03-07-2013, 04:43 PM
I forgot a couple of things.
You should contact your local Volvo/IPS dealer. I would go over any survey issues that came up regarding the engines or drives. Then I would see if you can pay to receive a Volvo/IPS orientation. It will be money well spent. They should also be able to pull up the engine records (you will likely have to supply them with engine serial numbers) and go over any warranty issues or service records.
If you keep the vessel in the water, you should keep the Air Conditioners set to dehumidify mode. This will keep the inside of the boat dry and free of mold and mildew. If you keep the boat on a lift, you should buy a plug in dehumidifier (try West Marine) and place it on the galley counter with the drain line in the sink (this sink drain goes directly overboard and does not rely on a pump to remove the water from the hull). Keep all of the interior doors open so every area will remain dry. If you keep the vessel inside a boat barn where electricity is not available, you will have to resort to chemical desiccants (available at West Marine or other boating supply stores). Chemical desiccants need to checked on every week or two. Once they are used up, remove them from the boat and replace with new. Do not overuse chemical desiccants. Too much inside the boat can create corrosion of metal surfaces within the cabin. Follow the directions on the desiccants.
Coring - Your entire vessel is cored including the hull bottom. If you drill or cut holes to add equipment, please make sure to properly prep the areas and use sealers to ensure no water can find its way into the holes. When cutting larger holes into coring, the coring should be dug out around the cut and replaced with a fiberglass filler of the appropriate type and then proper sealers should be used to bed the component being installed. Water intrusion into the coring can be costly to repair if allowed to spread over long periods of time.
If you keep the vessel in the sun, topsides should be waxed or polished every quarter. Hull sides can be done bi-annually (white). If you have a colored hull, it depends on if it is gel-coat or paint as to what maintenance should be done. Gel-coat is porous and requires cleaning and protective coatings in order to keep the color from fading. Even with good maintenance, colored gel-coat will eventually fade and require wet sanding and a complete multi-step restoration process. Once the gel-coat has been restored a few times, you will eventually have to have the hull painted (the gel-coat is only so thick and once you polish and sand through it, you will run out of colored gel-coat). Paint is much less porous and easier to keep looking shiny and should last longer than gel-coat. It is easier to wax, but is more difficult to repair and color match. White gel-coat does not have the fade issues and should last the life the hull if well maintained.
Good luck on your purchase.
You should contact your local Volvo/IPS dealer. I would go over any survey issues that came up regarding the engines or drives. Then I would see if you can pay to receive a Volvo/IPS orientation. It will be money well spent. They should also be able to pull up the engine records (you will likely have to supply them with engine serial numbers) and go over any warranty issues or service records.
If you keep the vessel in the water, you should keep the Air Conditioners set to dehumidify mode. This will keep the inside of the boat dry and free of mold and mildew. If you keep the boat on a lift, you should buy a plug in dehumidifier (try West Marine) and place it on the galley counter with the drain line in the sink (this sink drain goes directly overboard and does not rely on a pump to remove the water from the hull). Keep all of the interior doors open so every area will remain dry. If you keep the vessel inside a boat barn where electricity is not available, you will have to resort to chemical desiccants (available at West Marine or other boating supply stores). Chemical desiccants need to checked on every week or two. Once they are used up, remove them from the boat and replace with new. Do not overuse chemical desiccants. Too much inside the boat can create corrosion of metal surfaces within the cabin. Follow the directions on the desiccants.
Coring - Your entire vessel is cored including the hull bottom. If you drill or cut holes to add equipment, please make sure to properly prep the areas and use sealers to ensure no water can find its way into the holes. When cutting larger holes into coring, the coring should be dug out around the cut and replaced with a fiberglass filler of the appropriate type and then proper sealers should be used to bed the component being installed. Water intrusion into the coring can be costly to repair if allowed to spread over long periods of time.
If you keep the vessel in the sun, topsides should be waxed or polished every quarter. Hull sides can be done bi-annually (white). If you have a colored hull, it depends on if it is gel-coat or paint as to what maintenance should be done. Gel-coat is porous and requires cleaning and protective coatings in order to keep the color from fading. Even with good maintenance, colored gel-coat will eventually fade and require wet sanding and a complete multi-step restoration process. Once the gel-coat has been restored a few times, you will eventually have to have the hull painted (the gel-coat is only so thick and once you polish and sand through it, you will run out of colored gel-coat). Paint is much less porous and easier to keep looking shiny and should last longer than gel-coat. It is easier to wax, but is more difficult to repair and color match. White gel-coat does not have the fade issues and should last the life the hull if well maintained.
Good luck on your purchase.
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