[C320-list] new boat terrors

[alahlm at comcast.net]

susan
    you can file document papers your self with the coast guard, I believe it still cost $133.00   just go to the CG web site an click on services an then click on vessel documentation  once your registered annual renewal is free

  al ahlman
    #476

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From: moondancer5 at comcast.net 

> I've been reading the list for a month or so while waiting for delivery of hull 
> #1089 here in NJ. What I've been reading is scaring the hell out of me! It seems 
> there are a number of problems with the new 320s. (I realize that some are due 
> to special needs for charter boats) My last one was a Capri 22 and I have not 
> owned a cruiser before, so please take pity on this newbie: 
> 
> What do I need to do when the boat hits the dealer? Do I/they go through testing 
> all the systems before or after I sign the boat loan papers? (The last boat 
> wasn't financed, so I'm clueless.) Is there a test sail before the sale is 
> final, or is everything just considered warranty problems to be addressed? I'm 
> going to give the freezer a good look after reading of mismatched doors here. 
> Are cosmetic defects addressed by the dealer if there are any? Do I let the boat 
> leave the dealer at all before everything is 100%? I was already surprised that 
> the bank wants the boat USCG certified (for $550!) as I already have to have the 
> state registration done. 
> 
> I'd like to put together a checklist of what I should be doing when it arrives, 
> any help here would be greatly appreciated. Silly me, I thought they'd just rig 
> it, give us the orientation, and send us off (with a skipper) to bring it around 
> from the Delaware to the Bay. Now I'm freaked... 
> 
> Susan 
> 
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