Captain Wolf Serrer, S.A. is a Marine Hull Surveyor of Boats & Yachts, based out of Ft. Lauderdale/ Pompano Beach and serves locally Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach County. He also serves the rest of southeast Florida (south till Key West and northwards till Sebastian) as well as southwest Florida from St. Petersburg to Everglades City. Captain Wolf is a member of the Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors (SAMS) and is American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) Standards Accredited and a member of the NFPA.
His mission is to treat all of his clients with complete honesty and fairness, to look impartially on all situations during the conduct of the survey and to do so with the utmost of integrity, be professional and on time.
Types of Surveys
Pre-purchase Survey
Consists of: In- water inspection Out-of-water inspection Sea-trialInsurance Survey (Condition and Value Survey)
Consists of:In-water inspection Out-of-water inspection (if required by insurance company, generally for vessels 10 years +)Third-eye Survey
Consists of:Walk-through with youThis type of survey is only requested if you want us to take a look over your boat and find defects or make recommendations, but not write an official report. These are of short duration, two to three hours, with verbal report and discussion thereafter.
Appraisal Survey
Consists of:Inspection on location, in or out of the waterThe local service area extends from Sebastian southwards through West Palm Beach, Broward, Miami and Key West and every marina in between including Deerfield Beach, Pompano Beach, Lighthouse Point and Ft. Lauderdale.
He offers competitive rates as per industry standard. Factors such as type of boat, location and logistics influence the overall cost of the survey. Quotes are only given to you personally on the telephone or in person, not over the Internet. Please call with the particulars and he will be pleased to give you a quote.
The average duration of a survey depends on the size and condition of a boat and can take anywhere between 3 to 6 hours +. After all the data has been collected another hour is spend writing a report for every hour that he spend on board to give you a comprehensive and detailed overview of the vessel with all the facts and figures. Please have a look at his data collection form to get an idea of the amount of effort he puts into his surveys.
For the surveys it is offered to e-mail the final report to the insurance company and/or finance at no charge to save time. All you need to do is provide the contact name and e-mail addresses.
