Situated along the southern bank of the River Great Ouse at Eynesbury, just upstream of St Neots town centre and Priory Park, Eynesbury Marina offers a quiet, sheltered offline basin and riverbank mooring facility. Home to a varied mix of inland river cruisers, steel narrowboats, and widebeams, vessels berthed in this upper reach of the Ouse require focused technical inspections to evaluate freshwater immersion, localized bank scouring, and ongoing navigation safety.
SafeGuard Marine Survey provides completely independent small craft surveying services directly on-site at Eynesbury Marina. Whether you require an out-of-water pre-purchase survey, Ultrasonic Thickness (UT) NDT hull gauging on a steel hull, or an insurance condition report for a GRP cruiser, SafeGuard Survey delivers clear, practical guidance with zero commercial ties to hosting yards, brokerages, or local moorings.
Hardstanding & Slipway Access Setup: Coordinates out-of-water structural inspections utilizing local slipway arrangements, trailer launches, or arranged site craneage. Inspections while suspended or blocked out on hardstanding ensure unhindered access to the baseplate, forward and aft swims, stern gear assembly, and bow thruster tunnels.
Gravel Scouring & Electrolysis Diagnostics: Manages the specific conditions of the upper Ouse gravel riverbed and silt accumulation. High-pressure surface cleaning precedes all Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) to guarantee clean transducer coupling for ultrasonic steel gauging, paired with silver/silver-chloride reference electrode testing to audit stray current galvanic corrosion on pontoon electrical connections.
Navigation Channel & Lock Connections: Positioned on the picturesque reach between Eaton Socon Lock and St Neots Town Lock, offering direct navigation access upstream toward Great Barford and Bedford, or downstream through the St Neots bridges toward Offord, Buckden, and Huntingdon.