On Wed, 04 Feb 2004 04:38:41 GMT, bb wrote:
Another approach is to ask
insurance or yacht finance folks.

And this I'd have to strongly disagree with. I find this group
doesn't really have a clue. Boat US's policy on surveyor
recommendations had mostly to do with who would send the $50 or so to
be added to the list yearly.

Some of the least competent surveyors I know of were included in the
Boat US group and the best not. The main reason being the least
competent needed any referral they could get and the $50 to Boat US
was worth the couple of surveys it could generate in a year. Good
surveyors consistently stay booked and don't need the Boat US
referrals. Just my opinion.

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I'm sure there are some issues here and there but Boat US is not the
only player in this game. The finance folks in particular have a very
strong interest in not taking wooden nickles or white elephants as
collateral.