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Finding an English-Speaking Marine Surveyor in Indonesia (Foreign Buyers)
How a foreign buyer arranges a marine survey in Indonesia without being in the country: appointment, access, fees in USD, English reporting, and the two things that go wrong most often.
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Buying a Used Boat in Batam: Survey Plus Export Valuation
How the Batam used-workboat market actually works, the five risk patterns that recur, and why an export or import valuation should be produced from the same attendance as the survey.
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Sea Trial & Engine Inspection: The Best Hour You Will Spend Before You Buy
What a sea trial reveals that a static inspection cannot: gearbox slip, exhaust elbow failure, charging faults, vibration and steering play — with the full observation checklist.
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Catamaran Surveys: Composite-Specific Checks (Delamination, Bulkheads, Rig)
What a catamaran survey checks that a monohull survey does not: bridge-deck and crossbeam structure, nacelle slamming, core saturation, bulkhead tabbing and asymmetric rig loading.
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Surveying a Liveaboard Dive Boat in Labuan Bajo: Safety & Machinery
What a liveaboard dive boat survey covers beyond the hull: life-saving appliances against real numbers, escape routes, compressor installation and dive-air quality, bilge alarms and tender recovery.
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Why a Phinisi Survey Is Different: Wooden-Hull Checks That Matter
What separates a phinisi survey from a yacht survey: fastening sickness, seam and garboard condition, rot at trapped end grain, marine borer, and why the vessel must be out of the water.
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Preparing a Boat for a Marine Survey: A Seller’s & Buyer’s Checklist
How to present a vessel for survey so the inspection is complete and the day is not wasted — access, engine cold, tanks opened, documents ready — plus what the buyer should arrange in parallel.
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How to Read a Marine Survey Report (and Spot the Deal-Breakers)
How to read a marine survey report in the right order, what the limitations section really tells you, how defect grading works, and the six checks to run on a report you did not commission.
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What’s Included in a Pre-Purchase Marine Survey: The Full Checklist
The complete pre-purchase marine survey checklist for a used vessel in Indonesia — hull, machinery, systems, safety, documents and sea trial — with the items buyers most often let slide.