Buying a yacht in Turkey from abroad?
We inspect the boat on your behalf before you commit: hull and moisture readings, machinery, electrics, rig and a sea trial. Every finding comes with photos, location and priority, A affects safety or value and needs attention first, B should be addressed soon, C is maintenance advice, so you know what belongs in the price negotiation and what must be fixed before handover.
Prices
Prices are published by length and type; the exact fee depends on age, equipment and location. No travel charge in the İzmir and Bodrum areas. Prices exclude VAT.
| Length | Sailing yacht | Motor yacht | Catamaran | On site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20-30 ft (6.1-9.1 m) | €450-€850 | €600-€1,100 | €700-€1,350 | 1.5 days |
| 31-40 ft (9.4-12.2 m) | €700-€1,150 | €900-€1,450 | €1,100-€1,800 | 1.5 days |
| 41-55 ft (12.5-16.8 m) | €900-€1,550 | €1,200-€2,000 | €1,500-€2,500 | 2 days |
| 56-70 ft (17.1-21.3 m) | €1,250-€1,950 | €1,650-€2,550 | €2,000-€3,150 | 2.5 days |
| 71-85 ft (21.6-25.9 m) | €1,600-€2,400 | €2,100-€3,100 | €2,550-€3,850 | 2.5 days |
Haul-out, crane and hardstanding are invoiced directly by the marina. What drives the cost · Get a written quote
What the report contains
The report runs to 70+ pages in English; every finding has a photo, its location and an A-B-C priority.
From a real report
This is what you receive: the pages below come from a recent pre-purchase survey report.
Taken from a real client report (96 pages, issued in Turkish). Boat name, make/model, report number, hull and engine numbers, place, date and people are withheld. More pages from the report
Survey types
Equipment
Tramex Skipper Plus moisture meter · thermal camera · phenolic sounding hammer · ultrasonic thickness gauge (steel and aluminium hulls) · borescope camera · true-RMS clamp meter · battery tester · zinc reference electrode · Loos & Co. rig tension gauge · vibration meter · sound level meter · infrared thermometer · laser distance meter · 30× loupe.
From the field: our measurements
Photos from our own surveys; boats and people are not identified.
How it works
- Quote: send the boat type, length and location.
- Booking: we coordinate the date and haul-out with the owner or broker. For reliable moisture readings the boat should have been ashore and dry for at least one week.
- Survey day: inspection ashore and sea trial.
- Report: 70+ pages in English within 2-3 working days.
Engine compression and blow-by testing can be arranged as a separate service with an independent engine technician.
Where we work
Based in İzmir, covering marinas along the Aegean and Mediterranean: Ayvalık · Çeşme · Bodrum · Marmaris · Datça · Antalya · Alanya.
Not in Turkey? How a remote survey works
- Scheduling: we arrange the haul-out and sea trial date with the seller or broker.
- Survey day: if you wish, key findings are shared during the day by phone or video call.
- Report: 70+ pages in English within 2-3 working days, followed by a walk-through call so you know which items belong in the price negotiation.
Survey + delivery in one quote
Bought the boat and need it moved to its new home port, in Turkey, to Greece or beyond? We can plan the survey and a skippered delivery in one written quote. The survey already records the boat's readiness for passage, so pre-delivery work is clear from the start, and handover is documented with a photo-documented delivery and arrival report.
Your surveyor
Tuna Karslı, ABYC Professional Member · Türk Loydu ship sale & purchase survey certificate · MSGSÜ yacht design certificate · Yacht Captain (149 GT) · STCW.
We do not broker the boats we survey; the report is written for you alone. Independence statement
Notes from the field
- We take moisture readings only once the hull surface is dry. Morning dew or water left from a wash-down makes the readings look higher than they are.
- We ask for the engine to be started from cold. An engine the seller has already run and warmed up will not show hard starting or smoke on first start.
- An anode that has hardly wasted is not always good news: it may be disconnected, or the wrong metal for the water the boat sits in.