Surveyors Ipswich area.

[NealB]

Just had a quick search, and the top recommendations, from some years ago, seemed to be:

- Martin Evans (though there were several worrying stories of communication problems and non-receipt of reports)

- Paul Stevens (though I hear that Paul has now hung up his ball pein hammer).

So..... any updates on who's hot, and who's not?

It's a 40 foot GRP sloop.

 

[Koeketiene]

Well, I can only speak from personal experience, but didn't have any problems dealing with Martin Evans.
Did what he promised to do when he said he would do it.

The post-refit survey he did for us picked up one or two items which left untreated would have cost us a small fortune further down the line. One in particular (keel) could have had disasterous consequences.

 

[NealB]

Well, I can only speak from personal experience, but didn't have any problems dealing with Martin Evans.
Did what he promised to do when he said he would do it.

The post-refit survey he did for us picked up one or two items which left untreated would have cost us a small fortune further down the line. One in particular (keel) could have had disasterous consequences.

How recently that was, please?

 

[Koeketiene]

How recently that was, please?

May 2010

 

[dombuckley]

Martin is now back from his sojourn in Greece. I'm not sure how much surveying he does these days, as he has taken over Paul Stevens' teaching duties on the YDSA practical training courses.

 

[sailorman]

Martin is now back from his sojourn in Greece. I'm not sure how much surveying he does these days, as he has taken over Paul Stevens' teaching duties on the YDSA practical training courses.

Are you throwing your hat in the ring

 

[pvb]

Martin Evans did the survey on my HR352 when I was selling it in April 2014. Pleasant guy, I met him on the boat, afloat, so he could check the engine etc, then it was lifted out and I left him to get on with the rest of the survey on his own. I popped back a few hours later to see whether he had any concerns, and he told me the rudder had signs of osmosis. I was able to explain to him that the imperfections he'd found were where the bolts holding the bronze rudder frame to the fibreglass rudder are covered with epoxy filler. Frankly, I was a bit surprised, and rather pleased I'd gone back to see him, as that sort of mistake could have put the buyer off.

Apart from that, I got the impression that he was very over-worked and struggling to get reports completed, and although he sent initial feedback to the buyer fairly quickly, it took a while for him to get a full report to them. His report also recommended dismantling some seized seacocks to inspect and free them, which also seemed odd to me, as the labour cost involved is far more than simply replacing the seacocks (which is what we did).

 

[PeterBoater]

I was very pleased with Dominic Buckley's survey two years ago, especially the detail of his report. No travelling charges either,
http://www.eastangliayachtsurveys.co.uk/index.html

 

[NealB]

Are you throwing your hat in the ring

I've lobbed a pm at Dom's hat!

 

[NealB]

I was very pleased with Dominic Buckley's survey two years ago, especially the detail of his report. No travelling charges either,
http://www.eastangliayachtsurveys.co.uk/index.html

See post 9 above!

 

[sailorman]

See post 9 above!

I have seen one of his impressive reports :encouragement:

 

[NealB]

Thanks to all.

 

[pyrojames]

I have seen one of his impressive reports :encouragement:

I have one of his impressive reports! Happily recommended.

 

[NealB]

I have one of his impressive reports! Happily recommended.

Wow .... I'm tempted to make a rash offer, just so that I can see a DOM masterpiece!

 

[nigelm]

I have one of his impressive reports! Happily recommended.

Ditto