Available Services and Costs
2012 SEASON
- All vessels to 39 feet @ $18 per foot LOA or $80/hour.
- Vessels >39 feet @ $20 per foot LOA or $80/hour.
- Multi-hulls add $1 per foot each hull to price LOA.
- Sailboats add $1 per foot to price LOA.
- Large, complex yachts >60' are surveyed at the hourly rate, $80 per, for the time necessary to complete on the on-board survey and write the report.
- All Pre-purchase surveys typically include a sea trial included in the price quote.
Condition and Valuation (Insurance Survey) $80/ hour. No two used boats are alike even if they are the same size. Time spent on a survey is affected by the condition
of the vessel, its location, the extent of equipment aboard, time necessary to accumulate information and to provide a report document. If your 26' boat is well maintained
and simply equipped, you should not expect to pay the same as a 26' boat loaded with extras and/or not well maintained. A quote will estimate time spent on the vessel plus
time to write the report. (Minimum C&V Survey cost is $250.00 and travel expenses apply if the total survey cost is < $400.00).
Valuation (only) Same as Insurance Condition and Valuation Survey. Valuations of homemade, rare or vintage boats will be billed by the hour- applies to all survey types.
Good News Deductions! For cash or check payment received at the time of the survey, deduct an additional 5% from the above survey cost.
Consultation, Damage and Claims surveys, pre-commissioning surveys, return surveys, magna-flux testing, sea trials, galvanic/stray current testing, and/or bonding
system analysis billed $80 per hour, ($150 minimum if a written report or photos are requested). (Travel expenses apply for the round trip from my office).
Open inspection of sails is an additional at $80 per hour and I will need assistance. (Cursory from deck level Inspection of rigging and a sail inventory is included at no
additional cost).
Outboard engine survey (beyond normal observations) includes engine startup, warm-up, then cylinder compression test, lower unit operation and oil check: $150 per
engine. (Surveyor might not be able to perform compression test on all engines and will defer to a qualified technician).
Oil Sample Analysis including engine start and warm-up or following the sea trial costs $75 for the 1st engine- then $50 for subsequent engine(s). Boat owner or
representative must be present to prepare and start engine(s). (Travel expenses apply if not part of vessel survey).
Travel expenses are not charged for Pre-purchase or C&V Surveys only if the job is within 50 miles of a line drawn between Mystic, CT and Portland, ME and the survey
value > $400.00. Island surveys will be charged air or ferry transportation costs and island taxi if necessary, but not travel time. Travel beyond the first 100 miles round trip
is billed at $0.50/mile. Travel expenses will be negotiated before survey. For all other work, round trip mileage from my office to the job will be billed for.
Printed Report is optional. Surveys are posted on the TMS website upon completion. Printed Pre-purchase Survey reports are in a handsome bound report cover using
high definition color printing and utilizing both sides of high quality HP® Presentation Paper. $20 to cover printing and shipping costs.
Classic boats, boats older than 20 years, commercial or charter boats: See Condition and Valuation Survey. Costs to be agreed upon prior to survey or when on site.
Pre-commissioning survey. Get your boat ready for the season. Make sure your boat is shipshape before you launch. (See pricing for "Consultation" above). Also useful
to long distance shoppers- Don't waste your time or travel expenses! I will prepare a list of deficiencies and take current photos, then email and report findings by phone.
• LOA refers to Length-overall as listed by BUC® Research, manufacturer or other reference source. For pricing, closet foot length applies.
• Turnstone Marine Survey reserves the right to assess additional hourly rate surcharges if the survey process is slowed by circumstances beyond the control of the surveyor. Such as a vessel not
properly prepared for survey as per instructions, third party contractors not hired by TMS, vessel equipment located elsewhere, a vessel in poor condition, etc.
• Customers will receive an invoice for services rendered at or before the survey. Payment in full must be received before the report is released. You may provide either Master Card, AMEX,
Discover, or Visa information by phone for assurance or payment. Your card will not be charged as long as payment by check or cash is received in a reasonable time frame. For your protection do
not send credit card information by FAX or email. This information should be given by phone to TMS (Peter Spang) only.
From the Surveyor's Notebook