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Dear Roger,

Hope you’re doing well!

Thank you so much for your email, and a special thanks for sharing the link—we really appreciate it! We find it extremely helpful in the context of the negotiations. Also, thank you for your quick response and for the thorough, clear report—it’s greatly appreciated.

We’ll make sure to keep you updated on any developments. Looking forward to staying in touch!

Best regards,

Dennis & Wendy (Holland)

Gemini 105 Survey, Dartmouth

Hi Roger

Thank you for all your hard work on that. It is an epic tome! I’ve spoken to the broker and discussed various ways forward. I’m putting off until Monday a decision on what to do but I got the distinct impression that there could be movement on the price based on proper in-the-water testing of the engine. I may still go ahead if the price is right, fool that I am. ….
Kind regards

David

Nauticat 43 Survey, Neyland, Wales

Hello Roger

Thank you very much for your time and advice last week and for your report. All very helpful ….. so all we need now is a good weather window in the New Year. In the meantime Freya is back at Dart Marina and Dave is keeping his eye on her. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Kind regards

Ian

Beneteau Swift Trawler 34 Survey, Dartmouth, Devon

Hi Roger
Many thanks for a thorough, and very instructive survey today. Head is still reeling and I will have to hit the manuals!
I look forward to seeing your full report.
Best Regards

Ray

Elan Impression 344 Survey, Chichester

Dear Roger,
Thanks for that. I’ve done a bit of homework since my previous message, and can see that this is indeed largely routine maintenance.
Your report was very clear and helpful, so many thanks. And you should have received my bank transfer!
Yours

Keith

Merry Fisher Survey, Baltic Wharf, Totnes (Cambridge University Proffessor's first boat)

Dear Roger,
I am in receipt of your excellent survey – I have to say that it is most thorough and informative, and be assured that I will be delighted to recommend your services in future. The engine report has revealed a few minor issues (breather hoses and cooler covers) which will be resolved. I have also decided to replace the left leg bellows as well as the right whilst it’s out of the water and to keep things ‘in synch’. Thanks once again and very kind regards

Paul & Sue

Survey Sealine SC35 Brixham

Thanks,
that’s pretty comprehensive! Nicely presented too. Do you think I could be cheeky and request a copy of the photos you took? I can’t extract them from the PDF.
Thanks

Dan

Beneteau Oceanis 381 Clipper, Dartmouth, Devon

Roger,
Many thanks for the report Roger – and I’m sorry that you had to conduct the survey in such appalling weather. Further to our discussion this morning on the basis of your findings we have now pulled out of the purchase of ‘XXXXXXX’. I have shared the conclusions page with the owner, but haven’t released the report – they didn’t seem too interested so I didn’t bother. I did mention this morning that I had a couple of small queries with the report but as they have become irrelevant and I haven’t shared the full report I won’t worry any further, unless the owners come back. Also as mentioned, we are now looking at another vessel, which I will write to you separately on shortly.Thanks again for your assistance and endurance!
Kind regards

Roy

Alan Hill Designed Coaster 33 South Coast

Hi Roger,
Just a short note by way of an update since we last spoke. We did indeed go ahead with the purchase of Mallard following your endorsement on the vessel. We have a fortnight to sail her back to our home port, Burnham-on-Crouch, and have plans to visit a number of places around the Solent and the south coast – no fixed plan as of yet and much will depend on weather of course. If you’re around anywhere over the next week let us know and we’ll see if we can meet up for a beer. If we don’t get to meet I would like to thank you again for your assistance in finding the right vessel.
Kind regards

Roy

Fisher 34, Drivers Wharf, Southampton.

Thanks again for you time, I will gladly recommend you to fellow club members so do remember to pop some card in if you are passing.

