PREPARING THE YACHT OR BOAT FOR MY SURVEY
The yacht must be plugged into shore power with a 30 amp or 50 amp shore power cord(s) and all batteries installed, wired-in and full-charged on the date of the survey.
All manuals, maintenance log, receipts, registration, USCG documentation papers and a copy of the previous survey on board the yacht or boat prior to my survey.
The owner or selling party, broker/agent must have the vessel ready for my survey. Masts & spars must be removed from storage racks to ground-level for inspection on the date of survey.
| BREAKDOWN OF SURVEY CHARGES | |
| TRAVEL AND EXPENSES WILL BE NEGOTIATED. | |
18 ft. to 29 ft. |
$ 14.00 per foot |
30 ft. to 34 ft. |
$ 15.00 per foot |
35 ft. to 40 ft. |
$ 16.00 per foot |
41 ft. to 45 ft. |
$ 17.00 per foot |
46 ft. to 50 ft. |
$ 18.00 per foot |
51 ft. to 60 ft. |
$ 19.00 per foot |
61 ft. to 70 ft. |
$ 20.00 per foot |
71 ft. to 80 ft. |
$ 21.00 per foot |
| OVER 80 FEET WILL BE NEGOTIATED WITH CLIENT | |
| TRAVEL AND EXPENSES ALSO WILL BE NEGOTIATED. | |
| The following charges are in addition to my survey fee if the yacht or boat is not set-up on the date scheduled. These charges must be paid in full prior to releasing any survey report. | |
| Bilge areas must be clean and dry; no collected water or spilled oil/grease: | $150.00 |
| Full-charged batteries are required for compression testing. Dead battery(s) jump-start: | $45.00 |
| Replace/install missing batteries | Actual Replacement Cost |
| Using & running my hose(s) if over 100 feet from vessel: | $35.00 |
| I will re-winterize the engine(s) at the end of the survey: | $75.00/engine |
| ADDITIONAL TESTING AND ANALYSIS | |
| Gasoline engine compression testing on inboard & outboard engines | $75.00 per engine |
| Diesel engine run-up, operational testing, oil analysis & engine block compression leak testing | Ask for quote |
| Spectrometric Engine Oil Analysis | $55.00 per engine |
| On Site Consulting | $ 100.00 hour plus expenses |
| ADDITIONAL SERVICES & CHARGES | |
| Faxing Survey (2) locations limited | $30.00 |
| Photographs (bow, stern, port & starboard) 4x6 custom glossy | $10.00 per set |
| Video Taping of a Survey can be Negotiated Prior to the Assignment | |
| YACHT DONATION APPRAISALS | |
| Each vessel appraisal cost will be negotiated on an individual basis. | |
PAYMENT FOR SURVEY IS DUE ON DATE OF THE SURVEY. |
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Certified Check, Money order or cash prefererd. Also accepted MC,VISA, AMEX and DIS |
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(Local) PERSONAL CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED. |
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