Discover key factors to consider when purchasing a used sailboat. In this multipart series, experienced surveyor Jim Dias, of Accredited Marine Surveyors, shares his invaluable insights on evaluating and prequalifying used sailboats for sale we look at sailboat rudders, sailboat keels, thruhulls, and more items to investigate on the bottom of used sailboats. Get the inside scoop before you make a decision.

Jim's knowledge of used sailboats (and powerboats) is immense and in Part 2 of this multipart series, Jim will help you learn about things to pay attention to when buying a used sailboat.

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==============Segments==============
00:0000:58 Intro
00:59 rudders
01:43 Rudder Tip #1 Look for weeping
03:05 Rudder Tip #2 Listen for deadening feedback
04:30 Rudder Tip #3 Water intrusion can be tolerated (shortterm)
07:41 Keel Tip #1 look for signs of grounding
08:08 Keel Tip #2 Iron keels transfer impact loads
09:15 Keel Tip #3 Check out the Keel/hull union
11:10 Keel Tip #4 Check out Smile cracks
11:46 Keel Tip #5 Winged keels need special attention
14:47 Keel Tip #6 Listen for hollow sounds w/ encapsulated ballast
16:07 Thruhull Tip #1 Look for corrosion
17:00 Thruhull Tip#2 look for scoring








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