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Joe Kershaw
BMSE
38 High Street North
West Mersea
Colchester
Essex
CO5 8JX
01206 385833
0777 052 0737

 

Independant Surveyor
I am an independant surveyor and am not retained or tied to any yacht brokers or agents.

Pre Purchase Surveys
A pre purchase condition survey is an essential item to consider when buying any vessel. A thorough inspection covers over three hundred points and can prevent unforeseen problems occurring later and protect your investment from turning into a financial disaster.

Insurance Surveys
Most insurance companies require surveys on craft over ten years old and there after every five years. The insurance survey takes the form of a full condition survey and only omits none safety related items.

Damage surveys
After an accident it is often necessary for a survey to ascertain the extent of any damage caused and what if any repairs are necessary, and possibly help identify the cause of such damage.

Background
With an engineering background and a practical approach to boat ownership I have gathered many years experience in building, repairing and maintaining boats, ranging from small sailing boats to large yachts and canal narrow boats in wood, GRP and steel.

I trained as a yacht surveyor at the International Boat Building College in Lowestoft Suffolk, qualifying in FRP steel and wooden boats. For FRP boats I use the latest capacitance type Sovereign Quantum moisture meter especially developed for marine use.  I have experience in all methods of wooden boat construction, traditional and modern.

Rates are variable for Pre Purchase Surveys. I work throughout the UK and do not charge for travel within Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, London and Kent

I am an affiliate member of the Yacht Designers and Surveyors Association (2010), and a member of BMSE (British Marine Surveyors Europe) and I work to the guidelines, terms and conditions set out by the Yacht Designers and Surveyors Association.
I have professional indemnity and liability insurance, as required by the Yacht Designers and Surveyors Association.