Steven Hutchinson
Ulceby
- Boats
- Narrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteel
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuation
- Also covers
- North East EnglandNorth West EnglandMidlands
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.
Matthew Anderson
Nantwich
- Boats
- Narrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- SteelAluminiumWood
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamageBoat Safety Scheme
- Also covers
- Midlands
Paul Morris
Morris Marine SurveysSt Helens
- Boats
- Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteelWood
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamageBoat Safety Scheme
- Also covers
- North West England
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
Greig McAlpine
McAlpine Marine SurveyorsBonhill
- Boats
- Motor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteelAluminium
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuation
David Boughton
Elite Marine SurveyingColchester
- Boats
- Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteelAluminiumWood
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceDamageTonnage measurementExpert witness
- Also covers
- East AngliaSouth East
Jonathan Jackson
Jonathan B Jackson LtdUlverston
- Boats
- Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteelAluminiumWood
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamage
- Also covers
- ScotlandNorth East EnglandNorth West EnglandOverseas
Craig Glassonbury
Berkeley
- Boats
- Narrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- SteelAluminiumWood
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamageBoat Safety Scheme
Daniel Bullen
Boat Safety ExaminerSt. Ives, Cambridgeshire
- Boats
- Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteelAluminiumWood
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamageBoat Safety Scheme
- Also covers
- MidlandsEast Anglia
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
Tom Deangelis
Bradford
- Boats
- Motor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteelAluminium
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamageBoat Safety Scheme
- Also covers
- North East EnglandNorth West England
Rolf Thunecke
London
- Boats
- Narrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- GRP and composites
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceDamage
- Also covers
- South EastOverseas
Jo Rees-Howell
JRH Marine LtdLondon
- Boats
- Narrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- Steel
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuation
- Also covers
- London and the Thames
Richard Harris
Harris Marine LtdThames Ditton, Surrey
- Boats
- Narrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- Steel
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamage
- Also covers
- London and the ThamesSouth East
Nic Fieldhouse
Petworth
- Boats
- Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craftRIBs
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteelAluminiumWood
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceTonnage measurementMachinery
- Also covers
- South EastSolent and South CentralSouth West
John Clabburn
European Marine Services LtdTopcroft
- Boats
- Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteelAluminiumWood
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamageTonnage measurementExpert witnessNew build and refit
- Also covers
- MidlandsEast AngliaOverseas
Ricky Tropman
Bolsover
- Boats
- Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craftRIBs
- Hull materials
- GRP and compositesSteelAluminiumWood
- Surveys
- Pre-purchase
- 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
Mark Wiater
BMSUK (Oxon) LtdOxford
- Boats
- Narrowboats and inland craft
- Hull materials
- Steel
- Surveys
- Pre-purchaseInsuranceNew build and refit
- Also covers
- London and the Thames
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
- Also covers
- ScotlandNorth East EnglandNorth West EnglandMidlandsEast AngliaLondon and the ThamesSouth EastSolent and South CentralSouth WestWalesNorthern IrelandIrelandChannel IslandsOverseas
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.
