Terms of Use and Disclaimers

These terms are an agreement between you and My Boat Inspector ("we", "us"). By starting a walkthrough or using the app, you agree to them. If you don't agree, please don't use the app.

1. What My Boat Inspector is, and isn't

My Boat Inspector guides you through looking at a boat yourself: what to photograph, what to press, tap and check, and what your findings might mean. It organizes your photos, answers and notes into a report, with general information to help you decide what to ask, what to have checked and what to bring into a negotiation.

It is not a marine survey, a condition and valuation survey, an insurance survey, an engine survey, a sea trial, a moisture or structural test, an electrical inspection or an appraisal. No surveyor, mechanic, appraiser or broker inspects the boat, and nothing in the app is a certification, rating, grade or guarantee of the boat's condition, safety, seaworthiness, value or fitness for any use.

2. Always get a professional survey

Many serious problems can't be seen in photos or found by a walkaround, including wet or rotted core, delamination, stringer and transom damage, hidden corrosion, fuel system problems, wiring faults behind panels and internal engine wear. Finding them takes tools, testing and a trained professional. We strongly recommend making any purchase subject to a satisfactory survey and sea trial by qualified professionals you choose. Anything the app says about whether a survey is "worth it" is general guidance to help you decide what to check first, never a reason to skip one.

3. The AI can be wrong

The guide's notes, answers, photo descriptions and summaries are written by artificial intelligence based only on the photos, answers and notes you provide. They can be incomplete, inaccurate or out of date, and they can miss problems or describe something incorrectly. "Looks normal" only means nothing concerning was seen in what you showed it. Treat everything as a starting point to verify, not as fact.

4. Your safety and the owner's permission

• Only inspect a boat with the owner's permission. Ask before boarding, opening hatches, running pumps or electronics, or starting an engine.
• Don't climb on boats on stands, lifts or trailers unless it's safe to do so. Never get under a boat that isn't properly supported.
• Don't do anything that could damage the boat. Tap tests should be gentle, with a plastic handle.
• If you smell fuel, see smoke or sparks, or see water coming in, stop and get help. Don't start the engine.
• Never run an engine out of the water without proper cooling, and follow the owner's and manufacturer's instructions.

You are responsible for your own safety and for any damage you cause while inspecting a boat.

5. If you're buying

Your decision to make an offer, how much to offer, whether to hire a surveyor and whether to buy are yours alone. Verify the hull identification number, title, registration, liens and ownership through official sources before you pay. Get the agreed price, contingencies and the list of included equipment in writing.

6. If you're selling

Using the app does not change any duty you have to disclose known problems to a buyer. A report you create reflects only what you photographed and answered; it is not a survey or a statement of the boat's condition by us. If you share it, you are responsible for its accuracy and for making clear that it is your own walkaround, not a professional inspection. Never use the app to hide or play down a known defect.

7. Repair costs, comparable boats and links

Repair cost ranges are rough, general ballparks, not quotes. Real costs depend on your area, the shop and what is found once work begins. Get written quotes. Comparable boats are found online and show asking prices as listed, which are not sale prices or a valuation of your boat. We don't value boats or suggest offer prices. Links go to sites we don't own or control, and we aren't responsible for their content, accuracy or availability.

8. Not legal, financial or brokerage advice

Nothing in the app is legal, tax, insurance, financing or brokerage advice, and using it does not create a broker, agent, surveyor or advisory relationship with anyone. For those questions, talk to a qualified professional.

9. Your photos and information

You keep ownership of the photos and information you add. You give us permission to store and process them to run the app, including sending them to the service providers described in our Privacy Policy. Only add photos you have the right to take and share, and don't add other people's personal information.

10. Payments

Prices are shown before you pay. Payments are processed by Stripe. Refund requests are reviewed case by case.

11. No warranty

The app and everything in it is provided "as is" and "as available," without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy and non-infringement. We don't promise the app will be error-free or available at all times.

12. Limits on our liability

To the fullest extent the law allows, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for any loss related to buying, selling, repairing, using or valuing a boat, including problems the app did not identify. Our total liability for any claim related to the app is limited to the amount you paid us for the boat the claim relates to.

13. Your responsibility

You agree to cover us for claims by others that arise from your use of the app, your inspection of a boat, or a report you share, except to the extent caused by us.

14. General

These terms are governed by the laws of the State of Florida. If part of these terms can't be enforced, the rest still applies. We may update these terms; if we make meaningful changes, we'll ask you to agree again before your next walkthrough. You must be 18 or older to use the app.