Simon Evans
APB MarineColchester
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- Pre-purchaseTonnage measurement
Surveyor directory
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Surveyors who list narrowboats and inland craft. Set your location and contact them directly.
59 narrowboat surveyors across the UK and nearby
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Independent professionals. The surveyors listed here are independent. Marine Inspect lists them as a public resource and does not assess or endorse their work. Please check a surveyor's credentials, insurance and terms before you instruct them.
Elliott Berry
Marsurv Marine SurveysHoo St Werburgh
- Boats
- Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craftRIBs
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteelAluminiumWoodFerro-cement
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamageSPVC 2025 codingWorkboat CodeTonnage measurementExpert witnessNew build and refitMachinery
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- ScotlandNorth East EnglandNorth West EnglandMidlandsEast AngliaLondon and the ThamesSouth EastSolent and South CentralSouth WestWalesNorthern IrelandIrelandChannel IslandsOverseas
Craig Glassonbury
Berkeley
- Boats
- Narrowboats and inland craft
Joe Styles
JS Yacht SurveyingThorverton
- Boats
- Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteelAluminiumWood
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuation
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- South WestWalesOverseas
Martin Patten
Marine TechniquesPenryn
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- Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- GRP and composites
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseDamageTonnage measurementMachinery
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- South West
Michael Godding
Evesham
- Boats
- Narrowboats and inland craft
- Surveys
- Boat Safety Scheme
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- Midlands
Duncan Soffe
Brighton
- Boats
- Motor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteelAluminium
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceNew build and refit
Ben Sutcliffe-Davies
Port Talbot
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- Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craftRIBs
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamage
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- North East EnglandNorth West EnglandSolent and South CentralSouth WestWalesOverseas
Hugh Ellacott
London
- Boats
- Narrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- Wood
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- Solent and South Central
Richard Thomas
Medusa MarineWalton-on-the-Naze
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- Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craftRIBs
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteelAluminiumWood
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamageSPVC 2025 codingWorkboat CodeTonnage measurement
- Also covers
- East AngliaSouth East
Nick Vass
Saltash
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- Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craftRIBs
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteelAluminium
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamage
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- South West
Donald Clark
DC MarineTighnabruaich
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- Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteel
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceDamageMachinery
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- Scotland
Richard Grenham-Thompson
Wixams
- Boats
- Narrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- GRP and composites
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseTonnage measurement
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- South East
Chris Berry
Christopher Berry Marine SurveyorGloucester
- Boats
- Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteelAluminiumWood
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceMachinery
- Also covers
- South West
Lee Keevil
Hull Safe Surveys LtdFazeley
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- Motor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- SteelAluminium
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamageExpert witness
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- North East EnglandNorth West EnglandMidlandsSouth EastSouth WestWalesOverseas
Justin Green
Northampton
- Boats
- Narrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- SteelAluminium
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseMachinery
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- Midlands
Steven Hutchinson
Ulceby
- Boats
- Narrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteel
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuation
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- North East EnglandNorth West EnglandMidlands
James Hale
Ardrishaig
- Boats
- Motor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteelAluminiumWood
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseBoat Safety Scheme
- Also covers
- ScotlandMidlands
Nic Fieldhouse
Petworth
- Boats
- Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craftRIBs
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteelAluminiumWood
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceTonnage measurementMachinery
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- South EastSolent and South CentralSouth West
Tom Deangelis
Bradford
- Boats
- Motor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
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- North East EnglandNorth West England
Some listed surveyors have not yet said which boats they survey. Search every surveyor near your boat.
How a narrowboat survey runs.
Out of the water.
The surveyor looks at the hull on a dry dock or a slipway. Ask the surveyor about booking one.
The whole boat.
The survey covers the hull, the engine and the systems.
Hull thickness.
Most surveyors take thickness readings across the steel of the hull.
A separate safety check.
A Boat Safety Scheme examination checks gas, fuel and electrical installations against a fixed list. Many buyers arrange both.
Owners ask
Good questions.
Do I need a survey as well as a BSS examination?
The BSS examination checks safety installations against a fixed list. A survey looks at the whole boat, the hull and engine included. Many narrowboat buyers arrange both.
What does a narrowboat survey cost?
Each surveyor sets their own fee, usually by the boat's length and the kind of survey. The dry dock or slipway is often charged on top. Ask two or three surveyors for a quote, and what it covers.
How often does a narrowboat need a survey?
There is no fixed interval. Insurers often ask for one on an older boat, and many owners have the hull checked while the boat is out of the water for blacking (repainting the hull below the waterline). Ask your insurer what they need.
Are the surveyors independent?
Yes. Each surveyor is an independent professional. You agree the survey, the fee and the terms with them directly.
