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QBC Marine Surveys
Northport, New York, USA
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Like most surveyors, David McClay has had a lifelong relationship with boats, but his background is probably a little different than most.He has been a boat carpenter since 1973, which has given him an intimate knowledge of how boats are built and where problems are likely to occur. He has built masts, laid keels, installed engine beds, replaced transoms and planks, and designed and built interiors. He also took the Westlawn course in yacht design, which gave him a theoretical as well as a nuts and bolts understanding of boats and their systems. From 1980 to 2004 he was a yacht measurer for US Sailing, which required a lot of involvement with cutting edge design and technology in the realm of sailboat racing. He got started as a surveyor when he realized that he could get paid for answering all those questions that boat owners kept asking him whenever he was working on a boat. Although he prefers sailboats himself, he now surveys equal numbers of power and sail. He also gets referrals from other surveyors who don't feel competent with wood construction. Most of his work is pre-purchase surveys, but he also does a lot of claims work for insurance companies, and insurance surveys for boat owners looking to renew their policies, as well as the occasional valuation survey for donations and legal requirements. Please use the links at left to find out more about QBC Marine Surveys and the work the company does. |
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Copyright © 2008/2009 QBC Marine Surveys, David McClay, SAMSŪ AMSŪ, Northport, New York, USA, dmcclay@optonline.net Installed October 15, 2008, Last Revised September 5, 2009 - This site is hosted and maintained by Don Robertson
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