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