Kind regards

Richard

Insurance Survey of a Feeling 286 in Saltash Sailing Club

Hi Roger

Thank you for the survey, it was comprehensive and well presented. I was wondering if you would be willing to act as my agent to take delivery of the vessel ……
Kind regards

Guy

Beneteau Antares 42, Brighton Marina (Boat bought unseen - shipped to Hong Kong)

Dear Roger
It was a pleasure meeting with you on the 8th and we found the survey to be very helpful and informative. Your knowledge and understanding of older boats was much appreciated.

Ken

Coastworker 32 River Dart

Roger,
Thank you for the prompt and very comprehensive report.
I am going to push ahead with the purchase of the boat as there is nothing there that worries me, and as I am sure you can guess I can do the majority of the work myself.
Many thanks for you time with the survey, I was very impressed by the thoroughness of it and the report, and I will be recommending your services.
Best regards,

Mark

Lieutenant Commander Royal Navy Feeling 286 Survey,Plymouth

Many thanks, Roger. Seems very comprehensive. I’m keen to go ahead. Best wishes

Tim

Southerly 100 Survey, Dartmouth Devon

Roger – just a quick line to thank you for your efforts. It was a pleasure . Your services were professional, technically excellent, knowledgeable, and I must thank you for educating me as we went through the boat an as important I thoroughly enjoyed your company. Please use me a a reference if you ever feel the need.

Regards

Peter

Sealine S41 Survey, Dartmouth

Dear Roger,
It occurred to me yesterday that I hadn’t contacted you since we spoke or since I received the survey you did on XXXXX in Holland. Having read it through in some detail, I was generally very satisfied with the boat’s condition and all that you said about it. I negotiated a hefty discount on the price which I thought was satisfactory and completed payment yesterday. I’m spending time aboard soon attending to some of the vital works, the yard in Brouwershaven are doing the lion’s share. With fair winds and a bit of luck we will be bringing her back to her new berth in the UK during the Easter weekend. I will be in touch once she is here and we could share a drink aboard to celebrate. Many thanks for a great job.
Best Wishes

Giles

Trintella IV for sale in Holland

Dear Roger
I am pleased with your extensive report and will attend to all of your recommendations over the coming months. Like the MOT for cars this survey highlights matters, that, for safety, need attention.

When I have re-read your report again there may be a couple of questions that I would like help with so will come back to you in due course.

Regards & thank you.

Keith

Pre-Purchase Survey of a Contessa 32 in Dartmouth

Hi Roger,
I wanted to thank you for the survey you undertook for us recently, and to let you know how things are going. We are proceeding with the purchase, with the seller putting in another £15k or so of work to bring the boat up to scratch (full re-rigging, new batteries x10, bilge pump – more than 20 items in all). We have you to thank for that. And with your additional observations and suggestions for remedial work in the coming years, we feel we have a good handle on what is to come.

Good news: we sent the sails off to a local loft for cleaning and inspection – the sails have some grease stains from an over-lubricated mast, and a little Sahara sand staining from sitting in the mast “almost unused since new”. Thus with the patching of the stained area, we have sails that the sail loft say are of high quality (for cruising) and fit for “maybe 10 years of careful cruising use”. We couldn’t believe our luck!

Thanks again for your comprehensive report and followup discussion, we are delighted with the outcome and couldn’t be happier with your help.

Best wishes

Alastair & Cheryl

Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 54DS Pre-purchase survey

Hi Roger,
We just wanted to say thank you for allowing us to go through the survey with you a few weeks ago. Your patience and advice were invaluable.We’re off to pick up Lufi finally today and can’t wait to get stuck in! Thanks again!

Laura & Phil

Najad 361 Survey, Dartmouth Devon - boat being sailed back to New Zealand.

