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Should I have a survey?

It is ultimately your choice but with a few exceptions I would recommend that you do so. Firstly, a boat is a substantial purchase and it will help to give you peace of mind. Secondly, should any material defects come to light ( and I emphasise "material") then a professional surveyor will be liable for the cost of putting them right if s/he failed to spot them in the survey.

How much will a survey cost?

Typically a full out-of -the-water survey will cost between £450 and £600, plus the cost of taking the boat out of the water. Depending on whether the method is a dry dock, a slipway or a crane it will cost from £125 - £250 - a crane usually being the most expensive method. Which means of removing the boat from water is used will usually depend upon what facilities lie nearest to the boat's location.

Can I have the hull blacked at the same time?

I include this because I have been asked this question on countless occasions. Usually the answer is no, for the following reason. Dry docks and slipways (the commonest means of taking a boat out of the water) are usually booked some way in advance for longer term work such as hull blacking. For a hull blacking to be done properly the boat should be out of the water for 4 days (possibly 3 if the weather is particularly warm and dry). Survey boats are only out of the water for 2 hours or less, and are docked/slipped between a long term booking changeover. In any case, although I can't imagine the owner objecting to a free blacking, the boat is not yours at this point.

List of surveyors known to us

Midlands

County

Mobile

Land line

Ralph Davison

Derbyshire

07790 978253

0115 972 7764

Balliol Fowden

Warwickshire

07831 232823

01788 541020

Eddie Freeman

Northamptonshire

07775 852308

01604 891481

Tom Keeling

Warwickshire

07976 631920

Jonathan Leask

Derbyshire

07790 015992

01773 828418

Bill McMurray

Worcestershire

07778 546523

08703 500607

Phil Mitchell

Derbyshire

01332 72985

Paul Smith

Warwickshire

07702 206240

01527 854039

Trevor Whitling

Northamptonshire

07767 888255

01788 824191

South East & Anglia

John Hutley

Essex

07790 153896

01992 626342

Peter Hutley

Berkshire

07703 235779

01635 37606

Alan Jarvis

Cambridgeshire

07972 844973

Barry Morse

Oxfordshire

07973 763887

01295 711941

South West & Wales

David Broatch

Gwynedd

07836 507366

01248 671291

Alan McGregor

N Wales

07775 536217

01691 773855

North

Ian Lumley

S Yorkshire

07760 126590

01246 415007

PJ Hopley

Lancashire

07711 496177

0161 320 8023

 

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