This was my first big purchase, and with that comes a lot of emotions. Feelings of being overwhelmed and excited at the same time. I went into my broker's office to draw up the first draft of the contract, not knowing what I was doing. He would ask questions about what type of marine survey I wanted or how many days of escrow and I honestly had no idea how to respond. I just trusted my intuition and guessed my way through. Perhaps I should have had my dad teach me what to do first, but I guess you learn by trying on your own, right? I signed the papers to make it official that we were in escrow.
My broker told me all the things I needed to start prepping. I had to schedule a haul out, which is when they raise the boat out of the water to check the condition of the hull (bottom of the boat). A lot of times the paint on the bottom can blister and cause water damage or eventual leaks. I had to schedule a marine survey, which was really hard to do in a 10 day escrow because all the surveyors were booked months out (but I made it happen within that time somehow). I had to apply to the new marina, contact the old one to tell them I was leaving, find a captain to drive it over for me, set up boat insurance, apply for a new title registration and acquire a traveling letter from the coast guard. Most of those tasks were so much more challenging for me than they sounded. For example, it took me calling about 15 different insurance companies (and being on hold every single time) to try and find an one that will insure someone with no boating experience. haha.
BUT I got it all done!
And what a proud moment it was when I finally checked all the boxes on my to-do list!
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