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Pre-Purchase Yacht Survey
The single most important step before you commit to a vessel. A forensic, photograph-documented condition & valuation that lets you buy with certainty — or walk away clean.
The single most important step before you commit to a vessel. A forensic, photograph-documented condition & valuation that lets you buy with certainty — or walk away clean.
A gleaming teak deck and a polished helm can hide a delaminating stringer, a weeping stern tube, or a generator with 8,000 unrecorded hours. Our job is to find what the listing photos don't show.
A pre-purchase survey is the most comprehensive inspection in yachting. It's the foundation your purchase decision, your insurance, and your future resale value rest on. Done right, it pays for itself many times over — either by uncovering defects you use to renegotiate, or by giving you total confidence in the vessel you choose.
A full-scope condition & valuation, performed to ABYC, NFPA, and USCG standards.
Hull sounding, moisture mapping, core sampling where indicated, osmosis/blister assessment, and structural integrity of hull, deck, and superstructure.
Engine run-checks, oil & fluid analysis, cooling and exhaust inspection, drivetrain alignment, shaft & bearing wear, and generator load testing.
Electrical (AC/DC), plumbing, sanitation, tankage, HVAC, refrigeration, propane/CNG, and all safety equipment verified to ABYC standards.
Standing & running rigging, spar and mast inspection, sail inventory, plus full navigation, communication, and entertainment electronics commissioning.
Supervised haul-out for bottom, running gear, and through-hull inspection, followed by a structured sea trial under power and/or sail.
Unique to us: anti-fouling chemistry, discharge & containment systems, emissions, and efficiency findings — so you know the vessel's environmental standing.
Pricing scales with vessel length. You'll always receive an all-in quote before we begin — survey fee and travel, no surprises.
The complete pre-acquisition inspection.
Yes — a proper pre-purchase survey requires a haul-out so the hull bottom, running gear, through-hulls, and anti-fouling can be inspected out of the water. We coordinate with the yard and build the haul-out into the schedule.
Typically one to two days depending on the vessel's size and complexity, plus the sea trial. Superyachts over 30 meters may take longer. You'll receive your final bound report within 48 hours of completing the sea trial.
Absolutely — that's one of the main purposes. Findings are categorized by severity with estimated repair costs, giving you and your broker concrete leverage. Many of our clients recover the survey fee several times over at the negotiating table.
Completely. We never broker, list, or sell vessels, and we accept no referral fees. Our only client is the party who commissions the survey. That independence is the foundation of a defensible report.
