Services
Aquamarine Surveys provides independent marine surveying services for sailing yachts, motorboats and other small craft across the south and east coasts of the UK, from Sussex and Essex to Suffolk to Devon. Each survey is carried out to the standards of the Yacht Designers and
Surveyors Association (YDSA) to help buyers, owners, and insurers make informed decisions.
Pre purchase
Pre-purchase surveys on FRP and wooden vessels. The pre-purchase survey is the most thorough assessment of a boat's condition and results in a survey report listing recommendations for the safety or improvement of the vessel. These surveys are usually for a prospective buyer, and the surveyor works for that person alone. Survey reports will be delivered within five days of a survey - often sooner.
Insurance
Insurance and damage surveys on wood and FRP vessels. Insurance surveys are narrower in scope than pre-purchase, and they are carried out at regular intervals at the request of the insurer of a vessel. Insurance surveys are limited to those items that affect the safe operation of a vessel,
but not, for instance, its comfort or performance.
Maximum turn-around is five days.
Hull and structure
Hull and structure surveys on all vessels. As the name implies, this encompasses just the hull and superstructure (wheelhouse, cabin trunk, cockpit and so on). Vessels built in wood, FRP, metal (steel or aluminium) and ferro-cement. These are often similar to 'purchase consultation' surveys (see below), in the sense that they are used to determine the suitability of an old vessel for rebuild, where the interior systems will all be replaced.
Purchase consultation
You won't find this on many surveyors' sites, but after 20 years at the centre of the classic yacht world, I have an unrivalled network if you are
looking to buy an unusual yacht. I also offer a 'first look', which is like a light survey, with attention to the boat's suitability to a new owner, and
suggestions for a suitable restoration yard or team. These start at £150 depending on the location of the boat.
Wooden boats
​I have specialist knowledge in wooden boats and I have a specialist certification to survey in this material from the YDSA. This involve understanding wooden
boat construction and looking at every plank of wood to ensure soundness.
Tonnage Surveys
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