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Full Name: Nick H Boat Type Small power boat How did you rate the communication and information prior to survey?: 5/5 Was the survey report informative and covered all you required? 5/5 Was the report delivered in a timely manner? 5/5 Overall star rating for website review: 5/5 Any comments you would like to make? Very friendly and professional, survey was undertaken at a suitable time for the seller and the report was detailed enough for me to make a decision about the boat. Would recommend to anyone looking to get a survey on their boat.
Boat Type Barge How did you rate the communication and information prior to survey?: 4/5 Overall star rating for website review: 4/5 Any comments you would like to make? We commissioned Matt West to oversee a recent barge conversion over a duration of circa nine months. Given our inexperience, we needed specific expertise and were delighted with the professional service Matt provided. He supervised the project management, guiding us at each stage of the renovation including attending regular site visits and assisting with key decisions.We would have no hesitation in recommending Matt to project manage any further marine refurbishments.
Boat Type Dehler 37 CR How did you rate the communication and information prior to survey?: 5/5 Was the survey report informative and covered all you required? 5/5 Was the report delivered in a timely manner? 5/5 Overall star rating for website review: 5/5 Any comments you would like to make? Matt provided an extremely professional service with regard to the pre purchase survey. He was most helpful on the day of the survey, spending time explaining and discussing points identified and recommended fixes to pragmatically resolve. The survey report was delivered the within 48 hours and was presented in a way that was easy to understand and extract key points that needed to be addressed with the Yacht Broker. I have no hesitation highly recommending Marine Surveys UK based upon the services provided
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Boat Type Rival 36 How did you rate the communication and information prior to survey?: 5/5 Was the survey report informative and covered all you required? 5/5 Was the report delivered in a timely manner? 4/5 Overall star rating for website review: 4/5 Any comments you would like to make? Quick response to my request. The Survey was comprehensive, easy to read and appreciate the issues raised.
Boat Type Birchwood 370 How did you rate the communication and information prior to survey?: 5/5 Was the survey report informative and covered all you required? 4/5 Was the report delivered in a timely manner? 4/5 Overall star rating for website review: 4/5 Any comments you would like to make? A very comprehensive report delivered timely. The survey was of excellent quality and very informative in decision making for my pre purchase survey. Matt clearly applies the highest quality standards and really assisted me during the process of finding the right boat. I would not hesitate to recommend Marine surveys uk.
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Boat Type Beneteau 38gt How did you rate the communication and information prior to survey?: 5/5 Was the survey report informative and covered all you required? 5/5 Was the report delivered in a timely manner? 5/5 Overall star rating for website review: 5/5 Any comments you would like to make? Matt performed the survey including sea trial to the highest standard. He highlighted some issues that needed addressing before we completed the purchase and checked the repairs after they were complete. Since the purchase no further problems have been detected so I consider the survey to be thorough and would recommend Matt to any boat purchaser.Peter casey
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Boat Type Wide Beam How did you rate the communication and information prior to survey?: 5/5 Was the survey report informative and covered all you required? 5/5 Was the report delivered in a timely manner? 5/5 Overall star rating for website review: 5/5 Any comments you would like to make? Very indepth survey.
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Boat Type Broom 39 How did you rate the communication and information prior to survey?: 5/5 Was the survey report informative and covered all you required? 5/5 Was the report delivered in a timely manner? 5/5 Overall star rating for website review: 5/5 Any comments you would like to make? I contacted Matt from Australia to engage his services to survey a boat in England. Matt's communication was first class and he was meticulous with the survey itself. Matt's reports are easy to read and gave me a lot of confidence with my purchasing decision. Highly recommended.
Boat Type westerly ocean 33 How did you rate the communication and information prior to survey?: 5/5 Was the survey report informative and covered all you required? 5/5 Was the report delivered in a timely manner? 5/5 Overall star rating for website review: 5/5 Any comments you would like to make? The survey was really useful to us. The report arrived promptly, and was easy to understand, with no jargon. It was clear that the boat, and all her systems, had been thoroughly gone through. The survey report was very useful to us in our negotiation with the owner. We will also use it in planning future maintenance of our new boat. Thank you!
