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Marine surveyors in California

72 marine surveyors on record in California, 62 verified against the SAMS or NAMS roster. Contact details are below — confirm a surveyor's service area, credentials, and availability with them directly before hiring.

72Surveyors listed
596,703Registered boats (2024)
~8,288Boats per surveyor

San Diego, CA · 13

Bill Trenkle
Todd & Associates, Inc.
San Diego, CA
Verified: SAMS AMS
Self-reported: IAMI CMI
Services offered: Damage Claims, Thermography, Fire Investigation
📞 (619) 226-1895📞 (619) 987-0162✉ bill@boatman.com🌐 Website
Dean A. Ford
Frank K. Wyatt Marine Surveyor, Inc.
San Diego, CA
Verified: SAMS AMS
Services offered: Appraisals, Damage Claims
📞 (619) 223-8167✉ dean4rd@yahoo.com
Douglas G. Emley
San Diego, CA
Verified: SAMS AMS
Services offered: Houseboats
📞 (619) 993-9800✉ marine_surveyors@yahoo.com
Duane Smets
San Diego Yacht Management
San Diego, CA
Verified: SAMS SA
Self-reported: ABYC, ABYC: Standards
Services offered: Damage Claims
📞 (619) 786-5444📞 (619) 964-0863🌐 Website
Dylan Reed
Billy Fox Marine Surveyors
San Diego, CA
Verified: NAMS Associate
Services offered: Yachts and Small Craft
📞 (619) 302-9184✉ wavehungry@hotmail.com
James Thomas
James Thomas Yacht Services
San Diego, CA
Verified: NAMS CMS
📞 (920) 493-5575✉ jetstreamwood@gmail.com🌐 Website
Kells Christian Manthei
Christian & Co., Marine Surveyors
San Diego, CA
Verified: SAMS AMS
Services offered: Appraisals, Damage Claims
📞 (904) 608-7101📞 (800) 944-4789✉ kc@themarinesurveyors.com🌐 Website
Kells W. Christian
Christian & Company, Marine Surveyors & Adjusters
San Diego, CA
Verified: SAMS AMS
Services offered: Damage Claims, Wooden Boats, Houseboats, Fishing Vessel, Passenger Vessel
📞 (619) 223-7380📞 (619) 517-4789✉ kells@themarinesurveyors.com🌐 Website
Maxwell Todd Schwede
Todd & Associates, Inc.
San Diego, CA
Verified: SAMS AMS
Self-reported: IAMI CMI
Services offered: Damage Claims, Thermography, Fire Investigation
📞 (619) 226-1895📞 (619) 279-6266✉ stolenboats@boatman.com🌐 Website
Michael Midgley
Midgley Marine Services
San Diego, CA
Verified: SAMS SA
Services offered: Appraisals, Damage Claims, Yachts and Small Craft
📞 (858) 386-2737✉ info@captainmidgley.com
Michael Weston
Atlantis Hawk Technologies LLC
San Diego, CA
Verified: SAMS AMS
📞 (832) 235-7211✉ michael@atlantismarinesurveyor.com
Sara Guerin
SGS Marine
San Diego, CA
Verified: SAMS SA
📞 (619) 929-0334✉ sara@sgsmarine.com🌐 Website
Todd Schwede
Todd & Associates, Inc.
San Diego, CA
Verified: SAMS AMS
Self-reported: IAMI CMI
Services offered: Damage Claims, Fire Investigation
📞 (619) 226-1895📞 (619) 224-2394✉ stolenboats@boatman.com🌐 Website

