Compass Marine Yacht Surveys

I'm really happy with Andrew Edmonds's pre-purchase survey of Sun Odyssey 40 sailboat. I did not purchased the boat, but this is one of the reasons why you need a professional and pragmatic surveyor: I liked the boat very much, but Andrew was able to find out a huge and expensive hidden problem, so it does not make sense to purchase the boat on a given price. I spent money for survey, but it was worth it since I saved much more. I really like the logical way how Andrew explains his conclusions and his great support after survey. Andrew addressed all my questions and concerns. I will ask him to survey my next boat
Apr 1st, 2023

Andrew Edmonds of Compass Marine Surveys acted as supervising surveyor on yacht undergoing major repairs over a period of nine months. The yacht required a replacement keel and rudder. On appointment Andrew investigated the keel damage, identified the cause and prepared a plan for repair or replacement. He supervised the keel removal and liased with the lead foundry to effect a repair. In the event a repair was not possible and Andrew agreed the specification, casting and transport of the new keel. He proceeded to recommend the specification of the fixings and sealant used in remounting the keel. He was present at all the critical events and visited the yard regularly checking on progress. Concurrently, Andrew also managed the rebuild of the rudder, supervising the manufacture of a new stock, the laminating and sourcing the correct bearings. In summary, the task undertaken by Compass Marine Surveys was performed competently, enthusiastically and diligently at all times. The cost was reasonable, carefully accounted and justified. Andrew communicated well and regularly throughout the project. I would not hesitate to engage Compass Marine Surveys again.
Jul 24th, 2022

We rang Andrew on a Sunday morning explaining that our boat was taking on water after engineers had completed some work ashore and two other professionals could not find the source. Andrew came that afternoon and Andrew found the source within a few hours despite our boat having an inner moulding which as obscuring the problem. It was a hole in the hull made by a screw that had been removed when the boat was ashore! There was a neat fountain of water pouring into the boat. We had the boat lifted the next day and, at short notice for the time of year, Andrew arranged for an engineer to make a good repair, removing the inner moulding around the through-hull valve and repairing the hole. Andrew then wrote a short report which is helping us claim our costs from the engineers insurance. Had he not found the source of the leak, we would have been forced to lift her out again - and probably would have had a lengthy and expensive lay-up pending more searches, hard to do out of the water! He saved us a fortune and our vessel.
May 29th, 2022

Andrew surveyed my Maxi 1050 and found some very useful problems that I was unaware of! Essentially he identified that the keel was loose and on removal we discovered bent keel bolts and potential leaks that would cause corrosion. Many other useful problems were identified too by Andrew and I cant thank him enough! I would highly recommend Andrew... Peter Frewer
Mar 19th, 2022

Andrew is an extremely competent very pleasant person. I very much enjoyed working with him and will continue to do so. His oversight of a contract was invaluable.
Nov 30th, 2021