Fiberglass boats can be damaged by water intrusion through the gelcoat, or water intrusion into the sandwich core, for example from a through hull fitting which is placed in the core, not solid fiberglass. Water intrusion, nowadays, through the gelcoat is much less common than 15 years ago as water resistance has been improved with… Read more »
Category: General
What is the difference between an insurance and purchase survey
Some surveyors charge less for a survey for insurance than for a survey for purchase. They do a faster, less thorough survey for insurance. We believe that this approach is wrong. Our survey for insurance is just as detailed for both surveys. Our reasoning is that we want you, the user of the boat to… Read more »
Why Caribbean Marine Surveyors
We are professionally qualified with SAMS and IIMS and UK Certifying Authorities. There are four surveyors in our office which is based in Nanny Cay Boat Yard and Marina in Tortola BVI. As we all work out of the same office, we share advice, discuss problems found, share reports between us for scrutiny etc. Also… Read more »
Welcome to our Blog!
Welcome to our brand new blog! We are excited that you have come here to find out more information about our surveys, our claims and more information about us. Check back soon for more from us.