Long Beach, CA · 7

Craig Thomas Ramsay
Pacific Marine Surveyors
Long Beach, CA
NAMS roster: Apprentice
Services offered: Yachts and Small Craft
📞 (714) 907-5334✉ craigramsay@pacificmarinesurveyors.com🌐 Website
Daniel Gorman
Pacific Marine Surveyors
Long Beach, CA
Verified: NAMS CMS
Services offered: Fishing Vessel, Hull and Machinery, Cargo, Salvage
📞 (714) 478-9914✉ pacificmarinesurveyors@gmail.com🌐 Website
Evan Wanamaker
Pacific Marine Surveyors
Long Beach, CA
Verified: NAMS Associate
Services offered: Yachts and Small Craft
📞 (949) 278-7310✉ evanwanamaker@gmail.com🌐 Website
Gary M. Beck
Yachtsman Marine, LLC
Long Beach, CA
Verified: SAMS AMS
📞 (562) 234-3585✉ yachtsmanmarine@aol.com🌐 Website
Gregory J. Gojkovich
Maritime Cargo Services, Inc.
Long Beach, CA
Verified: SAMS AMS
📞 (562) 247-0675📞 (530) 210-3954✉ mcs@marsurvey.com🌐 Website
Kevin Nicholson
Seaworthy
Long Beach, CA
Verified: SAMS SA
Self-reported: ABYC: Standards
Services offered: Damage Claims
📞 (949) 416-0124✉ kevinnicholson1210@gmail.com🌐 Website
Rick Gorman
Pacific Marine Surveyors
Long Beach, CA
Verified: SAMS AMS
📞 (714) 746-7380✉ boatchecker@gmail.com

Ventura, CA · 4

Andy Killion
Anchors Way Advisors, LLC
Ventura, CA
Verified: SAMS AMS
📞 (805) 901-7339📞 (805) 850-3530✉ andy@anchorswaymarine.com🌐 Website
Austin Artis
Artis & Sons Marine Surveyors, LLC
Ventura, CA
Verified: SAMS SA
📞 (805) 452-1571✉ artis.marinesurveyors@gmail.com
Nicholas Spille
Island Fox Marine Surveyors
Ventura, CA
Verified: SAMS SA
📞 (805) 754-9110✉ nickspille@gmail.com
Ross Hubbard
Maritime Surveyors
Ventura, CA
Verified: SAMS AMS
📞 (805) 984-8889📞 (800) 200-8839✉ ross@maritimesurveyors.com🌐 Website

Richmond, CA · 3

Andy Schwenk
Starboard Marine Surveyors
Richmond, CA
Verified: SAMS SA
Self-reported: ABYC, ABYC: Marine Systems
Services offered: Appraisals, Damage Claims, Wooden Boats, Houseboats, Fishing Vessel
📞 (360) 770-7035✉ andyschwenk5@gmail.com🌐 Website
Chris Nye
Davis & Company, Ltd.
Richmond, CA
Verified: SAMS AMS
📞 (800) 223-8816📞 (925) 285-9704✉ cnye@daviscoltd.com
Jack Johnson
American Marine Surveyors
Richmond, CA
Verified: NAMS CMS
Services offered: Cargo, Fishing Vessel, Appraisals, Damage Claims, Wooden Boats, Houseboats
📞 (888) 490-2910🌐 Website

Alpine, CA · 2

Arran Flanagan
Flanagan Marine Services
Alpine, CA
Verified: NAMS Associate
Services offered: Yachts and Small Craft
📞 (808) 990-5720✉ flanagansurveys@gmail.com🌐 Website
Bradley Alan Destache
Destache Yacht Service
Alpine, CA
Verified: SAMS AMS
Self-reported: ABYC, ABYC: Standards
Services offered: Damage Claims, Engines (Gas), Engines (Diesel)
📞 (619) 847-5728✉ dyachtservice@gmail.com

Newport Beach, CA · 2

Bunker A. Hill
Bunker A. Hill Marine Surveyor
Newport Beach, CA
Verified: SAMS AMS; NAMS Associate
📞 (949) 646-3038📞 (949) 422-9563✉ bunkerh@sbcglobal.net
John Kipper
Newport Beach, CA
Verified: SAMS AMS
📞 (949) 705-7377

Rancho Cordova, CA · 2

Leilani Tupper
Capital Marine Survey
Rancho Cordova, CA
Verified: SAMS SA
📞 (916) 716-9103✉ marinesurveyors.ca@gmail.com
Susan Tupper
Capital Marine Surveys
Rancho Cordova, CA
Verified: SAMS AMS
Services offered: Appraisals, Damage Claims, Houseboats
📞 (916) 591-4986📞 (916) 716-9103✉ marinesurveyors.ca@gmail.com

San Rafael, CA · 2

Anthony Guild
Maritime Technical Services LLC
San Rafael, CA
Verified: NAMS CMS
📞 (510) 499-2995📞 (504) 499-2995✉ maritimetechservices@gmail.com🌐 Website
Francoise Ramsay
San Rafael, CA
Verified: SAMS AMS
📞 (415) 497-7409✉ framsay.ams@gmail.com

