Surveyor in Point Pleasent NJ Area?

Hello All,

I'm looking for the name and contact info of a good (make that excellent, nit picking) surveyor to go over a 33 foot Express Cruiser, possibly as soon as this Saturday! If you have experience with someone that you considered excellent, please get me their info ASAP. THANKS!

Engines, drivetrain, or boat?

Brand of engines?

Al Prisco surveyed two boats for me and I was very happy with both surveys he did. Al is located somewhere a little north of Manhattan (can't remember the town). For the first boat, he charged me the survey amount plus travel expenses (tolls / fuel) and travel time (an hourly rate) for the trip to southern new jersey. that boat turned out to be a mechanical lemon and i passed on it. I was so happy with the job he did that I dragged him from NY to Washington State to survey the next boat. I paid for our travel and he gave me a deal on the survey since he had just done one for me and he did not charge me for travel time (even though i had him away for an entire weekend). that boat was a winner and i had it shipped east. It may have been cheaper if i had a local surveyor in nj and washington, but i don't have any regrets. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Al and I would have him survey any future boats for me. Al's the moderator of the Marine Surveyor Forum on another boating website. Shoot me a PM if you would like his contact details.

He does complete engine (s) survey(s)?

i had him do hull, systems, oil analysis of engines (and generator on one boat), as well as a thorough seatrial. i'm not sure if he does full engine surveys or not. since we lost both engines on the first boat during the seatrial, it wouldn't have mattered anyway. which brings up a good point. what i learned from that experience was to do a seatrial myself BEFORE engaging a surveyor. at least that way if it's truly a lemon, or if it's a new type of boat you're looking at and you decide you don't like the way that type rides, you can walk away without investing in a survey.

I would want a full engine survey from someone that has been to the schools for that brand, gotten to high advanced levels, and works on enough of that brand engine and drivetrain to really know the most expensive parts of the rig, the engines and drivetrain units.