Yacht Surveys

Marcon Marine Consultants - Yacht Surveys.

We carry full Professional Indemnity and Public Liability cover, and are authorised to carry out Code of Practice Surveys by the Society of Consulting Marine Engineers & Ship Surveyors (SCMS), an MCA appointed Certifying Authority.

Our principal surveyor is a Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology (I.MarEST), and Fellow of the Society of Consulting Marine Engineers & Ship Surveyors (SCMS), who has acted as an independent marine surveyor for 30 years, covering a wide scope of vessel and survey types, and has been carrying out surveys of wood, GRP, or steel, sail or motor, leisure craft since 1984. In respect of leisure craft surveys he has attended an Osmosis training course, and an additional Osmosis treatment course.

Our standard equipment includes a Moisture Meter for GRP hulls and an Ultrasonic Thickness gauge for steel hulls.

Our office is located in West Kilbride, Ayrshire, making us the nearest marine surveyors to the Clyde Marina at Ardrossan, and placing us within a short travelling distance of the principal marinas at Inverkip, Largs, Fairlie, and Troon, we have also attended vessels located throughout the west and south west coast of Scotland area, from Argyll to Dumfries & Galloway.

We value our clients and have had the privilege of acting on behalf of a significant number of them on a return basis, as they have progressed from one boat to another over the years, in view of this we only carry out a limited extent of advertising, finding that recommendations and return orders represent one of the best forms of advertising.

Pre-purchase Survey :-

This represents a fully comprehensive survey of the vessel and will cover the hull, rig, deck, accommodation, and machinery installation, including all associated fittings and outfit, but excluding a mast head inspection in the case of sail vessels unless the mast is unstepped.

Part of the survey will normally be carried out afloat, to allow testing of the engine, including an operational test 'Ahead' & 'Astern', and part will be carried out in a boat hoist, or preferably on the hard, to allow for inspection of the underwater hull area and all associated underwater fittings.

The survey comprises a detailed inspection of the vessel, including, but not necessarily restricted to, the following :-

External hull & fittings above/below waterline

Check planking, caulking & clenches (Wooden hulls)

Check underwater hull area with moisture meter (GRP hulls)

Sounding of the hull for de-lamination (GRP hulls)

Spot thickness checks (Steel hulls)

Keel(s), anode(s), rudder(s)

Shaft(s), stern gland(s), propeller(s)

Mast, boom & rigging (excl masthead unless unstepped)

Deck/flybridge & associated fittings

Cockpit/well deck & associated fittings

Lockers/recesses

Sail inventory, general inspection

Accommodation spaces & outfit

Internal hull structure where accessible

Engine installation & auxiliary machinery where fitted

Light load or no load test of engine with vessel afloat

Steering arrangement

Gas installation & fittings

General inspection of electrical installation

General inspection of Navaids, VHF, & instrumentation

Fire extinguishers, fire/gas alarms, distress flares

Life Saving Appliances

In respect of the electrical installation and Navaids/Instrumentation etc., the inspection will normally include an 'On/Off' test, but not a full operational test.

Insurance Survey :-

An insurance survey will cover the full scope of inspection as outlined above for a pre-purchase survey, but will be concentrated on the structural integrity of the hull and fittings, and condition of the machinery installation, and will exclude secondary fittings, outfit, navaids, & non-essential instrumentation etc.

Valuation :-

A separate statement of the vessel's current market value at the time of survey can be provided on request with either a pre-purchase survey or an insurance survey.

We do not issue valuation statements without conducting either a pre-purchase or an insurance survey.

Check for Wicking & Osmosis

Sail Pre-purchase Survey

Saildrive Inspection

Motor Pre-purchase Survey