Surveyor in Ft. Myers, FL?

[brownoarsman]

Greetings,

Excited to have just signed a purchase agreement for a Pearson 323 in Ft. Myers, FL! I'm confident she'll pass my personal inspection, and want to line up a surveyor, specifically one that is familiar with Pearsons and/or encapsulated ballast. She's been well looked after, but my one worry is that water intrusion in the keel from groundings on the shallow Gulf Coast may have caused the ballast to separate from its containment (only worried because research reveals this to have been a problem on a very few encapsulated lead ballast boats). I don't know of any way to check this during personal inspection, unlike with the bolts of bolt-on keels.

A search of CF history reveals one name, RD Shelley, but if anyone has any suggestions please let me know. Thanks!

[nautical62]

I used Noel Miley for a couple inspections few years ago and was very impressed with his work. I think he works out of Orlando. Send me a PM if you want his contact information.

[brownoarsman]

Thanks Nautical, I'm all set now