but in my experience they
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| (Email) (Web site)We at BoatDocs1, do a
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| | buy the boats their women like. Along
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| lot of work here on the Emerald Coast
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| | this same line, pay particular attention
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| with local yacht brokers and know what
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| | to the cabin and heads.3. Prioritize the
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| the standards are for a "ready to show"
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| | JobWith your list you are in good shape
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| boat. These professionals know that the
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| | to decide what needs to be done and
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| cosmetic appearance says everything to
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| | whether or not you want to do the work
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| the prospective buyer as to the overall
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| | yourself or have it done by a
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| care and maintenance that the previous
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| | professional.Most of the professional
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| owner has given the yacht. Add to that
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| | yacht maintenance companies we are
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| the universal wisdom about first
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| | familiar with, would be happy to take a
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| impressions and it's not hard to see the
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| | look and give you an estimate of what it
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| importance of this vital first step.Even
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| | will cost to have the work done right.
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| if you intend to do most of the work
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| | We can do part of the job, for example
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| yourself we can offer the expertise to
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| | the compounding/polishing and will gladly
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| assure that your time and money are
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| | help you choose the best wax to finish
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| spent wisely. Our trained eyes will
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| | the job yourself.What about those little
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| often pick up the little details that
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| | chips and dings in the gelcoat?Many books
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| only a prospective buyer would notice and
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| | have been written on fiberglass repair
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| likely balk at.Here is an outline of the
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| | and it isn't the intent of this article
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| standard procedures we use when
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| | to cover the subject in any depth but
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| preparing a yacht to be put up for
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| | many small repairs are well within the
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| sale:1. Thoroughly Wash and Dry the
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| | reach of a fairly skilled
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| BoatNote: For this part, pay attention to
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| | do-it-yourselfer. Like anything else
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| everything you see and unless your
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| | though, if you have never done it before,
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| memory is a lot better than mine, make
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| | "consult an expert."I've been building
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| notes on a piece of paper for later.Wash
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| | and repairing in fiberglass since I was
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| and chamois-dry your boat top to bottom
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| | 14 and while the first wooden boat I
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| including transom.clean Isenglass and
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| | glassed was water tight and lasted a good
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| other ports/windowswipe down and dress
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| | many years, it was far from pretty. The
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| all aluminum/stainlessclean and dress
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| | small investment you lay out for expert
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| vinyl seatswipe down fly bridge and
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| | repair now will pay big dividends when
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| cockpitvacuum exterior carpetclean and
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| | your boat sells at the price you want.In
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| dress nonskid2. Stand Back and Survey the
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| | the Emerald Coast region the standard
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| BoatNote: Bring your list and organize it
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| | fees for compound/waxing run between
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| with the following outline* Put yourself
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| | $15.00/ft. and $18.00/ft. for the topside
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| in the buyers shoes, be critical, the
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| | (rub-rail up) which includes a thorough
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| buyer will.Is it shiny? It's the first
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| | cleaning and treatment of the vinyl,
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| thing most people notice.What about the
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| | windows, isenglass, and metal. In other
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| smell? People have a way of getting used
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| | words, for the price of doing the "hard"
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| to almost anything. Get a second opinion
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| | part we'll detail the entire topsides and
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| and see the hint below.Is all hardware
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| | leave it in "ready-to-show" condition.
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| intact and presentable? Just because
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| | Hulls (rub-rail down) run about $8.00/ft.
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| you've used that broken table for years
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| | but, of course, the boat must be out of
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| and are rather fond of it, to anyone
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| | the water in order to do it. (This
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| else, it's just a broken table.What about
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| | walking on water with a hi-speed
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| dings, any damage to the fiberglass?
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| | electric buffer in hand is still beyond
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| Aside from the fact that broken gelcoat
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| | me, but I'll let you know;-)Fiberglass
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| can let water into the core of the lay-up
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| | repair runs from $45.00 to $65.00 per
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| and delaminate the fiberglass, it just
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| | hour and in general as with most
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| plain looks BAD.What about rust? You are
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| | everything else, one gets what one pays
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| probably thinking right now; (what's a
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| | for. The up side to this is that when
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| little rust on a boat?) Let me tell you.
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| | approached in a professional manner the
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| A little rust on a boat is a sure sign
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| | dents and dings of ten years hard use
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| that the owner let's little things go by
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| | can be repaired and made to look like new
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| unnoticed and if there is one thing there
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| | in an amazingly short time.All too often
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| are always more. What about oil changes?
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| | we have seen people save $300.00 or
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| I wonder if he flushed out the outboard
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| | $400.00 on a detail only to loose
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| after use? The object of this little
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| | $Thousands$ on what their boat could have
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| exercise is to make the boat look like
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| | sold for. Then too, our local marinas
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| you are conscientious and a stickler for
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| | are clogged with many examples of boats
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| having everything perfectly "SHIP
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| | with "For Sale" signs which were never
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| SHAPE."One more little tip that you have
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| | given the least bit of attention to make
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| probably already thought of. Take a look
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| | the passer by want to stop and think,
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| around the boat and remove EVERYTHING
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| | "Hey, I wonder what it would be like to
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| that isn't part of the
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| | call that boat mine." Some of these
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| boat.EXAMPLE:Engine controls, compass,
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| | boats have sat for years when all they
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| life jackets, flare kit, and a first aid
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| | ever really needed was a little T.L.C.I
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| kit ARE part of the boat. Knick-knacks,
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| | remember, years ago, someone saying
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| fishing tackle, cutesy wall plaques, and
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| | something about being penny wise and
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| half full paint cans are NOT part of the
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| | pound foolish? Let's not let them be
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| boat-and look tacky. A few cleaning
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| | saying that about us.
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