"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message
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As for budget requirements to build a boat to Lloyds specifications I
believe the article posted above mentioned it might be up to 10% more for
the inspection process alone. Of course, quality materials and proper
scantlings necessarily add more to the cost than some cheap, fly-by-night
outfit

You are not quite correct here. Anybody can build to Lloyds
specifications-they are available for anyone who wishes to follow them and
certainly they will involve some extra cost if you compare the result with
run-of-the-mill yacht builders specifications.
But this does not involve getting Lloyds to inspect the boat either during
or after building. If a builder says he is building to Lloyds specifications
you have to take his word for it.
If you want a gold plated assurance that the boat complies then you must
specify not only that she is built to Lloyds requirements but also under
under Lloyds survey, inspection and test. That is what is going to cost
serious money as the material suppliers will have to have this requirement
passed down to them to ensure the materials comply. Then the Lloyds surveyor
(N.B. not 'inspector'!) will have to visit the yard at certain defined
stages of construction and sign her off so that work can proceed. Then after
sea trials you will get final approval .
Your chances of getting this done for any mass produced yacht are not good.