Wooden classic yacht surveyors

[wilkinsonsails]

Wanted an experienced wooden vintage yacht surveyor .Our previous one retired .
1937 Norman Dalimore designed ketch Blue Trout currently out of the water at Gillingham.
Any recommendations .
Cindy

 

[PhillM]

Not local but one of the best in the business.

http://www.davidwhopkins.co.uk

Ask him about his own boat before you make a decision.

 

[petehitch]

Can recommend Martin Evans, very thorough and practical.

Martin Evans
Phone: 01255 556216
Mobile: 07887 724055
Email: shipshapesurveys@googlemail.com
Esplanade House, 32 Kings Quay Street, Harwich, Essex. CO12 3ES
Read more at http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?299332-Yacht-Surveyor#HtiZEc0YDSkYRb2F.99

 

[martinaskey]

I've used Fraser Noble who runs McGruer to be very helpful.
Based on Clyde so obviously some distance away but think he travels widely.
Martin


contact details for Fraser ................
McGRUER & Co Ltd
YACHT AND BOAT SURVEYORS
Clynder, Helensburgh, Argyll G84 0QL
Tel: 01436 831313 Fax: 0141 555 0179
mail@mcgruer-boats.co.uk www.mcgruer-boats.co.uk

 

[jerrytug]

Hi Cindy I used Paul Kerridge for Marihona, very good knowledge of wood boat structure, Cornwall based though. Try asking the smack-heads up at Brightlingsea for a recommendation?

 

[wilkinsonsails]

Although Blue Trout is looking pretty good for her age .There are a few things that I can see need attention,.
The boat needs a survey for insurance purposes.
It would be better for a wooden boat surveyor to point these out to her owner that me .After all what do I know ��

 

[wilkinsonsails]

Thanks for your recommendations so far .I have forwarded these to the owner .tis a busy time of year for surveyors ,and the owner seems to think they are twiddling their thumbs waiting for his call.
Do oh.

 

[Capt Popeye]

Humm, Cindy, have you thought about approaching the local family Builders based at Halstow I think (the name escapes for the mo) as they have rebuilt Thames Barges and have owned Fishing Vessels all built from timber for quite some years now, so they are well versed in Timber built vessels and practical fellas to boot. They may know of a Surveyor local to the Medway.

Best wishes with the search for a traditional surveyor, they are getting as old as the Vessels these days, so needing surveys of a medical kind themselves.

 

[Tranona]

John Lilley who regularly posts here on the subject johnlilley@seasurveys.co.uk. Dorset based but worth asking.

 

[itchenseadog]

+1 for David Hopkins (Hoppy)