Ryan8886

Moisture meters tend to be a bit of voodoo sometimes. A lot depends on model, calibration, the weather and whose using it. Having just had a boat surveyed, I've been through it. What's high or low can be REALLY subjective....some boats come right from the factory and can show up to 15%. If he's telling you there's a problem, I'd say a survey is definately in order. If he finds an issue with it, best bet is get it looked at by a reputable glass guy before making the purchase. With the market the way it is, you can definately set the terms of sale in that regard. While they can't to anything invasive pre-purchase they should be able to tell you whether it's likely a $500 repair or a $5K repair. the boat I bought was 500 miles away. When I "described" the damage found during survey to my glass guy...it was an $1K job...once it got up here and he could eyeball it...turned out to be a 3K job....all from a 1" crack. Be sure to proceed carefully.

bigboat28

Thanks for all the info.