Roderick MacLeod
Kings Lynn
- Boats
- Narrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- Steel
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamage
- Also covers
- South East
Surveyor directory
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Surveyors who list narrowboats and inland craft. Set your location and contact them directly.
40 narrowboat surveyors across the UK and nearby for an insurance survey
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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.
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
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteelAluminium
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamage
- 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
Matthew Rowlinson
Stoke on Trent
- Boats
- Narrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- SteelAluminiumWood
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamageBoat Safety Scheme
- 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
Lee Ottery
Tollesbury
- Boats
- Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteelAluminiumWood
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamageBoat Safety Scheme
- Also covers
- MidlandsLondon and the ThamesSouth EastSolent and South CentralSouth West
Rolf Thunecke
London
- Boats
- Narrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- GRP and composites
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceDamage
- Also covers
- South EastOverseas
Jeremy Greenwood
Sawley
- Boats
- Narrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- SteelAluminiumWood
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamageBoat Safety Scheme
- Also covers
- Midlands
Aidan Tuckett
Brighton
- Boats
- Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteelWood
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceDamageNew build and refit
- Also covers
- South East
Paul Wilkinson
Woking
- Boats
- Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteelAluminiumWood
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamage
- Also covers
- South EastSolent and South Central
Matthew Anderson
Nantwich
- Boats
- Narrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- SteelAluminiumWood
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamageBoat Safety Scheme
- Also covers
- Midlands
Chris Williams
Ovation Boat Surveys LimitedRothley
- Boats
- Narrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- SteelAluminiumWood
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamageBoat Safety Scheme
- Also covers
- Midlands
Greig McAlpine
McAlpine Marine SurveyorsBonhill
- Boats
- Motor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteelAluminium
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuation
Richard Connor
CM3 Marine SurveysColeraine
- Boats
- Motor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- GRP and composites
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamage
- Also covers
- Northern Ireland
Paul Sumners
PJS Marine SurveysTewkesbury
- Boats
- Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteelWood
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamage
- Also covers
- North West EnglandMidlandsSolent and South CentralSouth WestWales
John Tough
Sunbury-on-Thames
- Boats
- Motor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteel
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamage
- Also covers
- London and the Thames
Gavin Sharp
Sharp Marine SurveysLeigh-on-Sea
- Boats
- Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteelAluminium
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamageTonnage measurement
- Also covers
- South East
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.