Sausalito, CA · 2

Bay Area Marine Surveyor
Sausalito, CA
Listed, not verified
📞 (510) 381-1925✉ ttucker100@sbcglobal.net
Rick Whiting
Starboard Marine Surveyors
Sausalito, CA
Verified: SAMS AMS
📞 (415) 740-2924✉ captainrickw@gmail.com🌐 Website

More surveyors serving California · 35

Alphonse (Al) Lipski
Pleasanton, CA
Listed, not verified
Services offered: Fishing Vessel
📞 (925) 417-1045
Chris Chesbrough
C & C Marine Services
Napa, CA
Verified: SAMS AMS
📞 (707) 486-6637✉ captc4@aol.com🌐 Website
Christopher Shearman
The Excelsior Yacht Group
Calabasas, CA
Verified: SAMS AMS
📞 (310) 650-4455✉ yachtmaster7@aol.com🌐 Website
Dana Teicheira
Teicheira Maritime Surveyors, Inc.
Petaluma, CA
Listed, not verified
Self-reported: NAMS CMS, ASA
📞 (707) 769-9171✉ dt@maritimesurveyor.com🌐 Website
Douglas Johnstone
Johnstone Marine Consultants
Los Angeles, CA
Verified: NAMS CMS
📞 (310) 528-2146✉ johnstonemarine@gmail.com
F. Lee Frain Jr.
Maritime Consultant, Inc.
Garden Grove, CA
Verified: NAMS CMS
Self-reported: ABYC
Services offered: Appraisals, Damage Claims, Wooden Boats, Houseboats, Passenger Vessel
📞 (949) 675-2881📞 (949) 254-4054✉ maritimeconsultant@att.net
Gary Rooney
Allco Surveyors & Adjusters
ACAMPO, CA
Verified: NAMS CMS
Self-reported: ABYC, Certified Auditor and Surveyor, IAMI CMI, USPAP
Services offered: Hull and Machinery, Salvage, Appraisals, Damage Claims, Wooden Boats, Houseboats +3 more
📞 (209) 402-8621✉ allcomarine@sbcglobal.net
George T. Malhiot
Ocean Marine Surveyors Inc.
San Dimas, CA
Verified: NAMS Associate
Self-reported: ABYC
Services offered: Cargo, Yachts and Small Craft, Damage Claims, Wooden Boats, Houseboats, Engines (Gas) +2 more
📞 (949) 698-3353📞 (949) 424-2860✉ george@oceanmarinesurveyors.com🌐 Website
Heather Marie Hyde
K.D. Moore Associates, Inc.
Citrus Heights, CA
Verified: SAMS AMS
📞 (707) 546-3519📞 (707) 547-7965✉ kdma@kdma.us
James Hildebrand
Reliable Marine Services
Vallejo, CA
Listed, not verified
📞 (707) 656-9698
Jamie Peltier
Santee, CA
Verified: SAMS SA
📞 (360) 917-6814✉ jamie_peltier@yahoo.com
Jan T. Van Sickle
Solar Wind, LLC
Sonoma, CA
Verified: SAMS AMS
📞 (707) 939-9133📞 (707) 939-9131✉ marinesurvey@gmail.com
Javed Siddiqi
Orange, CA
Verified: SAMS AMS
📞 (213) 304-0384✉ j_siddiqi@hotmail.com
Jeremy M Fisher-Smith
J.M. Fisher-Smith Marine Surveys
Marshall, CA
Verified: SAMS SA
📞 (415) 663-8336📞 (415) 827-6798✉ jeremy@fsboat.net🌐 Website
Jim Elfers
San Mateo, CA
Listed, not verified
Self-reported: USCG, ACMS
📞 (650) 834-6780✉ bajasurvey@yahoo.com🌐 Website
John Flachsenhar Jr.
Frank K. Wyatt, Marine Surveyor, Inc.
Mountain View Dr. Chula Vista, CA
Listed, not verified
📞 (563) 580-5751
Jonathan Ide
Advance Marine Surveyors
I (eye) #344 Redondo Beach, CA
Listed, not verified
📞 (310) 544-6631📞 (877) 289-8217
Joseph Kevin Svec
SMSurveying LLC
San Francisco, CA
Verified: SAMS SA
Self-reported: ABYC, ABYC: Standards
Services offered: Yachts and Small Craft
📞 (754) 457-5750✉ jksvec@earthlink.net
Kerry Li
North America Marine Surveyors Assn.
Fremont, CA
Listed, not verified
📞 (510) 683-9360
Kevin Moore
K. D. Moore Associates
