Inspect Before You Buy
Inspect the Yacht Before You Buy
Get quotes from independent marine surveyors who can help you understand the yacht’s condition, identify potential problems and reduce the risk of an expensive mistake.
Independent Inspection • Pre-Purchase Focus • Worldwide Yacht Markets
Before You Complete the Purchase, Know What You’re Buying
Tell us where the yacht is located and we’ll help you identify independent marine surveyors near the vessel.
Step 1 of 2
Inspect
Understand the yacht’s condition.
Identify
Discover potential defects.
Evaluate
Understand repair and maintenance implications.
Decide
Proceed, renegotiate, investigate further or reconsider the purchase.
Buyer risk
A Beautiful Yacht Can Still Hide Expensive Problems
Appearance, photographs and a short viewing do not necessarily reveal the condition of the systems that cost the most to put right. Fresh paint, clean upholstery and a tidy engine room are not a condition assessment.
An independent pre-purchase survey helps the buyer better understand the yacht’s condition before completing the purchase.
- Hull
- Structure
- Machinery
- Electrical systems
- Plumbing
- Underwater gear
- Rigging
- Previous repairs
- Moisture
- Safety equipment
Why survey
What an Independent Yacht Survey Gives You
Understand the Yacht’s Condition
Get a professional assessment of accessible structures, equipment and systems within the agreed survey scope.
Find Problems Before They Become Your Problems
Potential defects identified before closing may help the buyer avoid unexpected post-purchase costs.
Negotiate With Evidence
Survey findings may provide factual information for discussions about repairs, purchase conditions or price.
Know When Further Investigation Is Needed
A survey may identify areas requiring a specialist engine, rigging, electrical or structural inspection.
Understand Future Costs
Findings may help the buyer anticipate maintenance, repair and refit requirements.
Make a Better-Informed Decision
Move forward with more information than photographs, sales descriptions and a short viewing can provide.
Independence
Your Surveyor Should Represent Your Interests
The seller wants to sell the yacht. The broker facilitates the transaction. The independent marine surveyor performs a different role: assessing the vessel’s condition for the buyer.
The survey should help you evaluate the yacht — not sell it to you.
Seller
Wants to complete the sale.
Broker
Facilitates the transaction between the parties.
Independent surveyor
Assesses the vessel’s condition on behalf of the buyer.
How it works
How InspectMyYacht Works
- Step 1
Tell Us About the Yacht
Location, yacht type, length and preferred date.
- Step 2
We Identify Suitable Surveyors
Find independent professionals near the vessel.
- Step 3
Compare Quotes and Availability
Review suitable options.
- Step 4
Arrange the Survey
Proceed with the professional you choose.
Survey process
What a Pre-Purchase Survey Usually Involves
- 1
Initial Inspection
- 2
Systems Inspection
- 3
Haul-Out
- 4
Underwater Inspection
- 5
Sea Trial
- 6
Survey Report
Know What You’re Buying
A yacht can look excellent at the dock and still have expensive problems. Arrange an independent pre-purchase survey before you complete the deal.
A professional yacht survey can help identify visible or accessible conditions that may require repair, maintenance or further specialist investigation. No survey can identify every defect.
About pre-purchase yacht surveysServices
Survey Services
Primary service
Pre-Purchase Yacht Survey
Purchase due diligence: understand the vessel's condition before you complete the deal.
View pre-purchase yacht survey detailsInsurance Yacht Survey
Condition and value information often requested by marine insurers.
View insurance yacht survey detailsYacht Valuation
An independent opinion of value based on condition, equipment and market evidence.
View yacht valuation detailsDamage Survey
Assessment of damage, likely extent and repair implications.
View damage survey detailsEngine Survey
Specialist assessment of engines, machinery and operating condition.
View engine survey detailsSailing Yacht Rigging Survey
Standing and running rigging, chainplates and mast-related concerns.
View sailing yacht rigging survey detailsWorldwide
Buying a Yacht Abroad?
- USA
- Mediterranean
- Caribbean
- Europe
- Middle East
- Asia Pacific
Local data
Published location
- Yacht Surveyors in Fort Lauderdale — Florida, USA
Additional locations are added only once local facility, pricing and marina data has been verified with a source and a verification date.
Guides
Understand the Survey Before You Book One
Guide
What Does a Yacht Survey Include?
The areas a pre-purchase survey typically covers, and the limits of any inspection.
Read guide: What Does a Yacht Survey Include?Guide
How Much Does a Yacht Survey Cost?
How survey fees are usually structured, and the additional costs buyers forget.
Read guide: How Much Does a Yacht Survey Cost?Guide
Do I Need a Survey Before Buying a Yacht?
When an independent survey matters most, and what it can and cannot tell you.
Read guide: Do I Need a Survey Before Buying a Yacht?Before You Complete the Purchase, Know What You’re Buying
Tell us where the yacht is located and we’ll help you identify independent marine surveyors near the vessel.