Frequently Asked Questions

A pre-purchase survey costs €450-€3,850 in the Bodrum area depending on length, boat type and age, plus travel elsewhere. A 31-40 ft sailing yacht falls in the €700-€1,150 range. Use our instant calculator for a personalised estimate.

Hull and structure, deck and superstructure, standing and running rigging, engine(s) and auxiliary machinery, all electrical systems (checked to ABYC E-11), safety equipment, through-hull fittings, osmosis screening, and a sea trial where conditions allow. A photographic report is delivered within 2-3 working days.

A full pre-purchase survey on a 10-12m sailing yacht takes 4-6 hours on site. Larger vessels or those requiring a full engine-room inspection may take longer. The written report follows within 2-3 working days.

For a pre-purchase survey we strongly recommend a haul-out to inspect the hull below the waterline, keel bolts, rudder bearings and sterntube. Haul-out costs are borne by the seller in most Turkish transactions, but this should be confirmed before booking. For reliable moisture readings the boat should be ashore and dry for at least one week.

Reports are prepared in English or Turkish with ABYC and ISO references; if your insurer has a required format, send it before work starts. We can confirm acceptance with a s

We primarily cover Turkey's Aegean and Mediterranean coast. For boats in Greece, Croatia or elsewhere in the Eastern Mediterranean, contact us, we can often arrange this on request at an additional travel cost.

You tell us the origin, destination and timeline. We confirm availability, send an itemised written quote, check with you that your hull policy covers the delivery, share the departure checklist, then deliver the boat with a licensed yacht captain. You receive WhatsApp position updates throughout.

The yacht sails under the owner's own hull and machinery policy. Before departure we confirm in writing that the policy is valid for a passage with professional crew and that the navigation limits include the route.

Absolutely. We handle bilingual purchase contracts, power of attorney documentation, Turkish flag registration or export paperwork, and can recommend a licensed Turkish maritime lawyer for the title transfer. The process is run step by step with you, in English, with every document explained before signature.

Osmosis occurs when water penetrates the GRP laminate and creates blistering. We use calibrated moisture meters to map the extent of any osmosis, distinguishing cosmetic blistering from deep structural moisture. We then advise on remediation options and cost.

The inspection ashore goes ahead in rain; only visual examination and moisture readings are deferred while the hull surface is wet. A sea trial is not run if wind and sea are unsafe, that part moves to another day and the report says so.

It does. Readings taken on a wet surface come out high and do not reflect the laminate's real condition. Moisture is therefore read with the hull surface dry, after the boat has stood ashore and dry for at least a week. The conditions are recorded in the report.

Moisture meter readings shift with temperature, so ambient temperature is recorded during the survey and compared against a dry reference area. What is read is the difference between areas, not a single absolute figure.

Yes, and winter has advantages: boats are ashore, access is easy and crane slots are flexible. The one thing to plan for is a dry hull before moisture readings, in a wet spell, time under cover is scheduled.

A postponement carries no extra charge. What can be completed is completed; what cannot, usually the sea trial, moves to a new date, and the report follows once that part is done.

Up to 45 ft, most of a working day; 45-60 ft a day and a half; above that two to three days. A sea trial adds half a day. The report follows in two to three working days.

For a full pre-purchase survey, yes. The underwater hull, keel attachment, rudder bearings and shaft cannot be assessed afloat, and moisture readings need the hull dry, at least a week ashore.

Usually the seller or the broker, and we coordinate the timing. Lift and hardstanding charges are on the boat's account; they appear as a separate line in the quotation.

Yes, and it is worth it. What you see in an afternoon aboard tells you things no report conveys. We ask only that the measurement work is not interrupted.

Then it has done its job. Findings are classed A, B or C and costed, so you can decide: withdraw, renegotiate, or proceed knowing what is ahead.

We work mainly along the Turkish Aegean and Mediterranean. For boats elsewhere, ask, depending on the location it may make more sense to recommend a local surveyor.

Moisture meter, phenolic sounding hammer, ultrasonic thickness gauge on metal hulls, thermal camera, borescope, true RMS clamp meter, battery tester, zinc reference electrode, rig tension gauge, vibration and sound meters, laser thermometer.

As a PDF, in English or Turkish, with measurement values and photographs. It is archived for 24 months, so you can ask for a copy later.

We sell no repairs and take no commission from yards. We can give several names; the choice is yours.

Insurers ask for different formats and scopes. Tell us which insurer and what they want, and we will build the survey to match, but acceptance is theirs to confirm.

Anything requiring dismantling, opening up structure or lifting machinery; diving; and destructive testing. Where access is limited, the report records it as a limitation rather than passing over it.

In season, one to two weeks, mostly because lift slots are the bottleneck, not our calendar. Out of season it is usually quicker.

We work for whoever commissions us, and the report goes only to them. We take no commission from brokers, which is what keeps that straightforward.

By length, type, age and region. The calculator gives an estimate; the firm figure is confirmed in writing once the scope is set, before anything starts.

On a pre-purchase survey, yes, much of what matters about an engine, gearbox, steering and rig only appears under load. Where weather prevents it, that part moves to another day.

We go through the findings with you, item by item, and answer what the report raises. That conversation is part of the fee, not an extra.

That is the most common case. The seller's permission is needed for access and lift-out, and the report belongs to you alone.

A market-based valuation is a separate service from a condition survey, though the two are often taken together, condition is what drives value.