Santa Rosa, CA
Verified: SAMS AMS
Self-reported: ABYC, ABYC: Marine Systems, USPAP
Services offered: Appraisals, Damage Claims, Tug and Barge, Hull and Machinery, Fishing Vessel
📞 (707) 546-3519📞 (707) 217-6040✉ kdma@kdma.us🌐 Website
Lyndon (Zeph) Despard
Despard Marine Services
Salinas, CA
Verified: SAMS AMS
📞 (831) 484-2544📞 (831) 229-3238✉ zdespard@gmail.com
Mark Davenport
Pacific Yacht Surveyors, International
Dana Point, CA
Verified: SAMS SA
📞 (310) 804-7535✉ mdavenportmarine@gmail.com
Michael J. Herlihy
Point Richmond, CA
Listed, not verified
📞 (619) 540-4080
Michael R. Dickinson
So Cal Surveys, LLC
MONARCH BAY, CA
Verified: SAMS AMS
Self-reported: ABYC
Services offered: Appraisals, Damage Claims, Cargo
📞 (949) 322-2567✉ mdickinson@socalsurveys.com🌐 Website
Mike Pyzel
Mike Pyzel, Marine Surveyor
Santa Barbara, CA
Verified: SAMS AMS
📞 (805) 895-8081✉ mpyzel@hotmail.com
Peter Moorhead
Golden Gate Yacht Surveys
Larkspur, CA
Verified: NAMS CMS
Self-reported: ABYC
Services offered: Appraisals, Damage Claims, Wooden Boats, Houseboats, Fishing Vessel
📞 (415) 497-9027✉ petermoorhead@comcast.net🌐 Website
Phillip 'Anthony' Capriccio, II
PAC Captain Services, LLC
Capitola, CA
Verified: SAMS AMS
Self-reported: ABYC, ABYC: Standards
Services offered: Appraisals, Damage Claims, Wooden Boats, Houseboats, Fishing Vessel
📞 (714) 720-9574✉ info@pac2captainservices.com🌐 Website
Ralph Bruni
Bruni Marine Surveys & Investigations, LLC
Unit 210 Alameda, CA
Listed, not verified
📞 (510) 864-4299📞 (510) 710-6702
Randell B. Sharpe
Sharpe Surveying & Consulting
Alameda, CA
Verified: SAMS AMS
Services offered: Wooden Boats
📞 (510) 337-0706✉ rsharpe@sharpesurveying.com🌐 Website
Rex Michel
Michel & Christen Marine Loss/Damage Surveyors
Topanga, CA
Verified: SAMS AMS
📞 (800) 794-0089📞 (310) 600-7827✉ mcms@marinelosssurveyors.com🌐 Website
Steven Jones
Steve Jones Marine Services
Fairfax, CA
Verified: SAMS AMS
Self-reported: ABYC, ABYC: Marine Corrosion, ABYC: Marine Systems, ABYC: Standards
Services offered: Wooden Boats
📞 (415) 497-9078✉ steve.surveys.sf@gmail.com
Steven Lindholm
Engineering Design & Testing Corp
Concord, CA
Verified: NAMS CMS
📞 (925) 674-8010📞 (925) 849-8824✉ stevelindholm@edtengineers.com🌐 Website
Timothy E. Grubin
Tim Grubin Marine Surveyor
Costa Mesa, CA
Verified: NAMS CMS
Self-reported: ABYC
📞 (949) 463-2242✉ timgrubin@gmail.com
Vince DiLeo
Admiralty Marine Services, LLC
Truckee, CA
Verified: SAMS AMS
Services offered: Appraisals, Damage Claims, Wooden Boats, Houseboats, Fishing Vessel, Workboat +1 more
📞 (530) 582-1657📞 (775) 560-8088✉ survey@admiraltyservices.com
William Melbostad
Worldwide Marine Surveys Ltd.
Tiburon, CA
Verified: NAMS CMS
📞 (415) 860-3495✉ bmelbo@comcast.net🌐 Website

Accreditations shown as Verified were checked against the SAMS and NAMS public rosters on 17 September 2026. Listings marked "Listed, not verified" come from public directories and the surveyor's own website; they are not endorsements. Surveyors can correct or remove a listing at any time from the claim-your-listing page.

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