Situated directly on the Old River Nene at March, Fox's Marina (March Marina) serves as a primary full-service boatyard and mooring hub on the Middle Level Navigations. Housing a dense concentration of steel narrowboats, widebeams, and GRP river cruisers, vessels berthed or laid up in this active narrow-water corridor require targeted structural inspections to evaluate heavy hull wear, localized bank scouring, and inland navigation compliance.
SafeGuard Marine Survey provides completely independent small craft surveying services directly on-site at Fox's 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, on-site brokerages, or marina management.
On-Site Travelift & Slipway Facilities: Operates directly alongside Fox's Marina's dedicated on-site travelift, slipway, and covered workshop infrastructure. Out-of-water structural surveys are carefully managed while suspended or blocked out on hardstanding to ensure total, unhindered access to baseplates, forward and aft swims, stern gear assemblies, and bow thruster tunnels.
Middle Level Silt & Stray Current Diagnostics: Addresses the environmental conditions of the Old River Nene, where heavy organic silt and weed buildup require thorough high-pressure surface cleaning prior to Non-Destructive Testing (NDT). Ultrasonic transducer coupling is executed directly on clean steel plate, combined with silver/silver-chloride reference electrode potential testing to audit stray current corrosion risks on pontoon shore-power connections.
Central Fenland Cruising Crossroads: Positioned in the heart of March, offering an operational base with direct navigation links east toward Well Creek and Salter's Lode (for the River Great Ouse) or west toward Whittlesey, Stanground Sluice, and the River Nene.