[jwn301]

Despite all the wonderful things I have heard about these boats over the years, I got a survey done before buying mine, prompted frankly by my new marina's requirement for one. Found some blistering on the bottom of the hull, but I don't blame the factory-I blame the idiot who had the boat before me-bottom paint was almost nonexistent and the deck was not sealed properly. My dash was redone at least twice since it came out of the factory-spent two weeks correcting that nonsense. Any fiberglass boat over 20 years old is going to have spider-cracking-it is usually just in the gelcoat. Don't jump the gun and blame the factory-instead consider what previous owners might (or might not) have done. I spent four months undoing and correcting the abominations of the previous owner of my boat. This is nothing compared to my other boat, a 1969 Mako 19, which was raped by previous owners. Tiara makes a great product-agree with above posts that you always have to do your due diligence before buying, but primarily because of previous owners.