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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.

Philip Andrews

Sea Safe LtdAsh Vale

Boats: Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
Hull materials: GRP and compositesSteelAluminium
Surveys: Pre-purchaseInsuranceDamageTonnage measurementExpert witnessNew build and refitMachinery
Also covers: London and the ThamesSouth EastSolent and South CentralOverseas

Martin Pittilo

Maple Marine LtdWest Horsley

Boats: Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
Hull materials: GRP and composites
Surveys: Pre-purchaseTonnage measurement
Also covers: South East

Christopher Holmes

Cetec Marine LtdEgham

Boats: Narrowboats and inland craft
Hull materials: GRP and compositesSteelAluminiumWood
Surveys: Pre-purchaseTonnage measurement
Also covers: East AngliaLondon and the ThamesSouth EastSolent and South CentralSouth West

Mark McCrea

Whitehead

Boats: Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craftRIBs
Hull materials: GRP and compositesSteelAluminium
Surveys: Pre-purchase

Paul Krivosic

Holt Heath

Boats: Motor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
Hull materials: GRP and compositesSteel
Surveys: Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamage
Also covers: MidlandsSouth East

Nicholas Butcher

Thatcham

Boats: Narrowboats and inland craft

Graham Lane

Tamworth

Boats: Narrowboats and inland craft
Hull materials: Steel
Also covers: Midlands

John-Kenneth D Habbershaw

WillMyBoatFloat LtdKirby-le-Soken

Boats: Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
Surveys: Pre-purchase
Also covers: South East

Russell Fincham

RF Marine services LtdWarwick

Boats: Narrowboats and inland craft
Hull materials: GRP and compositesSteelAluminiumWood
Surveys: Boat Safety Scheme
Also covers: Midlands

John Clabburn

European Marine Services LtdTopcroft

Boats: Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
Hull materials: GRP and composites
Surveys: Pre-purchaseDamageExpert witnessNew build and refit
Also covers: East Anglia

Barry Burnell

National Surveying LtdMarlow

Boats: Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
Hull materials: SteelAluminium
Surveys: Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamageWorkboat CodeBoat Safety SchemeNew build and refit
Also covers: London and the Thames

Roderick MacLeod

Kings Lynn

Boats: Narrowboats and inland craft
Hull materials: Steel
Surveys: Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamage
Also covers: South East

Robert Burton

Burton Marine LtdDumfries

Boats: Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craftRIBs
Hull materials: GRP and compositesSteelAluminiumWood
Surveys: Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamageBoat Safety SchemeNew build and refitMachinery
Also covers: ScotlandNorth East EnglandNorth West England

David Stewart

Gravesend

Boats: Sailing yachtsNarrowboats and inland craft
Also covers: South East

John Crompton

Lytham St Annes

Boats: Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
Hull materials: GRP and compositesSteelAluminiumWood
Surveys: Pre-purchaseInsurance
Also covers: North West England

Michael Carter

Northwich

Boats: Narrowboats and inland craft
Surveys: InsuranceDamageExpert witnessMachinery
Also covers: North East EnglandNorth West England

Vladimir Chorbadzhiev

Witney

Boats: Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craftRIBs
Hull materials: GRP and compositesSteelAluminium
Surveys: Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamageTonnage measurement
Also covers: Solent and South CentralOverseas

Ricky Tropman

Bolsover

Boats: Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craftRIBs
Hull materials: GRP and compositesSteelAluminiumWood
Surveys: Pre-purchase
Also covers: Midlands

Matthew Rowlinson

Stoke on Trent

Boats: Narrowboats and inland craft
Also covers: North East EnglandNorth West EnglandMidlands

Darrell Broscomb

Oxford

Boats: Narrowboats and inland craft
Hull materials: Steel
Surveys: Pre-purchaseInsurance
Also covers: MidlandsEast AngliaLondon and the ThamesSouth EastSolent and South CentralSouth West

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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.

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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.