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Has anyone any personal recommendations for a marine surveyor (yacht) on the Clyde and rough ballpark costs for full valuation survey?

Tom Elder at TEEM was good. He was happy to take follow up questions after purchase, in one case several years later about fixing a small, non-urgent thing that was mentioned in the survey. Cant remember the cost though, sorry.

I have used Tony at Open Waters Marine Surveyors a couple of times and found him easy to talk to and he was happy for me to be their and discuss any findings. As to costs I think it is size related and probably in the £50 - £60/m.

Mike Hall: shoreoffice@gmail.com

don't know what it'd cost and I believe all surveyors are extremely busy right now as so many boats have been sold this summer

Bob Fleck, the Workshop Manager at Ardfern is retiring in the next few weeks and going back to full time surveying

I’d avoid Teem like the plague... anyone that can’t spot two leaking through hulls (with little rusty stained tracks)and detached floor bonding is worse than incompetent.

Apparently it was my fault for not telling him about them before the survey.

wully wrote: ↑Fri Sep 03, 2021 7:37 pm I’d avoid Teem like the plague... anyone that can’t spot two leaking through hulls (with little rusty stained tracks)and detached floor bonding is worse than incompetent.

Apparently it was my fault for not telling him about them before the survey.

This is really valuable feedback - I rated him on customer service type things where he was really responsive. On the technical side, he didn't miss anything but there wasn't really anything non-obvious amiss in my case so it was a simple job. I would have used him again, so good to know that he falls down when there are genuine issues.

Burst Boiler wrote: ↑Sat Sep 04, 2021 10:33 am

wully wrote: ↑Fri Sep 03, 2021 7:37 pm I’d avoid Teem like the plague... anyone that can’t spot two leaking through hulls (with little rusty stained tracks)and detached floor bonding is worse than incompetent.

Apparently it was my fault for not telling him about them before the survey.

This is really valuable feedback - I rated him on customer service type things where he was really responsive. On the technical side, he didn't miss anything but there wasn't really anything non-obvious amiss in my case so it was a simple job. I would have used him again, so good to know that he falls down when there are genuine issues.

Some people seem to rate him but my experience was a shocker. I have no idea of his previous work that would equip him to be a surveyor but in my experience ex boat builders are by far and away the best. Bob Fleck mentioned above would be my choice if I needed a surveyor as I doubt there is anything that can befall a boat that he hasn’t seen.

I contacted Teem Surveys and got a very odd reply saying they were too busy for the foreseeable future...

This is for a yacht I bought last year that came with a poor survey needing loads spent. I have since spent loads and carried out many upgrades and repairs addressing the points raised in the survey. I bought a copy of someone elses survey who was considering purchasing her at the time.

I have just renewed insurance and a little concerned she is under insured as she is only insured for original purchase price which was well below market value.

As you can imagine I am not looking for the most critical surveyor in this situation but i guess they are probably all pretty similar.

Aha - the old "blind surveyor" routine is it?