Accredited Marine Surveyor — Independent
No dealership ties. No brokerage kickbacks. I climb into the bilge, pull the panels, meter the moisture, and write you a report you can actually use.
Full condition and value survey before you hand over the check.
Condition and valuation reports accepted by underwriters.
Post-grounding, post-allision, storm, and fire investigations.
Fair market valuations for estates, donations, and disputes.
A bound PDF report, usually 40 to 80 pages, delivered within five business days of the haul-out. It reads the way a surveyor ought to write: findings first, opinions last, photographs throughout, and a clear recommendations list organized by priority — safety, structural, operational, cosmetic.
If the report says the stringers are wet, you'll see the meter readings, the tap-test notes, the photographs, and where on the hull I took them. No hedge words. No "appears to be serviceable" language that means nothing.
"The job is to tell you what's wrong with the boat. If that costs me the thank-you card from the broker, so be it."