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39 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.

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

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
Also covers: South WestWalesOverseas

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

Boats: Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craftRIBs
Surveys: Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamage
Also covers: North East EnglandNorth West EnglandSolent and South CentralSouth WestWalesOverseas

Hugh Ellacott

London

Boats: Narrowboats and inland craft
Hull materials: Wood
Also covers: Solent and South Central

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

Nick Vass

Saltash

Boats: Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craftRIBs
Hull materials: GRP and compositesSteelAluminium
Surveys: Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamage
Also covers: South West

Donald Clark

DC MarineTighnabruaich

Boats: Sailing yachtsMotor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
Hull materials: GRP and compositesSteel
Surveys: Pre-purchaseInsuranceDamageMachinery
Also covers: Scotland

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

Boats: Motor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
Hull materials: SteelAluminium
Surveys: Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuationDamageExpert witness
Also covers: North East EnglandNorth West EnglandMidlandsSouth EastSouth WestWalesOverseas

Steven Hutchinson

Ulceby

Boats: Narrowboats and inland craft
Hull materials: GRP and compositesSteel
Surveys: Pre-purchaseInsuranceValuation
Also covers: North East EnglandNorth West EnglandMidlands

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

Tom Deangelis

Bradford

Boats: Motor boatsNarrowboats and inland craft
Also covers: North East EnglandNorth West England

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

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

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

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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.

Read a narrowboat survey report in full

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.