At 09:12 PM 12/26/2001 -0500, AL GOLDEN wrote:
It's very important, both in new construction and in repairing/re-fitting,
have a surveyor in attendance at several critical points in the process in
order to make the boat readily insurable once the project is complete and
boat ready for navigation.
REPLY
This ties in nicely with our previous thread about building standards and
surveys of new builds.
What specifically are these critical points in the process of new
building or refitting?
I'm sure that there are several members on this list who are
contemplating such a ventuer in the next year or so.
^From what I have found out so far, there isn't a lot of material
available to guide first time owners.
Perhaps this list could be the medium for developing such a document.
When is it appropriate to detail particular model numbers in a spec and
when is it better to allow the builder some discretion in selecting
optional equipment.
Given the choice of installing a specific model which is unfamiliar to
the yard crew and installing an equivalent that the yard has long
experience with; which is better? And why?
I have seen RFQ documents so detailed and convoluted that I advised the
company not to bid on the product as defined in that spec. On the other
hand I have seen RFQ specs that are so general that the manufacturer
could supply almost anything and still be within spec.
Regards
Arild Jensen
The Electronic Navigator
At 09:12 PM 12/26/2001 -0500, AL GOLDEN wrote:
>It's very important, both in new construction and in repairing/re-fitting,
to
>have a surveyor in attendance at several critical points in the process in
>order to make the boat readily insurable once the project is complete and
the
>boat ready for navigation.
REPLY
This ties in nicely with our previous thread about building standards and
surveys of new builds.
What specifically are these critical points in the process of new
building or refitting?
I'm sure that there are several members on this list who are
contemplating such a ventuer in the next year or so.
^From what I have found out so far, there isn't a lot of material
available to guide first time owners.
Perhaps this list could be the medium for developing such a document.
When is it appropriate to detail particular model numbers in a spec and
when is it better to allow the builder some discretion in selecting
optional equipment.
Given the choice of installing a specific model which is unfamiliar to
the yard crew and installing an equivalent that the yard has long
experience with; which is better? And why?
I have seen RFQ documents so detailed and convoluted that I advised the
company not to bid on the product as defined in that spec. On the other
hand I have seen RFQ specs that are so general that the manufacturer
could supply almost anything and still be within spec.
Regards
Arild Jensen
The Electronic Navigator