Dear Roger, I must thank you for a very professional report on XXXXX and more so for the time you have taken over and above discussing the various issues with this yacht. While I appreciated the issues are repairable, the cost of doing so to the correct standard soon mounts up, the turning point in the deal for me, was once I got the vendor to accept the issues reported he would not reduce the price to allow the work to be completed by Darthaven as you recommended, but wanted to repair the yacht himself! I think this answered the questions of why there were so many issues with this yacht! If he is the marine engineer he reports to be why did he not attend to them before, this then started to raise doubt in my mind about this yacht so in the end I was relived to walk away. Following all this he asked again for your report so he could see what he needed to attend to before the next person had a survey! I take away from this a very positive learning curve in buying a yacht and again thank you for your assistance

Ian

Bavaria 40, Dartmouth

Thanks again for your comprehensive report and followup discussion, we are delighted with the outcome and couldn’t be happier with your help.

Best wishes

Alastair & Cheryl

Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 54DS Pre-purchase survey

Hi Roger,
Great to meet you too. Thank you again for coming down on a Sunday, it is much appreciated. It was interesting and very instructive to talk through things as they arose. I hope that it wasn’t too much of a pain having me looking over your shoulder.I thought your report was very clear, fair and well presented. I will send it on to GJW and take it from there. In the meantime I’ll get on with the hoses, fire extinguishers and cleats/fairleads. If I were to proceed with the Welsh Nauticat 43 what would your price be for a pre-purchase survey ……
Kind regards

David

Vancouver 34 Insurance Survey, Dartmouth, Devon

Hi Roger,
Thank you for all your hard work on that. It is an epic tome! I’ve spoken to the broker and discussed various ways forward. I’m putting off until Monday a decision on what to do but I got the distinct impression that there could be movement on the price based on proper in-the-water testing of the engine. I may still go ahead if the price is right, fool that I am. ….
Kind regards

David

Nauticat 43 Survey, Neyland, Wales

Roger,
Delighted – superb- you were correct- I’m not disappointed. Ring you shortly.
Regards,

Tony

Brig 645 Survey, Wolf Rock, Devon (buying unseen boat transported to Ireland)

You are a star – many thanks for getting this done so quickly with no notice – really appreciate your support – Gone through the report and delighted with the thorough & quality of the work
Many thanks

Amanda

Sealine F46 Survey, Dartmouth Devon

Hi Roger,
Just a quick word to say ‘thank you’ for your very detailed report and also that we are now the proud owners of the boat.
Regards

Mike

LM 27 Yacht Survey Brixham, Torbay, Devon

Hi Roger,
Thank you for that full and educating survey. Haven’t got any questions concerning the Boat, but waiting on the others to go through it. But for now thanks for your professional service.
Regards

Michael

Arvor 230 Survey Blackness Marine, River Dart

Many thanks Roger for your report, it was great as it gave Fiona the reassurance to put an offer in, which Ian has accepted. So a good result.

Take care and thanks for your time and effort with the survey, hopefully see for a beer one day in Dartmouth.

Best regards

Dave and Fiona

Hunter Legend 333 Survey, Dartmouth

Roger – all as discussed on Thursday, excellent report – Thanks again for all you knowledge and professionalism
Regards

Peter

Sealine S41 Survey, Dartmouth

Hi Roger,
Really enjoyed meeting you too and grateful for the time you took explaining things to me. Good to meet another ex glider flyer at that! Report looks excellent and really helpful. It will come as no surprise that I am buying the boat, and hopefully by Easter time I should have her round in Falmouth and I look forward to many hours, days, months, sailing her. May be you will spot me up Diddisham during the season, if so, come and say hello.
Many thanks for your help

Pauline

Westerly Pentland Survey, Brixham

Dear Roger

I am pleased with your extensive report and will attend to all of your recommendations over the coming months. Like the MOT for cars this survey highlights matters, that, for safety, need attention.

When I have re-read your report again there may be a couple of questions that I would like help with so will come back to you in due course.

Regards

Keith

Contessa 32, River Dart

Hi Roger,

Thank you, Roger, for the thoroughness of your survey and your recommendations. You’ve given us the confidence to go ahead with the purchase. My mother-in-law (for she was the instigator of this project) will be delighted!

All the best,

Regards

Andy

Merry Fisher 795 Survey Noss on Dart Marina

Michael

Arvor 230 Survey Blackness Marine, River Dart