For boat owners and buyers
Know your boat. Find your surveyor.
Search independent marine surveyors near your boat, keep a shortlist, and arrive at survey day ready.
Everyone on the water
Start where you are.
BuyersBuying a boat
Offer agreed? Find a surveyor near the boat.
From offer to keys
OwnersOwning a boat
Insurance, a valuation, or help after damage.
Boat surveys explained
BrokersSelling boats
A clear next step for every buyer.
For brokers
SurveyorsSurveying boats
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For surveyorsFree for boat owners
The right surveyor, three steps away.
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Type the town where your boat is kept. The map shows who works nearby.
Shortlist and compare
Save up to ten surveyors, each with a private note.
Contact them directly
Agree the survey, the fee and the terms with them.
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Sea, estuary, canal and river
Coast or canal.
Surveyors for yachts, motor boats, RIBs and narrowboats, wherever your boat is kept.
On the coast
Surveys for sailing yachts, motor boats and RIBs.
- Pre-purchase
- Insurance
- Valuation
On the canals and rivers
Surveys for narrowboats and inland craft.
- Pre-purchase
- Insurance
- Valuation
Before you instruct a surveyor
Ready for survey day.
Which survey do I need?
A pre-purchase survey looks at the whole boat before you buy: hull, deck, rig, engine and systems. It is usually done out of the water, often with a short sea trial, and it helps you agree the price and arrange insurance.
What to expect from a survey reportSeven questions worth asking
- Which professional body do you belong to?Membership means training, a code of conduct and a complaints route.
- Do you hold professional indemnity insurance?Ask for the insurer and the level of cover.
- Out of the water, afloat, or both?A pre-purchase survey usually needs a lift-out. Who books it?
- Is a sea trial included?And who provides the skipper and the fuel.
Before survey day
For boat brokers
Offer agreed. Survey next.
Point your buyers here to find an independent surveyor near the boat. Free for them, and free for you.
See the broker kitFor marine surveyors
Survey smarter. Report faster.
A field app and web portal for yacht and small craft surveyors. Checklists, photos and dictation on board. Drafted reports in the portal.
- Works offline
- Category A, B and C built in
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From the blog
Guides for owners and buyers
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GuidesWhat to Expect from a Survey Report
A pre-purchase survey report is one of the most important documents in a boat sale. Here's exactly what it should cover and how it's classified.10 February 2026 · 8 min readFind a surveyor near your boat.
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