Suenos Azules Marine Surveying and Consulting

Reviews, get directions and contact details for Suenos Azules Marine Surveying and Consulting

About

Marine Surveying and Consulting Firm

Story

We are a marine surveying and consulting firm based in South Florida that services clients worldwide. Our surveying services include pre-purchase, insurance, valuation, and damage claim surveys. We also provide yacht delivery services on power and sailing vessels, infrared thermal imaging, marine engine diagnostics, and other consulting services for your boating needs. Feel free to contact us anytime.

Impressum

Our terms of service can be found at: http://www.suenosazules.com/terms-of-service.html

Address: 4521 PGA Boulevard #461, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418, USA

Phone: (561) 255-4139

Website

[email protected]

State: Florida

Zip Code: 33418

Update Info

Similar places near

Vanderbilt 863 meter

Eldorado Tires 863 meter

Midas Inc 1 miles Dont ever work for the midas in Strongsville ohio the owner boris gecovich,, and his ...

Wrap and Tint Makeover 1 miles Andrew is amazing. I had my new vehicle tinted and front windshield banner installed...

Palm Beach Motorwerks 1 miles I have taken all my cars there since they opened. I even took a 'used' car I was tes...

York Pottratz Detailing 1 miles

Texaco Palm Beach Gardens 1 miles Clean engines perform better and no gasoline cleans your engine better than Texaco wi...

Mobil 2 miles Overpriced and staff are rude / dirtbags.

Sears Auto Center 2 miles Went for alignment check....they did check the alignment and didn't gave me report of...

Sunoco Gas Station 2 miles Overcharges for propane and other products. Also, do not expect any sort of customer ...

Rapid Auto Care 2 miles Was a complete help in time of need! Drove it trying to figure out what was wrong. ...

Chevron 2 miles The prices are good here and I go here every morning to get my coffee

Advance Auto Parts 2 miles Friendly staff ordered some brake rotors that are going to be swapped out with coated...

Dents R Us 2 miles

Tires Plus 2 miles Great staff, they always take care of me. My car stalled out when the battery was d...

Napleton Northlake KIA 2 miles I came in for a scheduled maintenance and Eddy was very helpful and courteous with ma...

Pep Boys Auto Parts & Service 2 miles If it wasn't for the parts manager named Casey then I would never ever go there and t...

Costco Tire Service Center 3 miles

Reviews

Capt John is a very knowledgeable and good about communications.  He saved me a lot of heartache and pain by taking the time and doing a thorough review of the boat and motor.  I would not hesitate to use him again and recommending him to friends.

 9 years ago (27-02-2017)

Capt. John Banister is our savior! Literally!! He saved us tens of thousands of dollars, which would have been needed for future repairs for broken and leaking parts that had not been disclosed to us by the seller and broker, and John Banister may very well have saved our and our children's lives. Yes, that's how bad this boat was and we've have never known about the dangerous situation if we hadn't hired John! 

Here's our story: We had been shopping for a 50-60 foot motor yacht (a live-aboard) for several months. We thought we'd finally found the perfect one! The boat looked awesome from the outside, and even the inside. Clean, beautiful furnishings - the works! 

When the broker kept delaying the survey and sea trial, we and Capt. John started getting suspicious. When the date finally arrived, the broker claimed they'd spent $10K in repairs to get the boat ready. Hmmm... 

Capt. John arrived for survey day with his impressive, high-tech equipment. Starting in the engine room, he tore that boat apart, leaving no stone (or knob) unturned. And, what he found hidden under the bilge and behind the electronics was terrifying! He was professional but stern when the broker got nervous about driving the boat at full throttle, claiming the engines were "too old" and it "might damage them." Uh huh... John's suspicions then proved correct. The port engine overheated. A seal blew and oil sprayed in the engine room. Leaks started appearing everywhere. A manifold broke. And, things went downhill from there. 

The broker's mechanic had "painted" the engines and they looks so pretty...until John revealed all the hidden leaks, broken parts, and more that should have been disclosed to us, the buyers, by the seller/broker in the very beginning. Then, John tackled the rest of the boat. From non-working electronics, to a missing needle on the fuel gauge (and other missing needles as well), to the hour meters being non-functional, to the overheat alarm not working, and even to a soft spot on the hull, and dry wood termite dung, John found all this and more! 

The worse problem was a leak under the guest stateroom (gray water). John pulled back carpet to find mold and rotten wood and even live wires in the water. The broker admitted that problem "had happened before." But, it was never disclosed to us. 

John also discovered the generator was venting into one of the staterooms, which could have been deadly! Per his evaluation: "The natural ventilation vent from the generator compartment vents to the forward stateroom. This can potentially leak deadly CO gas into the forward stateroom and head if there was an exhaust leak in the generator compartment."

So, John not only saved us thousands of dollars but he also very well may have saved our lives. Needless to say, we didn't buy that boat. We're now back to square one, shopping for a live-aboard for us and our children. And, John will be the ONLY surveyor we will ever hire in the future. The good news is he travels all over Florida for his clients so we can shop all over the state. 

Hire Capt. John Banister, AMS® of Suenos Azules Marine Surveying and Consulting as your personal surveyor. 

BROKERS HATE HIM. You'll LOVE him!

 8 years ago (03-03-2017)

John is the man, I rarely write reviews, but was blown away by the marine survey he did recently for me!   He is extremely knowledgeable when it comes to anything boating/marine related.   I stayed with him during the entire surveying process and felt like I got an entire education about the engines, boat and everything in between.   

He's very personable and easy to talk to which made the day fly by.   He's the only local surveyor I have seen who uses a FLIR camera which gives you and added piece of mind.   He also scoped out each cylinder of the engine which helped.   I've had a number of engine inspections after buying boats over the years, but he goes above and beyond anything I could have imagined.

Without a doubt I would recommend him to anyone in a second and will definitely be using him on any boat purchases again in the future.

 9 years ago (17-07-2016)

I hired John to survey a 21 Contender for me and I can honestly say it was an awesome experience. He arrived early and answered each and every question I asked. I recommend that if you hire John make sure to take a notebook and write down everything he says. He literally walked me through every test/inspection he performed on the boat and explained the results to me. I would not hesitate to recommend him to anybody.

 9 years ago (12-09-2016)

John did an outstanding job.  I was an out of state boat buyer and he spend the time to speak with me at length of the telephone.  He always conducted a very thorough inspection of the vessel, to the point that even the experienced seller of the vessel commented to me that he was impressed with the professionalism and thoroughness of John.  The final report was very well done and is impressive to read.  Lastly, he was responsive to all my needs and was very competitive in his price.  I also liked how I could pay for his services via Paypal.  You will not regret working with John.  Stand up guy.

 11 years ago (23-03-2015)

Comment on this business

Map, Satellite View
Street View

to add Suenos Azules Marine Surveying and Consulting map to your website;

<iframe width="450" height="300" src="https://us.a-better-place.com/v.php?seo=suenos-azules-marine-surveying-and-consulting&id=223226&yuk=300" frameborder="0"></iframe><p style="font-size:11px;margin-top:5px;"><a href="https://us.a-better-place.com/suenos-azules-marine-surveying-and-consulting-i223226.html" target="_blank" title="Suenos Azules Marine Surveying and Consulting">Suenos Azules Marine Surveying and Consulting</a></p>