Ben Sutcliffe-Davies
Port Talbot
- Boats
- Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craftRIBs
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamage
- Also covers
- North East EnglandNorth West EnglandSolent and South CentralSouth WestWalesOverseas
Surveyor directory
Find a narrowboat surveyor
Surveyors who list narrowboats and inland craft. Set your location and contact them directly.
74 narrowboat surveyors across the UK and nearby for a pre-purchase 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.
Scott Wiltshire
Mistley
- Boats
- Sailing yachtsNarrowboats and inland craftRIBs
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteelAluminiumWood
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamageBoat Safety Scheme
- Also covers
- East Anglia
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
Paul Krivosic
Holt Heath
- Boats
- Motor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteel
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamage
- Also covers
- MidlandsSouth East
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
Aimee Murphy
AS Marine Services LtdMarple
- Boats
- Narrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- Steel
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceMachinery
- Also covers
- North West EnglandMidlands
Donald Clark
DC MarineTighnabruaich
- Boats
- Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteel
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceDamageMachinery
- Also covers
- Scotland
Ian Lumley
Chesterfield
- Boats
- Narrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteelAluminiumWood
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseDamageTonnage measurement
- Also covers
- Midlands
David Rawlinson
UK Boat SurveysSouthampton
- Boats
- Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craftRIBs
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteelWood
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceDamageTonnage measurementNew build and refit
- Also covers
- East AngliaLondon and the ThamesSouth EastSolent and South CentralSouth WestWales
Simon Hall
SCH Marine LimitedFreckleton
- Boats
- Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craftRIBs
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteel
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamage
- Also covers
- ScotlandNorth East EnglandNorth West EnglandOverseas
Lee Keevil
Hull Safe Surveys LtdFazeley
- Boats
- Motor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- SteelAluminium
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamageExpert witness
- Also covers
- North East EnglandNorth West EnglandMidlandsSouth EastSouth WestWalesOverseas
Iolo Lavender
Tiger boats marineBath
- Boats
- Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteelAluminium
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamage
- Also covers
- MidlandsLondon and the ThamesSouth WestWales
John-Kenneth D Habbershaw
WillMyBoatFloat LtdKirby-le-Soken
- Boats
- Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
- Surveys
- Pre-purchase
- Also covers
- South East
Angus Corry
Gateshead
- Boats
- Narrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteelAluminiumWood
- Surveys
- Pre-purchase
- Also covers
- North East England
Richard Thomas
Medusa MarineWalton-on-the-Naze
- Boats
- Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craftRIBs
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteelAluminiumWood
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamageSPVC 2025 codingWorkboat CodeTonnage measurement
- Also covers
- East AngliaSouth East
Michael Clarke
Northern Star Marine LtdNorthampton
- Boats
- Narrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- Steel
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationBoat Safety Scheme
- Also covers
- Midlands
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
Richard Grenham-Thompson
Wixams
- Boats
- Narrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- GRP and composites
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseTonnage measurement
- Also covers
- South East
Ted Powles
Ted Powles MarineBradford-on-Avon
- Boats
- Sailing yachtsNarrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteel
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceDamage
- Also covers
- London and the ThamesSolent and South CentralSouth West
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.