Boat Type Sailing yacht How did you rate the communication and information prior to survey?: 5/5 Was the survey report informative and covered all you required? 5/5 Was the report delivered in a timely manner? 5/5 Overall star rating for website review: 5/5 Any comments you would like to make? Matt makes every effort to make the survey process as easy as possible. In my case he worked around the tides so that he could survey my boat whilst on the scrubbing piles at Itchenor.He communicates well and answers all questions by responding very quickly, in my case by tests and emails.The report was detailed and also contained many useful extra observations and comments. The report structure made it easy to understand and use as a checklist for works that needed doing along with a very useful suggested timescale for the work.I have approached surveyors in the past, but have been put off by their formality and price. I would have no problem repeating the process with Matt as the surveyor.
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“Matt provided an excellent survey service when I was buying my first boat – always a nerve-wracking experience! He was very flexible with timings, arrived promptly and conducted a very thorough inspection, taking time to explain key points to me and offer general boating advice. The report came through very quickly and was comprehensive, clear and made sensible recommendations. I would fully recommend Matt. ” Nick Bournemouth, Review Jan 2016
We purchased our Dufour 36 from ‘Ancasta’ Chichester last April, and they recommended using Matt for our survey. We were travelling from Cardiff , and Matt was extremely helpful and easy to deal with. I attended for part of the survey, and he took time to talk me over the yacht andgave me a very detailed verbal description on the day. This was followed up naturally by a more detailed written report . Everything was dealt with very promptly , Matt was easy to contact throughout the process , and I would highly recommend his services .
“I was very pleased with the survey that you carried out for me,It was comprehensive and at a fair price ,done when I wanted and it was very useful to be able to discuss you findings with you” Chris Forsyth. Olympic 500C. December 2014
I had Matt survey my Rinker 232 in September 2014, he was very thorough and answered any questions I had. Overall an excellent service without fault or delay so if you are looking for a marine survey I would highly recommend Matt. Terry Goulty. Rinker 232 December 2014
“Living in Sweden I found an interesting Beneteau First 305 in the Southampton area. Searching for a surveyor I found Matt West. He made a pre-purchase condition survey to great value for me. He also taught me a lot about this boat model. Knowing the status of the boat we had a nice sailing trip home to Sweden.” Jörgen Haslum December 2014
… A really nice guy, very knowledgeable and helpful. The report was clear and easily understood and all findings were clearly put into perspective for me. Thoroughly recommended! Peter Bristow, Haywards Heath May 2014
Excellent survey at a very reasonable price and the report was received the following morning … Matt was also happy to offer further free advice on the phone several weeks later and I’m sure even years later he’d continue to do so. …. Gary from Fleet. April 2014
…Matt did a great job, supporting me from start to finish and coming up with common sense solutions to potentially tricky problems. I will certainly be instructing Matt for my future surveying needs.Paul Lovejoy, Emsworth Feb 2104
…His inch by inch and nut and bolt complete survey was broken down into easy to understand sections that graded the work to be done using a simple star grading system. ….. He gave me the confidence to make my purchase, undertake the repairs and to have a boat now which has given me many happy hours of sailing. Mark Wood Portsmouth
Our 1984 Sunseeker 25 XPS Portofino required a safety / condition report for insurance purposes. This was carried out very efficiently and without fuss. P. Crowther-Wilton, Banbury 1st January 2014
Matt West was recommended to me …. the service he provides is prompt, reliable helpful and efficient. From initial call to receiving my survey took just a week. I would have no hesitation in recommending Matt” Andrew Campbell
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The previous owner, ….. was very impressed with your level of detail and testing and has kept your details to use your services when he buys his next boat. ….. we are very happy with her and in the knowledge that she has had a very thorough and detailed survey performed on her by a very knowledgeable and professional company. Dave D. December 2013
As a foreigner, having someone local you can trust, acting as your eyes and your ears and helping you to keep you with both feet on the ground, is an investment that’s worth every penny. Joris Van Roy, Belgium December 2013
He went out of his way to be helpful and even accompanied us on the sea trial. He produced an extremely comprehensive survey report and so far 3 months on I have not found a single thing he has missed. He is an accomplished professional with an in depth knowledge of boats and has been an invaluable source of advice. I would have no hesitation in recommending him to you, you would have to go a long way to find anyone better.” Mike S. December 2013
I have used surveyors when buying boats previously and none came up to the standard of service provided by Matt. Peter V. Sea Ray 240 July 2013
A very friendly and exceptionally helpful service, I would definitely recommend them. Rosie T. 43′ Narrow boat June 2013