When you have chosen the boat to become the fulfillment of your dreams, you are ready for a surveyor . There are several sources for names of good surveyors. Once in a while you will become privy to a previous survey report. Before you decide to call that same surveyor to do your survey, consider the value of a second opinion. If your yacht broker offers you only one surveyor, be careful, the surveyor could be working to maintain his relationship with the broker, instead of working for you.
Most surveyors charge between seven and ten dollars per foot.
Their price has little to do with their ability to give you what you need in a survey. Some of the highest priced surveyors offer little more than their ego and a fancy folder for their report. Most good brokers furnish their clients with a list of several surveyors and their phone numbers. All of these should be acceptable to both the insurance companies and the finance companies you have chosen. As a buyer, one should talk to as many surveyors as possible and decide which surveyor you can communicate with best.