What My Survey Reports Look Like

A survey is only worth what the report communicates. You should know what you are getting before you book, so here is how mine are built.

How Findings Are Written

Plainly, in language you can use with a broker, a yard or an underwriter. Each finding says what I observed, where, and what standard it is measured against. No hedging, and no jargon you have to decode before you can act on it.

Where a finding is serious, it says so. Where it is a maintenance note, it says that too. Flattening everything into one worried tone helps nobody.

How Findings Are Categorized

Findings are separated by urgency, so a safety item that needs addressing before the boat moves is never buried among cosmetic notes. That separation is what makes the report usable as a negotiating document and as a work list afterwards.

Photographs and Evidence

Findings are photographed. A written description of corrosion at a battery terminal is an assertion. A photograph of it is evidence, and evidence is what a seller, a yard or an insurer responds to.

Moisture readings and test results are recorded with their locations, so the next surveyor to look at that boat can compare against what I found rather than starting over.

Request a Sample Report

Ask and I will send a redacted sample so you can see the structure before you commit to anything.