by Solent Marine Surveys | Mar 14, 2016 | Recent Surveys
A Windy 35 Khamsin Marine Survey and sea trial at Berthon Brokerage in Lymington. These Norwegian built top quality sports cruisers are a pleasure for a marine surveyor, with beautifully finished workmanship of the highest standards both inside and out. I have never...
by Solent Marine Surveys | Mar 14, 2016 | Recent Surveys
Dufour 375 Marine Survey at Port Solent. These Dufour built yachts are well finished and sail well, with good accommodation. Dufour are generally well built craft from France, with modern Iso resins and a single (monolithic) hull take everyday knocks and bumps as...
by Solent Marine Surveys | Mar 14, 2016 | Recent Surveys
A Moody 31 Marine Survey for insurance renewal purposes at Chichester Marina. These Marine Projects built Moody yachts are now of an age where the vessel’s insurers will ask for a basic survey every 3 to 5 years. The insurance survey can be a cut down survey...
by Solent Marine Surveys | Feb 26, 2016 | Recent Surveys
This King 40 IRC racer designed by Mark Mills and built in Argentina by King Marine was surveyed in Hamble; with then further investigation using ultasound (NDT) to the hull. Ultrasound can be useful on high tech (exotic) structures such as carbon with accurate...
by Solent Marine Surveys | Feb 26, 2016 | Recent Surveys
Marine Survey of a Westerly Oceanquest at Northney Marina in Chichester Harbour. I worked for Westerly Yachts in the 1980’s and this was a development of the Westerly Seahawk 34 that was produced in the 80’s. The Westerly Oceanquest is a heavily built...
by Solent Marine Surveys | Jan 18, 2016 | Recent Surveys
This 1997 dark blue Nimbus 37, from Nimbus Boats AB Sweden was surveyed on the River Hamble at Eastlands Boatyard, just north of the A27 bridge, and later sea trialled in the Solent. Nimbus Boats AB manufacture very high quality production power boats from the West...