WELCOME TO RGC MARINE SURVEYING
Your Satisfaction Is My Priority
Since 2019 I have been working to provide thorough inspections of your next, or current, vessel to ensure no surprises are found. Working with buyers, owners and brokers to ensure the best possible outcome.
ABOUT ME
I have owned and operated sailboats and powerboats ranging from 11'-60'. Currently living on, and self-maintaining, a 59' Marquis. Graduate of Chapman's School for Surveying and Damage Surveys. Member of the Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors (SAMS). ABYC certified technician. 100-Ton Licensed Captain.
After 30 years of sales in the technical field of HVAC and Commercial Cooking, I have dedicated myself to this field. Endless curiosity means I am never afraid to ask questions and research how a vessel is made, plumbed and wired. Those who know me, know I love this work. It is not just a job, it is who I am.
Why Have a Marine Survey
If you’re intending to invest several thousand of your hard-earned dollars in purchasing a boat or yacht, a marine survey may be the least expensive and most valuable tool you can have to assist you in making the right purchase. Certain types and makes of vessels and pleasure boats can have recurring problems and a good marine surveyor, like RGC Marine Surveyors, will be familiar with these problems and will advise you on the suitability of your intended purchase, its equipment, and particularly in relation to how and where you will be using it.
Yacht and Boat Inspection Services
Pre-Purchase Marine Survey - A pre-purchase vessel survey is one of the most thorough surveys you can have. It provides a prospective boat buyer with detailed documentation to confirm or deny that a vessel is free of operational hazard, sea worthy, appropriately valued, and free of defect or damage.
Insurance Marine Survey - A Condition & Value Survey (insurance survey) is what your insurance carrier or lender may require you to obtain in order for them to bind or renew coverage, or even to close a loan on your vessel.
Boat Appraisal and Inspections - If you are selling, donating, settling a divorce or estate; or other types of legal matters you may need an Appraisal Survey. This type of inspection should be from a certified marine surveyor and determines the fair market value of the vessel. The vessel is inspected to ascertain its correct market value.
First Look Reviews- Can't view your boat in person? We provide photos and comments for prospective boat buyers and owners who can't be a part of the inspection process in person.
Test Run - Before you buy a boat or yacht, after a repair, or even to diagnose a problem a test run is a must. The goal of a test run is to determine if all systems function normally even when run hard.
Yacht Repair Inspection Surveys - Sometimes it takes a trained eye to spot inadequacies in repairs. After any kind of boat or yacht repair we can inspect the repair and prepare a report for your insurance or prospective buyers.
Additional Boat Inspection Services - We offer a wide variety of additional marine inspection services such as: Oil samples & Analysis, Moisture meter testing, Corrosion Inspection Analysis, Hull sounding with phenolic hammer, Commissioning services and USCG Safety inspections. If you don't see the boat service you need - just ask!
Captain Services - 100-Ton Licensed Captain. Available as captain for a survey test run and delivery/lessons after the closing.