Non Boat Specific Boat surveyor in Southampton area

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Luca Colombi

Member
Boat name
L’HORIZON
Berth
Gosport
Boat type
Moody 31Mk2
Cruising area
Solent
Hi everyone,

I'm currently in the process of purchasing a Moody 31 MKII and am looking for a recommendation for a good boat surveyor with experience in this model or Moody in general, specifically in the Southampton area.

If anyone has had a positive experience with a surveyor they'd like to recommend, I'd greatly appreciate your input.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Best regards,
Luca
 
I've previously used Tim from Anchor Marine Surveys, who is Solent-based and owns (or owned at the time) a Moody 28 himself so was pretty familiar with Moodys.

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When I nearly bought a Moody 31 I used Nick Vass of Omega Yacht Services. Very knowledgeable and happy for me to accompany him on the survey and talk through his findings and his report was good with plenty of accompanying photographs.
 
Thank you all for the advice. After a few quotes and a couple of calls, I ended up with Chris Wilks. I've used Chris before when purchasing my old Sadler, and I like his report format and the advice given. Nick Vass, who did the survey on the Moody for the previous owner a few years ago, also prepared a well-presented survey that was not much different from Chris's approach.
 
Luca Colombi said:
Thank you all for the advice. After a few quotes and a couple of calls, I ended up with Chris Wilks. I've used Chris before when purchasing my old Sadler, and I like his report format and the advice given. Nick Vass, who did the survey on the Moody for the previous owner a few years ago, also prepared a well-presented survey that was not much different from Chris's approach.
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Do report back after you receive the new survey to update us on whether Chris continues to deliver a good service, as this will be useful for future purchasers also looking :)
 
Matthew Stibbs said:
Do report back after you receive the new survey to update us on whether Chris continues to deliver a good service, as this will be useful for future purchasers also looking :)
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Hi Matthew et all,

I had the survey done by Chris yesterday, and I'm very satisfied (again) with his work. Very thorough and the attention to detail impressive.

He has taken time to show me and explain all his findings + picked up a number of issues that were certainly present at the time of the other survey but overlooked e.g. mast compression post issue.

Within few hrs of the survey, he sent me the full list of defects and pics so that I could start my research and conversations with suppliers + a full survey will follow in the next couple of days.

Excellent service!

Chris Wilks <cjwilksmarinesurveyors@outlook.com>
 
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