Boat Surveyor in N. Ohio?
 

Can anyone recommend a good Boat Surveyor in North Ohio? How much should I expect to pay for a thorough Survey of a Powerquest 260LX? Thanks

Yes! P.M. Skramer and ask him who surveyed Dave's old boat. I heard it was a 6 hour survey that included everything and then some of what a survey should be.

that or tizbad @ www.kustommarine.com call him

Let me get some names/phone numbers for you. There are 2 located in this area that are very thorough. I need to send out two e-mails and I'll get back to you.

Walt Pilney surveyed our Stinger when we sold it in July. I'll get a number for you.

The other guys name is Greg but I don't remember his last name. I'll see what I can find.

Dennis Beil, very very through and certified by several affiliates (or what ever ya call'em :D). I was happy with the survey he did on my ScarabIII, cost around $500.00 if i remember correctly. His # is 586-463-5526 and he is a full time marine surveyor

Agree Dave! Dennis surveyed our Apache.....very thorough and we got a nice survey booklet afterwards of his findings. I think we paid $600 or $800, can't remember. However, he did have to drive up to Grand Haven.

I wasn't sure when he asked for N. Ohio if it was Toledo or Cleveland. I know Walt and Greg are closer to Cleveland. I believe Dennis is near Detroit?

yes thats correct he is in the Detroit area but i believe he will travel. Dennis gave me a bit of a price break on my survey because of a referral from from Tizbad. I have coined the term "the Boat Whisperer" when talking about Dennis :D. He is really into his work and, as he says, "gets to know your boat, lets it speak to him" :D

Thanks for the input! The boat is sitting in Amherst Ohio. Obviously if the surveyor is closer it should save me some dollars. Don't mind spending extra bucks for travel if a surveyor is highly recommended!

tell ya what pachang, i can send you a copy of survey he did on my boat so you can see his work. i have it as an Adobe pdf file. just lemmie know


but yea, the closer guys might be a bit of a savings. and it looks like they are recommended as well.

I have our survey in a PDF format as well. It was done really well.

Dennis a great surveyor, but you will be charged travel time and rightfully so.

Walt and Greg are both good surveyors as well. I'll get you their numbers and you can price compare if you want.

Thanks Cheif! Numbers would be greatly appreciated! I'll take your word that Dennis did a great job!

Thanks a bunch guys! Got Dennis lined up to do the survey!

Excellent! You won't be disappointed.

Good luck on the survey. It's exciting, while stressful, to buy a new boat!

Greg Group if your buying !!!

If your selling , he's the last guy you want to see walking down the dock with your potential buyer !!!!

You rite there JM,,, more than you will ever know !!! He will never ,,, never ,, look at one of my boats !!!:(

RHC

That's it, Group! Yeah, we heard the same thing...he's a tough cookie, but if you're buying he's good.

Dennis is great too, so no problems there either.

You got thaty one right. He is who I would recomend.

So, how did the survey go??

Around $250-1,500 depending on what you want done.

:D Dennis did a great job! He gave the boat a 10! Very thorough inspection. I just got home yesterday with the jewel in tow. He had to ask the guy if he ever put the boat in the water! It was that dry all over! I posted a couple of Dennis's pics in the powerquest section post 23 http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...=174162&page=2 Needless to say I am very happy with my purchase! Thanks again for the references!

That's great, glad to hear things worked out! Dennis is a great guy and surveyor. He was very thorough.

Congrats again. Will check out the PQ thread.