J/109 Marine Survey Hamble

J/109 Marine Survey Hamble

A J/109 Marine Survey at Key Yachting, Hamble by Guy Nicholls, Marine Surveyor Hamble. I’ve done several of this particular model over the last years, and dozens of others in the J Boat line up. As with others, an end grain balsa cored hull, originally these...
Fast 40 Survey and Tonnage

Fast 40 Survey and Tonnage

A marine survey and tonnage measurement for British Part I Registration, in Cowes, Isle of Wight by Solent Marine Surveyor Guy Nicholls. These Fast 40 designs are really taking off in the UK, this one having being built in China by Hudson Yacht and Marine Co Ltd....
Mark Mills 40 Survey, Hamble

Mark Mills 40 Survey, Hamble

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...
Sigma 362, Hamble

Sigma 362, Hamble

A Sigma 362 Marine Insurance Survey at Universal Marina on the River Hamble. These classic single skin FRP hull David Thomas designed, Marine Projects built cruiser racers in my opinion are under-rated compared with the more well known Sigma 33 OOD and her bigger...
Beneteau First 47.7, Hamble

Beneteau First 47.7, Hamble

Beneteau First 47.7 Yacht Marine Survey in Hamble. This Beneteau First designed by Bruce Farr and built by Beneteau as a performance cruiser racer has been well travelled, including two Atlantic trips and a long stay in the Caribbean. Recently resprayed in Awlcraft by...