It's all a blur, but O'Sea D is now mine

Survey

Purchasing a bigger boat while traveling for work is a horrendous combination. I was travelling for work and had to get the boat surveyed, which I wanted to be a part of, but I had to get this moving as I already put a deposit on her. I found a local surveyor and his initial findings on O'Sea D were:

• Seacocks are frozen up from sitting on land for the past few years. They'll need to be greased and worked.
• Batteries are also dead, so the engine cannot be started. Owner assures me all work has been done at the marina and I can talk to them about the boat's condition.
• Sails look like they're in good shape
• Electrical work looks great
• Hot water exchange tubing looks very dried out and should be replaced

Sea trial

I tried getting the owner to take me out for a sea trial, but she was very hesitant and wanted me to contact my sailing instructor for assistance. Does she not know how to sail? What's the issue? Part of my offer to her was having the boat launched. They put it in the water and brought her over to a slip. Another work trip has me away again and I'm trying to coordinate the trial with my surveyor, but cannot get a date set.

Delivery time

I just couldn't get a sea trial done in the 2 days she has now been in the water. The owner calls me panicking that the marina is threatening to pull the boat back out because it's in someone's slip who will be arriving soon. If that happens, I'm going to have to pay hundreds to get her back in the water just to do the sea trial again, then they'll pull her until I'm ready to take delivery. Somehow I let the owner talk me into purchasing O'Sea D and she gets an agreement set that she'll pay for any engine repairs if they are needed since I have not seen it started or heard her run.

How do you start this thing?

I make plans to meet the surveyor and he's going to help me motor the boat to my slip. He calls me as I arrive at the dock and tells me he is going to be late. At this point, I need to get the boat to my slip. I don't even know how to start her! All I've had was a gas outboard and now I'm dealing with a diesel inboard that hasn't been started in a few years. I don't know which is the throttle or gear shift, but some Google searches later and I think I might know. I go to start her. Dead batteries, shit! The owner told me they were fine and she was going to charge them and I'd be good. They shore power was unplugged, so I figured someone knocked it loose. I plugged it back in and set the batteries to charge overnight. I rig the sails and call it a night.

She's ready to go, but the batteries are dead

Early morning

I get to O'Sea D at 6am. She still won't start. The previous owner won't return my emails or texts at this point. Well, now I own her so it's my problem. 

New batteries

I stop by West Marine and my wallet is now lighter by $700 for 2 new marine batteries. I  know boating is expensive, but I haven't even left the dock yet! I walk the heavy batteries all the way to the end of the slip where my boat is currently residing and get them installed. I press the ignition button expecting nothing to happen. She fires right up! I couldn't get in touch with the surveyor and have to get the boat out of the slip. I have never been on a sailboat this big, so I undo the lines and throw her in reverse. I'm able to back out without drama and head off to my slip.

She's home!

I am able to get her into my slip with no issues. I have had a stress headache all week dealing with this and I'm wondering if I have lost my mind. This boat is SO much more complex than the previous.